Rachel Crozier
One of the best ways to get in the spirit of Christmas is seeing a play with your family. To be more specific, come see Babes in Toyland at Blue Springs Community Theatre!
Babes in Toyland is being directed by Chad Burris who has won the North American Drama Award.
Chad has been active in over twenty plays and has directed many small musicals.
This 1979 version being performed at BSCT is based on the 1903 operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough.
Performances are December 6-8th and 13th-15th, at 7:30 pm, and December 9th and 16th at 2:00 pm. See BSCT’s website for more information: http://www.bluespringscitytheatre.com.
THE PLAY’S SYNOPSIS
The evil miser Barnaby (Matthew Moore) owns the city toyshop, but not for long. When his orphaned niece and nephew, Jane and Alan, (whom he has been in charge of since their parents died) turn 18, the toy factory will belong to them. However, Barnaby refuses to give up his factory and is worried they will find out about his super-secret toy invention. He devises a plan with his two henchmen to do away with Jane and Alan.
The two orphans escape, but end up in even more trouble than before.
Meanwhile, the Widow Piper, mother of 14 kids, is very distressed because three of her children have disappeared. Barnaby takes advantage of her grief and tries to talk her into forcing her daughter, Contrary Mary, into marrying him. However, Mary is in love with Alan, just as Jane is in love with Tom-Tom.
Will Jane and Alan find their way back home? Will Contrary Mary really have to marry Barnaby? Will the Widow Piper ever find her lost children, and does Barnaby know more about the kids than he cares to tell? It will take the help of one sympathetic henchman and a certain jolly man with a white beard to get things in the right.
Photo courtesy of Rachel Crozier
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
When you come to this play, you will enjoy whimsical, operetta-based songs, superb acting, and gracefully choreographed dancing. I guarantee you will especially enjoy the number, “March of the Toys”!
A portion of the money collected from the show’s proceeds is being donated to The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. This foundation helps children with T1D (Type 1 Diabetes).
Because this show is about nursery rhyme characters, you might think it would be a play only for younger children, but it is actually a very enjoyable performance for any age.
This play is funny, easy to follow along with, and perfect for the whole family to enjoy this holiday season!
So come see an amazing play to celebrate Christmastime and to help find a cure for T1D diabetes!
Photo Courtesy of Rachel Crozier
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