Alice in Wonderland
Parents and children familiar with the book, or discovering it for the first time, will love this dazzling and wacky play. Watch as Alice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. ALICE IN WONDERLANDby Brainerd Duffield Based on the Novel By Lewis CarrollAlice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. Dramatized as a series of fourteen episodes from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. A kaleidoscope of action and madness, with the necessary elements of suspense and frustration to make it all work.Milton Theatre Student Mainstage ProductionWith a thriving children & youth theatre arts program, the Milton Theatre is proud to present high-quality productions that feature southern Delaware’s young talents. With the guidance of our directors and educators, the Milton Theatre Student Mainstage Productions gives a platform for aspiring theatre professionals to hone their craft and showcase their talent to live audiences year-round. “Alice in Wonderland (Duffield)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.www.concordtheatricals.com
Alice in Wonderland
Parents and children familiar with the book, or discovering it for the first time, will love this dazzling and wacky play. Watch as Alice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. ALICE IN WONDERLANDby Brainerd Duffield Based on the Novel By Lewis CarrollAlice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. Dramatized as a series of fourteen episodes from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. A kaleidoscope of action and madness, with the necessary elements of suspense and frustration to make it all work.Milton Theatre Student Mainstage ProductionWith a thriving children & youth theatre arts program, the Milton Theatre is proud to present high-quality productions that feature southern Delaware’s young talents. With the guidance of our directors and educators, the Milton Theatre Student Mainstage Productions gives a platform for aspiring theatre professionals to hone their craft and showcase their talent to live audiences year-round. “Alice in Wonderland (Duffield)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.www.concordtheatricals.com
Alice in Wonderland
Parents and children familiar with the book, or discovering it for the first time, will love this dazzling and wacky play. Watch as Alice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. ALICE IN WONDERLANDby Brainerd Duffield Based on the Novel By Lewis CarrollAlice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. Dramatized as a series of fourteen episodes from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. A kaleidoscope of action and madness, with the necessary elements of suspense and frustration to make it all work.Milton Theatre Student Mainstage ProductionWith a thriving children & youth theatre arts program, the Milton Theatre is proud to present high-quality productions that feature southern Delaware’s young talents. With the guidance of our directors and educators, the Milton Theatre Student Mainstage Productions gives a platform for aspiring theatre professionals to hone their craft and showcase their talent to live audiences year-round. “Alice in Wonderland (Duffield)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.www.concordtheatricals.com
WE’VE GOT MAGIC TO DO! Musical Theatre Ensemble Winter Showcase (THURSDAY)
Come support our homegrown talented kids for their Winter ’23 talent showcase!Musical Theatre Ensemble presents: “We’ve Got Magic To Do!” Join us for a magical MTE session filled with your favorite magic-themed songs from the radio and Broadway! Featuring songs from Pippin, Aladdin, Cinderella, and more! About Musical Theatre Ensemble Our Musical Theatre Ensemble (MTE) classes will focus on each of the three main concentrations of musical theater; voice, dance, and acting. Great emphasis will be placed on recognizing the relevance of each discipline as it relates to musical theater and preparing students for auditions and musical theatre performances. Each class period will be devoted to- 1) vocal development, 2) improving acting skills, 3) learning choreography; all to help students develop musical theatre skills. The culmination of this course will result with students gaining a broader understanding of musical theater from their participation in a fun and exciting musical theatre performance experience that will increase their abilities and help them to become well rounded performers. About Triple Threat Training Program A key term in musical theatre training is learning to be a ‘triple threat performer’, which means the ability to act, sing and dance to a high standard. The Triple Threat classes at the Milton Theatre bring these three disciplines together into a unified whole. The emphasis in these classes is to strengthen each of the elements equally to create a well-rounded Triple Threat performer. Only 10 students are accepted into the program each session. To join the Milton Theatre’s Triple Threat Training Program, students must be 6-18 years of age and pass the audition and be invited to register.
