Coming up in our 14th Season - 2024
For Mother’s Day Weekend at WHM:
Representation and How to Get it!
by Joyce Van Dyke
May 10 & 11, 2024
A solo show about Poet and visionary Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and her journey as a charismatic human rights activist. Now, in this moving call to arms, she speaks passionately to our own time. She was also considered the originator of The 1870 Mother’s Day Proclamation. Starring Elaine Vaan Hogue, directed by Judy Braha. 4th Wall audiences may remember Joyce Van Dyke’s The Women Who Mapped the Stars from our 10th Season in 2019.
$20 General Admission
$17 For Museum Members
$10 Students
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Casey at the Bat
by Stephen Murray - a musical staged reading
June 1st at 2pm
Worcester composer, Stephen Murray, has created a contemporary mini opera based upon another Worcester creation, Ernest L. Thayer’s 1888 poem, Casey at the Bat. The new musical work uses every word of Thayer’s poem, but also expands the story to include Casey’s wife, Dora Mae, a young lad who idolizes Casey, legendary umpire, Foghorn Bradley, and a crowd of enthusiastic baseball fans. This new version of the classic poem is sure to be enjoyed by baseball fans and music lovers of all ages.
The Lifespan of a Fact
By Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell
June 7, 8, 14, 15, 2024
Fact-checking a magazine article seems like a routine task, until it isn’t. A famous magazine editor, a well-known author, and a zealous fact-checker prove to be a combustible trio in this tense, fast moving drama based upon true events. How far can one go in writing about a young man’s suicide before reality is distorted and moral boundaries are crossed?
Strong adult language used throughout. Audience and parent discretion advised.
