The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
Town Hall Theatre
Last month I received a notice in the mail. OH, NO! I had been assigned jury duty! I have never been required to serve before. Initially I thought that I did not want this responsibility, but then I kind of got excited about seeing our judicial system in action. Unfortunately my pool of jurors was dismissed without ever stepping into the courtroom, I was crestfallen…that is until this week! Starting on Friday, we all get a chance to participate in our great civic duty, but this time the courtroom is the Mathile Theatre at the Schuster Center.
Washington Township’s Town Hall Theatre will present their hilarious courtroom spoof The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs this weekend on Friday at 7pm and Saturday & Sunday at 3pm. The family show is recommended for audiences age 4 and up.
The show, a zany musical adaptation of the classic story, takes place in “Piggsylvania’s” highest court during the trial of Alexander T. Wolf. The proceedings, under the insightful guidance of Judge Prudence Pig, will determine whether Mr. Wolf is truly a “big, bad wolf,” or really just a misunderstood carnivore with a cold! In this drama, YOU get to be the jury and decide the fate of Alexander! With songs like It’s a Piggy World and Cheeseburgers Ain’t Cute, audiences won’t stop giggling until the verdict is in!
The show is adapted from the 1989 children’s book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. It features book and lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric and music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush.
The production is presented by the Landmark Children’s Theatre Company, the THT’s premiere series featuring professional and volunteer adult actors performing with young people. The 20+ member cast includes C.J. Suchyta as Alexander T. Wolf, Tara Murphy as Judge Prudence Pig, and Centerville students Carley Marten & Grace James who will alternate in the role of Magill (the court reporter with a “snout for the truth”). The production is directed by Colin Thornton who previously staged another Scieszka adaptation (The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Sutpid Tales).
Mr. Thornton states that he especially enjoys working with these titles because he likes the way the author takes classic fairy tales and twists them in unpredictable ways.
“Scieszka is a master at turning our expectations upside down and scrambling familiar children’s stories into something unique and strange,” Thornton explains. “The random humor and insightful lessons that can be learned from the quirkiness of his literature are what inspires me as a director.”
The show, which was previously presented at Town Hall Theatre’s own theatre is being taken “on the road” to the Schuster Center’s Mathile Theatre as part of a special projects grant the theatre received from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District. As part of this project, the theatre will present a free Friday morning performance of the show for Dayton Public Schools students, through a partnership with the Victoria Theatre Association.
Tickets & Performance Information:
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 20 & 21 – 3 p.m. in the Mathile Theatre at The Schuster Center) Show runs 60 minutes, without intermission.
Tickets: Adults $15 / Students & Seniors $13 / Children 12 & Under $12
(Plus Service Fees. Prices Subject to Change.)
Call (937) 228-3630 or by visiting TicketCenterStage.com.
Visit http://www.townhalltheatre.org/ for more information about Town Hall Theatre and their programs.
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Shane Anderson & David Brush work with locally based Encore Theater Company.Katherine Nelson, a senior theatre major at Cedarville University, serves as the Literary Intern for ETC. The local theater company recently moved into the new arts collective space in the Oregon Arts District, along with Zoot Theatre Co & Rhythm In Shoes. Encore Theater Company has a mission to help develop new works of musical theater, most recently Next Thing You Know and The Proof, two new musicals in development.
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