Theatre Field Trip: 'The Waves' at Powerhouse Theater
The cast of The Waves - Powerhouse Theater As a big fan of both Alice Ripley and Raul Esparza, I was excited to learn that they'd be starring alongside each other in The Waves at Powerhouse Theater (also known as Hamilton ’s workshop venue before it went off to the Public.) I figured the field trip would be a fun way to see something brand new that may never make it to New York, while visiting a Hamilton landmark. The weekend - while maybe not as chock-full of fabulousness as I'd hoped - provided one beautiful evening of theatre. The Waves is based on the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. It follows 6 friends throughout their lives - which may or may not take place in a single day. Almost every word from the novel is set to music by composers David Bucknam and Lisa Peterson. The original piece played a short engagement in New York in the 90s. It closed quickly and sat on a shelf for many years after the death of Bucknam. Thanks to a meeting of talents, The Wa...