Wheelock Family Theatre

Wheelock Family Theatre, an award-winning, professional Equity theatre that is part of Wheelock College, supports the College's mission to improve the lives of children and families through the shared experience of live performance.

Performances & Events

Free Student Performances on Friday August 13

Wheelock Family Theatre proudly presents 2 free student performances on Friday August 13.
6:30- A Year With Frog and Toad (Kids Version)
8:00- A Mirror Up to Madness: Scenes from Award-winning Dramas.

These 2 performances are a culmination of a two-week Advanced Performance Class; for youth under the direction of Ilyse Robbins and John O'Neil, and for teen-agers under the tutelage of director Fran Weinberg. Realizing Wheelock Family Theatre students' talent and performing capabilities, this audition-based program is intended to enhance the developing artists' skills while providing an opportunity for a professional showcase.

Free Student Performances on Friday August 13

Wheelock Family Theatre proudly presents 2 free student performances on Friday August 13.


6:30- A Year With Frog and Toad (Kids Version)

8:00- A Mirror Up to Madness: Scenes from Award-winning Dramas.

These 2 performances are a culmination of a two-week Advanced Performance Class; for youth under the direction of Ilyse Robbins and John O'Neil, and for teen-agers under the tutelage of director Fran Weinberg. Realizing Wheelock Family Theatre students' talent and performing capabilities, this audition-based program is intended to enhance the developing artists' skills while providing an opportunity for a professional showcase.

Wheelock Family Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season!

Wheelock Family Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season: Boston's most exciting theatre for families presents an anniversary season of stories that will delight and amaze!

ANNIE: October 22 - November 21, 2010

THE SECRET GARDEN: January 28 - February 27, 2011

ALADDIN: April 15 - May 15, 2011

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ANNIE

October 22 - November 21, 2010

Friday & Saturday nights at 7:30, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 3:00.
ASL/AD: Friday November 19 at 7:30 & Sunday November 21 at 3:00.

Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin.
Based on the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray.
Directed by Jane Staab. Musical Direction by Steven Bergman. Scenic Design by Anita Fuchs. Costume Design by Lisa Simpson. Choreography by Laurel Conrad. Lighting Design by Scott Clyve.
With Grace Brakeman, Aimee Doherty, & Cheryl McMahon.

THE SECRET GARDEN

Friday nights at 7:30, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 3:00.

School vacation week matinees at 1:00 (Tuesday February 22- Friday February 25). Please note: there is no evening performance on Friday February 25.
ASL/AD: Friday November 27 at 7:30 & Sunday November 29 at 3:00.

Based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Book and Lyrics by Susan Kosoff. Music by Jane Staab. Directed by Susan Kosoff. Musical Direction and arrangements by Jonathan Goldberg. Scenic Design by Matthew T. Lazure. Costume Design by Lisa Simpson.
With Katherine Doherty as Mary Lennox.

ALADDIN and the WONDERFUL LAMP

April 15 - May 15, 2011

Friday nights at 7:30, Saturday & Sunday matinees at 3:00.  School vacation week matinees at 1:00 (Tuesday April 19- Friday April 22). Please note there is no evening performance on Friday April 22. 

ASL/AD Friday May 13 at 7:30 & Sunday May 15 at 3:00.

Dramatized by James Norris from the wondrous tales of Scheherazade.
Directed and designed by James P. Byrne. Costume Design by Melissa Miller. With Sebastian Kim and Kortney Adams.

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Contact the Theatre

Charles G. Baldwin, Director of Marketing
cbaldwin@wheelock.edu
617-879-2147

Box Office
tickets@wheelock.edu
617-879-2300

John Bay, Director of Education
jbay@gis.net

617-879-2252

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Wheelock Family Theatre is fully accessible. Go to the Accessible For All web page for more info.

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