The 2008-2009 Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3 Season!
If you love theatre that's up close and personal, join us in our 80-seat theatre on the 3rd floor. The Independence Studio on 3 is your home for intimate stories in an intimate space!
The boys are back in Tuna and the laughter is greater than ever!A TUNA CHRISTMAS
by Joe Sears, Jaston William and Ed HowardNovember 25 – January 4
God rest ye merry gentlemen—it's time to kick up your heels with A Tuna Christmas, the hilarious sequel to the hit comedy, Greater Tuna. It's 24 hours before Christmas and times are tough. Bertha Bumiller's drunken husband hasn't come home, her kids are messes, and a Christmas Phantom is destroying the town's Xmas decorations. Two actors. Twelve days of Christmas. Twenty-four hilarious characters to put a jingle in your sleigh. Last year's madcap actors return, so stuff your stocking with a Tuna surprise this holiday season!
The World Premiere of a new play in celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday!
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Whitman's Lincoln
by Bill Van HornJanuary 20 – February 8
O Captain, My Captain: Whitman's Lincoln is a revealing portrait of President Abraham Lincoln as seen through the eyes of Walt Whitman, America's firebrand poet. Whitman's admiration for the 16th President was immediate and intense. He saw in the frontier lawyer the promise of the real American dream, a country where common men can rise to the highest heights of politics, industry, and culture. From Whitman's humble row house in Camden, NJ to the battlefields of Gettysburg, we bring you tales of two great men with one great vision for America.
A touching, new American play where boys will be men and rivers show us the way.
HONOR AND THE RIVER
by Anton DudleyFebruary 24 – March 15
Set against the romantic background of a New England river, a teenage boy confronts his fear of water and the ghost of his drowned father. As Eliot gears up for spring rowing season, he struggles to define who he is. Life is an empty shell. Who can help? Becoming a man is more than athletic exploits and bravado. He looks to Honor, his rowing partner, and to his bereaved mother for guidance. In his sleek rowing shell, can he find ways to fill this void and move forward?
A new American screwball comedy about breaking into homes, hearts and minds!
CRIMINAL HEARTS
by Jane MartinMarch 31 – April 19
Bo, the burglar, has been casing an upscale condo for weeks. It's time to strike. But when Bo breaks in, she finds an empty apartment. Ata's husband has just left her. He pulled up a van and left her with nothing but a mattress. An empty apartment. An empty life. Women in hard circumstances must stick together to survive. An unlikely friendship begins as these two women develop a scheme to take revenge. Their plans are outrageous, surprising and hilarious. Will criminal minds triumph over Criminal Hearts?
Off-Broadway's musical hit! Winner of 4 Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical Revue!
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY'S GREATEST HITS
by Jane MartinMay 5 – June 28
As the Walnut Street Theatre turns 200, we salute the American musical with the Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits. Let's pay tribute to the big shows and bigger legends in this hilarious, loving and endlessly entertaining revue. It's time to revisit, and laugh with some of your favorite shows: Annie ("I'm 30 Years Old, Tomorrow"), Sound of Music ("My Souvenir Things") , West Side Story ("Chita/Rita America"), Man of La Mancha ("The Impossible Song") and more. It's the greatest, it's the funniest and it's the hottest celebration in town!
