Drama
The Capital High School Playmakers present their 2008-2009 Theatrical Season!
BATBOY: The Musical
Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy. But their lives are shattered when Meredith reveals a secret and soon the entire town hears the shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin.
•When: October 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, & November 1 @ 7:30 pm•Where: Capital High School Performing Arts Auditorium•Tickets: $7 for Students under 18 & Senior Citizens, $10 for Adults•How: Call the box office at 596-8053 for reservation. Tickets also sold at the door starting at 6:30 pm each night of the show!JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL
“Marley was dead, to begin with ...” -- and what happened to Ebenezer Scrooge’s mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained and shackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He’s given his own private tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite who thoroughly enjoys his work. Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: To escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So he begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart, indeed, is opened; but not before Marley -- in this irreverent, funny, and deeply moving story -- discovers his own.
•When: December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 @ 7:30 pm•Where: Capital High School Performing Arts Auditorium•Tickets: $7 for Students under 18 & Senior Citizens, $10 for Adults•How: Call the box office at 596-8053 for reservation. Tickets also sold at the door starting at 6:30 pm each night of the show!TWELFTH NIGHT
This drama is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. Viola, cross dresses and takes the man's name of Cesario. Viola enters the service of the Duke of Illyria, Orsino. Orsino longs for the love of a neighbouring countess. Viola (Cesario) then falls in love with Orsino. To add to the farce Viola's (Cesario) identical twin, Sebastian arrives on the scene. Living in Olivia’s household is her uncle, Sir Toby Belch, a merry character. The steward of the household is the conceited Malvolio.The plot illustrates jealousy, mistaken Identity, cross-dressing and features fights and duels. In the end Sebastian and Olivia fall in love and marry. Orsino realises that it is Viola that he loves and she agrees to marry him. Sir Toby Belch and Maria also decide to marry! Twelfth Night ends and everyone, except Malvolio, is happy and Shakespeare speaks of the madness of love.
•When: February 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 @ 7:30 pm •Where: Capital High School Performing Arts Auditorium •Tickets: $7 for Students under 18 & Senior Citizens, $10 for Adults •How: Call the box office at 596-8053 for reservation. Tickets also sold at the door starting at 6:30 pm each night of the show!LITTLE WOMEN: The Musical
Based on Louisa May Alcott's own family experiences (and novel), LITTLE WOMEN, follows the adventures of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America. The beloved story of the March sisters is timeless and deals with issues as relevant today as when they were written. Now, this wonderful narrative has been brought to life as an exhilarating new musical filled with glorious music, dancing and heart. LITTLE WOMEN embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit. This powerful score soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope -- the sounds of a young America finding its voice. In years to come, we are sure that hundreds of productions by schools and theatres throughout the world will make this stage adaptation of the American classic novel a classic musical theatre treasure in its own right.
•When: April 30, May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 @ 7:30 pm •Where: Capital High School Performing Arts Auditorium •Tickets: $7 for Students under 18 & Senior Citizens, $10 for Adults •How: Call the box office at 596-8053 for reservation. Tickets also sold at the door starting at 6:30 pm each night of the show!