Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weston Playhouse Theatre Company


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) -- Sam Sailor Talk! 08:37, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Weston Playhouse Theatre Company

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This theater company appears to fail WP:ORG. While it is asserted that it is the "oldest theater company" in Vermont, United States of America, I question whether this company is a *professional* theater company. As always, I'm more than happy to be proven wrong. Prove me wrong! Shirt58 (talk) 10:51, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. The initial version of this article didn't cite any sources and it's understandable that a reader might question it, but some quick searching for "Weston Playhouse" bears out this theater's notability.  85 news hits at HighBeam Research, 101 in The New York Times, 15 in The Wall Street Journal: not all of these are substantive, of course, but here, for example, is what Terry Teachout of the WSJ had to say in a 2008 review of their production of The Light in the Piazza:


 * "This was my first visit to the Weston Playhouse, a converted 19th-century church located on the village green of a picturesque town that is nestled in the Green Mountains of southern Vermont. The playhouse is an easy two-hour drive from the popular summer theaters of western Massachusetts, and if "The Light in the Piazza" is any indication, its offerings are closely comparable in quality to the work of such better-known troupes as the Berkshire and Williamstown Theatre Festivals. The production values at Weston are as memorable as the performances: Russell Metheny's near-abstract set evokes Florence with clean-lined simplicity, while Andy Einhorn's instrumental ensemble interprets Mr. Guettel's score sensitively (though it sometimes plays too loudly for the unamplified cast). This is, in short, an important revival by an ambitious company, and I look forward to seeing them again."


 * In a June 2015 article, Seven Days described it as "an acclaimed theater and cabaret whose in-house company consistently attracts professional thespians from around the country". Here is useful entry from the Vermont Encyclopedia.  Searches also turn up a variety of stories about the theater in the aftermath of damages suffered during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, including this Vermont Public Radio story. --Arxiloxos (talk) 17:41, 16 September 2015 (UTC)


 * comment by nominator: Oh wow, that's just awesome, Arxiloxos. Thank you so much! --Shirt58 (talk) 12:25, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Likely keep as my searches found results here, here and here and the News sources also mention it is the state's oldest theatre company and, although I shared the questionable solid notability, I think this is acceptable. SwisterTwister   talk  05:52, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  SwisterTwister   talk  05:53, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:53, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep: now that the new information has come to light. --Slashme (talk) 06:35, 23 September 2015 (UTC)


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