[NEohioPAL] Night Must Fall/Waverly Gallery

[Janis Harcar]

Weathervane Playhouse
In the Merriman Valley -- Akron, OH

FINAL WEEKEND:
Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams
Directed by Eileen Moushey
	Thursday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
	Friday, October 25 at 8 p.m.
	Saturday, October 26 at 8 p.m.
	Sunday, October 27 at 2:30 p.m.

A taut, psycological thriller containing all the elements of a classic British murder mystery!

Tickets $21

OPENING NEXT WEEK
Directed by the Tony Award-winner, MICHAEL RUPERT...

The Waverly Gallery – a heart-rending, poignant and often hilarious comic drama that examines the effect of senility on a family. The production is presented in Weathervane’s intimate John L. Dietz Theater between Oct. 31 and Nov. 16, 2013.

Written by Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery takes place in New York between the years 1989 to 1991. The play’s central character is Gladys Green, an “eighty-something” former lawyer and Greenwich Village activist who runs an art gallery in a small hotel.

The hotel’s management would prefer to replace her less-than-thriving gallery with a potentially more lucrative coffee shop – but the fiesty Gladys isn’t someone who backs down easily.

Always slightly cranky but now increasingly unpredictable due to her descent into Alzheimer’s disease, Gladys becomes a cause of concern to her daughter and son-in-law – and in particular to her grandson, from whose point of view this touching “memory play” unfolds. As Gladys fights to retain her independence, her decline impacts her family in profound ways.

Simultaneously heart-breaking and hilarious, The Waverly Gallery shows how a family can confront a crisis with both humor and strength.

The Waverly Gallery plays in Weathervane Playhouse’s John L. Dietz Theater between Oct. 31 and Nov. 16, 2013. (The Dietz Theater is Weathervane Playhouse’s intimate, 48-seat “second stage” within its Weathervane Lane facility. Seating is limited.   

 The preview performance is Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.; the official opening-night performance is Friday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m.

Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 16, 2013, performance days and times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Additionally, there will be one Saturday matinee on Nov. 9 at 2:30 p.m.
 Tickets for all performances of the play are $18 each. Tickets for college students are $5 each. The 48-seat Dietz Theater features general-admission seating only.

Due to mature themes and some adult language, The Waverly Gallery is recommended for adult audiences.

 For tickets, call the Weathervane Box Office at 330-836-2626 or connect online to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com.

Weathervane Playhouse welcomes back MICHAEL RUPERT as the director of The Waverly Gallery. Previously for Weathervane Playhouse, he directed the 2011 production of 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down. As an actor, his Broadway credits include Legally Blonde, Ragtime, Falsettos (Tony nomination), City of Angels, Mail, Sweet Charity (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Pippin, The Happy Time (Tony nomination). His off-Broadway performance credits include Elegies and Putting It Together. As a composer, his works include Mail (L.A. Drama Critics nomination) and 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down (Drama Desk nomination).

 

The Waverly Gallery Cast

HARRIET DEVETO / Gladys Green

SUE JEROMSON / Ellen Fine

BRIAN O. JACKSON / Daniel Reed

SCOTT SHRINER/ Howard Fine

SCOTT DAVIS / Don Bowman

The Night Must Fall Backstage Team

 MICHAEL RUPERT / Director

 RICHARD WORSWICK / Stage Manager

 ERIN KATZ FORD/ Lighting Designer

JOHN GRAFTON / Properties Designer

IAN S. HABERMAN / Sound Designer

JASEN J. SMITH / Costume Designer

ALAN SCOTT FERRALL / Scenic Designer and Technical Director




Janis Harcar
Director of Advancement
Weathervane Playhouse
330-836-2626 X16
jharcar at weathervaneplayhouse.com



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