Registration is open for Weston Drama Workshop's 53rd Season

Weston Drama Workshop is Proud to Announce Our 53rd Season

“I Wish...”

A season of fantasy worlds where sometimes

“the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”

Night Show # 1 - Main Stage – THE WIZARD OF OZ
Featuring Flying Choreography by ZFX Flying

By L. Frank Baum
With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard
Orchestration by Larry Wilcox

Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company

Based upon the Classical Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.

Produced through special arrangements with Tams Witmark Music Library

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the MGM classic movie, Weston Drama Workshop is thrilled to produce this family-favorite production as it soars to the stage in July 2015.

This musical contains all the beloved songs from the Oscar-winning 1939 movie score; “Over The Rainbow”, “Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead”, “If I Only Had A Brain”, “We’re Off To See The Wizard”, “The Merry Old Land Of Oz.”. Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they journey through the magical land of Oz.

Night Show # 2 – Main Stage – INTO THE WOODS

Soon to be revived on Broadway by Roundabout Theatre Company and hitting movie theatres this Christmas, Weston Drama Workshop is proud to present INTO THE WOODS. The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make.

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless yet relevant piece and rare modern classic. The TONY Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching.

Produced through special arrangements with Music Theater International

Morning Show – Main Stage – URINETOWN

Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis

A side-splitting send-up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.

Winner of three TONY Awards, three Outer Critic’s Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America’s greatest art forms.

Produced through special arrangements with Music Theater International

Night Show # 3 – Black Box Production – M ary Zimmerman’s THE SECRET IN THE WINGS

Author Mary Zimmerman adapts a group of lesser-known fairy tales to create a theatrical work that sets their dark mystery against her signature wit and humor. The framing story concerns a child and the frightening babysitter with whom her parents leave her. As the babysitter reads from a book, the characters in each of the tales materialize, with each tale breaking off just at its bleakest moment before giving way to the next one.

Produced through special arrangements with Bret Adams, Ltd.

Afternoon Theater for Young Audiences – Traveling Production - PINOCCHIO

Carlo Collodi, Author
Timothy Mason, Playwright
Hiram Titus, Composer

The popular Italian tale of a puppet that can walk and talk like a real boy, with a long nose that grows ever longer when he tells a lie. Pinocchio is easily convinced to join immoral adventures, such as going to a puppet show instead of school, and an island that seems to be a place of paradise but really is a trap for naughty boys. In the end, Pinocchio learns that being good and obeying his father are the keys to becoming a real boy.

Presented through special arrangements with Plays for Young Audiences (Seattle Children’s Theatre).

WDW is a summer tradition that challenges the participant community to deliver high quality choral arrangements, dance choreography and solo performance. With a program geared for middle school, high school and college age performers, WDW offers a unique opportunity for participants to learn from one another and take their craft to new levels under the guidance of WDW’s talented staff. Registration for summer 2015 is now open. See http://www.westondramaworkshop.org/register_paypal/ for details.