Category: Plays and Events | Weston Playhouse Blog

Vermont Premiere of Tenderly Beginning July 13th

Plays and Events, Weston News |July 4, 2017

Susan Haefner (Rosemary Clooney) and Samuel Lloyd, Jr. (Bing Crosby) singing “How About You?”. Photo by Tim Fort (Director). Next on the Weston Playhouse’s intimate OtherStages is the Vermont Premiere of the new musical Tenderly, starring Weston favorites Susan Haefner and Samuel Lloyd, Jr., seen in last summer’s … Read More
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Vermont Premiere of Once Beginning June 27th

Plays and Events, Weston News |June 16, 2017

This Vermont premiere is a must-see. Once won eight awards at the 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Based on the film of the same name, Once also won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. This musical hit from stage to screen will open the 2017 Mainstage season … Read More
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Really Rosie Begins the 2017 OtherStages Season on June 21

Plays and Events, Weston News |June 16, 2017

Do you have an appetite for some satisfying family fun? Come enjoy some “Chicken Soup with Rice” on “Avenue P” with this year’s Young Company production of Really Rosie! Opening the 2017 OtherStages series is the genius collaboration from the writers of Where the Wild Things Are and Beautiful. Really … Read More
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Weston Playhouse Announces New Musical Award Winner

Plays and Events, Weston News |February 7, 2017

Writer/composer Zack Zadek’s DEATHLESS has been chosen for the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s 11th annual New Musical Award. Nominated by Jennifer Ashley Tepper of Feinstein’s/54 Below, DEATHLESS follows the road trip of a grieving family who are asking questions about life and death in the modern age in the face … Read More
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SHOW NOTES: All My Sons

Plays and Events |August 28, 2016

When the daughter of his former business partner comes back to town unexpectedly, Joe Keller must face his past. Set in the backyard of the Keller’s house in a small town outside of Columbus, Ohio, All My Sons takes place over the course of 24 hours in August of 1946. Read more about the playwright, the play, and Weston's production on the blog. Read More
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Who’s Who: All My Sons

Cast and Crew, Plays and Events |August 24, 2016

Based on a true story, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons takes place in a single day, unraveling the tale of successful businessman Joe Keller and his wife, Kate, as they cope with the loss of their son, Larry, who went missing in World War II. A handful of neighbors and family … Read More
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Arthur Miller’s ALL MY SONS opens August 25

Plays and Events, Weston News |August 18, 2016

Beginning August 25, Weston presents the pivotal play of Arthur Miller’s career and the second production of its five-year American Masters series, an initiative dedicated to bringing classics of American drama to Weston’s stage with artists of national stature. All My Sons won Miller the first Tony award ever bestowed … Read More
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Show Notes: Murder for Two

Plays and Events |August 17, 2016

Officer Marcus Moscowicz is a small town policeman with dreams of making it to detective. One fateful night, shots ring out at the surprise birthday party of Great American Novelist Arthur Whitney and the writer is killed! With the nearest detective an hour away, Marcus jumps at the chance to … Read More
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Interview with the Director

Cast and Crew, Plays and Events |August 14, 2016

Mary B. Robinson has directed more than 70 plays––classics, contemporary plays, and new works––in New York City, Philadelphia, and cities all over the country––including Weston’s 2005 production of Copenhagen. She was the Associate Artistic Director at the Hartford Stage Company in the early 1980s, the Artistic Director of the Philadelphia … Read More
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Murder for Two on Weston’s Second Stage

Plays and Events, Weston News |August 9, 2016

Each season, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company lives up to the challenge of producing a schedule that appeals to its wide-ranging and devoted audience. Family-friendly events, blockbuster musicals, and masterworks are off-set by critically-acclaimed contemporary plays and performances. Fresh from an extended Off-Broadway run, Murder for Two is one of … Read More
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