Weston 101 Returns For Third Year

The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's Weston 101 is back for its third year to prime theatergoers for an exciting, expanded 2018 season. Hosted by Weston Director of Education/Artistic Associate Piper Goodeve, this pre-season backstage pass is a multi-media event series taking you - one by one - behind the scenes of each summer show; West Side Story, Our Town, Fun Home, and more.

101 video segments drop throughout the spring on Weston's social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook) and via Email distribution. Each includes an introduction to the play and playwright(s) and interviews with cast members or the creative team. "Last year's Weston 101 video views tell us our community enjoys peeking into the off-stage world of our shows! I know that I always enjoy productions more when I understand the context or period and this program gives audiences that opportunity." Goodeve notes that "at its root, the theater is about storytelling and community." Weston 101 brings both together in a fun and educational way.

Two live engagement events are scheduled for February 27 and March 13 at Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm, the Company's newly opened SecondStage. Goodeve and Producing Artistic Director Steve Stettler will screen two special films. First, the 1973 Paramount Pictures release of A Doll's House, starring Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom, based on Henrik Ibsen's classic play. See where Nora leaves off before you meet her again in A Doll's House Part 2. Then celebrate composer Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday, and Weston's upcoming production of West Side Story, with a screening of the 1985 BBC documentary in which Bernstein conducts Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Jose Carreras, and the Kurt Ollmann Chorus and Orchestra, and tells his own stories about the iconic musical along the way. Following each film screening, say for stimulating discussion and community!

Weston 101 is produced with support from the Northshire Bookstore. Tuesday events begin at 7 PM and reservations are strongly recommended. To register or learn more, visit westonplayhouse.org.