Category Archives: theatre

Wellesley students to star in jazzed up Nutracker

By admin | Published: December 2, 2010

A slew of young performers from Wellesley will be among those in Broadway Bound Dance Center‘s presentation of the Nuts & Bolts Nutcracker at Natick High School on Dec. 11 at 11AM and 3PM. Nuts & Bolts is a jazz, modern, lyrical and ballet version of the original Nutcracker ballet. Students of BBDC from twelve [...]

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Wellesley Players auditions coming up for “Aladdin & Adora” and “Annie”

By bbrown | Published: November 28, 2010

The Wellesley Players have auditions coming up soon for two shows: * Auditions for Aladdin and Adora (Performances will be Feb. 12) Monday, November 29 and Tuesday, November 30 in the basement of Christ Church, United Methodist, 2 Brook St, Wellesley: children at 7:00 p.m., adults at 8:00 p.m. * Auditions for Annie (performances in [...]

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Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. coming to Wellesley Middle School

By bbrown | Published: November 16, 2010
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Wellesley theatre district hopping this weekend

By bbrown | Published: November 12, 2010

Wellesley High School presents Chicago Friday night and Saturday afternoon and night  (tickets are hard to get but expect some to be released shortly before shows) Wellesley College Theatre presents Sonia Flew at Alumnae Hall tonight and Saturday night at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm. Wellesley College Shakespeare Society performs Othello at the Shakespeare House at [...]

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Wellesley Players present: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

By bbrown | Published: November 8, 2010
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Wellesley meets Chicago this week

By bbrown | Published: November 7, 2010

UPDATE: As of Monday afternoon, evening performances were sold out, tickets were still available for Saturday afternoon WHS Performing Arts Department presents ‘CHICAGO’ Thursday, November 11 @ 4:30 pm Friday,     November 12 @ 7:30 pm Saturday, November 13 @ 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Adults – $15.00 Students (Grades K-12) – $6.00 Senior Citizens [...]

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Wellesley College Theatre presents “Sonia Flew”

By bbrown | Published: November 1, 2010

Sonia Flew, written by Wellesley College faculty member Melinda Lopez, opens Nov. 10 a the Ruth Nagel Jones Theater on the Wellesley College campus. To protect their daughter from the Communist regime, Sonia’s parents sent her to the United States during the Cuban revolution and she never saw them again. Thirty years later and living [...]

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Wellesley Players to present: Thank You For The Music – A Tribute to Broadway

By bbrown | Published: October 14, 2010

The Wellesley Players perform some of the most memorable music in Musical Theatre. The musical tribute spans the ages with much revered musicals of the early 60’s to recent Broadway shows. The show features some of the best voices in local theatre, who join the Players in a philanthropic effort. Partial  proceeds from this show support [...]

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Wellesley Players becoming real players: reveal new logo, website

By bbrown | Published: September 23, 2010

The Wellesley Players, an 85-year-old community threatre outfit that performs mainly at Babson College’s Sorenson Center for the Arts, has a new logo and new attitude that can be seen on its revamped website. “Our new artwork was chosen to reflect the long, successful history of The Wellesley Players,” said President Cathy Spear. “This timeless [...]

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Wellesley College hosting free Shakespeare

By bbrown | Published: August 25, 2010

Five members from Actors From the London Stage will be taking up temporary residency at Wellesley College in September and putting on three free performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It will be one of your first chances to check out the refurbished Alumnae Hall as well. Shows will be held Sept. 23-25 at 7pm.

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Wellesley College Alumnae Hall gets a makeover: A first look

By bbrown | Published: August 10, 2010

Wellesley College‘s Alumnae Hall, a venue for public and student activities on campus, has undergone an $18 million makeover, its first-ever renovation since being built in 1923. The hall re-opens this fall (photos courtesy of Wellesley College). Now called Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall in honor of the college’s 12th president, the facility features a [...]

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Wellesley Players: Calling all cuckoos

By bbrown | Published: July 17, 2010

The Wellesley Players will be auditioning all roles for Dale Wasserman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest directed by JulieAnn Charest Govang, which will run November 19-21, 2010 at the Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College. Auditions will be on Aug 23 & 24 at 7pm, no callbacks. They will consist of readings [...]

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Wellesleyites starring in Weston theatre productions

By bbrown | Published: July 12, 2010

More than 3 dozen actors from Wellesley will take to the stage in Weston this month for a series of Weston Drama Workshop productions, including Children of Eden, The 25th-Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, HONK! and Alicia in Wonder Tierra. Ticket and schedule info here at the Weston Drama Workshop website.

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears headed to Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: June 8, 2010

Lock your doors, Goldilocks is coming to Wellesley this weekend and next, courtesy of the Wellesley Summer Theatre’s Company for Children. Shows are Saturday the 12th and 19th at 9:30 and 11:30AM, and Sunday the 13th and 20th at 11:30am. Tickets are $3 kids, $5 adults, 2 and under free. More info here.

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Wellesley High Drama club visits state house

By admin | Published: May 26, 2010

The State Champion Wellesley High School Drama Club recently paid a visit to the Massachusetts State House hosted by Rep. Alice Peisch. Photo credit: Mark Kasianowicz

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