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Nashville Children’s Theater: 2006-2007

EINSTEIN IS A DUMMY

Book and Lyrics by Karen Zacarias

Music by Debbie Wicks La Puma

Jan. 30-Feb. 18, 2007

Maybe nobody thought much of Albert Einstein when he was twelve. Maybe he was always late and maybe he forgot stuff and maybe he got lost. A lot. Maybe he stumbled over his words every time he tried to speak to Elsa, the prettiest girl in Herr Schloppnoppdinkerdonn’s music class. Maybe the music students were supposed to play “Boring Ballad #4 in C Major” for the Illustrious Grand Fancy Schmanzy Recital, but young Albert couldn’t get it right. Maybe Einstein was a dummy – or maybe he was just writing a new song that nobody had ever heard before. Maybe, just maybe, he was sorting out the relationship between mass, energy and the speed of light. Join us for an imaginative, exhilarating, hilarious, inspiring musical romp through a fictional day in the young life of the greatest mind of the twentieth century – and his talking cat.

Nashville Children's Theatre presents

THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER

By Gary L. Blackwood

Oct. 10-28, 2006

It’s 1601, and a fourteen-year-old apprentice named Widge has been brought to London to carry out a dastardly plan. Widge must pretend to join the apprentice company of the celebrated theatre troupe The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, where there’s as much drama behind-the-scenes as there is onstage. Widge’s breathless adventures in the great Globe Theatre bring him face-to-face with the world’s most famous playwright and Queen Elizabeth herself. But the action begins when Widge’s master gives him this order: steal the script of William Shakespeare’s new play, Hamlet – or suffer the direst of consequences! Another award-winning juvenile novel comes to life at NCT!

Most enjoyed by ages 9 and up

Basics of Theatre Etiquette:

We're excited that you'll be joining us for a show at NCT. Theatre is live, so watching it different from watching a movie. The actors on stage can see and hear you just as you can see and hear them. Because of this, you play a special role in helping to tell the story. As an audience member, you have both opportunities to participate and responsibilities to consider.

o -If something in the show makes you want to laugh, clap, play, sing or dance, please do!

o -Your reactions make the play fun for the actors and the audience (The actors can hear you.)

o -However, please stay in your seat, and do not talk to your friends during the performance. Extra noise can distract the actors and make it difficult for them to perform (Again, the actors can hear you.)

o -When you arrive at the theatre, an usher will help you to your seat. Right before the show is about to begin, the lights in the theatre (“house lights”) will go off. Don't panic! This happens so you can see the stage.