With summer’s best of weather And autumn’s best of cheer."
- Helen Hunt Jackson, September, 1830-1885
Tunes in the Attic
Friday: Annette Dion, Eric Colville, Chris Elliott, Deborah Galiga, and Will Hunt
Saturday: Barbara Koen, Jamie Shaler, Janice Fullman, Sam Hooper, and Roger Carmody
Sunday: Gary Barbati, Toni Ann Enes, with Dave Koen, Mark Aleo, Ed Sakurai, and Dick Chardon
The audience will be treated to some of
their most arresting songs,
as well as some unusual collaborations and duets.
Tunes in the Attic
will deliver fifteen astonishingly original
and polished performers
in an acoustically excellent space.
Friday-Sunday
September 7-9, 8pm
Tickets
$15
All 3 Nights for
$30!
A dazzling array of singers, songwriters, and musicians performing original songs in the round, exploiting WET's newly redesigned sound environment.
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Willie “Loco” Alexander and The Persistence of Memory Orchestra
including Jim Dogherty (drums), Ken Field & Russ Gershon (sax), and Mark Chenevert (sax and clarinet). Alexander rounds out the band on piano and vocal
Summoning an eclectic synthesis if musical styles, Persistence of Memory blasts a compelling, distinctive blend entirely its own.
"The first time I got here they were
calling me garage rock," says Alexander,
"I thought I was pretty accomplished . . .
it doesn’t matter, they call me
something different every decade."
Friday
September 14, 7:30pm
Tickets
$15
Two New Bands
making their debuts at WET
First up: Judy C., singer & songwriter, joined by Gary Barbati on drums, Janice Fullman on backing vocals, Craig Stanley on bass, and Will Hunt on guitar.
Next: Will Hunt on saxophones, flute, and guitar, joined by bassist Joe Cardoza, guitarist Adrian Hunt, and drummer and singer Gary Barbati, with Judy C & Janice Fullman on vocals & keyboards.
Judy C.: Big range, beautiful tone, no affectation
Will Hunt: Get ready to ROCK!!!
Saturday
September 15, 7:30pm
Tickets $15
Alan Laddd
and the Abashed
performing C&W tinged rock
Boston rocker Gary Shane in a cowboy hat backed by country rockers the Abashed, a whip-tight unit featuring Brian Hallissey on keyboards, Gary Herald on drums, Zippy on lead guitar, and Juan de Fuco on bass.
Alan Laddd and the Abashed will be recording
their newest record live during this performance.
Sunday
September 16, 7:30pm
Tickets
$15
Kindertransport
Diane Samuels’ play tells the story of 9-year-old Eva, sent to England to escape the Holocaust, who tries to remain true to her German Jewish heritage, and the adult Evelyn who has put the past behind her and become “English.” A moving story of family, the transition from past to present, and love between mothers and daughters.
With Laura Crook, June Lewin, Elise Manning, Robert D. Murphy, M. Lynda Robinson and Emily Sinagra. Directed by M. Lynda Robinson
"A poignant play
which nears modern classic status."
-Curtains Up, London
Performed under an Actors' Equity Members' Project Code
Fridays & Saturdays
September 21, 22
28, 29 & October 5, 6
8:00 pm
Sundays
September 23, 30
& October 7
5:00 pm
Suggested Donation
$15
$12 for seniors & children under 16
Plus Susan Erony & Erika Marquardt's collaborative work, “Have We Gone Too Far?” in the WET Gallery, paintings addressing the history and legacy of the Holocaust.
THE WEST END THEATER 1 WASHINGTON STREET GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
Call anytime 978-281-0680
Reservations preferred but not necessary. Come on a whim. Do the pop-in.
Box office opens one hour before showtime.