2007-2008 WBHS Theatre Season
Season Theme: JUSTICE - THE PERPETUAL DEFENSE OF THAT WHICH IS RIGHT AND GOOD, THAT WHICH BRINGS HOPE TO THOSE WITHOUT.
"Liberty, equality - bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice; and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness." - Henri-Frederic Amiel
WBHS drama and video production seniors from the class of 2008.
Fall Production: The Crucible
One of the most powerful dramas of contemporary American theatre brought history and insight to audiences. The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft.
The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie- and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others.
For complete production information, visit The Crucible Production Gallery Page
Synopsis provided by
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Children's Show: The Lion Who Wouldn't
A bookish lion, bored with circus life, refuses to renew his contract. His packing is interrupted by children who offer to help him rehearse his secret ambitions. Usuing his boxes for sets, the children set the stage for the lion's dreams- heroic self portraits as baseball pitcher, teacher, sea captain, detective, and film star. When each dream dissolves in failure, the lion is persuaded to return to the role he plays best- circus star. For complete production information, visit The Lion Who Wouldn't Production Gallery Page Synopsis provided by Samuel French, Inc.
MIFA One-Act Festival: Emma's Child
Emma's Child by Kristine Thatcher. Jean and Henry Farrell, after years of unsuccessfully attempting to have a baby of their own, decide to adopt. Emma, the birth mother, approves of the couple. Now a new waiting game begins: awaiting the birth of their child. To help Jean though, her best friend Franny comes for a visit, but brings more baggage than a normal traveler as she is separating from her husband, Sam. When the time arrives it is not a happy occasion however, as the baby, Robin, is born hydrocephalic, and will not live long. The show proves to be an amazing analysis of human relationships and struggles. For complete production information, visit the Emma's Child Production Gallery Page. Check out additional information about WBHS's MIFA One-Act Company. Complete synopsis and show information available at Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
2008 WB Film Festival: Staff Infection
The 2008 WB Film Festival centered around the premiere screening of WBHS's fourth student written, acted, directed and produced feature-length film, Staff Infection. Co-written by WBHS graduates Kale Davidoff ('08), Rachel Kelmenson ('08), and Jackson Sherman ('08), Staff Infection thrilled audiences with stunning speical-effects makeup designs
and action sequences. The story centered around a group Ukranian high school students who fought to escape from their teachers who had transformed into hideous, canabalistic zombies. For complete production information, visit the Staff Infection Production Gallery Page.
Spring Musical: The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game
Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, Lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler, and music by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler. Employees of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory are looking for a whopping seven-and-a-half cent an hour increase and they won't take no for an answer. Babe Williams is their feisty employee representative, but she may have found her match in
the shop superintendent, Sid Sorokin. When the two get together they wind up discussing a whole lot more than job actions! The Pajama Game thrilled WBHS theatre audiences.
For complete production information, visit The Pajama Game Production Gallery Page
Detailed synopsis and show information available at Music Theatre International.
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