West Bloomfield High School Drama Department

Season Theme: HOME - THE SAFE HARBOR AMIDST THE STORMS OF LIFE.

"Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble, there's not place like home." - John Howard Payne

Don't forget to download and print your copy of the 2008-2009 Theatre Season poster. The season poster includes audition and performance dates as well as general production descriptions.

From legendary American playwright, Thornton Wilder, comes the iconic story of life in Grover's Corners, a small town nestled in the Mount Monadnock region of New Hampshire. The play portrays a candid and romantic view of life in small town America during the early 20th Century. As the story progresses, the audience joins the residents of the community as they journey through birth, love, life and beyond. Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Our Town offers a fascinating analysis of the mystery and beauty that is the human experience.

The Primm family is busily moving into their new house on East 88th Street, when suddenly they hear SWISH, SWASH, SPLASH, SWOOSH. A search reveals a crocodile in their bathtub. His name is Lyle, he only eats Turkish Caviar, and he quickly becomes a treasured member of the family. Unfortunately, Mr. Grumps, their nextdoor neighbor, is not so enthusiastic about having a crocodile on 88th Street.

Urine Town Book by Greg Kotis, lyrics by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, and music by Mark Hollmann. Urinetown is an award-winning satirical comedy musical that pokes fun at capitalism, social irresponsibility, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagment, and petty small town politics, as well as advocating environmentalism. Urinetown rejects musical theatre convention, parodying successful Broadway shows such as Les Miserable, Evita, Annie, and West Side Story, and even satirizes its own significance. In reverse pantomime style, the unconventional plot line shatters audience expectations of a pleasant ending.

This year's festival will once again kick off with the presentation of a wide array of WBHS student shorts on Friday, January 30th at 8pm. On the second evening of the festival, WBHS will host the world premiere of this year's feature-length film. This adventure into mockumentary filmmaking will play at 8pm on Saturday, January 31st.

The Secret Garden Book and lyrics by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon. This enchanting classic of children's literature is now a brilliant musical by a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. Orphaned in India, an 11-year-old girl returns to Yorkshire to live with an embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son. The estate includes a magic locked garden. Flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of dreamers, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for Broadway dramatize The Secret Garden's compelling tale of regeneration. This Tony Award winner is a treasure for children and adults.

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