Coming in October – ‘ALMOST, MAINE’

Don't miss the off-Broadway hit

'ALMOST, MAINE'

Friday, October 8 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 9 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, October 10 at 2 p.m.

Friday, October 15 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 16 at 8 p.m.

John Cariani’s celebrated off-Broadway production ‘Almost, Maine’ comes to Marblehead Little Theatre Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 8-10 as well as Friday and Saturday, October 15-16.

We are proud to announce the following cast members:

Michael Zuccola of Haverhill

Caroline Watson-Felt of Salem

Bryan Collins of Lynnfield

Brianne Beatrice of Swampscott (also the show’s director)

‘Almost, Maine’ will present in hilarious fashion the amorous exploits of residents in an imaginary, out-of-the-way town in northern Maine. This highly acclaimed production appeared off-Broadway in 2005 and continues to receive honors from coast to coast. Brianne Beatrice, who most recently directed ‘Italian-American Reconciliation’ and ‘Let Me Check My Calendar’ for MLT, is joined by Shari Frost as producer. Performances will be held at Marblehead Little Theatre’s intimate venue at 12 School Street.

Please support your local community theatre! Tickets will be available online for $20 or at the door for $25 prior to each performance.

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Willy Wonka Cast Members

Marblehead Little Theatre recently held auditions for its 2010 fall spectacular,Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Henry Dembowski as director, Karen Gahagan as music director, and Christine Dhionis and Lori Lord as producers.

 

The result of the auditions is the following list of Cast Members.

Willy Wonka Mark Shasha
Candy Man TBA
Philomena Trout Ursina Amsler
Charlie Bucket TBA
Mrs. Bucket Susan Parker
Mr. Bucket Jeffrey Snell
Grandma Josephine Janet Sheehan
Grandma Georgina Meghan Holtz
Grandpa George Bruce Whear
Grandpa Joe Erik Rodenhiser
James Kevin Strothman
Matilda TBA
Sophie Elaina Sassine
Danny TBA
Alfie TBA
Billy TBA
Augustus Gloop Kristian Hosker
Mrs. Gloop Nora Falk
Veruca Salt Emily Cierpial
Mr. Salt Ted Merritt
Mike Teavee TBA
Ms.  Teavee Gretchen Fisher
Violet Beauregard Alice Sullivan
Mrs. Beauregard Allison Duff Barth

Chorus of Cooks Sophia Bereaud, Meghan Fisher, Nina Groom, Kaitlyn Nohelty, Kali Patterson, Kayla Riley, Georgina Ring, Elaina Sassine, Haley  Williams, Alex Bull, Will Curtis, John Newhall, Kevin Strothman, additional boys may be added.

Oompa-Loompa Cassidy Alla, Leah Dorothy Barz-Snell, Maia Baum, Mary-Delilah Brao, Callie Costello, Kelly Cotton,  Katie Fisher, Olivia Jean Flowers, Ashley Frawley, Ella Gildea, Amanda Gregory, Erika Groom,  Alexander Groom, Piper Elizabeth Hall, Elizabeth Janko,  Jeanmarie LaPointe, Rebecca Lord,  Sara Newhall, Rei Newman, Kristen Page, Kim Pearson, Katie Pollard, Maeve Reilly, Griffen Rodenhiser, Clarie Ruocco, Ilsa Schaeffner, Carly Shea, Alexis Sher, Chloe Smith, Delia Smith, Rory Torstensson, Anna Tripodi, Sarah Tripodi, Taylor Urlich, Leah Veprek, Abbey  Wheeler,  Meredith Wolinski, Beth Worrick, Nick Angeramo, Jacob Barz-Snell, Harrison Hosker, Grant Hunter, Sam Katz, Aidan Keenan, Rudy Lautner, Aidan Merriam.

An email will be sent out to all cast members with paperwork that needs to be filled out.

The first rehearsal on Tuesday, September 7th is an all music rehearsal.  All cast members (except Oompa Loompas) are called.  The following is the schedule for that night:

6:30pm – 7:30pm ~ “I’ve Got A Golden Ticket” - Full Company (no Oompa Loompas)

7:30pm – 8:30pm ~ “Imagination/Golden Age of Chocolate” - Willy Wonka, Chorus of Cooks

8:30pm - 9:00pm ~  “Think Positive & Reprise”- Charlie & Mr. Bucket

9:00pm – 9:30pm ~ “Cheer Up Charlie”- All Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Bucket, Charlie

9:30pm – 10:00pm ~ “Wonka Music” – Willy Wonka

Marblehead Little Theatre would like to thank all those who auditioned. There is great talent in our area and we were honored to see so much of it.  As always, MLT appreciates all your support.

