Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden
The Adventures of Babar
Cinderella
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein
The Nightingale
Pinocchio
Taft Entertainment for CBS Television Video:
Frankenstein
Outreach Tour:
Hand in Hand
Summer Theatre Institute:
Raisin' Cain, Raymond in Space, The Troubles: Children of Belfast
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.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden
Adapted for the Stage by Thomas W. Olson
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Music Direction by Alan Shorter
Scenic and Properties Designs by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Christopher Beesley
Lighting Design by Jon Baker
Sound Design by John Lupori
Stage Management by
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| Annie Enneking as Mary Lennox. |
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| Annie Enneking as Mary, Jay Underwood as Dickon, Christopher Passi as Colin. |
The Adventures of Babar
based on characters and events in the "Babar" storybooks
of Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff
by Thomas W. Olson
Script Consultation by Laurent de Brunhoff
French Language Translation by George Muschamp and Barry L. Goldman
Directed by Myron Johnson
Music Composed by Steven M. Rydberg
Music Arrangements and Orchestrations by Greg Theisen and Steven M. Rydberg
Scenic and Properties Designs by Jack Barkla and Robert Braun
Costume Design by Judith Cooper and Barry Robison
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Sound Design by Robert Jorissen
Charles Perrault's CINDERELLA
Adapted for the Stage by John B. Davidson
Music by Roberta Carlson
Directed by Bain Boehlke
Scenic Design by Edward Haynes
Costume Design by Gene Davis Buck
Lighting Design by
Sound Design by
Stage Management by
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein
Adapted for the Stage by Thomas W. Olson
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Steven M. Rydberg
Directed by John Clark Donahue
Scenic and Properties Designs by Jack Barkla
Costume Design by Jack Edwards
Lighting Design by Duane Schuler
Sound Design by
Stage Management by
Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale
Adapted for the Stage by Marisha Chamberlain
based on the Translation by Eva Le Gallienne
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Roberta Carlson
Additional Music Composed by Howard Arthur
Directed and Choreographed by Myron Johnson
Music Direction by Alan Shorter
Scenic and Costume Designs by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
based on her storybook illustrations
Scenic Design Assistance by Jack Barkla
Costume Design Assistance by Gene Davis Buck
Puppets Created by Brad Williams
Lighting Design by Duane Schuler
Sound Design by Robert Jorissen
Stage Management by Alison Stanley
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| Sonja Kostich as The Kitchen Maid, Wu Ling. |
Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy Mason
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Hiram Titus
Directed by Barry Goldman
Musical Direction by Alan Shorter
Scenic Design by Dahl Delu
Costume Design by Rae Marie Pekas
Lighting Design by Karlis Ozols
Sound Design by Robert Jorissen
Stage Management by Mary K. Winchell
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