Sun November 18, 2018
Bat Boy-The Musical
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at Malonga Casquelourd Center For The Arts
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November 11, 17, 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.; November 15, 16, 17, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) will launch its 14th season with Bat Boy-The Musical. An article pulled from The Weekly World News inspired this rock-infused contemporary musical comedy/horror show. The story and book were written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, and the music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. The New York Times wrote, "The show is a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering and self-puncturing humor. ... It sends up everything it touches with energetic glee."
As the story goes, a half-boy/half-bat creature is discovered in a cave and taught to act like a "normal" boy. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of the fictional community of Hope Falls, a struggle for acceptance ensues.
Director Jennifer Boesing says, "Bat Boy is an irreverent, camp-filled romp full of humor, horror, cultural references. It boasts a skillfully derivative score that will make you want to either howl with laughter or tap your toes and sing along. At its heart, Bat Boy is also about tolerance, acceptance, compassion, and the consequences of "othering"-themes that our young artists are eager to explore."
Bat Boy features a cast of 26 performing arts students from cities throughout the Bay Area. They are led by a team of professional directors, designers, and musicians, including Directors Jennifer Boesing and Simone Kertesz, Choreographer Janet Collard, and Music Director Diana Lee, who will lead a live, five-piece band.
Tickets are available online at http://www.ymtcbayarea.org or at the door one hour before curtain. YMTC offers one "pay-what-you-will" performance to provide affordable musical theater to all in the community. This performance will be on Thursday, 11/15, at 7:00 p.m., when seats will be offered for cash-only at the box office. Reserved seats can still be purchased online.
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Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) will launch its 14th season with Bat Boy-The Musical. An article pulled from The Weekly World News inspired this rock-infused contemporary musical comedy/horror show. The story and book were written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, and the music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. The New York Times wrote, "The show is a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering and self-puncturing humor. ... It sends up everything it touches with energetic glee."
As the story goes, a half-boy/half-bat creature is discovered in a cave and taught to act like a "normal" boy. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of the fictional community of Hope Falls, a struggle for acceptance ensues.
Director Jennifer Boesing says, "Bat Boy is an irreverent, camp-filled romp full of humor, horror, cultural references. It boasts a skillfully derivative score that will make you want to either howl with laughter or tap your toes and sing along. At its heart, Bat Boy is also about tolerance, acceptance, compassion, and the consequences of "othering"-themes that our young artists are eager to explore."
Bat Boy features a cast of 26 performing arts students from cities throughout the Bay Area. They are led by a team of professional directors, designers, and musicians, including Directors Jennifer Boesing and Simone Kertesz, Choreographer Janet Collard, and Music Director Diana Lee, who will lead a live, five-piece band.
Tickets are available online at http://www.ymtcbayarea.org or at the door one hour before curtain. YMTC offers one "pay-what-you-will" performance to provide affordable musical theater to all in the community. This performance will be on Thursday, 11/15, at 7:00 p.m., when seats will be offered for cash-only at the box office. Reserved seats can still be purchased online.
November 11, 17, 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.; November 15, 16, 17, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) will launch its 14th season with Bat Boy-The Musical. An article pulled from The Weekly World News inspired this rock-infused contemporary musical comedy/horror show. The story and book were written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, and the music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. The New York Times wrote, "The show is a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering and self-puncturing humor. ... It sends up everything it touches with energetic glee."
As the story goes, a half-boy/half-bat creature is discovered in a cave and taught to act like a "normal" boy. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of the fictional community of Hope Falls, a struggle for acceptance ensues.
Director Jennifer Boesing says, "Bat Boy is an irreverent, camp-filled romp full of humor, horror, cultural references. It boasts a skillfully derivative score that will make you want to either howl with laughter or tap your toes and sing along. At its heart, Bat Boy is also about tolerance, acceptance, compassion, and the consequences of "othering"-themes that our young artists are eager to explore."
Bat Boy features a cast of 26 performing arts students from cities throughout the Bay Area. They are led by a team of professional directors, designers, and musicians, including Directors Jennifer Boesing and Simone Kertesz, Choreographer Janet Collard, and Music Director Diana Lee, who will lead a live, five-piece band.
Tickets are available online at http://www.ymtcbayarea.org or at the door one hour before curtain. YMTC offers one "pay-what-you-will" performance to provide affordable musical theater to all in the community. This performance will be on Thursday, 11/15, at 7:00 p.m., when seats will be offered for cash-only at the box office. Reserved seats can still be purchased online.
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Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) will launch its 14th season with Bat Boy-The Musical. An article pulled from The Weekly World News inspired this rock-infused contemporary musical comedy/horror show. The story and book were written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, and the music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. The New York Times wrote, "The show is a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering and self-puncturing humor. ... It sends up everything it touches with energetic glee."
As the story goes, a half-boy/half-bat creature is discovered in a cave and taught to act like a "normal" boy. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of the fictional community of Hope Falls, a struggle for acceptance ensues.
Director Jennifer Boesing says, "Bat Boy is an irreverent, camp-filled romp full of humor, horror, cultural references. It boasts a skillfully derivative score that will make you want to either howl with laughter or tap your toes and sing along. At its heart, Bat Boy is also about tolerance, acceptance, compassion, and the consequences of "othering"-themes that our young artists are eager to explore."
Bat Boy features a cast of 26 performing arts students from cities throughout the Bay Area. They are led by a team of professional directors, designers, and musicians, including Directors Jennifer Boesing and Simone Kertesz, Choreographer Janet Collard, and Music Director Diana Lee, who will lead a live, five-piece band.
Tickets are available online at http://www.ymtcbayarea.org or at the door one hour before curtain. YMTC offers one "pay-what-you-will" performance to provide affordable musical theater to all in the community. This performance will be on Thursday, 11/15, at 7:00 p.m., when seats will be offered for cash-only at the box office. Reserved seats can still be purchased online.
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1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA 94612
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