A magician’s dark cave in the south of France is the setting of Waterworks June production of The Illusion. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner for drama Tony Kushner, this work is adapted from Pierre Corneille’s seventeenth-century comedy, L’Illusion Comique, which follows a contrite father seeking news of his prodigal son from a sorcerer. Clint Wright will direct […]
The Waterworks Players is holding auditions on April 29th and April 30th for its June production of Tony Kushner’s The Illusion. This work is adapted from Pierre Corneille’s seventeenth-century comedy, L’Illusion Comique, which follows a contrite father seeking news of his prodigal son from a sorcerer. The magician conjures three episodes from the young man’s life. Inexplicably, each scene finds the […]
When asked, “Why Gaslight?”, director Don Blaheta had a ready answer. “Well, there’s the current political environment. And I don’t mean just in the last year or two. Years ago Jon Stewart was showing clips of politicians blatantly lying paired with clips that proved the lies. It’s getting worse, though: and when someone repeatedly and […]
Fog-bound Victorian London is the setting for Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight (Angel Street). As a 1941 Broadway hit first under the title Angel Street and twice made into a film as Gaslight, Gaslight remains one of the longest-running non-musicals in history. The play is set in 1880 at the lower middle-class home of Bella Manningham (Charlotte […]
The Waterworks Players is holding auditions on March 4th and 5th for its April production of Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight (Angel Street). A Broadway hit first produced under the title Angel Street and twice made into a film as Gaslight, Gaslight tells the story of the Manninghams, who live in 19th century London. As the production […]
Please note that the playwright, Bo Wilson, will now be attending the Saturday, February 18th performance. It was initially advertised that he would attend Friday, February 16th performance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you would like to switch your tickets, please email info@waterworksplayers.org or call 434-392-3452. Dudley Sauvé and Waterworks Players have delivered another […]
Please note that the playwright, Bo Wilson, will now be attending the Saturday, February 18th performance. It was initially advertised that he would attend Friday, February 16th performance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you would like to switch your tickets, please email info@waterworksplayers.org or call 434-392-3452. The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Victory Church, […]
Please note that the playwright, Bo Wilson, will now be attending the Saturday, February 18th performance. It was initially advertised that he would attend Friday, February 16th performance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you would like to switch your tickets, please email info@waterworksplayers.org or call 434-392-3452. A cinder-block basement and a stormy night is […]
The Waterworks Players is holding auditions on January 7th and 8th for its February production of The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church. A comedy written by Virginia playwright Bo Wilson, The Charitable Sisterhood is a story of a group of ladies who meet to organize a relief effort for homeless Guatemalans by […]
by Robin Smith What fun! “Aladdin” was my first pantomime, but attending Waterworks’ annual holiday panto is going to become a new tradition to share with my grandchildren. The audience first spies a cartoonish market scene washed in delicious rainbow sherbet colors. Since “Aladdin” is based on a Middle Eastern tale from the “Arabian Nights,” […]