ABOUT
Weathervane is best known for its signature alternating repertory. Each season’s mainstage calendar features the best of Broadway musicals, cutting edge and classic dramas and comedies, new works and more. Each world class production is performed by a resident company of professional actors. Since 1966 the theatre has produced a wide variety of titles as listed here.
The Weathervane has called Whitefield, NH home since its founding in 1966. Located on Route 3, our 250 seat theatre is accessible, comfortable and was recently outfitted with heat and air conditioning.
Weathervane Theatre Players, Inc. is a federally-registered not-for-profit corporation led by a volunteer Board of Directors and managed by contracted staff. The fiscal year runs November 1 through October 31.
Winner of multiple NH Theatre Awards and nominations as well as significant national recognition and acclaim, Weathervane is a piece of American Theatre history and continues to position itself at the forefront of the Regional Theatre landscape!
In addition to the Theatre’s public performance property, the Weathervane owns the Spalding Inn that is used for artist and staff housing. Thanks to the Weathervane Theatre Alumni Association the theatre utilizes the Mount Washington Grange Hall for rehearsal, costume shop and storage and office space located in downtown Whitefield.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS:
Gina Damiano, President
Alex Foti, Vice President
Sara Martineau, Treasurer
Leah Maciejewski, Secretary
Jennifer Gaudette, Immediate Past President
DIRECTORS:
Paul Damiano
Lore Dodge
George C. “Kit” Carter
Colin Haas
Holly Hayward
Meyer G. Koplow
Jeanne Landry
Molly Meg Legal
Nicole Sakowitz, Liaison to WVAA
Gibbs Murray, Co-founder
MEET CO-FOUNDER, GIBBS MURRAY
Of course, the Weathervane’s very existence is due to Gibbs Murray, who co-founded the Theatre in 1966 with the late Tom Haas. For every summer since 1966, Gibbs has been an integral part of all things Weathervane.
As a young man, Murray brought artistry and considerable theatre experience onstage and off. A faculty member at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, he would eventually retire as Chair of the Display and Design Department having made an indelible mark on more students than can be counted.
And for every summer since 1966, it has been his artistry and singular design that have defined the look and style of the Weathervane. Thousands of alumni staff and audience members instantly recognize the ‘look’ of our productions, all guided by his inestimable talent and vision and his presence onstage and off is felt by every successive Company and each summer’s audience. You can see Gibbs in every drawing, his influence in each intricate stage design and of course you can see him yourself each and every summer at the Theatre.
DID YOU KNOW?
When Gibbs Murray and the late Tom Haas initially purchased the property, there was an inn next door named The Weathervane Inn—and, as the theater space originally started as a barn there was a weathervane on the roof of the building. That inspired the name: Weathervane Theatre!
While that weathervane was stolen after that first summer, the iconic cupola and weathervane serves as the inspiration for the name of the Weathervane Theatre, now in its 59th season.
MEET OUR STAFF
Ethan Paulini
(he/him)
Producing Artistic Director
Producing Artistic Director Ethan Paulini returns for Season 60. He brings a wealth of experience as director, performer and associate artist to the Weathervane where he has served as Intern Director, Co-Artistic Director, Director, Choreographer and AEA Company Member. Ethan’s experience includes: Associate Artistic Director of Out of the Box Theatrics (NYC); Director for Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s Education Department, where he designed their Summer Training Program. Faculty at Harwich Junior Theatre and taught master classes at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Ouachita Baptist University and Singers’ Forum. He is the Resident Director for Reel Artistry. Founder of Ethan Paulini Career and Acting Coaching – YOU Inc #ethancoaches, a Manhattan based studio with over 200 clients represented on Broadway, TV/Film and more! Proud Member – AEA, SDC, SAG/AFTRA.
Visit ethanpaulini.com to find out more about other performing and directing credits!
Robert H. Fowler
(he/him)
ASSOCIATE Artistic Director
Robert H. Fowler is grateful to return to the Weathervane as Associate Artistic Director for Season 60 and be a part of this amazing theatrical community and incredible creative team. He continues to be excited about working with Ethan Paulini and his continued dedication to the vision of its Founders, Gibbs Murray and Tom Haas, and former Artistic Director, Jacques Stewart. As Associate Artistic Director, Robert remains intent on the Weathervane Theatre being a leading professional theater company of the North Country. As well as being a company member, he brings his non performer experiences, including teacher, associate choreographer, associate director, and stage manager, to this position. Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.
