[Capdist-announce] NSCP--THE FANTASTICKS --NO FEE

[Sally Burke]

NOT SO COMMON PLAYERS OPENS THE FANTASTICKS ON APRIL 30TH

AT THE SHENEDEHOWA HS EAST LITTLE THEATRE

PERFORMANCES:

 APRIL 30, MAY1, 2 AND MAY 6, 7, 8, 9

FRIDAY/SATURDAY @ 8PM; SUNDAY 2PM THURSDAY 7:30PM

FREE MUSICAL THEATRE

The overture begins, the Mute (Shane Thompson)enters, sees the audience and
gestures to the other players to join him on the platform upon which the
show will be played. A tattered drape which is lettered "The Fantasticks"
hangs at the front of the platform. At stage right, there is a large box of
theatrical props.  The rest of the cast listens as El Gallo(Rick Reed) sings
"Try To Remember" to the audience, encouraging them to recall the tender
Septembers of their youth.

El Gallo introduces The Boy (Matt Streifert), The Girl (Alana Sangiacomo)
their Fathers (Bill Depew and Tom Heckert) and the wall that separates them.
He explains that The Girl began to notice a change in her ugly duckling
features when she reached 15. Now 16, her sudden prettiness has led her to
suspect that she is a princess. She relates how when a bird woke her up this
morning, she put on her mother's necklace and her eyes changed color ("Bird
Magic").  She then pleads for a life that is beyond the everyday and full of
magic ("Much More").  
The Boy enters and declares his love for The Girl. A wall appears in the
form of a stick held by The Mute. Their parents had built it to keep The Boy
and The Girl apart.  In spite of it, the young couple vow to be together
("Metaphor"). They discuss the risks they have taken to meet at the wall,
obviously savoring every moment of the danger. The Girl reports a dream in
which The Boy saved her from being abducted by a band of scoundrels (Jack
Dowd and Michael Camelo). In her dream, after her dramatic rescue, their
warring fathers agreed to allow them to live happily ever after.

However, they are brought back to reality by the appearance of The Boy's
Father in the garden. He threatens to make it even harder for the young
couple to see each other. The Boy responds by insisting that he will only
marry a girl of his own choosing ("I'll Marry"). He leaves as The Girl is
joined by her father, who orders her inside..What happens next?  Come see
the show and enjoy the most simple tale ever told with songs you will sing
all the way home.

 

The Fantasticks is directed by Debbie May with musical direction by Dian
Dippold, choreography by Sara Fitizzi and produced by Debbie Lummis.

 

A SPECIAL THEATRICAL TREAT WITH THIS SHOW IS THE ORCHESTRA CONSISTS OF PIANO
AND HARP WITH ALL ACOUSTIC SOUND AND NO MICS!  COME ENJOY THE PURE SOUND OF
THIS MUSICAL GEM.

 

 

 

Sally Burke

NOT SO COMMON PLAYERS

526-5648 (cell)

877-5648 (home)

jburke6 at nycap.rr.com

WWW.NOTSOCOMMONPLAYERS.ORG

In God We Trust

 

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