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Students participating in Missoula Children's Theatre's summer
residency presented by Darke County Center for the Arts.
Performances of RAPUNZEL are Saturday, August 2 at 3 & 7 PM at St.
Clair Memorial Hall.
DCCA announces
cast for MCT's Rapunzel
An outstanding cast has been chosen from the one hundred talented local
youngsters who auditioned for Darke County Center for the Arts'
presentation of Missoula Children's Theatre's Rapunzel. Following just
five lively days of intense rehearsals, two performances of the musical
play that takes audiences on a frivolous frolic through the French
countryside will be presented on Saturday, August 2. Curtain time for
the matinee is 3 p.m.; the evening performance is at 7 p.m.
The title character is played by two actresses, one in the tower, the
other on the ground; Madison Baker has the role of Tower Rapunzel while
Room Rapunzel will be played by Abigail Kramer. Two Rapunzels require
two princes; Prince #1 will be acted by Isaac White and Cameron Clark
plays Prince #2. Megan Meeks won the role of villainous Madame Gothel;
Rapunzel's bickering parents Maurice and Monique will be played by
Justin Arling and Lyssa Middlestetter.
Acting as the spies who report to Madame Gothel are Aaron Buchy as the
Potato and Seth Conway and Joe Spitzer as the Ears of Corn. Sarah
Crumrine, Hannah Gulley, Reagan Herndon, Natalie House, Trinity Layman,
Cierra Miller, Lillian Pietrzak, Jessica Tanner, and Tessa Tyo will
appear as the singing Wood Elves. The Ogres who garden in the Mushroom
patch will be played by Roman Dircksen, Cole Kramer, Lucille Prakel,
and Harley West; playing the Mushrooms are Lydia Ayette, Sarah Buchy,
Natalie Brewer, Isaiah Early, Libby Fox, Will Gettinger, Rachel
Hardings, Eliya Harshbarger, Payton Herman, Caroline Kerg, Hosanna
Layman, Megan Lind, Andy Miller, Molly Phelan, Callie Pope, and Avery
Yount.
Mackenzie Baker and Isabel Rawlins will appear as Rapunzel's friends
the Unicorns. Playing the Pixies who protect the forest are Brynn
Brisco, Mya Conway, Lauren Detling, Natalie Milligan, Elizabeth Moss,
Kaylee Phelan, and Kara Strait. Micah Ayette, Grace Collins, Katie
Conway, Jacob Dircksen, Grahm Milligan, Scotty Richie, and Brenna Smart
play tricky Gremlins.
Other fairy tales get tangled up in this story, so some familiar
characters enter into the narrative. Three Billy Goats are acted by
Jacob Early, Isaac Gulley, and Carter Puckett, while Sara Rice plays
the Troll. The Three Bears who confuse Rapunzel with Goldilocks are
acted by Ryan Ballou, Katherine Kauffman, and Kirsten Strait; Israel
Layman appears as Bucky Beaver, who believes that he is a bear.
Taylor Bowers, Briannah Harshbarger, and Gabrielle Sprinkle will serve
as Assistant Directors throughout the week, assisting MCT Tour/Actor
Directors Brandon Alpert and Lauren Butler. Brandon will also play the
character Frenchy in the show. Judy Kugel is pianist for Rapunzel.
The Missoula Children's Theatre residency is made possible by a grant
from Darke County Endowment for the Arts and donors to DCCA's
Power2Give.org “Everybody Wins!” project. Darke County Center for the
Arts also receives funding from local businesses, foundations, and the
Ohio Arts Council. Tickets to the performance cost $5; to reserve
tickets for either Saturday performance of MCT's Rapunzel, contact DCCA
at 937-547-0908 or visits DCCA's website www.centerforarts.net. Tickets
will also be available at the box office prior to performances.
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