2020-2021  Season

Something  is  eternal:
STORIES  OF  FAMILY  DYNAMICS,  INTERGENERATIONAL  CONNECTIONS, 
AND  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  COMMUNITY

Crimes of the Heart
by Beth  Henley
​fall Play directed by Grant Sorenson


​This hysterical and heartwarming dark comedy concerns itself with the three quirky Magrath sisters, forced to spend a fraught couple days at their childhood home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in the fall of 1974. Youngest sister Babe has just shot her husband for unknown reasons, middle sister Meg is home to rekindle a long lost love, and oldest sister Lenny just wants to celebrate her birthday in peace. As the sisters rehash old traumas and new territory, they move past their disturbing childhood and begin to heal together. Crimes of the Heart won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Crimes of the Heart will perform October 8-10, 2020 in the Black Box.

Fiddler On The Roof
Music  by  jerry  bock, Lyrics  by sheldon  harnick
​Book  by  Joseph  Stein
fall musical ​directed by Sonia Gerber

A masterpiece of American musical theater, Fiddler on the Roof is a joyous and poignant portrayal of a Jewish community in early-20th century Russia. Milkman Tevye, his wife Golde, and the entire town of Anatevka believe deeply in tradition -- but when the younger generation begins to play by their own rules, everyone must question whether it is best to stick to the past or move bravely forward into the unknown future. With a score that features such classics as “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” and “Tradition,” Fiddler on the Roof is a colorful tale of a community’s struggle to survive. 

Fiddler on the Roof will perform November 13-21, 2020 in Auditorium 1.

24 hour play festival
produced  by WHS drama  club, PLAYPEN, and TECH  COUNCIL

Wayzata Theatre students write, direct, design, and perform original short plays all within a 24 hour time span. The results are always creative, crafty, and a little bit crazy. Come see what unfolds at this year’s 24 Hour Play Festival!

The 24 Hour Play Festival will perform January 9, 2021 in Auditorium 2.

Romeo and Juliet
bY  William  Shakespeare
winter play directed by Grant sorenson

One of the most widely performed and studied plays in history, Romeo & Juliet gets a contemporary update inspired by actual events. In May of 2020, researchers discovered a pristinely preserved mosaic tile floor outside of Verona, Italy dating back hundreds of years. What if they had also discovered a tomb? In a new imagining of this classic play, Romeo & Juliet will blend the world of today with the world of the past, creating an immersive exhibit of relics recovered from this imagined excavation. An empty bottle of poison, a stained knife. A dynamic and fast-paced telling of this ancient story comes out of this excavation. Turns out digging up the past can lead to deadly consequences.

Romeo & Juliet will perform January 22-30, 2021 in the Black Box.

Mamma Mia!
MUSIC  &  LYRICS  BY  BJORN  ULVAEUS  AND   BENNY  ANDERSSEN
BOOK  BY  CATHERINE  JOHNSON
9/10 musical ​DIRECTED BY Sandra Struthers

Who doesn’t need an escape from a Minnesotan winter? Self-sufficient Donna and her daughter Sophie lead an ideal existence running a cheap hotel on the island of Kalokairi. With Sophie’s wedding day in the near future, she sends three letters to three men who could potentially be her father, hoping that one will answer her. When all three dads-to-be descend on the island, in addition to Donna’s old bandmates from their glory days, this peaceful Greek island gets turned upside down with madcap frivolity. Featuring some of ABBA’s most popular songs, including “Take a Chance on Me,” “Dancing Queen,” and (duh!) “Mamma Mia!”

Mamma Mia! Will perform February 19-27, 2021 in Auditorium 2.

Our Town
by  thornton  wilder
spring play ​DIRECTED BY Sonia gerber


​Thornton Wilder’s gorgeous, pensive meditation on the human experience has been a staple of the American theater canon since it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1938. Set in the picturesque New England town of Grover’s Corners, Our Town was revolutionary for its metatheatrical style and innovative staging. An unnamed Stage Manager acts as our guide to the town, introducing and commenting on the various goings-on of Grover’s Corners over a series of years -- births, marriages, graduations, and deaths. Our Town is a beautiful examination of what it means to be a member of a community and a member of the human race. 
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Our Town will perform April 30-May 8, 2021 in Auditorium 2.​

PlayGrounds  2021

In collaboration with PlayPen, Wayzata Theatre’s on-going new play development club, PlayGrounds 2021 will be an evening of student produced theater. Completely written, designed, directed, and performed by Wayzata Theatre students, PlayGrounds 2021 will be an unmissable collection of brand new plays crafted by the Wayzata Theatre department.

PlayGrounds 2021 will perform May 28-29, 2021 in the Black Box. ​