Rien Schlecht
(she/her)
Operations manager
Resident designer
costume shop supervisor
After graduating with degrees in Criminal Profiling and Costume Design, Rien (she/her) started working at The Weathervane Theatre and is always so happy to return to the mountains. Her favorite Weathervane designs include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (NH Theatre Award). Guys and Dolls (NH Theatre Award), Blood Brothers (set/costume), Eurydice (set/costume), Buyer and Cellar (set design), A Man of No Importance, Sweeney Todd (NH Theatre Award), Once on this Island, Memphis (NHTA nom), The King and I (NHTA nom), Seussical, Bright Star, Little Shop of Horrors, and Amadeus (set/costumes). Her New York theatre credits include multiple shows with Out of the Box Theatrics including the Drama Desk nominated Baby!, several seasons with Theatre For A New Audience, Radio City, Mark Morris Ballet, and many other theatres and tv commercials. She designed The Mysteries at The Flea (Drama Desk nom), The Jinx for HBO, worked on The Woodsman at New World Stages, and the stage and film productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Julie Taymor. Thank you for supporting live theatre!
Jorge Donoso
(he/him)
Director of Development
Jorge Donoso is a Colombian born, NYC based performer and community organizer. As an artist, he has worked at Lincoln Center, The Drama League of NY, Playmakers Repertory Company, Columbia Stages, PEN America, Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Weathervane Theatre, and the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre. With over eight years of work in the non-profit sector, he has worked with organizations such as the Corporation of Yaddo, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and North Carolina AIDS Action Network. Jorge holds an MFA in Acting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association.
Carrie Greenberg
(she/her)
Marketing Director
With Weathervane since 2018, Carrie is an award-winning arts administrator from Long Island. Previous arts admin experience includes Asolo Rep, Theatre West Virginia, and Out of the Box Theatrics. Also a performer, Carrie has performed across the country and abroad. Favorite Weathervane credits include Heathers (Ms. Fleming), Hello, Dolly! (Ernestina), Disaster (Sister Mary Downy), and Guys and Dolls (Big Jule – NHTA nom). Carrie holds a BA in Musical Theatre and Public Relations from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Grace Livingston Kramer
(she/her)
Company Manager
Grace returns for Season 59. When not in North Country, she fills her days being a mom to an awesome baby girl and as the Dramatic Academy Development Director at Penobscot Theatre Company. Grace is also a founding member of HEART Global, a performing arts-driven non-profit that works with students worldwide. Favorite performance credits: Winter Wonderettes (Missy), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Blood Brothers (Linda), Disaster! (Marianne), Little Shop of Horrors (Ronette), Speech & Debate (Teacher/Reporter), Curious Incident… (Mrs.Shears/Voice 1), Elf (Jovie), The Full Monty (Estelle), August: Osage County (Johnna).
Egypt Dixon
(she/her)
Production Stage Manager
Egypt returns to the Weathervane for her eighth season.
New York Theatre Workshop (Production Stage Manager): Dreaming Zenzile. Out of the Box Theatrics (Production Stage Manager): Baby, The Last Five Years, Into the Woods. Atlantic Theater Company (Production Stage Manager): Anatomy OAS. Theatre for a New Audience (Assistant Stage Manager): Fefu and Her Friends, Julius Caesar, Winter’s Tale. Weston Playhouse (Assistant Stage Manager): Indecent. Weathervane Theatre (Assistant Stage Manager): Bright Star, Curious Incident…, Chicago, Sister Act. Weathervane Theatre (Production Stage Manager): Little Shop, Miracle on South Division Street, Patsy Cline. AEA Member.
Andrew Morrissey
(he/him)
RESIDENT MUSIC Director
Bar Manager
Andrew Morrissey is a NYC-based pianist, award-winning music director, vocal coach, and composer. He has been involved with educational, community, and semi-professional theatre in NH, NYC, and the DMV area. A NH native, he has worked at many known theatres including Interlakes, Jean’s Playhouse, Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Plymouth State University, where he received a BA in Music. He has a MM in stage music composition from CUA, and his thesis project grew into a fully-fledged staging of Lost In Wonderland with the Pallas Theatre Collective in DC in 2015. He is currently working on a few new musicals, one based on Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray and the other on the life of Rasputin. This is his fifth summer at Weathervane and his second as Resident Music Director.
Check him out on Instagram: @Andrewmorrisseymusic
Marisa Kirby
(she/her)
Weathervane theatre intern program director
Marisa Kirby returns as the Intern Program Director for Season 60. She’s a member of the AEA professional company and also serves as the resident choreographer. With over fifteen years of experience in theatre, dance, and education, Marisa is passionate and dedicated to her work with the Weathervane intern company. Under her guidance and training, many of her students have gone on to perform on Broadway, TV/film, cruise lines, and music videos. She holds a BFA in dance performance from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and has been nationally recognized for her work with aspiring young artists. It is her privilege to work with such incredible talent from across the country and assist them in developing their own path in the entertainment industry.
For more info and updates…marisakirby.com!
