WHAT Announces Its 2008 Summer Season

WHAT announces the lineup for its 2008 summer season

Shows on two stages in Wellfleet; kids' shows too

WELLFLEET - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) celebrates its sophomore year in the Julie Harris Theater and it’s 24th in the Harbor Stage with their opening the 2008 summer season. Six shows in the Julie; four in the Harbor; another premiere in the WHAT for KIDs tent; and a summer jam packed with special events, children’s acting camp, and the return of Shakespeare on the Cape.

Julie Harris Stage
This season kicks off in the Julie Harris Stage with Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. Other production highlights in the Julie include the World premieres of John Kolvenbach’s Fabuloso and David Johnston’s The George Place. 2007 IRNE award winners Director David Wheeler and Max Wright (“Alf,” “WKRP in Cincinnati,” All That Jazz) bring Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw and Shakespeare on the Cape take on Marivaux with Triumph of Love.

Harbor Stage
The Harbor Stage opens on June 4th with the world premiere of Eric Lane’s Ride, directed by Daisy Walker. Brendan Hughes, WHAT’s Harbor Stage Impresario directs action-packed shorts in Rolin Jones’ Shortstack (World premiere). Also in the line up Elizabeth Meriwether’s unsanitized The Mistakes Madeline Made and Mamet’s take on the one-night-stand in Sexual Perversity in Chicago.

Special Events
With one year-round season under it’s belt the Julie Harris Stage will host twice as many special events this season. In conjunction with the Cape Cod Chamber, WHAT celebrates the Artisans Trail with an Artisan Fair on the Grounds of the Julie Harris – Memorial Day weekend. In June the special fundraising events continue with a Conversation with Al Jaffee—the “Mad” Genius behind MAD magazine’s fold-ins. WHAT presents a program of Cape Cod Shorts with local authors and world-class actors reading classic and new fiction. On August 14 the 2nd Annual WHAT Award honors John Kolvenbach (Fabuloso, Love Song, Gizmo Love, On an Average Day). Finally, two extraordinary fundraising events planned for September: Election 2008 and Forces of Nature – in partnership with Wellfleet Conservation Trust.

WHAT for Kids
WHAT For Kids continues in 2008 with the world premiere of Stephen Russell’s adaptation of a Russian Folktale, Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. New to WHAT for Kids this season – day activities, Circus Camp on Wednesdays (ages 5 – 12) and Acting Camp on Saturdays (ages 10 – 15).

About WHAT
Founded in 1985, WHAT is nationally known as Cape Cod's most adventurous professional theater company. The Julie Harris Stage is located just next to the Wellfleet Post Office on Route 6. The original Harbor Stage is located on Mayo Beach next to the Town Pier. In the second year in the Julie Harris Stage and first year of year round programming, WHAT continues its mission to consistently seek out distinctive and provocative new works and to recruit artists with the skill, imagination and vision to realize those works in production.

Tickets
Tickets for the WHAT 2008 season can be purchased on line at www.what.org or by calling the theater box office at 508-349-WHAT (9428). Subscription and Flex Passes are now available at both the website and through the box office. Subscriptions give you reduced ticket prices, flexible exchange policies, and priority seating to performances at the Julie Harris Stage. WHAT’s Flex Pass also offers reduced ticket prices and may be redeemed on a per show basis. WHAT’s programming is made possible by the generous support of donors, sponsors, and numerous community-based businesses and individuals. Season Sponsors for 2008 include Winslow’s Tavern, The Wicked Oyster, Left Bank Gallery, Chapman Construction, and Cape Cod Life. WHAT is also generously supported by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Complete Line-up with Opening Dates:

MAY

May 21 – June 14
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottage, directed by Jeff Zinn on the Julie Harris Stage, 8:00 PM (Wednesdays – Sundays), 3:30 PM matinee (Saturday, June 14)

May 24
Special Event - Artisan Fair
Celebration of the Cape Cod Artisans Trail, 12pm-6pm on the grounds of the Julie Harris Stage, free admission

JUNE

June 2
Special Event - Cultural Happy Hour
Part of the Cape Cod Life Food & Wine Festival, 4pm-6pm at the Julie Harris Stage, tickets: $15

June 4 – June 29
Ride
by Eric Lane, directed by Daisy Walker on the Harbor Stage, 7:30 PM (Wednesdays – Sundays)