Songs for a New World
It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice… or take a stand… or turn around and go back!With a small, powerhouse multi-ethnic cast and a driving, exquisitely crafted score that runs the gamut of today’s popular music, Songs for a New World is a great way to bring the next generation into the theatre. Songs for a New WorldMusic and Lyrics by Jason Robert BrownOriginally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995(Kyle Renick, Artistic Director)Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice… or take a stand… or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the Songs for a New World. The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices that we make.Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge, 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, to meet a startling array of characters that range from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams… and a soulless marriage.With a small, powerhouse multi-ethnic cast and a driving, exquisitely crafted score that runs the gamut of today’s popular music, Songs for a New World is a great way to bring the next generation into the theatre.SONGS FOR A NEW WORLDIs presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
RENT
La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson’s iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love. RENTBook, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan LarsonMusical Arrangements by Steve Skinner Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Billy AronsonMusic Supervision and Additional Arrangements by Tim Weil, Dramaturg & Lynn ThomsonRENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.RENTIs presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
The Sound of Music
One of the most beloved musicals of all time! In Austria, 1938, an exuberant young governess brings music and joy back to a broken family, only to face danger and intrigue as the Nazis gain power. The Sound of MusicMusic by RICHARD RODGERSLyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN IIBook by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSESuggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision.THE SOUND OF MUSIC is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & HammersteinOrganization. www.concordtheatricals.com
WE’VE GOT MAGIC TO DO! Musical Theatre Ensemble Winter Showcase (FRIDAY)
Come support our homegrown talented kids for their Winter ’23 talent showcase!Musical Theatre Ensemble presents: “We’ve Got Magic To Do!” Join us for a magical MTE session filled with your favorite magic-themed songs from the radio and Broadway! Featuring songs from Pippin, Aladdin, Cinderella, and more! About Musical Theatre Ensemble Our Musical Theatre Ensemble (MTE) classes will focus on each of the three main concentrations of musical theater; voice, dance, and acting. Great emphasis will be placed on recognizing the relevance of each discipline as it relates to musical theater and preparing students for auditions and musical theatre performances. Each class period will be devoted to- 1) vocal development, 2) improving acting skills, 3) learning choreography; all to help students develop musical theatre skills. The culmination of this course will result with students gaining a broader understanding of musical theater from their participation in a fun and exciting musical theatre performance experience that will increase their abilities and help them to become well rounded performers. About Triple Threat Training Program A key term in musical theatre training is learning to be a ‘triple threat performer’, which means the ability to act, sing and dance to a high standard. The Triple Threat classes at the Milton Theatre bring these three disciplines together into a unified whole. The emphasis in these classes is to strengthen each of the elements equally to create a well-rounded Triple Threat performer. Only 10 students are accepted into the program each session. To join the Milton Theatre’s Triple Threat Training Program, students must be 6-18 years of age and pass the audition and be invited to register.
Songs for a New World
It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice… or take a stand… or turn around and go back!With a small, powerhouse multi-ethnic cast and a driving, exquisitely crafted score that runs the gamut of today’s popular music, Songs for a New World is a great way to bring the next generation into the theatre. Songs for a New WorldMusic and Lyrics by Jason Robert BrownOriginally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995(Kyle Renick, Artistic Director)Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice… or take a stand… or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the Songs for a New World. The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices that we make.Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge, 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, to meet a startling array of characters that range from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams… and a soulless marriage.With a small, powerhouse multi-ethnic cast and a driving, exquisitely crafted score that runs the gamut of today’s popular music, Songs for a New World is a great way to bring the next generation into the theatre.SONGS FOR A NEW WORLDIs presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Mary Poppins Jr. Camp
Shine onstage at PERFORMANCE CAMP! About Milton Theatre Summer Camp Join us at The Milton Theatre for our annual Performing Arts Summer Camps! Every camp will provide each child with the opportunity to learn the basics of what it means to be a true performer in the arts. Performers in our full day camp will continue perfecting their abilities as a performer with daily workshops from our trained professionals at the Milton Theatre.Workshops will include singing, dancing, acting, and technical theater. At the end of the week, the kids will perform two 60 minute shows showcasing the production they’ve put together throughout the week. Plus, they will be taking home an official souvenir production book of their camp shipped from New York! Additional DetailsAges: 6-16 yrs oldCost: $360Times: Monday-Friday from 9am-3pmShow Times: Friday at 12:00pm and Friday at 2:00pm. **Tickets to camp productions are $10 per person ticket and children 12 and under are free. Everyone must have a ticket to enter the theatre. Tickets can be purchased by calling 302-684-3038. Tickets are reserved for cast family & friends first.Apply for scholarships online About Mary Poppins Jr Based on one of the most popular Disney movies of all time and the Broadway musical that played for over 2,500 performances and received multiple Olivier and Tony Awards nominations, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect Broadway Junior musical!The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”NEW CAMP LUNCHESAll campers will now enjoy our new camp lunches included in the camp tuition! Check the lunch schedule for your camper’s favorite foods or feel free to pack a lunch. Additional snacks and drinks are available for purchase.