Running 6/14/2012 to 7/8/2012

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

• Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
• Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
• Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

• About the Show
• Ticket Info
• Cast

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

Directed by Gwen Arment
Musical Direction by John Ebner

An agoraphobic musical-theater fan seeks to cure his "non-specific sadness" by listening to the original cast recording of his favorite Broadway musical from the late 1920s. As the needle drops on his record player, the Jazz Age-era show and its wacky cast of characters suddenly come to life in his apartment! This hilarious show-within-a-show is packed with musical and comedic delights!

TICKET INFORMATION

$18 to $24

Special Preview Night savings: All adult and senior tickets are $18 on Thursday, June 14 only.
$5 for children (ages 17 and younger) and college students

For Performances After June 14

$24 for adults (ages 18 and older)
$21 for seniors (ages 65 and older) on Thursdays and Sundays only
$5 for children (ages 17 and younger) and college students at all performances

Group Discounts

$18 per ticket for groups of 12 or larger -- plus ticket No. 13 is FREE for the group leader!

 

CAST

PATRICK DUKEMAN
Man in Chair

MOLLY WEIDIG
Janet Van De Graaff

AMANDA DAVIS
The Drowsy Chaperone

RYAN F. BERGERON
Aldolpho

SCOTT MIESSE
Robert Martin

SHANE HURST
George

KAREN WOOD
Mrs. Tottendale

HENRY BISHOP
Mr. Feldzieg

ALAN KLESH
Underling

SARAH BAILEY
Trix

MICHELLE RAE CHAHO
Kitty

DANIEL O'DONNELL
JONATHAN MERECHANT
Gangsters/Pastry Chefs

MIKE GROOM
The Superintendent

BRITTANY DOLINAR
KATIE O'CONNER
JOHNNY LUOMA
ADAM VIGNEAULT
Ensemble

Performance Dates and Times
Friday, July 13, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.
Winners announced at the post-performance reception on July 15

Tickets
$10 each (general-admission seating)

Information for Playwrights
Submission Rules/Guidelines/General Information

All 10-minute play submissions will be accepted until 5 p.m. on May 16, 2012. 

All entrants will receive acknowledgment of their submissions and, following the contest’s closing, notification of the eight Finalist plays. The list of Finalists will also be listed here on this website.

Maximum running time length is 10 minutes. Less is fine.

Cast maximum is three. Any combo, gender-wise. No characters under the age of 16, please.

Set must be very simple and utilize easily moved furniture/set pieces. Similarly, costumes and "tech" must be uncomplicated and easily done. No period pieces, no musicals.

Playwrights must be U.S. citizens and be at least 18 years old.

Submitted plays must be unproduced and unperformed, outside of readings and workshops. Submitted plays may have been entered in other contests.

There is a $10 administrative fee per playwright. Playwrights may submit a maximum of two entries for this administrative fee. (Please see below for "Why We Charge an Administrative Fee.")

Employees of Weathervane Community Playhouse and their immediate families are ineligible to enter.

By submitting an entry, you are affirming that you are the sole creator of the play, and entitled to confer performance rights. You further affirm that, if you are chosen as a Finalist, you will grant performance rights, royalty-free, to Weathervane Playhouse for three performances during its 8x10 TheatreFest on July 13, 14 and 15, 2012. The play remains the sole property of the playwright.

The Inspiration

Title page should include the following information:

• Name and all contact info, including mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.
• Title of play
• A short (two- to three-sentence) description of the play

Playwrights may send a bio as a separate document, also in Word or pdf format.

Administrative fee of $10 per playwright may be paid by credit card online here OR a check may be sent (payable to Weathervane Playhouse).

Mail check to: 
Weathervane Playhouse
ATTN: 8x10 TheatreFest 
1301 Weathervane Lane
Akron, Ohio

44313-5186



Why We Charge an Administrative Fee
CLICK HERE to learn why we charge an administrative fee.

Prizes

All eight finalists will receive full productions of their play and two tickets to the festival.  (As much as we would love to arrange travel and accommodations for our finalists, unfortunately, we cannot!)  If, however, playwrights are able to attend, we will welcome all and shower them with recognition!  

Additionally, we will send out press releases about the finalist playwrights to our local publications and to any of the finalist playwrights’ respective outlets.  

Thanks to a generous donor who very much enjoyed last year’s festival, we were able to increase our cash awards from 2011: 
• First Place: $350
• Second Place: $250
• Audience Favorite: $150
• The five Runners Up: $50 each

Please address all questions to 8x10 TheatreFest Coordinator Eileen Moushey.
E-mail: 10minuteplay@weathervaneplayhouse.com
Telephone: 330-678-3893

A FEW TIPS. . .

• Follow the guidelines!
• Number the pages of your play(s).
• Include a cast of characters, with brief descriptions
• Be careful of length — we will be very picky about sticking to 10 minutes or less!
• Don't forget to include the "inspiration!"

