Young Performers Theatre
Information about YPT
The Davis Musical Theatre Company's Young Performers' Theatre (DMTC/YPT)
is an all-volunteer organization. Actors ages 7 through 17 (as of
the first performance) may participate. 18-year-old
high school students are also encouraged to participate. No experience is
required, but selection is by audition.
Opening March, 6, 2010:
A Year with Frog & Toad
Directed by Emily Jo Seminoff & MJ Seminoff
Vocal
Direction by Chris Congdon
Performances: March 6 - 20, 2010
Tickets
are $7 all ages
Performance
Dates:
Saturday,
March 6, 2:15 pm
Sunday,
March 7, 7:00 pm
Saturday,
March 13, 11:15 am & 2:15 pm
Saturday,
March 20, 11:15 am & 2:15 pm
2009-2010 YPT Season:
Starmites:
Directed by: Paula Clanton
Auditions: July 27 or 28, 2009
Performances: September 26 - October 18, 2009
Annie, Jr:
Directed by: Jan Isaacson
Auditions: September 28 or 29, 2009
Performances: November 21 - December 13, 2009
A Year with Frog & Toad:
Directed by: MJ Seminoff & Emily Jo Seminoff
Auditions: January 4 or 5, 2010
Performances: March 6 - 20, 2010
Jack and the Beanstalk:
Directed by: Jan Isaacson
Auditions: March 8 or 9
Performances: May 8 - 23, 2010
2009-2010 Season Synopsis:
Starmites:
A
youthful, high-energy adventure fantasy where humans and heroes
conquer the sinister inhabitants of Inner-space and discover love,
loyalty, inner strength and a great doo-wop beat along the way.
Boston
Globe review: “No two ways about it, STARMITES is out of this world.
The heroine Eleanor is a modern-day Dorothy who dreams of being a
super-hero and wakes up to find herself not over the rainbow but up
above the stars in a phantasmagorical galaxy. Creators Keating and
Ross took a few simple clichés (Love conquers all and beauty is only
skin deep) and created an old-fashioned escapist entertainment that
never stops laughing at its own implausibility. It is evident that
everyone involved is having so much darn fun. It is one of those
feel good family shows. This is a show for the young, not to mention
the young at heart. “
Annie, Jr.
The
show places Annie, Daddy Warbucks and Annie's mutt, Sandy, in New
York City in the midst of the Depression. As an infant, Annie had
been abandoned on the front steps of The New York City Municipal
Orphanage with a note from her parents promising to return for her
someday. Life in the orphanage had been rough under the strict hand
of Miss Hannigan, but Annie’s life was about to change. Billionaire
Oliver Warbucks invites Annie to spend Christmas with him in his
mansion, and together, they each discover new happiness. Warbucks
soon decides he wants to adopt Annie, but when he learns about her
dream of finding her parents and the secret of the half-locket she
has treasured for so long, he sets his own feelings aside and orders
an exhaustive search for Annie’s parents.
A Year with
Frog & Toad
The
musical follows two best friends, Frog and Toad, as they awaken from
hibernation and embark on adventures together. The book, by Arnold Lobel won both the
Caldecott and Newbery Awards. The musical version was commissioned
by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, and broke new ground by bringing
professional children's theater to Broadway and was nominated for
three Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Jack & the
Beanstalk
Set in
medieval England, this outrageous musical comedy turns a childhood
favorite on its head as our boy Jack climbs the fabled beanstalk,
only to find a friendly, lovable Giant and a tap-dancing Golden
Goose. Along the way, he encounters his long-lost father (a victim
of-what else?-amnesia) and a villainous Baron. Fresh, wacky and
unexpected, Jack & The Beanstalk is sure to delight even the most
jaded of audiences!
More Information
What young performers
(and parents) need to know
A little
history
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