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Aldersgate Church Community Theater Presents Something Rotten! JR.
Local teen actors perform in this side-splitting comedy about Shakespeare and his rivals!
Aldersgate Church Community Theater invites you to travel back to the Renaissance for an hour of musical comedy gold in Something Rotten! JR. Adapted from the Broadway hit that Time Out New York hailed as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years,” Something Rotten! JR. celebrates one undeniable truth: “nothing’s as amazing as a musical!” Suitable for all ages, you don’t want to miss this hysterical show!
In the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star (Shakespeare!) known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
The cast of this hysterical show is made of young actors from schools throughout Alexandria and beyond. Directed by Julia St. Pierre, with music direction by Cathy Manley and choreography by Michele Koros, this talented cast of kids has been hard at work since October to bring you large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each with their own moment to shine.
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Cast members are Maddie Carroll, Amelie Chirhart, Amina Connors, Kaia Conners, Katie Dunn,
Eliza Froemke, Alice Giacobbi, Angela Gray, Tessa Hemmerdinger, Jeremy Lacey-Kline,
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Cameron Mack, Emily Martineau, Lucy McBride, Allison Miller, Grant McNamee,
Alison Nienaber, Isaac Nienaber, Baseel Olnessa, Jack St. Pierre, Sofia Rubinstein,
Jillian Sheedy, Bea Slaton, Micah Thomas, Bryan Vickers, Leah Wadsworth,
Sammie Weinstein, and Xepher Winkler.
You have 8 chances to see this show: 7:30pm: Friday and Saturday, January 17, 18, 24 & 25;
2pm: Sunday, January 19 & 26; 2pm: Monday, January 20 and Saturday, January 25. Tickets are $15 each and available online, acctonline.org/current-show, or at the door before each show. All shows are at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1301 Collingwood Road, Alexandria, VA 22308.
Something Rotten! JR. is presented through special arrangement with, and all materials are supplied by, Music Theater International, mtishows.com.
