CURRENT PLAYBILL ('09-'10 Season)^
We will be presenting three feature productions this year.
In November, the Seniors presented "Tom Sawyer", directed by Melissa Scheele.
In January, the Juniors presented "Free To Be You And Me", directed by Mona El Baroudi and Gordon Mackenzie.
In May, both Juniors and Seniors will present "Aladdin", directed by Michelle J. Mainwaring.
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From Dramatic Publishing:
Set in St. Petersburg (Hannibal), Missouri, along the Mississippi River, Tom Sawyer tells the coming-of-age story of the community's most mischievous boy. Tom fights a bully, gets his friends to help him whitewash a fence, falls in love with Becky Thatcher, loses her to Alfred Temple, puts together a pirate gang with Huck Finn and the other town boys, runs away from home and comes back to witness his own funeral, wins a Bible scripture contest, and witnesses a murder. Tom initially recoils from telling the truth about Injun Joe's framing of drunk Muff Potter for the murder but ultimately steps forward to "do the right thing" and saves Muff's life in the final courtroom scene. The play is about learning to be a "stand-up" person even in the face of tremendous danger. Tom finally wins the confidence of the community and Becky's love by his behavior in the courtroom, which is where the play ends (a little earlier than the book). The play draws some of its material from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including the founding of the pirate gang, to enhance the telling of the story from the point of view of young people. Performers will feel they are in a historical (and hysterical) true slice of life. The satire of Mark Twain comes through and makes the theater experience equally wonderful for adults. The play can be shaped to the size of your performing group. Some roles can be doubled, chorus roles can be added, and some of the smaller town boys' roles can be performed by girls. Both theatergoers and participants will enjoy this true-to-Mark Twain adventure into the world of these delightful classic American characters.
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From the Guide to Musical Theatre:
Marlo Thomas' renowned book guides girls and boys to who they could be, rather than who they should be. Life-enhancing themes blend with music and humour to expand children's horizons, enabling them to invent their own futures without limitation, while dispelling some old constraints and worn-out conventions in the process. Now available onstage for the first time - something for the free spirit in every adult and wise soul in every child.
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PAST PRODUCTIONS^
Over the course of our exciting history, we have produced the following plays:
2004-2005: Our Town
2005-2006: Wonderland
2006-2007: In Search of the Golden Spoons, A Midsummer Night's Dream
2007-2008: A Tale of Two Insects, Peter Pan, The Secret Wedding, Snow White & The 7 Dwarves, Anne of Green Gables
2008-2009: The Little Mermaid, NARNIA: The Musical
Cast of Peter Pan - December 1, 2007
Cast Photograph by Howard Weeks
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