Friday, July 1, 2016

Spotlight Youth Theatre's 2016 / 2017 Season!

Spotlight Youth Theatre has announced their 2016 / 2017 Season!

Willy Wonka Jr.
September 2 to September 18, 2016
Ages 8-18
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory – or suffer the consequences. All of your favorite characters come to life on stage and sing and dance us through this magical adventure.

South Pacific
October 21 to November 6, 2016
Ages 8-19
Set in an island paradise during World War II with a famous score by Rodgers and Hammerstein this classic musical tells two parallel love stories that are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war.  Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile.  Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage.  Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself a future with a Tonkinese girl with whom he's fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie.


The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
December 2 to December 18, 2016
Ages 6-17
Based on the best selling book, this Musical/Comedy is an American classic and one of the best holiday stories ever written. In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids– probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem– and the fun– when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story

American Idiot
January 13 to January 29, 2017
Ages 14-19
The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day's American Idiot, based on the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. This high-octane show includes every song from Green Day's album, American Idiot, as well as several songs from its follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown.
Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly estranged when Tunny enters the armed forces, Will is called back home to attend to familial responsibilities, and Johnny's attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. An energy-fueled rock opera, American Idiot, features little dialogue and instead relies on the lyrics from Green Day's groundbreaking album to execute the story line.

Thumbelina
February 24 to March 5, 2017
Ages 6-17
Once there was a girl no taller than a thumb, so she was called Thumbelina.  Based on the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, this wonderfully imaginative production takes us into Thumbelina’s world, fraught with dangers for one so small.  A water rat named Walter and an unpleasant family of toads are both determined to capture her.  Plus, a grumpy old mole thinks she’ll make a fine companion in his gloomy house.  If only Thumbelina can find Prince, the boy who promised to take her to the Land of the Little People, where she’ll be safe.  This charming play is full of marvelous characters — Old Mother Fieldmouse; Swallow, the flighty bird; Suzi, a spider who can spin a wedding dress; and many more.


School of Rock
April 7 to April 23, 2017
Ages 8-18
School of Rock is a brand new musical based on the famous Paramount film written by Mike White, which starred Jack Black.  The musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Completely disinterested in academic work, Dewey decides to create his own curriculum, turning his class into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.

TBA
May 26 to June 11, 2017
Ages 13-19

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