Williamsburg Players Season 2013 – 2014
2013/14 Season
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MOON OVER BUFFALO
- Sept. 12 – Sept. 28, 2013
- In the madcap comedy, George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950’s are playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in Buffalo, New York with 5 other actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingenue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiance and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing caused by Charlotte’s deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.
- Written by Ken Ludwig
- Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!
- Nov. 7 – Nov. 23, 2013
- A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage! The Emmy Award-winning 1970’s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, and more through clever, tuneful songs is lighting up stages everywhere!SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music.
- Book by Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall and George Keating
Music & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Kathy Mandry, George Newall and Tom Yohe
Based on an idea by David McCall and the television series created by George Newall and Tom Yohe - Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
THE MIRACLE WORKER
- Jan. 16 – Feb. 1, 2014
- This classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller. The Miracle Worker dramatizes the volatile relationship between the lonely teacher and her charge. Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, Helen is violent, spoiled, almost sub-human and treated by her family as such. Only Annie realizes that there is a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from the dark, tortured silence. With scenes of intense physical and emotional dynamism, Annie’s success with Helen finally comes with the utterance of a single, glorious word: “water”.
- Written by William Gibson
- Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
ROUGH CROSSING
- Mar. 27 – Apr. 12, 2014
- The co authors, the composer and most of the cast of a comedy destined for Broadway are simultaneously trying to finish and rehearse the play while crossing the Atlantic on an ocean liner.
- Written by Tom Stoppard
- Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
INTO THE WOODS
- June 5 – June 21, 2014
- The Brothers Grimm hit Broadway with an epic fairytale where worlds collide.
- Everyone’s favorite storybook characters come together for a timeless yet relevant piece and rare modern classic. The story follows a Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. One of Sondheim’s most popular works, Into the Woods is a musically sophisticated show with the opportunity to feature actors in a dark comedy and with the fantastical elements of a magical world.
- Book by James Lapine, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
2013/14 Childrens Season
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My Really Weird Next Door Neighbors
- Sat., Sept. 14 at 11 AM
- What happens when an ordinary girl moves into a neighborhood of extraordinary characters? An Adventure, of course!
- Presented by Hampton Roads Children’s Theater
Night Before Christmas
- Sat., Nov. 23, 11 AM
- Stage and screen legend Mickey Rooney lends his vocal performance to the Night Before Christmas. The show combines many holiday favorites into the story: there are ginger cookies, abell choir sequence where the bells come to life, and music from the The Nutcracher, just to name a few. Add mickey Rooney, the star of so many Christmas specials! He dances with a snowman who comes to life — remeber that from Rudoph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
- Presented by Rainbow Puppets Production
Aesop’s Fables
- Sat., Feb. 1 at 11 AM
- These 2600 yearo-old gems have never been as entertaining as this. Join our Elizabethan actors as they stumble upon your assembled crowd and decide to put on a show of Aesop’s greatest hits! The result is a fast-paced production that has left shouting for more. From The Fox and the Grapes to The Tortooise and the Hare to The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Lion and the Mouse, these animal filled adventures focus on honesty, compassion, hard work, and kindness.
- Presented by Bright Star Touring Theatre
Once Upon a Time
- Sat., Apr. 5, 11 AM
- Literature comes to life in this hysterical production, bring to the stage the stories of Cinderella and Jack and th Beanstalk. Lenny and Mable are determined ti reenact these two classic fairy tales, undertaking more than once a dozen roles each. From the character formerly known as Prince Charming, to a giant lumbering high above our set, this presentation will bing smiles and laughter to children and adults alike.
- Presented by Bright Star Touring Theatre
The Amazing Adventure of Chessie the Manatee
- Sat., June 14 at 11 AM
- It’s a puppet musical extravaganza as Chessie the Manatee wanders into Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay where he meets the Seagull, dolphins, sharks and more. Introduced by Broadway legend Carol Channing, The Amazing Adventure of Chessie the Manatee is the true story of the first Florida manatee found as far north as the Chesapeake Bay. The colorful performance uses 47 life-sized puppets of marine wildlife such as oysters, crabs, tiger sharks, and seagulls. Some of the puppets come from Florida, while others have beeen made here in Hampton Roads.
- Presented by Rainbow Puppets Production
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