WTC announces 2023-24 season beginning September

Whitefish Theatre Company, celebrating 45 years of quality community theatre, world music and more, is proud to introduce its 2023-2024 season. With 14 shows, WTC’s season is diverse and inspiring, offering entertainment for everyone to enjoy.

“It is always so fun to announce our new season,” says Artistic Director Kim Krueger. “Our main stage season is a combination of classics and newer plays that include the masterpiece ‘Lost In Yonkers’, the holiday spectacular ‘A Christmas Carol The Musical’, the thrilling adaptation of ‘Misery’, the historic drama ‘Silent Sky’, and the hilarious whodunnit ‘Death By Design’. Our music series brings in tremendous ensembles of award-winning, talented artists that include the Inuit-Soul ensemble Pamyua, the acclaimed blues guitarist Albert Cummings, the dynamic classical duo Bridge + Wolak, the vibrant fiddling of Eileen Ivers, and the flamenco supergroup Jesús Muñoz Flamenco. Add in four thought-provoking Black Curtain plays, this season promises something intriguing and entertaining for all.”

Season Tickets and Build-Your-Own-Season Passes are currently on sale, offering 10% to 15% discounts off regular ticket prices.

“A season ticket with the Whitefish Theatre Company is truly one of the best deals in town,” says Executive Director Jennifer Asebrook. “Costing only $270 per person, the price works out to be an extremely affordable $19 a show for a full season of 14 shows. Buying a season ticket promises you the best seats at the O’Shaughnessy Center and assures that you won’t miss this fabulous year-round line-up of theatre and music.”

Whitefish Theatre Company’s 2023-2024 season is as follows:

Kalamazoo (Black Curtain theatre): Sept. 23 and 24

When Peg, a 70-something, Irish Catholic bird lover meets Irving, a 70-something Jewish, metal detector-toting East Coaster on an online dating site, it feels like love at first click. But after their crazy margarita-filled first date, complete with body shots and morning-after tattoos, Peg and Irving find that they still have a little aging to do if they want to forget their past and move forward into a future together.

Lost In Yonkers (mainstage theatre): Oct. 12-15 and 19-21

Winner of 4 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this coming-of-age masterpiece is filled with Neil Simon’s gifted touch of witty dialogue and heartfelt emotion as the young boys in the play learn lessons about love, responsibility, and the importance of family that will carry them into adulthood.

Pamyua (music): Oct. 27

Often described as “Inuit soul music”, the four-piece ensemble Pamyua has truly defined their own genre. Showcasing Inuit culture and history through music, dance, and masks from many Alaska Native cultures, Pamyua reinterprets traditional melodies with contemporary sounds of soul. Be prepared for a one-of-kind night of music!

Admissions (Black Curtain theatre): Nov. 11 and 12

Bill and Sherri Rosen-Mason are the white, progressive-and-proud headmaster and dean of admissions at Hillcrest, a New Hampshire boarding school. Over the last 15 years, they have worked to diversify the school’s mostly white population, largely succeeding in bringing a stodgy institution into the 21st century. But when their high-achieving son’s Ivy League dreams are jeopardized, the family's reaction blasts open a deep rift between their public values and private decisions. “Admissions” is a sharp-witted, devastating, and shockingly blunt look at privilege, power, and the perils of hypocrisy.

Albert Cummings (music): Nov. 17

Featuring a four-piece band, music virtuoso Albert Cummings has wed the chunky, rave-up R&B stylings of Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan to the boundary-less blues-rock improvisation of Eric Clapton and Freddie King, all while maintaining a distinct, genre-bending style and sound all his own. Cummings has graced the stage with such esteemed luminaries as Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Susan Tedeschi, Sheryl Crow, and B.B. King, using his guitar wizardry to take audiences on a twisting, turning blues roller coaster. A show not to miss!

A Christmas Carol The Musical (musical theatre): Dec. 7-10 and 14-17

In this spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’ enduring story, Ebenezer Scrooge must face his selfish ways when he meets three ghosts who lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Brimming with rousing musical numbers and splendid costumes, “A Christmas Carol The Musical” celebrates the importance of family, friendship, and love and is the perfect family-friendly event to kick off the holiday season!

