Weathervane's upcoming 91st season offers an exceptional lineup of musicals and plays that explore themes of personal growth and unexpected connections. From magical gardens to fairy tale adventures, from historical dramas to comedic classics, the 2025-2026 season brings together a variety of stories that promise to engage, entertain, and inspire audiences of all ages.
THE SECRET GARDEN
Music by Lucy Simon
Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Book by Marsha Norma
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
AUGUST 21 TO SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
After the unexpected death of her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his disabled son Colin. The estate's many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the "Dreamers," spirits from Mary's past who guide her through her new life. This enchanting, Tony Award-winning musical based on a classic book is a compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
NETWORK
Adapted by Lee Hall
Based on the film by Paddy Chayefsky
OCTOBER 9 TO 26, 2025
Howard Beale is a legendary TV news anchorman, but his ratings just aren’t what they used to be. He uses his final on-air appearance to unravel, breaking down in a fit of rage. But when his ratings suddenly soar, the network bosses seize on their newfound populist prophet – and Howard becomes the biggest thing on TV. Adapted from the Oscar-winning 1976 movie, NETWORK is a searing look at what happens when we get caught up in the allure of television and the illusion of truth.
Network, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall from the original screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky, contains strong language, adult themes, and intense scenes that may be disturbing to some audience members. The production includes depictions of mental health struggles, suicide ideation, violence, and manipulative media practices. It also addresses issues of corporate greed, exploitation, and emotional distress.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
NOVEMBER 28 TO DECEMBER 21, 2025
Back again to brighten the holiday season, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the colorful reimagining of the Old Testament story of Joseph, his father Jacob, his eleven brothers, and the wonderful coat of many colors. All singing, all dancing, and all fun, it’s a magical musical parable of forgiveness and grace.
RENT
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson|
JANUARY 15 TO FEBRUARY 1, 2026
Viva La Vie Boheme! Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Larson's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love. RENT follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the 1990s. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig
MARCH 5 TO 29, 2026
"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude, and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand...and his name is Shrek. SHREK THE MUSICAL is an irreverent delight for the whole family – and it proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
By Joseph Kesselring
APRIL 30 TO MAY 24, 2026
Every family has its secrets – and it’s no different for the Brewster family! Drama critic Mortimer Brewster comes home to announce his engagement to his family, but he soon discovers that his sweet spinster aunts have been cheerfully poisoning lonely elderly men with elderberry wine (as an act of mercy!). Can Mortimer be loyal to his family and to the law? And can he prevent his bride-to-be from discovering the skeletons in the Brewster family closet? Mayhem meets the macabre in this classic black comedy.
PARADE
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Book by Alfred Uhry
JUNE 18 to JULY 12, 2026
Powerful, moving, and unforgettable, PARADE tells a tragic and true story of injustice. In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his supervision. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor's false testimony seal Leo's fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion. Amid religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension, this stirring show explores the endurance of love and hope against all the odds.
8x10: THE EILEEN MOUSHEY THEATREFEST
JULY 16 TO 19, 2026
Weathervane celebrates the art of the short-format play with 8x10: The Eileen Moushey TheatreFest. Named in memory of its founder Eileen Moushey, this is Weathervane’s signature special event presenting a program of eight 10-minute plays – all of them linked by a singular prop or setting. You, the audience, will get to pick the winning play in this annual collection of theatrical creativity.
Season subscriptions for the new season go on sale April 4. Individual show tickets go on sale June 3.
Each season subscription is a six-show package with a reserved ticket to these shows:
The Secret Garden
Network
Rent
Shrek
Arsenic and Old Lace
Parade
There are two subscriber “add-on” shows:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
8x10: The Eileen Moushey TheatreFest
Season subscription packages range from $175 to $210 per seat.
Additionally, we offer two “flex passes”:
A book of six flex tickets is $220
A book of 12 flex tickets is $420
