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2010 Children’s Theater Productions
We the People (March 18 – May 8)

In this inspiring and educational celebration of what makes America unique and great today, beautiful patriotic music combines with poignant sketches based on the phrases of the Preamble to the Constitution to show not only how the Constitution applies to our past, but also to our present and future. Everyday life is showcased in both funny and touching vignettes that explore the deeper meanings of the language of the Constitution. From two neighbors arguing their constitutional rights to have crab grass to an immigrant’s heartwarming rendition of her coming to America, this Norman Rockwell-esque review reminds us that the remarkable words written by our forefathers many years ago are still a living document that influences our lives each and every day.
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Alice in Wonderland (May 13 – July 3)

Take a wildly entertaining musical journey with Alice as she follows the watch-carrying rabbit into a Wonderland of nonsense and good sense. There she meets many of your favorite Lewis Carroll characters—the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts, to name a few—and finds herself involved in all sorts of strange circumstances, including a race where the contestants run in circles going nowhere and a frantic tea party where no one seems to have any manners at all. The finale finds Alice at the trial of the Knave of Hearts who has stolen the Queen’s tarts. But suddenly Alice becomes the accused! Is it “Off with her head”? Or will Alice escape the Knave’s sentence? When you find out, you’ll be grinning like you-know-who!
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The Big Bad Musical (July 10 – August 28)

A courtroom has never been more lively or fun than in this smart and witty musical! The notorious Big Bad Wolf is slapped with a lawsuit by four storybook characters who want to get even—Little Red Riding Hood, her Grandmother, the Three Little Pigs, and the Boy Who Cried Wolf. Represented by the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest—the Evil Stepmother and the Fairy Godmother—the plaintiffs and defendant clash in a trial that will be remembered forever after. One by one the wronged fairy tale characters testify, and the Wolf seems deserving of all that’s coming to him. But then Mr. Wolf takes the stand and makes a moving case for himself. You and the rest of the audience are the jury. How will you decide—guilty or not?
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There’s A Monster in My Closet (September 4 – October 30)

Emily is having a sleepover with her best friend Stephanie when they discover a “monster” in her closet! What they don’t know is that Murray, the closet monster, doesn’t mean any harm. Actually, he’s more scared of the girls than they are of him! He only wants to play with Emily’s new video game, which quickly gets him into trouble. His boss, the Dream King, hears that Murray is goofing off on the job and puts him on probation. After all, when a child is born, a monster is assigned to watch over her—not play with her things! When Emily asks all her friends over to try to capture Murray, they end up catching the Dream King and his harried secretary, Toady, instead! Find out how friendship, ingenuity, and a sprinkling of magic lead to a delightful solution to Emily’s monster problem.
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The Magical Land of Oz (November 4 – December 18)
The Wizard of Oz is perhaps the most popular children's story ever written, and in this delightful musical version of L. Frank Baum’s classic, all the beloved characters come to life right before your eyes! Dorothy and her dog Toto begin their adventure when a Kansas cyclone whisks them off to the far-away Land of Oz. There they befriend the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodsman, and the rubber-legged Scarecrow. They also encounter the Wicked Witch of the West, who wants to destroy Dorothy and steal the secret of her magic shoes. When Dorothy and her friends reach the Emerald City to ask the great Wizard of Oz for his help, he tells them they must rid the world of the Wicked Witch to prove that they are worthy of having their wishes granted. Will Dorothy and her friends be able to defeat the Witch? How will Dorothy return to Kansas? And will the Wizard give her three courageous companions everything they’ve asked for?
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