Category: Plays and Events | Weston Playhouse Blog

WESTON PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY REIMAGINES 84th SEASON

Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |April 2, 2020

WESTON, VT (April 2, 2020) – Susanna Gellert, Executive Artistic Director of Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, in the wake of the ever-evolving circumstances surrounding COVID-19, announces the reimagining of the 2020 theatrical season. Says Gellert, “COVID … Read More
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Review: INDECENT (Manchester Journal)

Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |October 1, 2019

Theatre Review: “Indecent” By Kevin M. O’Toole In 1923, Polish playwright Sholem Asch’s first dramatic work, “The God of Vengeance,” acclaimed throughout Europe and now translated from Yiddish to English, was closed after a single Broadway performance of a watered-down version, its entire cast of actors arrested and eventually convicted … Read More
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Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Manchester Journal)

Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |August 20, 2019

Theatre Review: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” By Kevin M. O’Toole Exiting the theatre after attending last Friday’s preview performance of Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s production of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” someone asked whether I found the work entertaining. Certainly, sometimes one simply wishes to be entertained, … Read More
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Review: ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE (Manchester Journal)

Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |August 6, 2019

Theatre Review: “Always. . . Patsy Cline” By Kevin M. O’Toole On March 4, 1963, country music singer Patsy Cline was killed when the private plane taking her and two other performers to a concert gig outside Camden, Tennessee crashed. A member of the Grand Ole Opry with several … Read More
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Review: Oklahoma! (Manchester Journal)

Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |July 23, 2019

Theatre Review: “Oklahoma!” By Kevin M. O’Toole In a talk immediately prior to Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s preview performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!,” Director Reginald L. Douglas confessed that he had never seen another stage production of the classic musical or even viewed the popular movie version. As a … Read More
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Review: I And You (Manchester Journal)

Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |July 10, 2019

Theatre Review: “I and You” By Kevin M. O’Toole Weston Playhouse Theatre Company continues its summer season in its theatrical space at Walker Farm with “I and You,” playwright Lauren Gunderson’s 2014 take on two very different high school students who struggle to find a common vocabulary as they plow … Read More
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Announcing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA!

Cast and Crew, Plays and Events, Weston News |July 4, 2019

WESTON, VT (July 2, 2019) – Weston Playhouse Theatre Company presents a fresh take on the inimitable masterpiece, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! (July 18 – August 10 | Weston Playhouse), Tues – Sat 7:30pm; Wed & Sat 2:00pm; Sun 3:00pm. On a beautiful morning in 1906, a group of … Read More
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Cast of The Fantasticks Announced

Cast and Crew, Featured, Meet the Family, Plays and Events |June 10, 2019

WESTON, VT (June 6, 2019) – Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces the cast for their upcoming production of THE FANTASTICKS (June 20 – July 13 | Weston Playhouse), Tues – Sat 7:30pm; Wed & Sat 2:00pm; Sun 3:00pm. Actors from New York to California invite the audience to use … Read More
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New Leader, Susanna Gellert, Makes Weston Directorial Debut

Cast and Crew, Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |May 29, 2019

NEW EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, SUSANNA GELLERT, MAKES WESTON DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WITH “THE FANTASTICKS” New Executive Artistic Director Susanna Gellert makes her Weston directorial debut with the world’s longest-running musical, THE FANTASTICKS (June 20 – July 13 | Weston Playhouse), Tues – Sat 7:30pm; Wed & … Read More
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Season 83 Announcement

About Town, Featured, Plays and Events, Weston News |May 17, 2019

SUSANNA GELLERT ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL SEASON AS EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF WESTON PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY WESTON, VT (February 22, 2019) – Susanna Gellert, the new Executive Artistic Director of Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, has unveiled her inaugural season at the helm of Vermont’s award-winning professional theater. The 2019 season includes the … Read More
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