2022-2023 THEATRE SEASON

SEASON THEME
EXPLANATION

TITLE
by PLAYWRIGHT
​fall Play directed by SANDRA STRUTHERS

​​Doubt is a searing drama about the public facades we put up and the private lies we tell ourselves. Set in a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964, Doubt focuses on tough-as-nails nun Sister Aloysius and her suspicions of misconduct by Father Flynn, the well-liked parish priest. As Sister Aloysius digs deeper to discover the truth behind what she perceives as wrong-doing, she drags Father Flynn, naive young nun Sister James, and the mother of the school's first and only Black student into her investigation. At once challenging and charming, probing and passionate, Doubt leaves more questions asked than answered, forcing the audience to grapple with their own instincts and biases. Doubt won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.
Proof runs October 6-8, 2022 in the Black Box.

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Music by ALAN MENKEN
lyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
​BOOK BY PETER PARNELL
fall musical ​directed by grant sorenson

A complex and deeply human drama plays out amidst the towering architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris. 
The Hunchback of Notre Dame runs November 12-20, 2021 in Auditorium 1.

24 Hour Play Festival
the yearly favorite returns!
produced by drama club and PlayPen

Brand new short plays are written, directed, designed, and performed entirely by Wayzata Theatre students over the course of a 24 hour period. Kicking off Friday afternoon and culminating in a one-night-only fundraiser performance on Saturday evening, the 24 Hour Play Festival is part chaos, part crafty, and always pure entertainment. You never know exactly what you'll see -- but it's a show you definitely don't want to miss!




​24 Hour Plays will perform January 7, 2022 in Auditorium 2.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER
bY JOSHUA HARMON
winter play directed by Grant sorenson

Jordan Berman's life is basically over: he's a 28-year-old Jewish gay man and he's desperately single. At least he has his three best girl friends to rely on, right? But when each of his besties finds her perfect guy and partners off, Jordan is left to smile supportively and check another wedding day off his to-do list. Significant Other is a contemporary romantic comedy about dating, friendship, and self-discovery.
Significant Other runs January 20-22, 2022 in the Black Box.

9/10 TITLE
MUSIC & LYRICS by andrew lippa
book by marshall brickman & rick elice
9/10 musical ​DIRECTED BY Sandra Struthers

And you thought your family was weird. Gothic and gregarious, the Addams family lead by Gomez and Morticia have been pop culture staples since the first comic strips appeared in 1938. This smash hit Broadway musical introduces the Addams clan in a new story that will have the entire audience (living and otherwise) tapping their toes and snapping along. When sullen daughter Wednesday announces she's invited her new boyfriend and his very normal family for a dinner party, the Addams family must put on their best funereal wear and play their part -- but complications arise when the truly creepy and kooky Addamses begin to show their true colors. The Addams Family is a trick-or-treat for ages young and old.
The Addams Family runs February 25-March 6, 2022 in Auditorium 2.

HAMLET
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
spring play ​DIRECTED BY GRANT SORENSON

Love is hard. But for bride-to-be sisters Lydia, Thyona, and Olympia, love is nearly impossible. Forced to flee their home country of Greece and take refuge at a picturesque villa on the coast of Italy, the three sisters seek asylum from the grooms who expect their hands in marriage. Matters get complicated when the three grooms -- Nikos, Constantine, and Oed -- arrive by helicopter to sweep their brides off to matrimonial bliss. The brides have other plans in mind, and what should be one big happy wedding turns into a much darker affair. Grappling with gender, identity, life and death, Big Love is a ​comedic drama that uses highly physical theatrical storytelling, music, and dance to confront the biggest questions human beings face: who to love and how to love them -- and how to love yourself.









Hamlet runs April 29-May 7, 2022 in Auditorium 2.

PlayGrounds  2022

In collaboration with PlayPen, Wayzata Theatre’s on-going new play development club, PlayGrounds 2022 will be an evening of student produced theater. Completely written, designed, and performed by Wayzata Theatre students under the direction of our senior students, PlayGrounds 2022 will be an unmissable collection of brand new short plays crafted by the Wayzata Theatre department.​








PlayGrounds 2023 runs May 26-27, 2022 in the Black Box.