If anyone has any questions/concerns about these results please email the producers:  Christine Dhionis-christine.dhionis@gmail.com and Lori Lord- lori_lord@verizon.net.

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Fall Children’s Theatre Program

Based on the classic story by Charles Dickens

Kid’s Theatre 7-14 year olds.

Fall will bring us a “ A Christmas Carol – The Musical” Adapted by Marcella Holloway; Music by Mary Ann Joyce Walker

Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc, Englewood, Co.  Our production to be performed during Marblehead’s Christmas Walk.  Dance, singing and acting will be geared to our young actors in this abbreviated version of   the classic tale

Rehearsal  Schedule: October 2 - November 22,  Mondays and Thursdays,  4:00-6:00pm

Production Week : Monday, November 29, 4:00-6:00pm
Tuesday, November 30,  No rehearsal
Wednesday, December 1,  4:00-6:30pm
Thursday, December 2,  4:00-6:30pm,   Dress Rehearsal

Four Performances Christmas walk weekend in Marblehead

Friday, December 3 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 4 at 1:00pm
Sunday, December 5 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm  (cast party to follow last show)

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORM FOR MLT’S CHILDREN”S THEATRE FOR CHILDREN  AGES 4-15 go the CHILDREN’S CLASSES PAGE.


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“Oklahoma!” Receives Five DASH Nominations

Marblehead Little Theatre's spectacular 2009 production of "Oklahoma!" has been nominated in five categories for DASH awards (Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors) by the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theater (EMACT).

Categories include Best Production of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (by Steve Black), Best Music Direction (by Lianne Goodwin), Best Lighting Design (by Greg Dana), and Best Supporting Actor (Andrew Haserlat).

The winners in each category will be announced at the EMACT Gala and DASH Awards on August 28th. Click on links below for details.  Congrats to our nominees as well as all who were involved in putting on such a great show!

2009-2010 DASH Nominees

2009-2010 Gala Information

The DASH awards are sponsored by EMACT, an organization committed to encouraging and promoting community theatre in eastern Massachusetts through educational programming, supportive services, and the recognition of excellence.

"Oklahoma" Receives Five DASH Nominations.

 

Marblehead Little Theatre's spectacular 2009 production of "Oklahoma!" has been nominated in five categories for DASH awards (Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors) by the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theater (EMACT). Categories include Best Production of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (by Steve Black), Best Music Direction (by Lianne Goodwin), Best Lighting Design (by Greg Dana), and Best Supporting Actor (Andrew Haserlat).

The winners in each category will be announced at the EMACT Gala and DASH Awards on August 28th. Click here for details. Congrats to our nominees as well as all who were involved in putting on such a great show!

The DASH awards are sponsored by EMACT, an organization committed to encouraging and promoting community theatre in eastern Massachusetts through educational programming, supportive services, and the recognition of excellence.

 

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Coming to the Firehouse in 2011

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

January-February 2011 at the Firehouse

Set in an Oregon asylum, the play serves as a study of the institutional process and the human mind. The novel was written in 1959 and published in 1962. The novel was adapted into a 1975 film, which won five Academy Awards.

TIME included the novel in its "TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005".  The story was adapted into a Broadway play by Dale Wasserman in 1963.

The book's epigraph is:

…one flew east, one flew west,
One flew over the cuckoo's nest.

39 Steps

April 2011 at the Firehouse

The 39 Steps is a farce adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock. Patrick Barlow wrote the adaptation, based on the original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon of a two-actor version of the play.

The play's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure film The 39 Steps to be performed nearly verbatim onstage, but with a cast of four. One actor plays the hero, Richard Hannay, an actress plays the three women whom he has romantic entanglements with, and two other actors play every other character in the show: heroes, villains, men, women, children and even the occasional inanimate object. This often requires lighting fast quick changes and occasionally for them to play multiple characters at once.

The Broadway production was nominated for 4 Tony Awards in 2008, winning 2.

set in an Oregon asylum, and serves as a study of the institutional process and the human mind. The novel was written in 1959 and published in 1962. The novel was adapted into a 1975 film, which won five Academy Awards.TIME included the novel in its "TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005".[1]

 

The story was adapted into a Broadway play by Dale Wasserman in 1963.

The book's epigraph is:

…one flew east, one flew west,
One flew over the cuckoo's nest.

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Vestibule Campaign

Theatre People Love To Make An Entrance. Won't you help us? MLT has invested countless of volunteer hours and donations from community members and businesses over the past several years in renovating and improving the Marblehead Little Theatre building on School Street. Please consider a donation to our Vestibule Capital Campaign and mail your check [...]

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