Hans Christian Andersen's THE NIGHTINGALE
Based on the picture book by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.
Adapted for the Stage by Marisha Chamberlain
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Scenic and Costume Designs by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
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.
The Children's Theatre Company and School's production process for The Nightingale was documented by photographer Cheryl Walsh Belville in her 1986 book Theater Magic...
