Andover Students Take to Stoneham Theatre's Stage

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Three Andover students take the stage at Stoneham Theatre during the young company Summer Festival 2014.

Stoneham Theatre’s young company offers year-round theatrical training and performance opportunities for students in grades 1-12. The Summer Festival is the culmination of 5 weeks of preparation by the students and their professional directors, music directors, choreographers, stage managers, and design team. the young company Summer Festival includes 6 fully staged productions: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr., Children of Eden, and Xanadu run from Aug. 7-10, 2014 and are performed by students in grades 4-9. Monty Python’s Spamalot, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Mary Zimmerman’s Argonautika run from Aug. 14-17, 2014 and are performed by students in grades 10-12 and recent high school graduates.

Nathan Elmer (Prince Eric) will appear in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr. a musical where a young mermaid longs to leave her ocean home—and her fins—behind. But to live in the world above, she and her underwater pals will have to defy her kingly father, make a deal with the evil sea witch, and convince the handsome human prince she’s the girl he’s been seeking. Join us for this journey “Under the Sea,” with all of your favorite songs and beloved characters. Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and Book by Doug Wright. Based on the Hans Christian Anderson Story and the Disney Film. Music Adapted and arranged by director David Weinstein.

Caela Flanagan (Melpomene) and Alexis Horan (Ufania) will appear in Xanadu, a musical based on the popular movie where a magical Greek muse descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to 1980s Venice Beach, California on a quest to inspire a struggling artist. But when they fall in love, her jealous sisters wreak havoc on the pair’s roller-disco dreams. This hilarious, free-wheeling musical adventure encourages us to listen to our hearts despite what others say. Book by Douglas Carter Beane, Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Based on the Universal Pictures film. Screenplay by Richard Danus and Marc Rubel. Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/ B. Swibel, Sara Murchison/ Dale Smith and Cari Smulyan.

Performance Schedule:
Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.—Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 at 12:00pm; Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 12:00pm; and Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 12:00pm

Children of Eden—Friday, August 8, 2014 at 7:00pm; Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 3:00pm; and Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 3:00pm

Xanadu—Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 7:00pm; Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 7:00pm; and Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 7:00pm

Monty Python’s Spamalot—Friday, August 15, 2014 at 5:00pm; Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 8:00pm; and Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 12:00pm

Picnic at Hanging Rock—Friday, August 15, 2014 at 8:00pm; Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 5:00pm; and Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 8:00pm

Mary Zimmerman’s Argonautika—Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 8:00pm; Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 2:00pm; and Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 5:00pm

Tickets for adults are $15. Student tickets are $10. For more information, call Stoneham Theatre’s Box Office at (781) 279-2200, or visit www.stonehamtheatre.org.