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Weathervane Theatre
PO Box 127, Route 3
Whitefield, NH 03598

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HAIRSPRAY

DOUBT, a parable   with AEA actors Katherine McLaughlin, Kirsti Carnahan, and William Thomas Evans

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'    with AEA actors Ariela Morgenstern, Edward M. Barker, Marty Lamar, Shinnerrie Jackson, and Kimberly Marable.

 

THE PRODUCERS    William Thomas Evans as Bialystock and Jim Bray as Bloom, and entire company of AEA actors, Weathervane Interns, and community and staff actors.

 

CURTAINS     the Kander/Ebb musical who-dun-it offered Jacques (John Watson) Stewart as Detective Cioffi, and a host of suspects from the entire Weathervane performance company...

 

BLITHE SPIRIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWEENEY TODD

MEMORIES:  2006

Gibbs Murray returned as Elwood in a production of HARVEY that reunited the team of Terry, Richard and Gibbs:  Terry Portner reprised her role as Veta-Louise and Richard Portner (our very first Elwood) directed the classic comedy with a cast of AEA and community company members . . . as well as a 'choreographed' tech team. 

 

Some of our AEA company members have returned for two or more Seasons . . .
Lou Steele -- 2009's Anthony in Sweeney Todd, among  other Season 44 roles - also played romantic partner Chris in our 2006 Miss Saigon - and romanced Maria in 2005... 

That 2005 Fortieth Anniversary Season included:

WEST SIDE STORY

 

AEA actors Lou Steele and Jamie Davis gave powerful and poignant voice to Tony and Maria in our 2005 West Side Story.Among the favorites of American Musical Theatre - and Weathervane audiences - our limited-run seventh show brought the classic tale and moving production to our stage in late August.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

The 'tale as old as time' was retold with a story-book flair and exquisite set by Gibbs Murray, and brought to life under the direction of Scott McGowan.  Resident AEA Company - including Jacques Stewart as Lumière - our Interns and community players filled the stage with the magical tale.

 

 

 

 

 

 WHY NOT STAY FOR BREAKFAST?
A Comedy by Gene Stone and Ray Cooney

A sweet and funny, touching comedic evening. A small-cast show (three principal roles) depended on the considerable talents of AEA actors John Watson Stewart (yes, Jacques), Lou Steele, and Nicole Alessi; as well as the skill of Weathervane alum and popular performer Ed Barker who directed this top-of-the-Season comedy.

 

 

HIT THE ROAD, JACK!
A Songbook of Hits Made Popular by Ray Charles
An original musical revue, conceived by Jacques Stewart in collaboration with Brant Challacombe 

NH Theatre Award Winner -
Best Professional Original Musical/Revue for 2005!!
Gospel, blues, pop, even country sang and danced across our stage with Adrienne Fishe, Alexander Elisa, Jacques, Cristin J. Hubbard, Barrett Hall, Jamie Davis and Kevin Smith Kirkwood.

 

Elton John/Tim Rice's AIDA
Originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions

Audiences embraced the pop-rock score, colorful and imaginative staging, and classic operatic tale retold in contemporary style.

Barrett Hall and Nicole Alessi as the fated lovers were well matched by the strength of the entire cast - and the limited-run mid-season Mainstage show became a not-to-be-missed night out in the North Country.

 

 

 

CASH ON DELIVERY!
a farce by Michael Cooney

The sweeping landscape of Aida gave way to a furnished British flat where farce was the order of the day!  Mistaken identities - planned and unplanned - crisis and comedy mounting in the kind of frenzy audiences (and we, too) just love!

Nicole Alessi and Barrett Hall with the frantic Scott McGowan (center) as the linchpin in this farce that also featured Gibbs Murray, Cristin J.Hubbard, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Lou Steele, Adrienne Fishe, Jamie Davis, and Alexander Elisa . . . with direction by Guil Fisher.

 

 

 

2002 - a landmark summer and the opening of the 'new' Barn stage.


Our 38th Season opened with Titanic the Musical onstage at the White Mountains Regional High School while our new red Barn theatre raced toward completion; and closed with a Jesus Christ Superstar produced entirely on the new stage.  In between, we produced Art, Smokey Joe's Café, Baby, Parade . . . and Not Now, Darling, which was the first Mainstage show in our new home.