August 8, 2017 Coming to New Theatre On Main Next Year! We are excited to announce our plans for the 2018 season! This will be a year for our Youth Actors! The Managing Artistic Directors, Timothy Barnes and Allison Chicorel, look forward to providing many opportunities for our amazing youth performers to work under the direction of the M.A.D.s as well as alongside professional adult actors in the Milwaukee and surrounding areas. In between our 3 mainstage productions of 2018 the theatre will be filled with our beloved Junior Concert Workshops as well as exciting theatre classes for new and experienced young performers. For those of you who have preferred our mature productions before, don’t worry! While keeping 2018 quite heavy on youth theatrics, we will still have non-youth musicals and cabarets on occasion and much more in 2019 so please keep in touch with our website and Facebook page for shows that are more up your alley! Parents of our youth actors, audition details for “Joseph” are now available. Audition details for our other 2018 productions as well as Class Descriptions will come at a later date. 2018 Class Registration will open December 1, 2017. Save the date! These classes will fill up fast! Please follow us on Facebook and/or send an email requesting to be added to our email list in order to stay updated. Interested in tickets to any of the 2018 season shows? Tickets go on sale 6 weeks before opening night! Make sure to watch our Facebook page and Emails so you get your tickets before we are sold out! A Youth Production of Joseph and the Amazing Techni-Color Dreamcoat The biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes alive in the musical retelling. Joseph — the favorite son of Jacob — is blessed with vivid dreams that foretell the future. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph endures a series of adventures which challenge him to his core in this Andrew Lloyd Webber favorite. Performances Friday Feb 23 – March 18, 2018 (Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 4:00) Auditions: Tuesday Dec. 19 & 20, Callbacks: Thursday December 21 Rehearsals: Jan 8-Feb 22 ***The Roles of Narrator and Joseph will be played by adults and have been cast. Audition Details for Actors Age 8 to 17, Available Here Spring Junior Concert Fundraiser In a 2-Day fundraising event, hosted by Managing Directors Timothy J. Barnes & Allison Chicorel, 15 children ranging from age 7 to 16 sing solos they have worked with the directors on in a short but exciting 4-day workshop. The Junior Concerts are used to provide different groups of rising stars a chance to shine, while helping our organization raise funds for future productions. Concert Dates: April 20 at 7:00 & April 21 at 2:00 Workshop Dates: April 12, 16, 18 & 19 6:00-8:00 Please email mainstreettheatre@gmail.com for interest in being a soloist in one of our Junior Concerts! ***2018 Class Registration will open December 1, 2017 *** Scene & Character Breakdown May 1-16, Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 5:30-6:45 (Age 8-11) May 1-16, Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 (Age 12-16) June 18-July 6, Mondays & Thursdays from 3:00-4:15 (Age 8-11) June 18-July 6, Mondays & Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 (Age 12-16) Musical Theatre Dance May 21-June 6, Mondays & Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 (Age 12-16) Musical Theatre Dance *WORKSHOP* May 26 from 1:00 to 4:00 (Age 8-11) 8 Hours to Places June 2 from 10:00-6:00 (showcase performance from 6:00-7:00) (Age 8-11) June 9 from 10:00-6:00 (showcase performance from 6:00-7:00) (Age 12-16) Musical Theatre Appreciation (Series) Age 10-17 MTA: Broadway, A Century – March 31 from 1:00-3:00 MTA: Broadway Stars – April 28 from 1:00-3:00 MTA: Broadway Composers – May 31 from 1:00-3:00 MTA: Broadway’s Longest Running – June 16 from 1:00-3:00 MTA: Off-Broadway & Hidden Gems – September 22 from 1:00-3:00 “Variety BOX” Camp $250 July 9-13 from 9:00 to 4:00 (Age 8-16) “Closing the BOX” Camp $250 July 16-20 from 9:00 to 4:00 (Age 12-16) A Youth Production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s classic musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The whole gang is here: bossy Lucy is hopelessly in love with piano prodigy Schroeder who doesn’t give her the time of day, perfectionist Sally is still mocking blanket-toting Linus, Snoopy is in the doghouse, and “blockhead,” himself, Charlie Brown, is in rare form. Performances: August 3 thru 26, 2018 (Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 4:00) Directed by Allison Chicorel & Timothy J Barnes Music Direction by Lindsey Willicombe Auditions: (Audition Dates & Details for Actors Age 8 to 17, Coming Soon) Rehearsals: Mid June – Aug 2 Fall Junior Concert Fundraiser In a 2-Day fundraising event, hosted by Managing Directors Timothy J. Barnes & Allison Chicorel, 15 children ranging from age 7 to 16 sing solos they have worked with the directors on in a short but exciting 4-day workshop. The Junior Concerts are used to provide different groups of rising stars a chance to shine, while helping our organization raise funds for future productions. Concert Dates: September 7 at 7:00 and September 8 at 2:00 Workshop Dates: Aug. 29, Sept. 4, 5 and 6; 6:00-8:00 Please email mainstreettheatre@gmail.com for interest in being a soloist in one of our Junior Concerts! The Story of My Life This musical follows the friendship of Alvin and Thomas, two men from a small town. These lifelong friends are reunited after Alvin’s mysterious death. Through music and song, these two friends recount their adventures, explore their past dissonance, and ultimately discover what is at the base of every strong friendship…love. Performances October 11-14, 2018 (Thursday & Friday at 7:30, Saturdays at 2:00 and 7:30, Sunday at 4:00) Directed by Adam Qutaishat Auditions: August TBD Rehearsals: Begin early-mid September ***The roles of Thomas and Alvin have been cast but there will be open auditions for boys age 9 to 15 to portray the roles of Young Thomas and Young Alvin Age Is Just A Number: A Broadway Revue Did you enjoy 2017’s I Like Your Style? Join us for a night of some serious age bending in another one of Barnes’ & Chicorel’s fully-staged, original Broadway Revues, featuring a 13 year old’s performance of Sondheim’s Ladies Who Lunch, a 30 year old’s rendition of Tomorrow…and many more Broadway characters who won’t let their questionable age stop them from singing their story. Performances: September 6–9, 2018 (Thursday & Friday at 7:30, Saturday at 2:00 and 7:30, Sunday at 4:00) Auditions: TBD Rehearsals: Begin August 6 Directed by Timothy Barnes & Allison Chicorel (Auditions for 8 child roles, boys and girls. Age 8 to 16) Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. The well known Disney classic, based on the novel by J.M. Barrie. Peter Pan, Wendy, Michael, John, and even Captain Hook get the junior treatment and showcases the camaraderie and coming of age story with our talented youth performers. Performances: November 30-December 16, 2018 (Friday at 7:30, Saturdays at 2:00 and 7:30, Sundays at 12:00 and 4:00) Auditions: September 15-16, Callbacks September 17 Rehearsals: Oct 17th-Nov 29th