SUMMER SHOWBIZ 2012
Join us for great entertainment this summer!
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by Peter Cocuzza
Dunham Hall Theater
June 20 – 23 at 7:30 p.m.
June 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.
Music by Roger Miller
Lyrics by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptman
(adapted from the novel by Mark Twain)
Directed by Joy Powell
Dunham Hall Theater
July 11 – 14 at 7:30 p.m.
July 14 & 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel – the Widown Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck's partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck's drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.
Summer Showbiz proudly presents
The Cougar Theatre Company is a new Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) company that performs plays written for children and teens.
By Will Averill
May 26 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Directed by Wendy Greenwood
Metcalf Theater
Accompanied by his friends Ed and Moose, Pipsqueak the Mouse tells the story of his ancestor, Squeakherzade, a heroic young mouse who risks her tail to save her family by spinning tales for the evil Ali Catto. Mystical genies with bad attitudes, Sinbad's seven voyages in rap, and an impatient Forty Thieves all take the stage to present this inventive and irreverent post-modern take on the Arabian Nights.
By Alec Strum
Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur
June 16 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Directed by Wendy Greenwood
Metcalf Theater
A courtroom has never been more lively and fun than in The Big Bad Musical! This smart and wickedly funny musical is great for actors and audiences of any age. The jury — the audience — must decide the outcome of the biggest trial ever in the fairy-tale world! The notorious Big Bad Wolf is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by storybooks of quirky characters who want to get even: Little Red Riding Hood, her Grandmother, the Three Little Pigs and the Shepherd in charge of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. This musical has it all and Bill Francoeur's toe-tapping tunes!
