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Stages Theatre Company's
2007-2008 Season
April 18 - May 18, 2008
 Perfect for all ages.
“Dragon, It’s a Dragon and he’s living on the hill,” the townspeople sing. And yes, indeed, there is a dragon in the vicinity, and he’s been seen by the boy Will. In fact, he’s been befriended by Will. Send for the dragon slayer!! This dragon, however, loves poetry, vegetables and making friends. But it looks as if there’ll be a battle whether the dragon wants one or not. This original commission by Stages Theatre Company from 1993 is one of the most-requested, well-remembered musical comedies in our history. It is back by popular demand.
Based on the Book by Kenneth Grahame
Book and Lyrics by Randy Latimer
Music by Gary Rue
The Reluctant Dragon Abridgement Copyright © 2004 Inga Moore.
Illustrations Copyright © 2004 Inga Moore. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
June 27 - August 3, 2008
Perfect for all ages.
Charlie Brown and his friends, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the entire gang present us with an average day: from lunch on the school playground to a championship baseball game; from Lucy’s infatuation with Schroeder to a book report on Peter Rabbit; from Snoopy’s famous battles with the Red Baron to his favorite part of the day, “Suppertime”, it’s clear that “Happiness Is” ….You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Join us for this amazing Broadway musical based on the comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, sure to delight your entire family.
Based on the Comic Strip “PEANUTS” by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Peanuts © United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Stages Theatre Company's 2008-2009
25th Anniversary Season
For tickets to the 2008-2009 season,
please contact the Box Office at 952.979.1111
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE
September 19 –
October 19, 2008
Adapted from the book by Melinda Long and David Shannon
A musical by Alyn
Cardarelli
and Steve Goers
Regional Premiere. When young Jeremy Jacobs is invited aboard, pirate captain Braid Beard and his scurvy crew accompany the child as they sail in search of buried treasure. Hilarious moments abound as the captain and crew (Stubby Barbossa and Wheezing Stephen McGee among them) sing and dance their way over the bounding main. Based on the Award-winning book by Melinda Long and illustrator David Shannon, this lively musical will send you home laughing and growling “Arrrrrr, Matey!”
PEEF THE CHRISTMAS BEAR
November 21 –
December 29, 2008
Adapted from the book by
Tom Hegg
Music and lyrics by Michael Mahler
Book Published by Waldmen House Press
World Premiere. Santa has asked his loyal elves to bring pieces of their favorite material to create a very special toy. Peef the Christmas Bear is a multi-colored stuffed teddy created and brought to life to keep Santa company. Peef, however, believes he should belong to a child who needs him. Based on the book by local writer
Tom Hegg
and illustrator Warren Hanson, this brand new musical version of Peef the Christmas Bear is destined to find a place in your heart.
GOODNIGHT MOON
January 16 –
February 15, 2009
Adapted from the book by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd
Book, music and lyrics: Chad Henry
Regional Premiere. For sixty years, the little bunny has avoided going directly to sleep by saying “Goodnight” to everything in his sight. Chad Henry has created a charming musical sure to delight everyone who has ever read (or has had read to them) this lovely picture book by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrator Clement Hurd. This is the metropolitan Twin Cities’ first production of this brand new classic.
THE SHADOW THIEVES
February 20 –
March 15, 2009
Playwright: Buffy Sedlachek
Based on the book by
Anne Ursu
World Premiere. The tagline reads “What if Greek myths were real?” For Twin Cities teenager Charlotte and her British cousin Zee, the answer means an adventure for the ages, with a journey to the underworld of Greek mythology, and the more mundane problems faced when your parents don’t quite understand why you have to go. Based on The Cronus Chronicles, Book One by celebrated Minnesota author
Anne Ursu
, playwright Buffy Sedlachek brings her magic once again to Stages Theatre Company.
HOW CAN YOU RUN WITH A SHELL ON YOUR BACK?
(an Aesop’s Fables musical)
March 6 –
March 22, 2009
Book, music and lyrics by
Michael Mahler
and Alan Schmuckler
Regional Premiere. Six students are stuck in detention, each for a different reason. When one of them reveals a book called “Aesop’s Fables,” the fun begins. Mixing the modern world of young teenagers with the wonderful lessons of the Tortoise and the Hare, the Ant and the Grasshopper, and other beloved stories, former Stages Theatre Company child participant
Michael Mahler
(composer for Stages Theatre’s CinderEdna) and Alan Schmuckler have created an original musical comedy.
BASEBALL SAVED US
March 13 –
April 4, 2009
by Ken Mochizuki
Adapted for the stage by Katie Hae Ryun Leo
Presented by Stages Theatre Company and Mu Performing Arts
Performances at Mixed Blood Theatre
World Premiere. During World War II, Japanese Americans were interned in camps inside the continental
United States
. These American citizens were treated as threats by their own government and forced to live in dwellings surrounded by barbed wire. This is the story of how some of these families dealt with their captivity through the use of the great American pastime. A collaboration with Mu Performing Arts and Mixed Blood Theatre, you will be inspired by
Katie Leo
’s adaptation of the Award-winning book by Ken Mochizuki and illustrator Dom Lee.
THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS
April 17 –
May 17, 2009
Book and lyrics:
Jennifer Kirkeby
Music by
Shirley Mier
Based on the book by Robert Munsch
Published by Annick Press
World Premiere. The Prince has been captured by a dragon. It’s up to the Princess Elizabeth to rescue him. In this “turnabout” classic, Robert Munsch created and empowered a heroine strong enough and smart enough to defeat a dragon. This is the latest offering from
Jennifer Kirkeby
and
Shirley Mier
, the playwright/composer team that brought Madeline’s Christmas and The Mitten by
Jan Brett
to the audience of Stages Theatre Company.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
June 26 –
August 2, 2009
With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Book Adaptation by John Kane from the motion picture screenplay
Everybody’s favorite fantasy musical. From
Kansas
to “Over the Rainbow,” the cowardly lion, the tin woodman, the scarecrow and Dorothy (with Toto, too!) find the emerald city, Oz, as they “Follow the Yellow Brick Road.” With the music you know and love.
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