"sensitive yet bold direction" - Kerry Clawson, The Akron Beacon Journal - https://www.ohio.com/akron/entertainment/arts/curious-incident-at-weathervan... "one of the most intriguing productions to come our way in a long time" - David Ritchey, The West Side Leader http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=38632 A brilliant, must-see production - Audience member Who will solve the mystery of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?" Weathervane Playhouse to present 2015 Tony Award-Winner. AKRON- Weathervane Playhouse presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the 2015 Tony Award-Winner for best play, through September 23 in our Founders Theater. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. There is also one school matinee on September 19 at 10:00 a.m. with a special student/teacher price of $7. Tickets for all other production dates range from $10-$22 and can be purchased by calling 330-836-2626 or going to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com>. It is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor's dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. 15-year old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. He carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that forever changes his world. Adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens from the novel by Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has won 7 Olivier Awards, the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, the 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play, and the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play. This production is directed by Melanie YC Pepe, Weathervane's Chief Executive Artistic Director, who says of the show: "For many people on the autism spectrum, experiencing our world is a lot like Christopher's view of prime numbers. He says: 'Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.' "Imagine the challenge: You can't identify the hidden curriculum of social interactions by reading body language, tone of voice and facial expressions. Sounds are too loud, lights too bright, and everything that touches you is uncomfortable, hurts or feels like an aggressive action. Imagine living in that world; learning in that world; or working in that world..." The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. THE CAST MAXWELL REES Christopher GRACE MITRI Siobhan RICHARD WORSWICK Ed JEANNIE CLARKSON Judy LAURA STITT Voice One/Mrs. Shears/Gascoyne (and others) SCOTT K. DAVIS Voice Two/Roger Shears (and others) STEPHEN PFISTER Voice Three/Policeman (and others) JOHN ZIDO Voice Four/Rev. Peters (and others) ALLISON KUMP Voice Five/No. 40/Punk Girl (and others) HARRIET DeVETO Voice Six/Mrs. Alexander (and others) THE CREATIVE TEAM MELANIE YC PEPE Director KEVIN LAMBES Assistant Director/Choreographer TIFFANY BIRD Stage Manager CHUCK RICHIE Voice and Dialect Coach BARBARA TROTTER Properties Designer CHRISTOPHER PEPE Sound Designer JASEN J. SMITH Costume Designer RICHARD MORRIS, JR. Scenic Designer/Lighting Designer/Technical Director DENISE ELETICH Projection Designer KATHY KOHL Assistant Technical Director KELLIE ROSSINI Master Electrician Weathervane Playhouse's 2018-2019 Season Support Provided by: Aimee Lambes Photography Akron Community Foundation The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau Beatrice K. McDonald Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation Best Buy Bridgestone Americas Foundation Clear Gold Audio and Lighting Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust Margaret Dietz The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce GAR Foundation The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation Helen Fleming Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee) The John A. McAlonan Fund of Akron Community Foundation The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Maynard Family Foundation Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC Bill and Ann Lowery Fund Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine Ohio Arts Council OMNOVA Solutions Foundation The M.G. O'Neill Foundation Peg's Foundation Charles F. and Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation SeibertKeck Insurance Partners Lloyd L. and Louse K. Smith Memorial Foundation Jean P Stevens Fund of Akron Community Foundation Roush Memorial Fund of Akron Community Foundation The Weathervane Playhouse Volunteer Guild The Welty Family Foundation The Estate of Vaughn Austin L. R. Wilcox Charitable Fund WKSU 89.7 FM ###