Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr. Kids’ Theater Workshop At The
Scenic Theatre – Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets are now on sale for this season’s Pittsfield Players’
Kids’ Theater Workshop presentation of Thoroughly Modern Millie,
Jr., which will run at the Scenic Theatre on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, February 22, 23 and 24, at 7:30 pm each evening.
In addition, there will be two matinee performances on Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 20 and 21, at 12:30 pm for local schools
and home schoolers, so that kids might see their peers on stage
and develop an interest in theater. Tickets for the evening
shows are $8 for kids under 12 and $12 for adults and can be
reserved by calling 435-8852. Some seats are still available for
the matinee performances, so if you are interested in bringing a
class or group of kids to the matinees, at a reduced price,
contact director Maye Hart at
[email protected].
Participants in the Kids’ Theater Workshop range in age from 8
to 18, and they learn all aspects of theater both on stage and
behind the scenes. The kids participate in building and painting
the set, gathering props, costuming, lighting and sound, as well
as stage managing and producing shows. Many of the kids go on to
college theater arts programs and local community theater shows.
Miss Dorothy Brown, played by Cecily Schultz
Miss Flannery, played by Sarah May Schultz
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr. takes place in 1922 in New
York City, where a young Millie Dillmount has just arrived from
Kansas in the Big Apple in search of a new life. Her grand
plan is to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy man and then
marry him. However, her plan goes completely awry as Millie’s
wealthy boss is slow in proposing marriage, and the man she
actually falls in love with doesn’t have a dime to his name – or
so he tells her. What’s a small town girl to do? Along the
way she meets two unforgettable ladies - Miss Dorothy Brown,
played by Cecily Schultz, and Miss Flannery, played by Sarah May
Schultz. Both Cecily and Sarah May are from Epsom, and are
veteran Kid’s Workshop actresses and participants. Miss Dorothy
seems to have both money and class but for some reason she
unbelievably wants to learn how to be poor and Millie is
Dorothy’s “first poor person.” Miss Flannery is the office
manager at Sincere Trust Insurance Company, and guards the gates
to Trevor Graydon’s office, where Millie wants to work and charm
her bos into marriage.. Both ladies play their part in Millie’s
unfolding story.
The
cast also includes Emma Molloy as the irrepressible Millie,
Christopher Dudley as Jimmy, the basically broke man-about-town,
and Joe Garcia as Trevor Graydon, Millie’s new boss who she’s
determined to marry. Alex Keyes plays Mrs. Meers, the
proprietress of the Priscilla Hotel, who also runs a very shady
business on the side. Spencer Griffin and Benjamin Marcotte play
Mrs. Meers’ Chinese henchmen, Bun Foo and Ching Ho. The girls at
the Priscilla Hotel are played by Wanda Anderson (Gloria), April
Keyes (Alice), Faith Griffin (Rita), Trinity Morse (Ruth),
Kaylyn John-Zensky (Cora), Annelissa Marcotte (Lucille) and
Camryn Melvin (Ethel Peas). Ensemble members include Ethan
Smith, Christopher Tedcastle, Joe Molloy, Abraham Marcotte,
Johnny Anderson, Carly Griffin, Maff+bel Johnson, Michaela St.
George, Izabelle Cote, Anna Vyce, Lexie Booker, Sydney
Provencal, Alivia Duffy, Addy Shonyo, Lillian Mooney, Addison
Clark, and Damonica and Olivia Charles.
Director Maye Hart, who has worked with the kid’s in this
workshop for over twenty years, and choreographer Dee Dee
Pitcher have put together a great show that’s sure to have you
singing along with the songs and tapping your toes to the music.
Abby Cote will be stage manager and is assisting costumer Margot
Keyes with costumes and with props and production. Jim Hart is
heading up the kids’ set design and construction and designing
the lighting.
Don’t miss these incredibly talented kids on stage in this
wonderful show. Reserve your seats now!