Christina Sajous Will Direct PRIVATE LIVES at Weathervane Theatre
Performances will run July 5-24, 2026.
Broadway's Christina Sajous will direct Noël Coward's Private Lives, running in alternating repertory July 5-24, 2026 at the Weathervane Theatre.
Sajous, an accomplished Broadway performer whose credits include Othello, The Who's Tommy (revival), SpongeBob SquarePants, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, American Idiot, Baby It's You!, Holler If Ya Hear Me, made her directorial debut at the Weathervane in 2021 when she directed Green Day's American Idiot. Since then, she's directed regionally, Off-Broadway, and on Broadway, where she co-directed last year's A Wonderful World–The Louis Armstrong Musical.
Sajous reflects on returning to the White Mountains after being on the main stem: “I love building shows in this community,” said Sajous. “The enthusiasm Weathervane audiences have for the art created in that beautiful theatre is inspiring. I am inspired by the Weathervane team on how fast shows are being built, and the commitment that every department has (creatives, actors, and faculty/staff, etc.) in making the best possible show to wow its audiences.”
Private Lives will open July 5 and runs in alternating repertory through July 24, 2026. When the glamorous, wealthy, and incorrigibly reckless Elyot and Amanda—now divorced—accidentally find themselves honeymooning in adjoining suites with their new spouses, old sparks ignite, tempers flare, and chaos ensues, igniting an epic battle of the sexes. Sophisticated, worldly, and wickedly entertaining, Private Lives is as acerbic, catty, and delightfully mischievous as only Coward could make it.
Starring in Noël Coward's comedic masterpiece are Shinnerrie Jackson (About Time - Goodspeed Opera House) and Robert H. Fowler (Broadway's The Producers, Beauty and the Beast) as quarreling ex-lovers, Amanda and Elyot, and Ethan Paulini (Off-Broadway's About Time) and Marisa Kirby (Off-Broadway's Baby revival) as their unwitting new spouses.
“These four are not only fantastic artists, but they are also my friends, said Sajous. “It's wonderful when you not only have respect for the actors you work with and have performed with, but you also feel their respect for you on and off the stage. It makes beautiful art when people come together in agreement to create an energy we want our audiences to feel.”
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