August 28 Main Stage
2004 Season

This once-in-a-lifetime, one-night only celebration will bring together many of the artists who have called WTF home over the years to pay tribute to WTF's rich history in a theatrical evening consisting of scenes, songs, film clips and recollections of the madcap and moving behind-the-scenes tales that make up this renowned summer theater. The evening begins with a special retrospective... Read More

June 23 - July 4 Nikos Stage
2004 Season

Theresa Rebeck, writer of the recent Off-Broadway hits Omnium Gatherum and Bad Dates, brings a powerful new drama to WTF. Richard returns to his family home after 17 years to reconcile with his estranged wife, Helen, and their two children. The mysteries of time and memory are awakened along with Helen’s simmering rage, and the play moves through comedy to... Read More

July 21 - August 1 Nikos Stage
2004 Season

R shomon: A park. A thief. A priest. A psychic. A murder. A miracle. A lie. The truth. A World Premiere new musical by Michael John LaChiusa (Broadway’s The Wild Party), suggested from short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, that explores the many facets of reality, faith and love with a contemporary, lush score.

July 14 - July 25 Main Stage
2004 Season

Shakespeare’s most magical play alights on the Main Stage replete with lovers, fairies, music, mirth and a bumbling company of actors. A company of WTF’s beloved (and not bumbling) actors, guided by WTF mainstay Nicholas Martin will transform the theatre into a summertime vision of loveliness filled with laughter, vivifying one of Shakespeare’s most cherished romantic comedies.

August 5 - August 14 Free Theatre | Buxton School Field
2004 Season

Evan Cabnet, the director of 2003’s Ubu The King, returns to WTF with a play that has influences of Alice in Wonderland, Arabian Nights, and The Wizard of Oz. Haroun is the skeptical son of Rashid, a storyteller known as the Shah of Blah. Tired of Rashid’s constant yarn-spinning, Haroun complains, “What’s the use of stories if they aren’t even... Read More

August 11 - August 22 Main Stage
2004 Season

Chekhov returns to the Main Stage as part of WTF's great tradition of presenting the classics in breathtaking revivals. What better finale to our fiftieth season, and more fitting farewell to the Adams Memorial Theatre before its renovation, than Chekhov's last and most poignant drama. The old world is giving way to the new, but the Gaevs have neglected to... Read More