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ACT's 2011–2012 Season

2011–2012 Season
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Dates
Venue
Oct 14–16Ten Minute Play Festival7–18Aug 19–Sep 4Masonic
Nov 3–6Charlotte's Web7–12Sep 2–16ACA
Dec 2–4Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead13–18Sep 23–Oct 7ACA
Jan 6, 7ACT Annual Alumni ShowClass of '12 and upOct 29–Nov 5ACA
Mar 15–18Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat7–18Dec 2–16Regent
Apr 28–30Cinderella7–12Feb 17–Mar 2ACA
May 11–13As You Like It13–18Mar 2–16Masonic

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Artwork: Hannah Allen

Produced by arrangement with Heuer Publishing & Dramatists’ Play Service

[Production Page]
Ten Minute Play Festival
Canker Sores & Other Distractions
and DMV Tyrant
by Christopher Durang
English Made Simple and Sure Thing
by David Ives
Green Eggs & Hamlet by F. Reed Brown
Old Mother Hubbard and Three Little Pigs
by Paula Chase
The Celebrity by Paul Patton

Directed by:
Colleen Rua
Matt Lundeen
Rebecca O'Leary
Sarah Smith

7 PM Friday October 14th
7 PM Saturday October 15th
2 PM Sunday October 16th

Arlington Masonic Temple
19 Academy Street
Arlington, MA

Tickets: $10
available online or at the door
We start our year with something new for ACT, a festival of short plays offering our actors the opportunity to work on characters in more depth than they might be able to in a larger production. Through eight different productions, we will take you from fairy tales to the DMV, through a fantastical almalgamation of Shakespeare and Dr. Seuss and many other stops along the way.
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Artwork: Hannah Allen

Produced by special arrangement with
THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
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Charlotte's Web
Adapted from the book by E. B. White by Joseph Robinette
directed by Colleen Rua

7 PM Friday, November 4
7 PM Saturday, November 5
2 PM Sunday, November 6

Arlington Center for the Arts
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA

Tickets: $8 or $35 for up to 5 family members
Available online or at the door.
Our fourth year of collaboration with Arlington Center for the Arts brings E.B. White's classic to the stage. All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the “miracle” of her web in which she writes, “Some pig.” It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte. This is a beautiful, knowing play about friendship.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Logo
Artwork: Hannah Allen

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. New York City
[Production Page]
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
by Tom Stoppard
directed by Matt Lundeen

7 PM Friday, December 2
7 PM Saturday, December 3
2 PM Sunday, December 4

Arlington Center for the Arts
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA

Tickets: $10
Available online or at the door
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Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean laurel and hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where reality and illusion intermix.
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[Production Page]
Arlington Children's Theatre
Presents
The 3rd Annual ACT Alumni Performance

brought to you by
Jess Couture and Ryan Finnegan


7 PM Friday, January 6th
7 PM Saturday, January 7th
Arlington Center for the Arts
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA

Tickets: $7 at the door
ACT is so proud of the hard work our children put into every performance. It is especially gratifying to see how they mature into amazing young adults. Our annual alumni performance is a chance to catch up with friends and marvel at their talent once again. For our 3rd annual performance we will showcase songs from musicals including Wicked, Avenue Q, Next to Normal and many more. Join our talented alumni crew as they showcase their talents through voice and dance.
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Artwork: Hannah Allen

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR® DREAMCOAT is presented through an exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals and The Really Useful Group Limited. www.rnh.com
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Arlington Children's Theatre's Amateur Production of
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat
Lyrics by
Tim Rice
Music by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Matt Lundeen, Director
Emily Roos, Music Director

7 PM Thursday, March 15
7 PM Friday, March 16
10 AM Saturday, March 17
2 PM Saturday, March 17
7 PM Saturday, March 17
2 PM Sunday, March 18

Regent Theatre
7 Medford Street
Arlington, MA

Tickets: $15
Available online (select performance link above)
or at the box office.
The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. He is purchased by Potiphar where thwarting advances from Potiphar's wife lands him in jail. When news of Joseph's gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh (wryly and riotously depicted as Elvis), Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly find themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation of the sons of Israel. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from countrywestern and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.
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Artwork: Hannah Allen

Cinderella
by Norman Robbins

7 PM Friday, April 27
7 PM Saturday, April 28
2 PM Sunday, April 29

Arlington Center for the Arts
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA

Tickets: $10
This version of Cinderella largely follows the famous story as we remember it, but introduces some elements from the original tale that we may not know. Cinderella first meets her Prince in the forest, but is soon called home, where she must serve her stepsisters. Luckily, Cindy has one friend, the servant Buttons and the good fortune of having a Fairy Godmother. The Fairy Godmother magically creates a coach (from a pumpkin), footmen (from mice), a coach driver (from a frog), and a beautiful dress (from rags) for Cinderella to go to the ball. However, she must return by midnight, as it is then that the spell ceases! Unique to this version are theatrical elements of pantomime style of performance, including audience participation, slapstick comedy and things not being quite what they seem! Our production promises to be great fun!
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Artwork: Hannah Allen

As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
Colleen Rua, Director

7 PM Friday, May 11
7 PM Saturday, May 12
2 PM Sunday, May 13

Arlington Masonic Temple
19 Academy Street
Arlington, MA

Tickets: $10
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