The Munster Theatre Company (the Performing Arts Department of Munster High School) is pleased to present the Stephen Sondheim musical, Into The Woods. With a book by James Lapine, Into The Woods is a musical Fairy Tale adventure that will enchant audiences featuring hit Sondheim songs: “Into The Woods,” “No One Is Alone,” and “Children Will Listen.”
When a Baker (Christian Fary) and his Wife (Megan Miller) learn they have been cursed with childlessness by the Witch (Alexa Johnson) next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella (Colleen Kifer), Little Red Riding Hood (Helana Jancosek), Rapunzel (Maddie O’Dea), and Jack n’ the beanstalk (Michael Peters).
Everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act One sung in “Happily Ever After,” but in Act Two the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later, with disastrous results. Other fairy tale character round out the story including: two princes (Calvin Sanders & Steven Caraher), Jack’s Mother (Kendall Goldberg), Red’s Granny (Rachel Borgo), a Wolf (Tim Wittkamp), Cinderella’s Stepmother (London Borom), the Stepsisters (Lisa Arndt & Katie Gajewski) a Mysterious Man (Josh Roman), a Narrator (Ben Nichols), who is unwillingly pulled into the storyline by the characters, and a Chief Steward (Lester Blumberg).
What begins is a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of The Princess Bride, becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.
The Production and Directing Staff include: Larry A Brechner, Producer/Director; William Woods, Music/Orchestra Director; Carol Lynn Brechner, Assistant Director; Eric Etter, Student Director.
The Munster Theatre Company musical production of, Into The Woods will feature an ensemble of cast MTC veterans and newcomers in its version including: Drew Adams, Rohan Chatterjee, Emmy Georges, Michael Han, Shaniyah Kimbrough, Thomas Speranza, and Omnya Zamen.
Into The Woods will run Thursday, November 17; Friday, November 18; Saturday, November 19 at 7pm, and Sunday, November 20 at 2pm in Munster Auditorium. Adult tickets are $7 (senior and student tickets $5). Tickets are available at the Auditorium Box Office on performance nights or in advance by calling: (219) 838-2235, by email at apkinser@munaud.org .
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- Helena Jancosek, Colleen Kifer, Michael Peters, Alexa Johnson, (Seated): Megan Miller & Christian Fary
- Megan Miller, Christian Fary, Alexa Johnson
- Christian Fary, Colleen Kifer, Michael Peters, Helena Jancosek