"Superior Cast" http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=38355 "Worth the drive to Akron" http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/topics/arts_entertainment/article_fc5031d8... The play was fantastic! What a great cast. - Audience Member It's such a joyful, delightful, funny show! Congratulations, cast, artistic staff and crew. Folks will NOT want to miss this kinder, gentler musical about the early days of rock 'n' roll! - Audience Member We love you Conrad, Oh yes we do! Weathervane Playhouse to present the classic "Bye Bye Birdie" AKRON- Weathervane Playhouse is set to bring you a loving send-up of early 1960s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock 'n' roll, as we present the classic Bye Bye Birdie in our Founders Theater August 2 through the 19. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. There are also 4 weekday matinee performances on August 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 12:30 p.m. Tickets range from $16-$20 and can be purchased by calling 330-836-2626 or by logging on to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com>. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the army, so he chooses All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. Featuring a tuneful, high-energy score - with such memorable songs as Put on a Happy Face, One Last Kiss, One Boy, A Lot of Livin' to Do, Kids! and Rosie - and a hilarious script, Bye Bye Birdie is as fresh as ever, and continues to delight audiences after nearly 60 years since its debut. Weathervane Playhouse's production of Bye Bye Birdie is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark. CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM THE CAST Albert Peterson JOSHUA LARKIN Rose Alvarez BRIDGETT MARTINEZ Conrad Birdie MAXIMILLIAN WINER Mr. Harry MacAfee TOM STEPHAN Mrs. Doris MacAfee TONYA DUUS Kim MacAfee LAUREN ODIOSO Randolph MacAfee CONOR CLAWSON Hugo Peabody CONNOR MCFALLS Ursula Merkle ABIGAIL LYMAN Mrs. Mae Peterson PATRICK MICHAEL DUKEMAN Gloria Rasputin/Nancy/Dance Captain MARY ROHRER Mayor/Maude/Bartender/Ensemble RICHARD TAYLOR Mayor's Wife MARI MCCLOUD Mrs. Merkle LAURA NIEHAUS Alice JULIA MULLIN Margie KATLYN RANKINS Penelope GRACE BAILEY Deborah Sue CORINA RIVERA Suzie ABIGAIL WHITNEY Harvey Johnson/First Customer ELEK KITCHEN Karl/Dishwasher JAHLIL UNDERWOOD Freddie/Second Customer JOHN KRAUS One Girl/Helen ANGELINA STALLINGS Ensemble KAITLYN FROELICH, ILONA KITCHEN, SERENA NAIZER, SKYE KUBINSKI, JONATHON YOKIEL, NATE VANDERNEUT, LUCAS CINKO, JACKSON BIRD, SARA HA, PRUDENCE STEPHENSON, and AURORA McCLOUD THE CREATIVE TEAM SUSAN WALLIN Director RON HAZELETT Musical Director MARISSA LEENAARTS Choreographer JASON BRYAN MAUER Stage Manager KAYA SANDEL Assistant Stage Manager RICHARD MORRIS, JR. Scenic Designer/Lighting Designer/Technical Director TIFFANY BIRD Properties Designer HAZEN TOBAR Sound Designer JASEN J. SMITH Costume Designer KATHY KOHL Assistant Technical Director KELLIE ROSSINI Master Electrician Weathervane Playhouse's 2018-2019 Season Support Provided by: Aimee Lambes Photography AARP Akron Community Foundation The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau Beatrice K. McDowell Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation The Big Love Network Best Buy Clear Gold Audio and Lighting Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust Margaret Dietz Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences The Fairlawn Chamber of Commerce GAR Foundation The Gay Community Endowment Fund Helen Fleming Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee) The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation The Maynard Family Foundation Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine Ohio Arts Council OMNOVA Solutions Foundation The O'Neill Foundation Peg's Foundation The Ritchie Memorial Foundation SeibertKeck Insurance Partners The Smith Memorial Foundation Roush Memorial Fund of the Akron Community Foundation The Weathervane Playhouse Volunteer Guild The Estate of Vaughn Austin Visit Mickey Vacations WKSU 89.7 FM