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The King and I - Spring 2008 |
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April 3, 4, and 5 at 7:00 PM
(2008)
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School Drama Play "The King and I"
Open to the public
Tickets: $5 student / $8 adult |
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"The King and I"
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on 'Anna And The King Of Siam' by Margaret Landon
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versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately
uplifting tale of enormous fascination. It is 1862 in Siam when an
English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal
Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to
his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a
barbarian by those in the West and he seeks Anna's assistance in
changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on
their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to
understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love
story. Along with the dazzling score, the incomparable Jerome Robbins
ballet, "The Small House of Uncle Thomas," is one of the all-time
marvels of the musical stage |
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The Odd Couple - Fall 2007 |
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November 29 and 30 at 7:00 PM (2007)
December 1 at 7:00 PM
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School Drama Play "The Odd Couple"
Open to the public
Tickets: $5 |
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"The Odd Couple" [female version]
by Neil Simon
Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison,
that is! Neil Simon's famous update of his contemporary classic starts
with a group of women friends playing their regular game of Trivial
Pursuit. This week, the group is meeting at the apartment of Olive
Madison, a divorcee who freely admits to being a slob: "I leave a mess
when I read a book." Late to arrive is Florence Unger, a stickler for
detail who would try the patience of a saint, and who has unfortunately
just become separated from her husband. As life would have it, the slob
and the fuss-budget decide to room together -- with hilarious results! |
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Grease - Spring 2007 |
Greased Lightning |
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The Sock Hop |
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The Cast and Crew
Click HERE for enlarged view |
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March 29 and 30 at 7:00 PM (2007)
March 31 at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
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School Drama Play "Grease, The Musical"
Open to the public
Tickets: Adults $10 / Student $5
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"Grease, The Musical"
Rydell High's spirited class of '59 comes to the Mount Pleasant High
School's stage this spring! Hot rod loving boys with ducktail hairstyles
and their wise cracking girls in bobby sox and pedal pushers capture the
look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. While hip Danny
Zuko and wholesome Sandy Dumbrowski resolve the problems of their mutual
attraction, the gang sings and dances its way through such nostalgic
scenes as the pajama party, the prom, the burger hangout, and the
drive-in movie. Don't miss it! |
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Rebecca Snyder
Design Logo Winner |
Michelle Dee
Design Logo Winner |
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Check out the "Grease"
billboard at Philadelphia Pike and Harvey Road
courtesy of funding from private businesses and individuals |
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November 30, December 1, 2 (2006)
Show Times: 7 PM |
School Drama Play "Ashes Ashes, All
Fall Down"
Open to the public
Tickets: Adults $5 / Student $5 |
"Ashes Ashes, All Fall Down" by Joseph
Robinette
Suggested by the rock concert in Cincinnati at which several young
people lost their lives, this exciting, dynamic drama examines the lives
of six youths who are killed by the crush of a large crowd awaiting a
similar sold-out concert. It also deals with four other people who are
attempting to discover the reasons for the deaths. Despite its serious
nature, the play is alive with humor and hope as it pursues such
contemporary themes as hero worship, estranged relationships and the
need for family. "Ashes" is described by one critic as "a powerful,
intriguing, subtly crafted story. |
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April 6, 7, 8, 9 (2006)
Show Times: April 6 & 7 at 7 PM
April 8 at 2 PM and 7 PM
April 9 at 2 PM only |
School Drama Play "Seussical"
Open to the public
Tickets: Adults $8 / Student $5
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Seussical: The Musical
by Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music)
Based on the works of Dr. Seuss
The main story involves Horton the Elephant's efforts to save his friend
Jojo and the other inhabitants on Who, even though everyone else in the
Jungle of Nool thinks Horton is the "Biggest Blame Fool" for believing
in people who live on a small speck of dust. |
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December 1, 2, 3 (2005)
7:00 PM |
School Drama Play "Noises Off"
Open to the public - $5 |
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Other peoples' misfortunes have proven comic
gold for the entertainment industry for a long time. What exactly is it
about seeing someone onstage or on television going through the most
terrible hardships that makes us want to come back for more? Whatever it
is, that quality is present in abundance in Noises Off. |
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Noises Off presents the story of a hapless
English acting troupe who are touring a production of a farce called
Nothing On. Nothing On must be about something, but it's hard to figure
out what exactly. Expect lots of doors slamming, confusions, and, of
course, plates of sardines. The encompassing story about the acting
troupe is every bit as convoluted. The questions about the actors -
who's in love with whom, who doesn't know what, why is everyone angry -
are every bit as deep (and irrelevant) as the questions about the
characters they portray. |
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April 7, 8, 9 (2005)
7:00 PM
Special April 9 performance at 2 PM |
School Drama Play "Funny Girl"
Open to the public - $8
($5 students/senior citizens) |
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Funny Girl
by Isobel Lennart
The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish
slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the
Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from
her first husband, Nick Arnstein. |
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December 2, 3, 4 (2004)
7:00 PM
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School Drama Play "Done to Death"
Open to the public - $7
($5 students/senior citizens) |
Done To Death
by Fred Carmichael
Five
detective writers use their own styles to solve a series of murders.
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April 1, 2, 3 (2004)
7:30 PM
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School Drama Play "Oliver!"
Open to the public - $8
($5 students/senior citizens)
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Oliver!
by Charles Dickens
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale of an orphan who
runs away from the orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained
to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.
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Oliver Twist is sold to a Dunstable undertaker after asking for more
dinner at the orphanage. Escaping to London he is taken in by Fagin to
join his gang of child pickpockets. Wrongly accused of a theft he meets
a more kindly gentleman who takes him in, to the concern of one of
Fagin's old pupils, the violent Bill Sykes. In the middle is Nancy,
Sykes' girl whom Oliver has come to trust. |
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December 4, 9, 10 (2003)
7:30 PM
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School Drama Play "Plaza Suite"
Open to the public - $7
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Plaza Suite
by Neil Simon
5 Men, 6 Women
The comedy consists of three separate plays all occurring in the same
hotel suite.In the first play,
'Visitor from Mamaroneck', a middle-aged couple re-visit the hotel
room of their honeymoon - but the arrangement does not end as
romantically as might have been expected.
'Visitor from Hollywood' recounts
the meeting of two old flames and what can happen under the influence of
repeating magic Hollywood names.
In the last play, 'Visitor from Forest
Hills', a mother and father are driven frantic by their daughter who
has locked herself in the bathroom and refuses to come out for her
wedding, with all the guests and preparations already waiting. The
problem is solved by the entry of the groom who addresses his bride
through the door with two words only.
Mother and father will never bridge the
generation gap.
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See also:
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Advisor: Ron Costello
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