WVPE is a proud media sponsor of the Wagon Wheel’s 2021 Summer Season. Beginning on June 2nd with the Wizard of Oz and concluding with Nunsense on August 21st. Season subscriptions are now available starting at $195 by calling the box office at (574) 267-8041. Here is the full season line up at the Wagon Wheel:
THE WIZARD OF OZ – June 2-12, 2021 (no shows on Monday)
This beloved tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels over the rainbow to discover the magical power of home, has been entertaining audiences for generations. With all the characters you know and love including Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion and more! With so many great songs to sing along with, your family will love following the yellow brick road to the Emerald City!
GUYS & DOLLS – June 16-26, 2021 (no shows on Monday)
Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
THE MUSIC MAN – June 30-July 10, 2021 (no shows on Monday or July 3)
Family entertainment at its best! Music Manfollows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.
BIG, THE MUSICAL (no shows on Monday)
The classic 1987 motion picture fantasy bursts onto the stage in the unforgettable theatrical experience, Big The Musical. Josh Baskin is sick of being an awkward kid. At a carnival, he makes a wish to the Zoltar machine to become “big.” To his shock, his wish is granted. After an understandably awkward beginning, Josh is forced to do “adult” things, like getting a job and a girlfriend. In the end, he discovers that there’s much more to being an adult than he bargained for and learns that we must all grow up at our own pace, in our own time. Big is a family-friendly smash-hit that is full of high-energy singing and dancing.
PRIDE & PREJUDICE – July 28-August 7, 2021 (no shows on Monday)
This is not your Grandma’s Pride and Prejudice! Bold and timely, this Pride & Prejudice for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry. But can she resist love, especially when that impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full. Come out and enjoy this new adaptation of this great romantic comedy.
NUNSENSE – August 11-21, 2021 (no shows on Monday)
NUNSENSE is the hilarious musical farce about a convent of Nuns staging a fundraiser to enable them to bury the last four nuns of their order who died of botulism in an unfortunate convent cooking accident (and who are temporarily being stored in the freezer!).