Organization

Dancing at Lughnasa

Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre

May 23-June 23, 2013

In the late summer of 1936 anything seems possible for the five Mundy sisters, even love. The return of their elder brother to the family home in Donegal, Ireland after missionary work in Africa heralds the end of their golden season, and as the summer draws to a close the Mundy sisters must face their own bitter harvest.

Under...

And a Nightingale Sang

Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre

May 24-June 24, 2012

A British family struggles to hold together in the midst of the chaos of World War II in this bittersweet comedy. The play is a nostalgic romp through life on the home front with a quirky cast of lovable characters. Touching and funny in equal measure, the story revels in the universal truth of the strength of family.

An American Wife

Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre

April 12-April 15, 2012

New England premiere.

When Frank Flynn returns to rural Pennsylvania after his service in World War II, he doesn't get quite the welcome he, or his Polish war bride, Stella, had been expecting. Jobs in the coalmine are scarce and the small-minded Irish Catholic community does not know what to make of them. Stella's painful past...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Alumnae Hall

September 23-September 25, 2010

Returning to Wellesley College for the fifth year, The Actors From The London Stage is a theatrical tour de force beloved by the Wellesley community. This year, the actors from such prestigious companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the royal National Theatre of Great Britain, and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre will bring Shakespeare's...

The Guys

Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company

September 9-September 11, 2010

A staged reading: In the aftermath of September 11th, Nick and Joan, two people who under normal circumstances never would have met, jump the well-defined track of their own lives, in doing, so they learn about themselves, life and the healing power of human connection.

Backwards and in High Heels

Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Schneider Hall

May 17, 2010

With a personality as big as the state she governed, Ann Richards shattered the "good ole boys network" and changed the face of politics forever. Rising to national prominence with her keynote address at the 1988 Democratic Convention, she famously described George Bush as having been born "with a silver foot in his...