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February 19, 2014
Xanadu, Jr. Set To Charm Audiences In The Pittsfield
Players’ Kid’s Theater Workshop
Sonny Malone (Caleb Molloy, center)
challenges Zeus (Dylan O”Brien) for the love of the Muse Clio
(Bailey Jennings) in Xanadu, Jr. at The Scenic Theatre.
You’ve got to believe we are magic at The Scenic Theatre this
weekend as the Pittsfield Players’ Kid’s Theater Workshop presents
the roller skating disco musical spoof Xanadu, Jr. The show will run
at the Scenic Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 20,
21 and 22. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for kids under 18 and
to reserve tickets for you can call The Scenic Theatre at 435-8852.
Set in 1980, this roller skating musical adventure revolves around
the magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the
heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California, on a quest to
inspire a struggling artist, Sonny Malone, as he strives to achieve
the greatest artistic creation of all time - the first roller disco!
Will she fall in love with this mortal under the spell of her sister
Muses Melpomene and Calliope? With music from the 1980 movie musical
Xanadu, this show is a retro trip back to the days when disco was
king and contains many of your favorite disco hits as well as tons
of laughs. With 36 kids ages 8 to 18, Xanadu, Jr. is a fantastic
show for all ages.
The cast includes Bailey Jennings as Kira, Caleb Molloy as Sonny,
and Turner Jennings as Danny McGuire. Muses include Alex Keyes as
Melpomene, Tessa Keyes as Calliope, Lexie O’Brien as Erato, Essence
Bourque as Euterpe, Sabrina Sargent as Polyhymnia, Sarah May Schultz
as Terpsichore, Katie O’Brien as Thalia and Taylor Sargent as
Urania. Jordan Atherton, Emma Molloy and Riley Kennedy are The
Andrews Sisters, and AJ Robidas, Ian Treadwell, Joe Garcia, Justin
Greene, Spencer Griffin and Logan Connor rock on as The Tubes. Halah
Abdelwahid plays the goddess Thetis, Joe Molloy plays Hermes, and
Dylan O’Brien fills the shoes of Zeus. Appearing as Sirens are April
and Molly Keyes, Paige Provencal, Cecily Schultz, Faith Griffin,
Ryan and Jolene Wood, Abigail Cote, Courtney Abell, Samantha
Simpson, Sage Gallant, Kianna Vincelette and Courtney Butler.
The show is directed by Maye Hart, choreographed by Margot Keyes,
with set design by Turner Jennings and Dylan O’Brien, lighting
design by Jim Hart, and sound by Wynn Bourque and Amanda Walton.
The Kid’s Theater Workshop is a program designed to introduce kids
to performing on stage, and is presented to local schools in two
matinee performances and three evening performances. It is a program
by kids, for kids. The program is open to kids from age 8 to 18, and
is for both those who want to be on stage and for kids who would
prefer more technical positions, such as lights, sound, and stage
management.
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