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June 2019
SYT Junior: Disney’s Mary Poppins Jr.
June 13 | 7PM June 14 | 7PM June 15 | 3PM & 7PM June 16 | 3PM Students $7.50/Adults $10 Directed by Elizabeth Sullivan Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes Performed by SYT Junior: 6th-8th Graders Mary Poppins, a 'practically perfect' nanny, arrives at Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane and bursts into the lives of the three Banks children. With patience, kindness, and a little bit of magic, Mary helps their family set things right.
SYT Senior: All in the Timing
June 20 | 7PM June 21 | 7PM June 22 | 7PM Students $7.50/Adults $10 June 22 | 2PM matinée performance of originals $5 suggested donation at the door Directed by Jeanne Averill Written by David Ives Performed by SYT Senior: 8th-12th Graders An award-winning collection of one-act absurdist plays that culminates with the story of how Leon Trotsky spent a whole day with a mountain climber’s ax in his head before he died. The individual one-acts focus on language and…
July 2019
An Iliad, A One Man Show performed by SYT Director Daniel Bird Tobin
Written by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare. Poetry and humor, the ancient tale of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this modern-day retelling of Homer's classic. captivating theatrical experience. The setting is simple: the empty theater. The time is now: the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller — possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history. The original production, featuring…
SYT Novice: The Myth of Perseus
Saturday, July 13 | 10AM, 11:15AM, & 1PM Directed by Rebecca O'Keefe Written by Ric Averill at Studio 720, at 720 E 9th St #8 Join Perseus, son of Danae and Zeus, on his heroic quests through Greek mythology and his epic battle with Medusa.
SYT Junior: The Odyssey: By Thespis and the Peloponnesian Midwest Regional Third Place Chorus
July 18 | 7PM July 19 | 7PM July 20 | 3PM & 7PM Students $7.50/Adults $10 Directed by Daniel Bird Tobin Written by Will Averill Performed by SYT Junior: 6th-8th Graders The Peloponnesian Midwest Regional Chorus is tired of placing last in every competition with their ho-hum renditions of heroic myths. Enter Thespis with a risky idea to cure the Chorus's recitation-related woes: a full theatrical production!
SYT Senior: Chicago
July 25 | 7PM July 26 | 7PM July 27 | 2PM & 7PM July 28 | 3PM Students $7.50/Adults $10 Recommended for ages 13 and up. This musical has mature themes. Directed by Amanda Pintore Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Performed by SYT Senior: 8th-12th Graders In roaring twenties Chicago, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the American Dream: fame, fortune,…
August 2019
Mary Baker & Friends Broadway Cabaret
Adult $20 | Senior $18 | Student $12 | Cabaret seating $20 Mary Baker & Friends return with another gala mainstage cabaret featuring songs from Broadway and movie musicals old and new. The popular series was initiated in 2000. Over 100 performers have sung nearly 750 songs in the forty-two shows the group has presented since then at venues in Lawrence, Ottawa, Baldwin City and Vassar, KS. Cabaret seating is available!