Hannah Hilty is Stage Manager for Western Reserve Playhouse’s production of “Assassins,” which opens this Friday, Oct. 25. As the weather chills and leaves begin to drop, Northeast Ohioans’ continue their search for spooky ways to spend their weekend nights. And what better way to enjoy the season than to see John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald and many other famous … [Read more...]
Western Reserve Playhouse presents ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Sept. 13 through 28
Western Reserve Playhouse will bring the classic children’s novel “Anne of Green Gables” to the stage. The show opens Friday, Sept. 13, at the theater, located at 3326 Everett Road, Bath. This new dramatization centers on orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her austere guardian to her graduation from Queen's Academy. The play marks Anne's growth … [Read more...]
“Little Women” the Musical runs through Oct. 20 at Western Reserve Playhouse
The novel “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott comes alive as an all-new Broadway musical adaptation, now playing through Oct. 20 at Western Reserve Playhouse, 3326 Everett Road, in Bath. This family friendly, high-energy production is directed by WRP’s Artistic Director, Dawn Sniadak-Yamokoski, and choreographer, Jen Justice, with musical direction by Dave Stebbins. “Little … [Read more...]
Western Reserve Playhouse opens 2018 season with ‘Lost in Yonkers’
Western Reserve Playhouse will opens its 2018 season with Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” which runs Jan. 26 and 27 and Feb. 2 through 10. Simon is known as one of America’s great comic playwrights, and this memory play is set in Yonkers in 1942. Bella is 35, mentally challenged and living at home with her mother, stern Grandma Kurnitz. As the play opens, ne’er-do-well … [Read more...]
Western Reserve Playhouse ends 2017 season with collection of short plays
'80 Minutes;' features four, 20-minute plays -- Western Reserve Playhouse will wrap up its 2017 season by presenting “80 Minutes,” a collection of original 20-minute plays, which will run Oct. 6, 7 and 8. The show comprises four plays, all with different directors: “Intermission” written by Harlan Friedman-Romell, directed by Brandi Eaton; “A Match Remade in Heaven,” … [Read more...]
Western Reserve Playhouse presents ‘Forbidden Broadway’,
Western Reserve Playhouse continues its 2017 season by presenting “Forbidden Broadway,” a musical revue created and written by Gerard Alessandrini, which will be playing July 21, 22, 28, 29 and Aug. 4, 5, 11, 12. In this long-running Off-Broadway hit musical revue, Broadway’s greatest musical legends meet Broadway’s greatest satirist in this entertaining tribute to some of … [Read more...]