PAGE TO STAGE A series of performances for students having completed grades K-5
MadCAP presents a full season of musical theatre works performed by students having completed grades K-5 featuring an exciting collection of literature and history (“THE PAGE”) and bringing these tales to new life on STAGE! All performances in this series are free and open to the public. Join us!
Session 1 June 13 –July 1, 2011 ONCE UPON A DREAM Dave & Jean Perry
Enjoy the excitement, drama, majesty and thrills of this ageless story wherein pumpkins become elegant coaches, mice become men, and rags turn to riches with the wave of a wand! Experience the charming fairytale as never before, with fresh, uplifting songs and a cast of delightful new characters surrounding the story. Performances of this production are in collaboration with the Madison Children’s Museum and in MadCAP’s performance studio space. Field trips for full day students include a visit to the Capitol building to study architecture, a visit to the library for research, and garden visits. Students may be riding the Madison Metro with staff members to reach various locations.
Session 2 July 6-22, 2011 GO WEST! John Jacobson & Roger Emerson
There's gold in them thar hills! Gold has been discovered in the hills of California. Land is being given away to settlers willing to make a fresh start in the newly explored regions of the American West. Cowpokes and miners, farmers and trappers, gamblers and adventurers of all kinds are making their way west to chase the promise of the American Dream. They come by way of wagon train, horseback, steamboat and railroad. Go West combines music, history and drama to explore important facts about the westward expansion of the early US and discovers that real wealth is not always the kind made into ingots and jewelry. Real wealth is found in inspiring new ideas, fresh starts and attainable dreams in the land of the free. Performances of this production are in MadCAP’s studio performance space. Field trips for full day students include a visit to the Madison Children’s Museum to study natural building techniques & visit the historic cabin, library visits for research, and a trip to the State Historical Museum. Students may be riding the Madison Metro with staff members to reach various locations.
Session 3 July 25-August 5, 2011 JOUST! John Jacobson & Roger Emerson
Imagine a world where all weapons were replaced by musical instruments! Welcome to the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table - like you've never seen it or heard it before. En garde! This medieval marvel, complete with jousting knights, delightful damsels, and court jesters, will captivate your actors and audiences. Performances of this production are in collaboration with the Madison Children’s Museum and in MadCAP’s performance studio space. Field trips for full day students include a visit to the Capitol building to study architecture, library visits for research, and garden visits. Students may be riding the Madison Metro with staff members to reach various locations.
THROUGH THE DECADES MadCAP’s older students (completed grades 6-12) will be presenting a season of musicals set in several decades (50’s, 60’s, and 70’s). Season tickets are available for the entire series of all three musicals, or tickets may be purchased individually on our website, www.madcap.org. All shows are multi-age appropriate, and we look forward to seeing you on a summer night! Performances for this series take place in a Dinner Theatre setting at MadCAP Studios.
Session 1 June 13 - July 1, 2011 ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK Book By Tim Kelly Music by Bill Francoeur
Gracie Stanley has gotten herself into the ultra-sticky jam of a lifetime! She has pledged to deliver her distant cousin, rock star Ziggy Springer, for the high school Hippity Hop. To her dismay, Ziggy's manager doesn't want his client performing anywhere without pay. It's now up to Gracie and her friends to produce a double... or never show their faces in Louise's Luncheonette again! They plot to have a singing soda jerk perform instead. If it's dark, maybe no one will be able to tell that it's really not Ziggy! With the scornful Muffin Mansfield keeping her eyes on Gracie's every move, it won't be easy to pull this one off. Loaded with the feel of the era and a fantastic score, you'll see why we call them the Nifty Fifties! Performances for this series take place in a Dinner Theatre setting at MadCAP Studios. Field trips for full day students include a visit to the State Historical Society, library visits for research, and various other locations around the neighborhood. Students may be riding the Madison Metro with staff members to reach various locations.
Session 2 July 6-22, 2011 EVERYTHING’S GROOVY Book by Tim Kelly Music by Bill Francoeur
C'mon, brothers and sisters! Everything's groovy! So join Travis, Muriel and Alice on their hip journey to bring together the Music, Beads and Flowers Celebration. They call upon the popular singing group, The Lemon Bugs, who love the idea. When the message goes out that The Bugs will donate their talent, crazily-painted busses start arriving at Crumb's Apple Farm, the site of the festival. Everything is cool until Mrs. Porter, who hates "The Love Generation," arrives and demands that the local police shut down the happening. To make matters even worse, two music promoters offer the Lemon Bugs a deal they can't refuse if they will skip the celebration. Performances for this series take place in a Dinner Theatre setting at MadCAP Studios Field trips for full day students include a visit to the State Historical Society and library visits for research. Students may be riding the Madison Metro with staff members to reach various locations.
Session 3 July 25 – August 5, 2011 DISCO KNIGHTS Book by Tim Kelly Music by Bill Francoeur
Who can resist smiling when thinking about the seventies?! Mood rings, Magic Eight Balls, polyester leisure suits, big hair and most important of all... disco! Bill Francoeur's music captures the essence of this unique era perfectly to create this hilarious mini-musical that can't be beat for fun and energy! An odd set of circumstances brings a true cross-section of Culpepper High School students to Rita's Roller Rink, the local hangout for the kids. Everyone from the regulars to the chess club members to school thugs Greg, Peter and Bobby, who are disguised as cheerleaders, converge right as the judges are determining if Mrs. Flint will win Principal of the Year. Even the malicious vice-principal, who is trying to thwart Mrs. Flint's attempts to impress the judges, couldn't have known that jewel thief Buzz and his cohort in crime Delilah, would hide a diamond right on Rita's mirror disco ball! Once everything is sorted out, Rita has promised the kids they can have a disco dance Friday in honor of their school mascot... the Knight. They'll call their dance Friday Knight Fever! Performances for this series take place in a Dinner Theatre setting at MadCAP Studios Field trips for full day students include a visit to the Capitol building, library visits for research, and the State Historical Society. Students may be riding the Madison Metro with staff members to reach various locations.
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