RCT's 2008-2009 SEASON
Due to exciting and extensive renovations to the
Nazareth College
Arts Center, RCT has had to change its originally-scheduled 18th
season to accommodate a variety of alternative venues. Rest
assured, RCT will be back at the state-of-the-art Arts Center for
its 2009-2010 season! Please contact our office at 585-385-0510 if
you have any questions or concerns. For all RCT and Arts
Center co-productions, please call (585) 389-2170 for tickets
starting September 9, 2008.
Dates: October 18, 19, 25 & 26
Time: 2PM all shows
Location:
Dates: November 8, 9, 15 & 1
Time:
Admission:
$15 general admission
JCC’s Hart Theatre. RCT and the Jewish Community Center present a stage adaptation of
Lois Lowry’s award-winning Holocaust novel.
Dates: November 22 & 23,
December
14, January 4, 10 & 11, 2009
Time: 2PM all shows
A
Nazareth College’s Shults Center ForumRCT and Nazareth College
Dates:
Dec. 13 & 20 at 7 p.m. and Dec 14 & 21 at 4 p.m.
Admission:
$12 general admission
in Nazareth College’s Linehan Chapel (in the
Golisano Academic Center). RCT and Nazareth College Arts
Center bring Dylan Thomas’ beloved and poetic short story to
life for older children and adults in this intimate
reading/production.
Dates:
March 14, 15 & 21, 2009
Time: 2 PM
Admission:
$15 general admission
in Nazareth College’s Linehan Chapel (in the Golisano Academic
Center). RCT and Nazareth College Arts Center bring the most famous
of The Chronicles of Narnia
stories – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – to life for
audiences of all ages with this excellent musical adaptation by
Jules Tasca (book), Thomas Tierney (music) and Ted Drachman
(lyrics). The heroic C. S. Lewis tale of courage and friendship is
filled with enchantment and adventure, and highlights the triumph of
good over evil.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
Dates:
May 16, 17, 23 & 24, 2009
Time: 2 PM
Admission: $20 general admission under the
“Big Top” on the Nazareth College campus. RCT and Nazareth
College Arts Center invite audiences to step into the
enchanted world of this modern Broadway classic with music
by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and
book by Linda Woolverton. Audiences will be transported by
this vibrant production of a “tale as old as time” that
teaches positive values while offering family theatre at its
best.
All shows at 10 a.m. on the Nazareth College
campus (4245 East Avenue)
For reservations & info, contact Nancy Peet @
(585) 389-2175 or npeet0@naz.edu
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Under the heated “Big Top” on the Nazareth
College campus
RCT and Nazareth College Arts Center bring
Washington Irving’s classic tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman to life in an
outdoor setting.Approximately 75 minutes; recommended for
grades two and up.
Also at 10 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center
in November:
Number the Stars,
November 11, 12, 13 & 14, 2008
JCC’s Hart Theatre (1200 Edgewood Ave.) RCT and
the Jewish Community Center present a stage adaption of Lois Lowry’s
award-winning Holocaust novel
Stuart Little,
November 19, 20, 21, 24 & 25, 2008
Nazareth College’s Shults Center Forum RCT and Nazareth College Arts Center present
Joseph Robinette’s delightful dramatization of E.B. White’s classic tale in a
charming story-theatre production.
Approximately 60 minutes; recommended for
grades Pre-K through two.
Narnia:
March16, 17, 18 & 20, 2009
Nazareth College’s Linehan Chapel (in the
Golisano Academic Center).
RCT and Nazareth College Arts Center present
the most famous of C. S. Lewis’
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast:
May18, 19, 20, 21 & 22, 2009
Under “Big Top” on the Nazareth College campus RCT and Nazareth College Arts Center invite
students to step into the enchanted world of this modern Broadway classic. Audiences will
be transported by this revival of the 2005 critically-acclaimed, sold-out production
of a “tale as old as time” that teaches positive values. Approximately 90 minutes; recommended for
grades K through 12.
2008-09
Elementary School Plays
Charlotte's
Web
Adapted
from the book by E. B. White by Joseph Robinette
Rochester Children’s
Theatre brings E. B. White’s classic tale
to life with this charming
production that encourages the
wholesome values of
heroism, altruism and friendship.
Approximate running time: 55 minutes
Available: Jan. 12-16, 20-23, 26-30 and Apr. 27- May 1, 200
Gooney
Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
Based on
the book Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
This production will open
up a world of imagination for children,
as they realize that their
own lives are as unique as the book’s
colorful character, Gooney
Bird Greene. Students will cast
themselves as heroes in
their own true tales of discovery and adventure.
Approximate running time: 50 minutes
Available: Oct. 27-31, 2008
And
Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank,
By James Still
This outstanding presentation combines videotaped testimony of two Holocaust
survivors with live actors, putting a human face on what might otherwise be
just a chapter in history books and generating opportunities for class
discussion as students confront moral questions that still threaten our
society today.
Approximate running time: 60 minutes; optional Q & A following
performance
Available: Mar. 23 – 27, Mar. 30 – Apr. 3 & Apr. 20 – 24, 2009
By
William Shakespeare; adapted by Rochester Children’s Theatre
Abridged, yet true to the Bard’s richly poetic language, RCT’s version of
Shakespeare’s romantic comedy will enthrall your students while introducing
them to history’s greatest playwright. The production skillfully retains the
integrity of the text, allowing students to
experience the thrill of the story as well as its captivating imagery in
prose and verse.
Approximate running time: 60 minutes; optional Q & A following
performance
Available: Feb. 2 – 6, 9 – 12, 23 – 27, 2009
2008-09 Middle & High School
Plays
