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Whitefish Theatre Company announces 2021-22 season

by Daily Inter Lake
| August 12, 2021 12:00 AM

The Whitefish Theatre Company has announced its slate of entertainment for the 2021-22 season. Tickets and "build-your-own" season passes are on sale at the box office between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and at whitefishtheatreco.org.

Those who had a season pass for the 2019-20 season and did not renew their passes still have credit for three shows. Special pricing is available for those who want to renew their passes for the 2021-22 season.

The lineup is as follows:

Sept. 25-26: "The Cemetery Club" (Black Curtain Theatre) A funny and touching play about enduring friendships, cherishing the past and embracing the future.

Oct. 15-17 and Oct. 21-23: "Now and Then" (mainstage theater) A heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us.

Oct. 28: Okaidja Afroso (music) Afroso is an Afro-pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Ghana.

Dec. 2-5 and Dec. 9-12: "Elf the Musical" (mainstage musical) A modern holiday classic sure to have everyone embracing their inner elf.

Dec. 29: KT Tunstall (music special event, not part of the season or build-your-own ticket offer) A special performance from Grammy-nominated Scotland born and now Los Angeles-based artist with heartfelt pop, bona fide electric blues, and left-field alt-folk.

Jan. 21: Bridge & Wolak (music) Each member of this internationally acclaimed music and comedy duo is a "double threat" on two instruments: Michael Bridge plays accordion and piano and Kornel Wolak plays clarinet and piano, integrating traditional acoustic instruments with modern digital technology.

Jan. 29-30: "Mauritius" (Black Curtain Theatre) An ingenious fast-paced thriller that is a gripping blend of sharp comedy and heart-pounding drama.

Feb. 25-27 and March 3-5: "The Revolutionists" (cabaret theater) A fresh and fast-paced comedy by award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson with a quartet of beautiful, badass women raising hell in Paris during the French Revolution.

March 12-13: "Bauer" (Black Curtain Theatre) A true story of forgotten abstract artist Rudolf Bauer, peer to Picasso, Chagall and Kandinsky, and beacon to Pollock and Rothko.

March 17: Paul Beaubrun (music) A scion of Haitian musical royalty, singer and multi-instrumentalist.

April 8-10 and April 14-16: "Sense and Sensibility" (mainstage theater) Called "inventive, faithful, clever and hilarious," this marvelous play will delight Austen fans and novices alike.

April 20: Derina Harvey Band (music) Fearless front-woman Harvey leads this Celtic Rock sensation and winners of the People's Choice Award at the 2018 Edmonton Music Awards.

May 6: Arthur Trace (special event) — One of the most unique acts in the world of magic today," Los Angeles-based Trace is a world-traveling illusionist.

May 12: J2B2 John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (music) Called the "high lonesome sound" of American roots music, J2B2's stellar live shows have the bluegrass world buzzing.

May 27-29 and June 2-4: "Murder on the Orient Express" (mainstage theater) This masterpiece promises a suspenseful and thrilling ride that is sure to have everyone in the audience guessing who did it.