Walpole Children's Theatre

Walpole Children’s Theatre Inc.,Presents: Rapunzel, written by Karen Boettcher-Tate and Directed by Jess McNamara

In this debut production for Walpole Children’s Theatre, Rene Shwartzbuckle is cuckoo for a turnip-like vegetable called rapunzel. When she spots a mouth-watering patch of the plant in Witch Izwitch’s garden, she sends her husband Walt out to ’borrow’ some. Witch Izwitch is certainly not amused! With her diabolical Glumpwarts, the witch terrorizes Walt into promising a future child as a gift in exchange for his freedom. Jump ahead many years to the child, Rapunzel’s, birthday. The witch and the Glumpwarts show up as promised and whisk the poor, innocent young lady away to a tower in the dark forest. From here, a boisterously entertaining rescue attempt begins! Can Prince Llewellyn persevere over the powers of evil? Filled with plenty of action and fresh, hysterical characters (such as the Sages, Knights and Jesters) this show gives a new twist to an old story and a gentle message about the nature of beauty.

Suitable for any age. Runtime is approximately 75 minutes and there will be a 15 minute intermission with concessions.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Walpole Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, CO

Performances

February 24, 2023 at 7pm

February 25, 2023 at 2pm & 7pm

February 26, 2023 at 2pm

March 3, 2023 at 7pm

March 4, 2023 at 2pm & 7pm

Performances are at

The Footlighters Playhouse

2 Scout Road

East Walpole, MA 02032

Tickets

Adults: $14.00

Children (12 years old & under): $12.00

Seniors: $12.00

To reserve or purchase tickets:

Visit wct.booktix.com

Call the WCT Box Office: 508-921-0542

or email: wctboxoffice@gmail.com

Walpole Children's Theatre is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of Rapunzel, written by Karen Boettcher-Tate and Directed by Jess McNamara

Performances will be held February 24 through March 4, 2023 at Walpole Footlighters Playhouse

All rehearsals and performances will be in-person. The show is around 90 minutes, with a cast size of approximately 20.

Children aged 10-20 are welcome to audition. No experience required and no fees to participate! Walpole Children's Theatre has been putting on high quality shows since 1969. Theatre is a great way for kids to gain confidence, develop their public speaking skills, and put on best-in-class performances!

We are holding auditions in-person, but we encourage auditionees to register beforehand.

Rene Shwartzbuckle is cuckoo for a turnip-like vegetable called rapunzel. When she spots a mouth-watering patch of the plant in Witch Izwitch’s garden, she sends her husband Walt out to ’borrow’ some. Witch Izwitch is certainly not amused! With her diabolical henchmen, the Glumpwarts, she terrorizes Walt into promising her his firstborn child in exchange for his freedom. We then jump ahead many years to Rapunzel (now you know where the name comes from!) Shwartzbuckle’s 18th birthday. The witch and the Glumpwarts show up as promised and whisk poor, innocent Rapunzel away to a tower in the forest. From here, a boisterously entertaining rescue attempt begins! (The technical aspects of ’hair climbing’ are handled quite simply.) Can Prince Llewellyn persevere over the powers of evil? Filled with plenty of action and fresh, hysterical characters (such as the sages Parsley, Rosemary and Thyme!), this show gives a new twist to an old story and a gentle message about the nature of beauty.

When: Saturday November 19, 2022 at 11am

Where: Walpole Public Library, Community Room, 143 School St. Walpole MA

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Walpole Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Please reach out to wctboxoffice@gmail.com for any accommodations.

Auditions for our Summer 2022 Production of Treasure Island are on May 14th at 10AM at the Walpole Public Library. See https://www.walpolechildrenstheatre.org/auditions for more information!

Tickets are now on sale for Wizard's Crystal.  To purchase tickets go to http://wct.booktix.com/ ;

Buy tickets now for the online streaming of a recorded performance of "My Name is Rumpelstiltskin, written by Vera Morris and directed by Justin Connolly.   Enjoy the high quality, family entertainment that WCT is known for in the comfort of your own home! Tickets are a total of $12.50 per device.  You can purchase one ticket and have the whole family watch together on the same device, or purchase more than one ticket for family members to watch separately.   The performance will begin at 7:00pm and will run for approximately an hour and 15 min with a 10 minute intermission.  Don't miss this WCT history-making performance!  Go to wct.booktix.com for tickets. 

Auditions for James and The Giant Peach

Sunday, November 17, 2019

at VFW, 109 Robbins Road, Walpole

Registration 11:30-11:45am

Auditions 11:45am- 2:15 pm

Callbacks 2:30-3:30 pm (Approximate)

Walpole Children’s Theatre has announced open auditions for its winter production of “James and The Giant Peach ” adapted by Richard George, directed by Mike McKeon and Lisa Cyr. Individuals ages 10-20 are eligible to audition for this family production. Actors should plan on staying for the duration of the audition, although some may be released at 2:30 pm.

WCT’s production will be held at Footlighters Playhouse.

February 28, 29 March 1, 6, 7

Rehearsals are Sundays, Tuesdays and some Thursdays. Be prepared to let WCT know of any vacations and/or schedule conflicts at registration.

If this is your first time auditioning for WCT, please bring a small picture of yourself.

We encourage you to fill out an Audition Form ahead of time and bring it to auditions. The form can be found on our website. Auditions will consist of recitation of a short monologue and cold readings.