Weathervane Theatre Mainstage

Weathervane Theatre Mainstage

 

Our signature ALTERNATING/ROTATING repertory calendar 2008

Our 2008 calendar illustrates how we produce seven (or more!) Mainstage shows in just eight weeks . . . and can offer audiences an opportunity to see up to four different shows in a single week!

Plus our special opening (Bubble & Squeak) and closing (Best of '08) are one-of-a-kind productions that showcase our entire summer performance Company.

Nightly performances, Monday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m., with select August Saturday matinees added at 2:00 p.m. as shown.

 

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2008: Season 43!

Babes in Arms
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Adapted by John Guare
Based on the original book by Rodgers & Hart

Quintessential 'Hey, kids, let's put on a show' musical that boasts one of the greatest scores ever written; with "I Wish I Was in Love Again". "My Funny Valentine", "The Lady Is a Tramp" and more.  Set at a summer stock theatre where actors attempt to mount an original musical while dodging efforts to quash the production at every turn. Romance and reconcilliation triumph in this classic of the American stage - great for all audiences, but see it in July only!

 

All the Great Books [abridged]
By Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor, with additional material by Matthew Cooke and Michael Faulkner.

Made possible by First Night Sponsor
Littleton Coin Company

Latest comedy by the fellas responsible for History of the World and Complete Works of Shakespeare, this fast-paced, smart and sassy tour through 37 famous books/authors with plenty of laughs, pratfalls, and wit - 'outrageously sharp comedic compendium of the world's greatest books.'

 

Motor City Revue
Created by Jacques Stewart in collaboration with Elaina Cope 

Another original offering by Weathervane's own award-winning team, the songs and sounds will strike a chord with all who enjoyed the radio and album hits of groups and singers responsible for music we call Detroit sound.  Expect to hear familiar melodies of Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Supremes, Aretha, and more in a night-long musical adventure.

Oklahoma!
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Made possible by First Night Sponsor
Presby Environmental

Always a favorite, Oklahoma! may just be the perfect all-American musical.  Critically acclaimed, and revived not only on Broadway but throughout the country, it's an energetic and exhuberant celebration - with all that familiar music!  "O What a Beautiful Morning", "People Will Say We're in Love", "Surrey with the Fringe on Top", and the boisterous title song will delight audiences of all ages.

Violet
Music by Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics & Book by Brian Crawley;
Based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts

One of the most acclaimed off-Broadway musicals of the 1990s, Violet follows in the vein of our previous productions Floyd Collins and Parade. A powerful story with an energetic, toe-tapping score, Violet follows the growth of a bitter young woman on a journey - not only in travel, but of self-discovery.  Beauty, love, courage and coming to terms are beautifully interwoven in story and score.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile
by Steve Martin

Yes, that Steve Martin: comedian, SNL funnyman-turned essayist, dramatic actor, and author.  Martin's premise is an imaginary meeting of Picasso and Einstein in 1904 Paris.  The two young men, who will help define the 20th Century, are emblematic of the hope of the era they will help shape . . . but in an absurdist setting, among local denizens of the Lapin Agile Bistro, anything can and just might happen.

 

RENT
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson; Musical arrangements by Steven Skinner; Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Billy Aronson

Based on Puccini's La Boheme and Mugar's Scenes de le vie de Boheme, Rent stands on its own as a contemporary tale of love and the sense of community shared by a group of artists in New York City.  Larson's legacy swept every possible award when it opened in 1996 - and audiences continue to be attracted to the strength, power and beauty of the story and the music.

 

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