CURTAIN CALL: WAG Theater Company

WAG Theater Company is one of Philly's newest groups dedicated to bringing entertaining and thought-provoking productions to the stage.

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CURTAIN CALL: WAG Theater Company

POSTED: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 11:00 AM

Production still from All in the Timing

Each week, Peter Chawaga breezes past those big-name theater companies to turn a spotlight on the city's indie stages.

WAG Theater Company is one of Philly’s newest groups dedicated to bringing entertaining and thought-provoking productions to the stage. Co-founder and Philly native Brian Sell tells me that WAG’s goal “is to put out shows that are as entertaining as they are the type of show that makes you think.” Their inaugural production of All in the Timing, a six-act comedy by David Ives about paradox, word play and, above all, amusement, was a big success — meeting the group's goals perfectly.

Brian says forming WAG wasn’t really his intention. “It kind of happened by accident. I decided I wanted to put on a show and the more I got involved the more I realized I had to do it. Eventually it turned into a theater company instead of a show.” Brian recruited longtime friend Nicole Mesiano to partner up with him and they hope to continue their mission with a new season next year. Currently, they are planning productions of Pvt. Wars by James McLure in January and Dog Sees God, Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal next August. Pvt. Wars deals with three Vietnam vets as they recuperate in an Army hospital and Dog Sees God is a gritty update on the lives of The Peanuts characters as teenagers.

WAG Theater promises to keep entertaining the Philadelphia community while utilizing local artists and if their first production is any indication, they won’t have any trouble keeping us amused.

(peter.chawaga@citypaper.net)

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