IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Works by Arthur Miller, Ken Ludwig to Highlight Connecticut's Windham Theatre Guild 2012-2013 Season

The Windham Theatre Guild has announced its 2012-2013 season, which kicks off this summer in the Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic, Conn.

The Guild’s summer musical this year will bring to the stage L. Frank Baum’s classic story The Wizard Of Oz. Travel down the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her friends July 20-August 4.

In fall, the Guild will present another funny play written by Norm Foster, Canada’s own Neil Simon. From September 14-23, the WTG will treat you to Bedtime Stories, a series of comic vignettes that all take place in a bedroom.

Coming up November 2-17 is a country music lovers dream, Always, Patsy Cline, by Ted Swindley. The show features Patsy Cline singing her hit songs, the story of her life as told by her best friend Louise and a hot honky tonk band on stage heating things up.

For the first time ever, the Windham Theatre Guild will usher in the holiday season with a December special event. For four days only, December 13-16, you’ll take a trip back to the days of old time radio when Guild performers present It’s A Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Show, adapted by Philip Grecian and based on the film by Frank Capra.

The first show of 2013 starts off with the fast-paced whodunit The 39 Steps. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat running February 8-17.

A drama special event will now be a permanent part of the season. March 2013 will feature Arthur Miller’s classic All My Sons, running for four days only, March 7-10.

From the playwrights that brought us Dearly Departed comes another great rural Texas comedy, Dearly Beloved, running April 5-14. Closing out the season will be one of Ken Ludwig’s hit comedies Lend Me A Tenor, running May 1-9.

Season tickets will become available in June 2012. For more information, call the Burton Leavitt Theatre office at 860-423-2245, or visit http://www.windhamtheatreguild.org.