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| Season Poster by Steven Rydberg |
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Anouilh's Thieves' Carnival
The Little Match Girl
Beauty and theBeast
A Circle
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Sheridan's The Rivals
Punch and Judy & The Three Sillies (also Regional Tour)
Summer Theatre Institute: A Taste of Berries
PLEASE BE ADVISED that co-founder and artistic director John Clark Donahue, as well as a number of staff and/or school faculty members of the theatre (actor/instructor Jason McLean, for one) have been convicted and/or charged with criminal and/or civil crimes of sexual abuse of minors. In winter of 2019, in civil court, the Children's Theatre Company was also found guilty of negligence in these matters which occurred during the time period of the 1970s and 1980s (and probably earlier). Consequently, please be aware that the images and links within this blog include the contributions and participation of certain minors who were victims/survivors/witnesses of sexual and emotional abuse and residual trauma, as well as certain adult perpetrators, enablers, and/or former victims.
Anouilh's Thieves' Carnival
The Little Match Girl
Beauty and the
A Circle
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Sheridan's The Rivals
Punch and Judy & The Three Sillies (also Regional Tour)
Summer Theatre Institute: A Taste of Berries
PLEASE BE ADVISED that co-founder and artistic director John Clark Donahue, as well as a number of staff and/or school faculty members of the theatre (actor/instructor Jason McLean, for one) have been convicted and/or charged with criminal and/or civil crimes of sexual abuse of minors. In winter of 2019, in civil court, the Children's Theatre Company was also found guilty of negligence in these matters which occurred during the time period of the 1970s and 1980s (and probably earlier). Consequently, please be aware that the images and links within this blog include the contributions and participation of certain minors who were victims/survivors/witnesses of sexual and emotional abuse and residual trauma, as well as certain adult perpetrators, enablers, and/or former victims.
ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by Gene Davis Buck
Choreography by Myron Johnson
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
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| From top: Gerald Drake as Sultan, Antonia Lewis as Princess Badr-Al-Badur, Martin Ruben as Grand Wezir Achmed, Wendy Lehr as Fatmaa |
Music Excerpts by Steven M. Rydberg:
Princess Procession:
Princess Alone:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/on7ax87m10j2bpx/Princess_Alone.mp3/file
Aladdin's Arrival at Palace:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/h81m48hidx889xp/Aladdin_at_the_Palace.mp3/file
Jean Anouilh's
THIEVES' CARNIVAL
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Music Composed by Steven M. Rydberg
Scenic Design by Robert Braun
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Robert Jorissen
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
Adapted for the Stage by John Clark Donahue
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Music of Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich
selected and adapted by Roberta Carlson
Scenic Design by Gene Davis Buck and Jay Bush
from Original Design by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
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| Mary Ann Raymond as The Little Match Girl |
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
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| Gerald Drake, George Muschamp. |
A CIRCLE IS THE SUN
by Frederick Gaines with John Clark Donahue and Company
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Frank Wharton
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Donald Pohlman
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting and Projections Design by Jon Baker
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| Nate Peterson |
Robert Browning's
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
Adapted for the Stage by Thomas W. Olson
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Richard A. Dworsky
Lyrics by Thomas W. Olson
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Scenic and Costume Designs by Dahl Delu
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
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| Foreground: Sarah Zeitlin, Gerald Drake. |
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| Foreground: Gerald Drake, Ryan Sexton |
Excerpts: Music by Richard A. Dworsky, Lyrics by Thomas W. Olson
Clip 1: Opening (Cast)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8t88az7shpzbceb
Clip 2: The Rats (Martin Ruben)
http://www.mediafire.com/?vus2wcuvcd99ze2
Clip 3: Simple Song (Gerald Drake and Children)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sr16nxj0ogc5jr4
Clip 4: Awkward Situation (Martin Ruben, Carl Beck, Stephen Boe, Tom Dunn)
http://www.mediafire.com/?7byuovsvaq7qjgq
Clip 5: Lullaby (Andrea Hoerschler)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3fzke8hhdh0mk32
Clip 6: Celebration (Open Act II) (Martin Ruben and Cast)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1cyuo5scu5z278c
Clip 7: Finale (Cast)
http://www.mediafire.com/?rv1ljrx7qynihoj
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's
THE RIVALS
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic Design by Steven Rydberg
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
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| Gerald Drake, Barry Goldman |
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| Sara Schimke, Karen Helfand |
PUNCH AND JUDY & THE THREE SILLIES
by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by Myron Johnson
Scenic Design by Jay Bush
Costume Design by Rae Marie Pekas
Lighting Design by Robert Jorissen
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| In rehearsal. Steven M. Rydberg at piano. |