(Posted April 3, 2012 ) Spring is the season of renewal, rebirth and all things new – and it’s no different for Weathervane Playhouse, whose Executive Director John Hedges is pleased to announce the productions planned for Weathervane’s 2012-2013 season, the theater’s 78th season of theatrical art, education and entertainment.

“The Stories of Your Life” stands as the new season’s overarching theme to describe the 12-show season, says Hedges, who is responsible for the selection of the plays in the new season.

The 2012-2013 season – which runs from July 2012 through June 2013 – consists of seven Mainstage Series productions, three Young Actor Series productions and two Dietz Theater productions.

The variety of play choices represented in the new season – four comedies, four dramas and four musicals – will offer area audiences a diverse depth of entertainment choices and provide Weathervane’s volunteer actors and designers with many exciting and varied artistic opportunities, Hedges said.

New this season is the inclusion of the Playhouse’s annual “holiday special” production into its regular Mainstage Series of shows. Previously, this annual production had been an extra production that Weathervane subscribers could add “a la carte.” For the 2012-2013 season, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol – a funny and slightly irreverent “re-imagining” of a Christmas classic – will be included automatically in all Mainstage Series subscription packages. This play will “share the stage” and run in rotation with the annual Young Actors Series holiday-time production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (which in 2012 will mark its 13th consecutive staging).

Single tickets for the summer Young Actor Series production of Annie will go on sale May 1, 2012. Single tickets for all other shows will go on sale Sept. 4, 2012.

In the meantime, audiences can grab the best seats in advance by purchasing a subscription. Subscription packages are on sale now. With prices ranging between $30 and $174, subscribers have many convenient options. Subscribers can choose a two-play, seven-play or “Whole Kit ‘n’ Kaboodle” 12-play package – and the Playhouse will continue to offer its popular “Super Coupon Book” of eight, pre-paid, flexible-admission vouchers. At this time, online subscription sales are not available. For subscription inquiries, please call the Weathervane Box Office at 330-836-2626 during regular hours of operation: Mondays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

THE 2012-2013 MAINSTAGE SEASON

These are the seven Mainstage productions that will play on Weathervane’s Founders Theater stage, a 240-seat theater, between September 2012 and June 2013:

“August: Osage County”
A drama by Tracey Letts
Sept. 6 to 23, 2012

“The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
A musical by Rupert Holmes
Oct. 4 to 21, 2012

“Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol”
A comedy by Tom Mula
Nov. 29 to Dec. 23, 2012

“Flyin’ West”
A drama by Pearl Cleage
Feb. 7 to 24, 2013

“Charley’s Aunt”
A comedy by Brandon Thomas
April 4 to 21, 2013

“The 39 Steps”
A comedy by Patrick Barlow
May 2 to 19, 2013

“The Music Man”
A musical by Meredith Willson
June 6 to 30, 2013

THE 2012-2013 YOUNG ACTOR SERIES

Weathervane’s Young Actor Series is theater presented by young actors for the enjoyment of young audiences and their families, all performed on the Founders Theater stage. The three Young Actor productions in the new season are:

“Annie”
A musical
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnan
Book by Thomas Meehan
Based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie created by Harold Gray
July 27 to Aug. 12, 2012

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
A musical
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Nov. 20 to Dec. 16, 2012

“Our Town”
A drama by Thornton Wilder
March 7 to 24, 2013

THE 2012-2013 DIETZ THEATER SERIES

These are the two plays that will play on Weathervane’s “second stage,” the John L. Dietz Theater, which is an intimate, 50-seat “black-box” theater:

“Shooting Star”
A comedy by Steven Dietz
Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, 2012

“Next Fall”
A drama by Geoffrey Nauffts
Jan. 10 to 26, 2013

Running 7/27/2012 to 8/12/2012

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

• Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.
• Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturdays and Sundays at 3:30 p.m.

• About the Show
• Ticket Info
• Cast

Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnan
Book by Thomas Meehan
Based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie created by Harold Gray

Directed by Sarah Elaine Bailey
Musical Direction by Sharon Dobbins Alberson

Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. Annie tells the tale of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Weathervane Playhouse first presented Annie in 1994 as part of its Mainstage Series and revived the show in 1995 as an extra “holiday show.” Annie’s hugely successful original Broadway production (1977 to 1983) ran for more than 2,000 performances. The musical was adapted into a major motion picture in 1982 and again in 1999 for television. A 35th Anniversary production has been announced to open on Broadway in the fall of 2012.

TICKET INFORMATION

$12 to $15

$15 for adults (ages 18 and older)
$5 for children (ages 17 and younger)

Group Discounts

$12 per ticket for groups of 12 or larger

THE CAST

Orphans
Annie – Anna Clawson and Emma Ilg
► Emma Ilg performs the role of Annie July 27, July 29, Aug, 1, 4, 7, 9 and 11.
► Anna Clawson performs the role of Annie July 28 and 31, Aug. 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12.

