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ONCE
UPON A MATTRESS
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Rick Gooding
is directing our summer musical,
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, with music by Mary Rodgers (daughter of
Richard Rodgers), lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson,
Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller. The cast is a nice mix of new
faces and MCT regulars. For a complete list of the cast, click
HERE.
Based on the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea,"
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS was written by Mary
Rodgers and Marshall Barer as part of an adult
summer camp activity. Originally written as a one act play, it was so well received they decided
to expand it into a full length musical.
The story centers around Prince Dauntless the
Drab whose mother, Queen Aggravain, seeking to keep the boy to herself, has
declared that he will wed only a true princess of royal blood. When Princess Winnifred arrives dripping wet (having swam the moat!) and declares herself a
contender for the Prince's hand, the Queen devises a clever test to determine
whether this self-proclaimed princess is worthy of her son.
ONCE UPON
A MATTRESS premiered at the Phoenix Theatre on May 11, 1959 with Carol Burnett
playing the part of Princess Winnifred, Joseph Bova as Prince Dauntless, and
Jane White as Queen Aggravain.
Our show opened
at the Martha Ellen Tye
Playhouse on July 23,
at 7:30 p.m. and continues on July 24, 30, and 31,
at 7:30 p.m., with a
Sunday matinee on July 25, at 2:00 p.m. Call the MCT
Box Office to make your reservations today!
641-752-4164 |
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THE MCT
2010 - 2011 SEASON
IS ANNOUNCED! |
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In these trying times, it is sometimes a good idea to leave your worries
behind and just relax and live a little. MCT will help you laugh a
lot, as well! For the relatively small price of a ticket you can
enjoy a full evening of laughter and entertainment with our coming
2010 - 2011 MCT Season
of Shows. A season ticket, good for FOUR performances of
any of the shows is an even better
bargain! We start with a comedy/mystery who-done-it, replete with
hidden doors and secret passageways, in John Bishop's
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940.
MCT veteran Rick Gooding will direct, and this show will be
presented October 22 - 30, 2010. Following that is our annual end
of the year treat
with AN EVENING OF IMPROV
(Instant Comedy - Just Add Spam),
including the four day workshop for all you budding Robin Williams' and
Whoopi Goldbergs to
hone your improv skills and learn to think on your feet, with direction
from Tom LaVille. The workshop will be conducted
on December 26 - 29 and the public performances will be presented on December 30 and 31, 2010.
The first show in the new year is an offbeat comedy from John Cariani,
titled
ALMOST, MAINE.
Arlene McAtee will be directing this new show and it will be on our
stage February 11
- 19, 2011. Pete Grady directs the Jean Battlo comedy
THE LITTLE THEATRE'S PRODUCTION OF HAMLET,
and no, this is not a play with a cast of children. It is a
show where professional and amateur theatre people collide, head-on,
with very funny results.
We hope you don't miss this
show that runs April 8 - 16, 2011. Then for the final show
of the season, we bring
you the always popular Gala fundraiser and musical review. At this
time the director and the theme of the show have not been announced, but
the play dates are scheduled for June 2 - 5, 2011. We hope
to see you on our stage or in our audience. A good time awaits you
either way! Live a little. Laugh a lot!
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