Travis W. Walter has a habit of opening up the Meadow Brook season with a play that has “scope”: themes and production values that stretch the boundaries of what can be expected from local theatre. Several years ago, he put on shows with autumn/fantasy themes, like “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes”. Last year’s play had even greater scope, with “Around the World in Eighty Days” giving local theatre its first look at a steampunk set design and enough scenes changes to satisfy the show’s title. Each of the shows had sets that would do Broadway proud. This year, in celebration of Meadow Brook’s fiftieth year of operation, he offers up yet another show with “scope”.

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