2019-2020 Season

FIND MY WAY: Stories of identity, transformation,
and forging your own path

Circle    Mirror Transformation
by ANNIE BAKER

fall Play directed by Sandra Struthers

2An Obie Award-winning play, Circle Mirror Transformation follows four adult students over the course of their community center acting class. As the group grows to know each other and open themselves up to each other, all of them are forced to confront their pasts and look forward to new beginnings. A deeply human and inspiring play, called “absorbing, unblinking, and sharply funny” by The New York Times.
 
Circle Mirror Transformation will be performed in the Black Box from October 4-12, 2019. 

LEGALLY BLONDE
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin
​Book by Heather Hach

fall musical ​directed by Grant sorenson

​Elle Woods has it all: looks, charm, privilege, and the perfect almost-fiancé – until he dumps her for someone more “serious” and heads to Harvard Law School. Determined to win him back, Elle follows him to Harvard, defying everyone’s expectations. As she learns more about law and herself, Elle realizes that she has more potential than she ever imagined, and proves that being true to oneself never goes out of style. Nominated for 7 Tony Awards, Legally Blonde is a bold, bubbly Broadway hit.
 
Legally Blonde will be performed in Auditorium 1 from November 8-16, 2019.

24 hour play festival
produced byWHSdrama club

Wayzata Theatre students will write, direct, design, and perform original short plays within a 24-hour span of time. Will it all come together in time for an audience? Come watch and find out!
 
The 24 Hour Play Festival will be take place January 3-4, 2020 in Auditorium 2 with the final performance on January 4.

VANITY FAIR
by Kate Hamill

winter play directed by Grant sorenson

Becky Sharp is not beautiful or lucky, but she is clever, and that’s what matters. As she navigates love, friendship, war, and ever-changing fortunes in 19th century England, Becky relies on her resilience and pluck to survive. Kate Hamill’s lauded adaptation of the classic novel is an agile and action-packed theatrical spectacle for a small cast portraying nearly forty characters, staged in an immersive production that turns the Black Box into an English country fair. "A masterpiece of creative compression." - The Wall Street Journal
 
Vanity Fair will be performed in the Black Box from January 17-25, 2020.

GYPSY: A MUSICAL FABLE
MUSIC BY JULE STYNE, LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
BOOK BY ARTHUR LAURENTS

9/10 musical ​DIRECTED BY DENNIS JOSLYN

One of the finest Broadway musicals of the 20th century, Gypsy is a love letter to the American theatre and the American dream. Tough as nails "Momma" Rose struggles and schemes to make her two daughters successful vaudeville performers. When one daughter abandons her and the other becomes a star, Rose must confront her own shattered dreams of being the one in the spotlight. Featuring classic songs like "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "Some People."

Gypsy: A Musical Fable will be performed in Auditorium 2 from February 21-29, 2020.

MACBETH
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

spring play ​DIRECTED BY GRANT SORENSON

One of the most important dramas of the English theater, Macbeth is a terrifying examination of power and corruption. Prophesied to become king of Scotland, Macbeth and his manipulating wife become consumed with ambition, murdering all those who stand in their way. Eventually driven mad by guilt and paranoia, they both come to bloody ends. This enduring masterpiece marks the return of Shakespeare to the Wayzata stage, staged in a dark and immediate new production that blends the past, the present, and the future into a terrifying nightmare.
 
Macbeth will be performed in Auditorium 2 from April 24-May 2, 2020.

Student written  &
​directed one acts

This evening of one act plays will be comprised of new works written, directed, and designed by Wayzata High School students!

The Student Written and Directed One Acts will be performed in the Black Box from May 22-23, 2020.