2009-2010 Performing Arts Series
A Tour of the World via the Arts
Missoula Children's Theatre
The Pied Piper
Saturday, August 22, 2009
3:00 & 7:00 pm
Missoula Children's Theatre returns this summer with The Pied Piper. The directors arrive on Monday, August 17, with auditions at 10 am that morning in the PAC. Rehearsals are Tuesday through Friday from 10 am until 2:30 pm. We will be offering three workshops during the week including, "What If?," "Drama Quest" and "Let's Make-up." Missoula Children's Theatre is open to all students entering grades 1 through 12. For more information or to pre-register, please call the Box Office at 414-766-5049.
The Pied Piper is an original adaptation of the classic children’s tale. What do you do when your town is overrun by ravenous rats? Sara, an orphan girl, and the other Townspeople of Hamelin Town turn to the Mayor of Hamelin and his Council when their town is threatened. They then call on the Pied Piper to save them from the troublesome creatures. The Mayor's son and daughter and the Cooks also join in the endeavor. Find out what happens when the town is unable to pay the Piper and the children are led away from the town along with the rats!
Ticket Prices: Adult, $10; Senior, $8; Children under 18, $4
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Dallas Brass
An American Musical Journey
Friday, October 9, 2009
7:30 pm
The 2009-2010 Season kicks off with the return of the Dallas Brass. American Musical Journey incorporates a full complement of brass and percussion for a musical travelogue through American history. From the time of George Washington to the present day, music will be selected from the masters – Copland, Bernstein, Gershwin, Berlin, John Williams, Sousa; from bands like the Tijuana Brass and Chicago; and styles from Dixieland, swing, Broadway, folk, patriotic, pop and even hip-hop! There is definitely "something for everybody." Once again the Dallas Brass will be working with the South Milwaukee 8th Grade Band and High School Wind Ensemble who will perform on the evening concert.
Ticket Prices: Adult, $25; Senior, $20; Student, $10
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Vienna Boys Choir
Friday, November 27, 2009
7:30 pm
The first stop on our tour of the world is Austria, where the Vienna Boys Choir will take the SMPAC stage just in time for the holidays. The world’s most beloved choir has been thrilling audiences young and old for over 500 years, and their angelic voices will get you in the spirit of the season.
Ticket Prices: Adult, $42; Senior, $37; Student, $15; Children 12 & under, $12
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Bill Blagg III
A Night of Magic
Saturday, January 16, 2010
7:30 pm
Bill Blagg III has been changing reality one city at a time with his unique brand of grand-scale magic and illusion. At just 28 years old, Bill has been breaking the mold of the typical magician with his one-of-a-kind, high-energy, magical experience. A Night of Magic shatters the barrier between the audience and the stage by infusing an unmatched level of audience interaction into each and every show. Interaction such as random audience volunteers levitating over 4’ high in the middle of the stage while others vanish at a moment's notice never to return! From beginning to end Bill Blagg III’s A Night of Magic is changing the magic show into the magic experience!
Ticket Prices: Adult, $22; Senior, $18; Student, $12;
Children 12 & under, $8
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Patrick Combs
Man 1, Bank 0
Friday, January 29, 2010
7:30 pm
In Man 1, Bank 0, Patrick Combs, a former TV personality for Paramount’s hit shows Real TV and Hard Copy, tells the amazing-but-true story of how he deposited a $95,093.35 junk-mail check marked "non-negotiable" hoping to spread a little banking cheer to tellers. However, it erupted into a staggering and funny David vs. Goliath-like adventure that received worldwide media coverage, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Good Morning America.
The show sold out in New York during its off-Broadway run at the Lambs Theatre in the heart of Times Square, as well as at HBO’s 2004 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival held in Aspen. Combs has toured internationally with Man 1, Bank 0, and the show won the prize for Best Comedy at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, which is the most prestigious comedy festival in the world. BroadwayWorld.com says Man 1, Bank 0 is "one of the funniest, most fascinating and fastest moving solo plays to hit New York in many a season." They go on to say it is "an edge of your seat adventure loaded with unbelievable real-life surprise."
Ticket Prices: Adult, $27; Senior, $22; Student, $10
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Steve McCurdy's
Postcards from Italy
Friday, February 26, 2010
7:30 pm
Postcards from Italy is an insider’s look at southern Italy. Joseph Campbell has written, "one way or another we have to find what fosters our humanity in this contemporary life and dedicate ourselves to that." In this film you will see how some Italians are trying to do exactly that, from an art teacher and artist in Palermo to the owner of a doll hospital in Naples, to the Mayor of Irsina and many more, each with a unique story to tell. Postcards from Italy is a collection of vignettes and travel experiences that will unveil places you may know, introduce you to people you may have met and document life in Italy in a way you have never before seen. Join director Steve McCurdy as he introduces the film, then join him afterwards for a Q&A session. Delve even further into the Italian culture with our food demonstration before the film.
Ticket Prices: Adult, $15; Senior, $12; Student, $8
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The Elders
Friday, March 19, 2010
7:30 pm
The Elders have set the American music scene on its ear, thanks to a skillful mix of amped-up roots rock, augmented with powerful vocals, blazing instrumentals and top-notch song-writing. The line up consists of a group of wicked-fine Kansas City musicians with a passion for Celtic music and a charismatic Irishman with a love of all things American. This combination makes for cross-pollination that is high octane and progressive, yet rooted in tradition. Their songs are mystical, comical, political and cultural while covering a wide variety of topics such as poverty, civil war, family bonds, spirituality, love and friendship. They speak of generations of immigrants and address their heritage through songs and stories of history, characters, places and events – some distant, some recent, some real and some imagined. Celebrate a belated St. Patrick’s Day with the SMPAC and The Elders.
Ticket Prices: Adult, $30; Senior, $25; Student, $15
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