Volume 27, Issue 6 June 2017

Young Fiona (Annelise Fa- gan), Teen Fiona (Maury Johnston), Storytellers (Kaylee Heitger, Kaylan Flemings, Lucy Johnston), Mama Ogre (Erin Stanphill), Papa Ogre (Brice Stone), Little Shrek (Tripp Riles), Captain of the Guards (George Bryan), Knights (Kimmie Moscato, t’s a “Big Bright Beautiful World” for everyone’s Mya Thorderson, Patrick Beasley, Zander Foster), I favorite ogre in Shrek The Musical Jr., based on the the Pied Piper (Meri Alan Wolfe), Bishop (Liam Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film. In a fara- Crownover), Dwarf (Dalton Orman), and a host of way kingdom, Shrek (Tyler Patterson) finds his Storytellers, Fairytale Creatures, Duloc Performers, swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits, includ- Rats, and Trees (Jilli Grace Asa, Ivy Kate Benja- ing Pinocchio (Charlie Weir), Big Bad Wolf (John Pan- min, Shelby Burks, Kylie Byars, Annaleise Carroll, nell), the Three Pigs (Noah Turner, Meghan Crown- Ericka Clanton, Elizabeth Fulgham, Darby Gentry, over, Caleigh Martin), Wicked Witch (Michaela Heit- Eron Hendrix, Anna Leigh Jenkins, Rebecca ger), Peter Pan (Abbey Sanders), Ugly Duckling Johnston, Trinity Locke, Savannah Rose Scruggs, (Anne Frances Atkinson), Mama Bear (Zion Sims), Liv Vanlandingham). Papa Bear (Gavin Lane), Baby Bear (Brayden Har- Director Danielle Adams is supported by Assistant gett), Gingy (Ella Middleton), and Puss in Boots Director Emily Motes (Dawson Tackitt). These creatures have been cast and a host of other June 22-23 at 7:30 pm off by Lord Farquaad (Ethan Navarro), a small- adult volunteers. June 24 at 2:00 pm minded ruler with short-sighted ambitions. When Don’t miss this ut- Sponsored by: Shrek sets off with a wise-cracking Donkey (Caleb terly charming pro- Slone) to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task: if duction! Tickets are he rescues the feisty Princess Fiona (Grace Gaddy) $10 for adults and Sponsored by: from the tower guarded by a fierce and fearsome $5 for students. Call Dragon (Emma Murphree), his swamp will be re- the box office at turned to him. 662-844-1935 to The fairytale wouldn’t be complete without the host reserve your seat of creatures that help him along the way, including today!

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ave you ever wanted to be like someone else? Have you ever been unsure H about where you fit in? These are just a few of the questions that we will ex- plore in the jungle at theater camp this summer! Born to Be Wild will not only take us on a journey through the jungle, but also through a journey of self discovery. Join us for a WILD time at TCT Theater Camp this summer! We will learn the origin and uses of theater, art, and music through discussion of the characters in this year’s show. An original play written by Danielle Frerer, this funny and heartwarming show will touch young and old hearts alike in the common journey of self discovery and self love. Camp director and theater instructor is Danielle Frerer, actor at TCT and music teacher/ show choir direc- tor at Tupelo High School. Art instructor is Pat E Parker, art teacher at Tupelo High School. Music instructor is Claire Leeke, choir teacher at Olive Branch High School. TCT’s theater camp for 2017 will be held July 10-14, with two sessions each day. Rising 1st-4th graders will meet each morning. Rising 5th-8th graders will meet in the afternoons. The cost of camp is only $100 for TCT Season Members and families with more than one sibling attending. Non-member cost is $125.

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Deadline to register: July 1, 2017. Please make checks payable to TCT. They may be mailed to the following address: P.O. Box 1094, Tupelo, MS 38802 Or you may drop the payment and registration at: 201 N. Broadway M-F, 9:00am-4:00pm For more information, please call the TCT office at 662-844-1935

2 Order Season Tickets by July 7! You’re gonna love this season—don’t miss a minute of it! The Robber Bridegroom Book & Lyrics by Alfred Uhry, Music by Robert Waldman ~ August 24-26, 2017 Based on a short story by beloved Mississippi writer Eudora Welty, this Southern-fried Robin Hood tale of Jamie Lock- hart is sure to steal your heart. Wildly creative and deliciously entertaining, The Robber Bridegroom is filled with rau- cous comic performances and features an irresistibly catchy bluegrass score. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever By Barbara Robinson ~ December 7-9, 2017 In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman siblings – possibly the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem and the fun when the Herdmans' chaos collides with the love of the Christmas story head on! Last Train to Nibroc By Arlene Hutton ~ January 25-27, 2018 Set in 1940, Last Train to Nibroc is a funny and touching portrait of the search for happiness. This simply staged ro- mance tells the story of May and Raleigh, two young people on a cross-country train trip who discover they are from neighboring towns. Raleigh is headed to New York to be a writer, but love blooms and complications abound when he follows his heart – and May – to Kentucky instead. Blithe Spirit By Noel Coward ~ March 8-10, 2018 This smash comedy hit offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife. A visiting “happy medium” Madame Arcati calls up the late, clever, and insistent Elvira. As worldly and otherworldly personalities clash, Charles' current wife Ruth also dies and passes over to join Elvira. The two "blithe spirits" then lovingly haunt Charles into perpetuity. Phantom of the Opera Book & Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe & Charles Hart ~ April 26-28, 2018 A mysteriously disfigured musical genius lives beneath the plush, opulent Paris Opera House and falls in love from the shadows with Christine. The beautiful young soprano with a devastatingly mesmerizing voice becomes his obsession! This musical theatre juggernaut based on the novel by Gaston Leroux is one of the longest-running musicals in the his- tory of Broadway with some of the most beloved melodies ever staged. TCT PERSONNEL TCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS 201 North Broadway P.O. Box 1094 Jess Mark (1982-2008) Tupelo, MS 38802 Fred Cannon Meredith Martin Gene Murphey(1969-2016) 662-844-1935 Tracie Conwill Steve Miller Ruth Liveakos (1969-2008) Bev Crossen Lynn Nelson Edith Thomas (1969-2013) Visit us online at Liz Dawson Suzanne Oakley www.tct.ms Bobby Geno Rob Rice BOX OFFICE MANAGER Tommy Green Debra Robison Lisa Hall Jeff Houin Rosemary Rutledge [email protected] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chris Hussey Beverly Williams Tom Booth Jonathan Martin Judd Wilson NEWSLETTER EDITOR [email protected] Lynn Nelson

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 June 10—Music, Monet & Margaritas  June 11 & 12—Auditions for Robber Bridegroom  July 7—Deadline for season ticket orders  July 10-14—Summer Theatre Camp  July 20-22—Love, Loss & What I Wore at TOB

Call the TCT office at 662-844-1935 for more information about these and other opportunities!

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