Witch (Black Curtain theatre): Jan. 20 and 21

The fate of the world is at stake in Jen Silverman’s exceedingly smart modern fable, “Witch”. In one of the oldest storylines around, Scratch, a slick, young devil dressed as a junior salesman, arrives in search of people’s souls in exchange for their deepest desires. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled the Witch of Edmonton and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the citizens begin to take advantage of the Devil’s deals, outcast Elizabeth stuns the handsome, self-centered Scratch by standing her ground. This sharp, inventive, and fiendishly funny new play debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.

Bridge + Wolak (music): Jan. 24

Each member of this dynamic duo is a 'double threat' on two instruments: Michael Bridge plays accordion and piano and Kornel Wolak plays clarinet and piano. Together, they have become an internationally acclaimed music & comedy duo, integrating traditional acoustic instruments with modern digital technology and performing their own uniquely re-imagined repertoire of classical, world and jazz fusion.

Misery (mainstage theatre): Feb. 22-25 & 29 and March 1-2

Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, romance novelist Paul Sheldon wakes up incapacitated in the secluded home of Annie Wilkes - his “number one fan”- after she rescues him from a car crash. Becoming enraged after learning that Paul has killed off Annie’s favorite character, Misery Chastain, Paul begins a game of cat-and-mouse as he tries to outsmart her and plan his escape. A spine-tingling stage adaptation! Recommended for mature audiences.

Eileen Ivers (music): March 6

Called “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin”, Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated Eileen Ivers will change the way you think of the fiddle. With “unIVERSal roots”, her four-piece, energetic and joyous band, Eileen continues to connect music, cultures, and stories that tie us together, “electrifying the crowd with a dazzling show of virtuoso playing”. Eileen’s career has spanned over 30 years including being the groundbreaking musical star of Riverdance and a 9-time All-Ireland fiddle champion.

The Tin Woman (Black Curtain theatre): March 16 and 17

“The Tin Woman” follows the story of Joy, a woman in her mid-30s who recently received a heart transplant. However, instead of relishing her new life, Joy enters a downward spiral, unsure whether she truly deserves a second chance. Meanwhile, Alice and Hank mourn the loss of their son, Jack, whose heart was used to save Joy. When Joy decides to meet Jack’s family to find closure, their grief transforms as they finally have to accept his death. Based on a true story, “The Tin Woman” is a complex web of laughter and grief used to explore loss, family, and what it means to be given new life.

Silent Sky (mainstage theatre): April 11-14 and 18-20

In the early 1900s at the Harvard Observatory, Henrietta Leavitt charts the stars for a renowned astronomer who has no time for her probing theories. In this exquisite blend of science, history, and fragile relationships, “Silent Sky” follows the true story of a passionate young woman who must map her own passage through a society determined to keep a woman in her place.

Jesús Muñoz Flamenco (music and dance): May 10

Hailing from New Mexico, Jesús Muñoz Flamenco is a riveting ensemble of international dancers and musicians who explore dynamic and visionary movements and sounds inspired by cante flamenco or “flamenco singing”. The company has formed a visual and sonic vocabulary that intersects Flamenco with Latin, Jazz and Hip-hop, creating an exciting, world-class night of Flamenco dance!

Death By Design (mainstage theatre): May 30-31 and June 1-2 & 6-8

It’s 1932 and Edward Bennett, a playwright, and his actress wife, Sorel, flee London and head to an English country manor after a disastrous opening night. But various guests continue to arrive unexpectedly – a conservative politician, a fiery socialist, a nearsighted ingénue, a zany modern dancer – each with a long-held secret. When one of the guests is murdered, it is left to Bridgit, the feisty Irish maid with a macabre interest in homicide, to solve the crime. “Death by Design” is a hilarious whodunnit with a twist you will never forget!

All shows are at the WTC’s O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. Season Tickets and Build-Your-Own-Season Passes are available by calling the box office at 406-862-5371, ordering through the brochure order form that is on their website, or visiting their office at 1 Central Avenue in Whitefish. Box office hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individual tickets for all shows can also be purchased beginning Aug. 19 at www.whitefishtheatreco.org. Please visit their website to view the season brochure online or call the box office to order a brochure.