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Wheelhouse Theater Company to Present Kurt Vonnegut's Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Vonnegut’s rarely produced play is a darkly comedic look at American culture.

Matt Harrington joins the cast of Happy Birthday, Wanda June.
Matt Harrington joins the cast of Happy Birthday, Wanda June.

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Wheelhouse Theater Company will present Kurt Vonnegut's Happy Birthday, Wanda June from April 7-28 at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Jeffrey Wise will direct the production, which has an official opening set for April 14.

The play is described as a darkly comedic look into "a capitalist society's attempts to make socio-cultural progress in a world often polarized by its moral and political outrage…or lack thereof."

The cast of Happy Birthday, Wanda June features Jason O’Connell, Kate MacCluggage, Finn Faulconer, Craig Wesley Divino,
Kareem Lucas, Matt Harrington, and Charlotte Wise.

Scenic design is by Brittany Vasta, lighting design is by Andrew Florida, costume design is by Christopher Metzger, and sound design is by Mark Van Hare.

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