Production runs August 30 – September 8
Weston, Vermont - A story ripped from the headlines, a vibrant score, a thrilling new work for the musical stage – that’s Pregnancy Pact, the final work in the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s MainStage season.
Loosely based on the Time Magazine article about a group of teenage girls who were suspected of forming a pact to become single mothers together, Pregnancy Pact is about some truly unforgettable young women seeking love, growing up, and discovering a sense of self in today’s often-confusing world. Their tale is set to the beat of a hard-hitting and tuneful pop-rock score. And true to Weston’s mission to create new exciting works, Pregnancy Pact is a musical for the 21st century. Boasting a complex yet memorable score and a truly authentic voice, Pregnancy Pact is in-your-face edgy in all the right ways.
With book and lyrics by Gordon Leary and music by Julia Meinwald, Weston is honored to produce its world premiere production. It appears on the company’s MainStage, running from August 30 through September 8. Pregnancy Pact was the winner of Weston’s 2010 new musical award, and was chosen for the National Alliance of Musical Theatre’s 2011 Festival of New Musicals.
The production is directed by Joe Calarco, who is best known for his adaptation/direction of Shakespeare’s R&J which ran for a year Off-Broadway – becoming the longest running version of Romeo and Juliet in New York history – and earned him a Lucille Lortel Award. Calarco has also directed numerous critically acclaimed new musicals, including The Burn Part Boys, The Toymaker, and Elegies.
The cast of Pregnancy Pact features a great deal of young Broadway talent, including Krystina Alabado, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Caitlin Kinnunen, Lauren Marcus, Jed Resnick, Margo Seibert, and Dana Steingold. The creative team is comprised of Music Director Rich Silverstein, Scenic Designer Tim Mackabee, Lighting Designer Joel Shier, Costume Designer Jen Caprio, Sound Designer Ed Chapman, and Production Stage Manager Jess Johnston. The production will also feature a dynamic corps of musicians, with Anthony Rubbo on guitar, Lorenzo Wolff on bass, Sean Hagerty on violin, Ro Rowan on cello, and Jeremy Yaddaw on drums.
Tickets for Pregnancy Pact start at $25. For additional information and to reserve seats, call the Playhouse box office at 802-824-5288 or visit the theatre’s website at westonplayhouse.org.
This production contains strong language and sexual content.
Unique to this production, there will be a talkback following every performance of Pregnancy Pact. Each talkback will feature exciting new special guests, such as: Chair of NYU's Tisch School for the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program Sarah Schlesinger, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Steve Trombley, NEA Director of Theatre and Musical Theatre Ralph Remington, and many more. For a complete list, visit the education section of our website. Talkbacks are subject to change.
Dinner is available by reservation at the theatre’s Cafe at the Falls restaurant. Seating is limited and reservations are highly recommended.
Concurrently wrapping up the season is the OtherStages production of Bad Dates, the hilarious one-woman show about a single mother trying to break back into the dating world, written by Theresa Rebeck, creator and executive producer of the NBC hit television show “Smash.” For more information about shows, visit westonplayhouse.org.
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