June 19 – July 12
What The Butler Saw
by Joe Orton, directed by David Wheeler on the Julie Harris Stage, 8:00 PM (Tuesdays – Saturdays), 3:30 PM matinee (Saturday, June 21 & July 12)

June 28
Special Event - In Conversation with Al Jaffee
The Mad Genius behind MAD Magazine’s Fold-Ins, 8pm on the Julie Harris Stage, tickets: $35, premiere tickets: $75 includes Show and Post-Show Reception

June 29 – August 31
Triumph of Love
by Marivaux, directed by James Magruder, Shakespeare on Cape on the Julie Harris Stage, 8:00 PM (Sundays and Mondays), 3:30 PM matinee (Sunday, August 31)

JULY

July 2 – July 27
Short Stack
by Rolin Jones, directed by Brendan Hughes on the Harbor Stage, 7:30 PM (Tuesdays – Sundays)

July 7 – August 28
Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
written and directed by Stephen Russell, WHAT for KIDS (W4K Tent), 7:00 PM (Mondays – Thursdays)

July 9 – August 27
Circus Camp
Ages: 5 – 12, WHAT for KIDS (W4K Tent), 10:00 am – Noon (Wednesdays), $20/class; $140/all 8 classes

July 12 – August 23
Acting Camp
Ages: 10 - 15, WHAT for KIDS (W4K Tent), 10:00 am – Noon (Saturdays), $20/class; $100/all 6 classes

July 12 – August 23
Shakespeare for Kids
Ages: 12 – 15 +, WHAT for KIDS (W4K Tent), 12:30 – 2:30 pm (Saturdays), $20/class; $100/all 6 classes

July 17 – August 9
The Pillowman
by Martin McDonagh, directed by Jeff Zinn on the Julie Harris Stage, 8:00 PM (Tuesdays – Saturdays), 3:30 PM matinee (Saturday, July 19)

July 30 – August 24
The Mistakes Madeline Made
by Elizabeth Meriwether, directed by Brendan Hughes on the Harbor Stage, 7:30 PM (Tuesdays – Sundays)

AUGUST

August 14 – September 6
Fabuloso
by John Kolvenbach on the Julie Harris Stage, 8:00 PM (Tuesdays – Saturdays), 3:30 PM matinee (Saturday, August 16)

August 14
Special Event - Second Annual WHAT Award
John Kolvenbach honored for Fabuloso, Love Song, Gizmo Love, and On an Average Day, 8pm on the Julie Harris Stage, Tickets: $50, Premiere Tickets: $125 includes Show and Post-Show Reception

August 27 – September 21
Sexual Perversity in Chicago
by David Mamet, directed by Brendan Hughes on the Harbor Stage, 7:30 PM (Wednesdays – Sundays)

SEPTEMBER

September 9
Special Event - Election 2008
Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, 8pm, Tickets: $25, Premiere Tickets: $50 includes Show and Post-Show Reception

September 11 – October 4
The George Place
by David Johnston on the Julie Harris Stage, 8:00 PM (Wednesdays – Saturdays), 3:30 PM matinee (Saturday, Sept 13, Sept 27 & Oct 4)

September 27
Special Event - Forces of Nature
8:00 pm (Saturday), Julie Harris Stage, Tickets: $25, Premiere Tickets: $50 includes Show and Post-Show Reception

Box Office & Venue Information

JULIE HARRIS STAGE
2357 Route 6, Wellfleet (next to Post Office)
508-349-9428
www.what.org
Box office hours: 10:00 am – 8:30 pm, Sundays Noon – 8:30 pm
Tickets: General Admission $32; Matinee $22; Student Rush $16 (1/2 hour before show)
Showtimes: Evening 8:00 pm; Matinee 3:30 pm

HARBOR STAGE
One Kendrick Ave, Wellfleet (next to Town Pier)
508-349-9428
www.what.org
Box office hours: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (day of show)
Tickets:  General Admission $29; Student Rush $16 (1/2 hour before show)
Showtimes: Evening 7:00 pm

WHAT FOR KIDS TENT
2357 Route 6, Wellfleet (next to the Julie Harris Stage)
508-349-9428
www.what.org
Tickets: General Admission $9
Showtimes: Evening 7:30 pm

Release courtesy of WHAT.