2012-13 season
Each year, we present three mainstage performances, ranging from classical theatre and comedies to contemporary plays and musicals.
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The Children's Hour
October 31-November 4, November 7-10
What if little Mary told a malicious lie about her teachers? Originally seen on Broadway in 1934, filmed with Merle Oberon and Joel McRae in 1936 and again with Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner in 1961, and most recently revived to acclaim in London with Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men) and Keira Knightley, Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour deftly considers the suppression of desire and the power of lies. Banned from English stages until 1960, the play is set in a New England school for girls where a troublemaking student accuses her teachers of illicit passions with explosive results. The Children's Hour is a classic of the 20th-century American theatre by a great writer who paved the way for Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
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Doubt
February 7-10, February 13-16
Did he or didn't he? Where's the proof? A seed of doubt is sown. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play and filmed in 2008 with Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt is a mesmerizing, suspense-filled drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Sister Aloysius Beauvier believes in restraint, self-control, and a rigid dedication to discipline. When she learns Father Flynn has taken a special interest in a troubled altar boy, she becomes suspicious of his progressive, engaging attitudes. Something must be done. — from Walnut Street Theatre press release |
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The Winter's Tale
April 10-14, April 17-20
Can a horribly mistaken husband earn forgiveness? In a world where our greatest fears combat our wildest dreams, The Winter's Tale is a timeless romance that combines heartbreak with love, drama with comedy, and rebirth with forgiveness. In two fairytale kingdoms, one king's jealousy leads to an obsessive rage in the cold, wintery land of Sicilia, while another king's pastoral homeland of Bohemia is the enchanted place where young love blooms. Forbidden love and forlorn loss lead to a magical journey filled with song, dance, redemption, and Shakespeare's classic second chance for happiness. |
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