WVAA

Weathervane summers are made of great entertainment, and Season 43 was no exception.  A wide range of new and familiar favorites made up the Mainstage rotation: Babes in Arms used John Guare’s well-researched restoration of the Rodgers/Hart musical to its original 1937 version; Motor City Revue offered yet another toe-tapping original by Jacques Stewart in collaboration with Elaina Cope that showcased the AEA talent; All the Great Books, another of the ‘Abridged’ series, every bit as filled with side-splitting laughter as its siblings; Oklahoma! swept audiences westward as it burst onto the stage, every performance a delight; Violet often surprised – and never disappointed – with its beautiful score and bittersweet story;  Picasso at the Lapin Agile gave ample opportunity to enjoy the considerable comedic talents of Gibbs Murray and Jacques Stewart in Steve Martin’s thoughtful comedy; and Rent . . . . well, Rent was a production coup, and perhaps the best-selling musical of the last few years (outperformed only by Ragtime in recent history).

Sounds Good to Me- WVAA Helpts Weathervane Acoustic Project

Soom after the completion of the new Weathervane Theatre barn in 2002, it became clear that the acoustics and sound quality of the facility were in need of 'tuning.' In early 2007, the WVAA did some research and identified a Theatre/Acoustic Consultant, Jim Read, who was a student of the late George C. Izenour, an internationally recognized authority in the fields of theatre design, engineering, and acoustics. The WVAA Board voted to fund both Jim's initial visit to evaluate the Weathervane barn to make calculations, and his subsequent design plan to improve the acoustics of the new theatre.