Molly – Sarah Ha
Pepper – Morgan Isabella
Duffy – Hayley Gallagher
Kate – Abbey Lyman
Tessie – Gracie Thanasiu
July – Sarah Craven

Miss Hannigan – Cait McNeal
Rooster Hannigan/Mr. Bundles McCloskey – Zack Manthey
Lily St. Regis – Shannon Klainer

Orphan Ensemble
Kalli Barrett
Arielle Cameron
Molly Casino
Elise Clawson
Hanna Kancherla
Cali Pepe
Katelyn Zeitz

Mansion
Oliver Warbucks – Shane Hurst
Grace Farrell – Brooke Lytton

The Servants
Drake – Noah Casino
Cecille – Taylor McWilliams-Woods
Annette – Claire Twigg
Mrs. Greer – Emma Picht
Mrs. Pugh – Amara Mascioli

The People of N.Y.C.
Lt. Ward – Christopher Ha
Policeman – Charlie Gruhler
Bert Healy – Kardierre Allen
Star-To-Be – Hannah Case
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt – Cameo Guest Star T.B.A.

Dance Ensemble and Various Speaking Roles T.B.A.
Katie Callow
Casey Ha
Wilson Ha
Molly Longfellow
Codey Montecalvo

►FIRST REHEARSAL: Thursday, May 17 from 4 to 6 p.m.
►CAST PARENT MEETING: Thursday, May 17 at 4:30 p.m.

Running 9/6/2012 to 9/23/2012

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

• Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
• Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
• Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

• About the Show
• Ticket Info
• Cast and Creative Team

A drama by Tracey Letts
Directed by Jacqi Loewy

One of the most bracing and critically acclaimed plays in recent Broadway history, August: Osage County is a portrait of the dysfunctional American family at its finest – and absolute worst. When the patriarch of the Weston clan disappears one hot summer night, the family reunites at the Oklahoma homestead, where long-held secrets are unflinchingly and uproariously revealed.

Warning: Due to adult language and situations, the play is recommended for mature audiences only.

TICKET INFORMATION

$5 to $21

Special Preview Night savings: All adult and senior tickets are $15 on Thursday, Sept. 6 only.
$5 for children (ages 17 and younger) and college students (with current I.D.)

For Performances After Sept. 6

$21 for adults (ages 18 and older)
$19 for seniors (ages 65 and older) on Thursdays and Sundays only
$5 for children (ages 17 and younger) and college students at all performances

Group Discounts

$15 per ticket for groups of 12 or larger -- plus ticket No. 13 is FREE for the group leader!

>>> Tickets go on sale Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.

THE CAST

ALEX CIKRA
Beverly Weston

HARRIET DEVETO
Violet Weston

TARI BERGOINE
Barbara Fordham

JIM FIPPIN
Bill Fordham

ERIN MOORE
Jean Fordham

LAURA STITT
Ivy Weston

MARY MAHONEY
Karen Weston

APRIL DEMING
Mattie Fae Aiken

TOM STEPHAN
Charlie Aiken

FRANK CASTORENA
Little Charles Aiken

TINA THOMPKINS
Johnna Monevata

RICHARD WORSWICK
Steve Heidebrecht

MICHAEL CRANSTON
Sherrif Deon Gilbeau

THE CREATIVE TEAM

JACQI LOEWY
Director

JASON BRYAN MAURER
Stage Manager 

Running 10/4/2012 to 10/21/2012

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

• Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
• Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
• Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

• About the Show
• Ticket Info
• Cast and Creative Team

A musical by Rupert Holmes
Directed by Jim Weaver

When he died in 1870, Charles Dickens left behind an incredible literary legacy that forever enshrined his status as a master storyteller. He also left behind an unfinished novel, upon which this playful show-within-a-show musical comedy is based. John Jasper is a choirmaster in love with his young pupil, Miss Rosa Budd. However, she’s engaged to someone else, Mr. Jasper’s own nephew, Edwin Drood. On a stormy Christmas Eve, Edwin Drood vanishes. Has he merely disappeared — or might he have been murdered? If it’s murder, then next question is, “Whodunit?” Only the audience knows for sure, as The Mystery of Edwin Drood offers viewers a “choose-your-own-ending” aspect because — at each performance — the audience gets to vote on the solution that will determine the show’s conclusion.

TICKET INFORMATION

$5 to $24

Special Preview Night savings: All adult and senior tickets are $15 on Thursday, Oct. 4 only.
$5 for children (ages 17 and younger) and college students (with current I.D.)

For Performances After Oct. 4

$24 for adults (ages 18 and older)
$21 for seniors (ages 65 and older) on Thursdays and Sundays only
$5 for children (ages 17 and younger) and college students at all performances

Group Discounts

$18 per ticket for groups of 12 or larger -- plus ticket No. 13 is FREE for the group leader!

>>> Tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 4, 2012.

THE CAST

TO BE ANNOUNCED
The auditions for this production have not yet been scheduled.

THE CREATIVE TEAM

JIM WEAVER
Director

TO BE ANNOUNCED
Stage Manager