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THE SEASON
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New York Cast of Kunka Bunka & the Rotten Royal Rascals
Fall / Winter 2012-13 Season
Main Stage Performances
in CTC New York City & Valley Stream :
Saturdays in NYC
Performances:
Saturdays Feb 23rd-March 9th@ 4:30pm
Sundays in Valley Stream
Performances:
Sundays Feb 24th-March 10th @4:30
Auditions: 212.633.6629
By Appointment Only
Telephone Interview required first
with Parents / Guardian
Current cast members range from 5-19 years old
Divided by age group (see below)
Telephone: 212-633-6629
Email: admin@childrenstheatercompany.org
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Audition Appointments
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After School / In-School Residencies
Assembly Performances
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Current Season Productions
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RESCUE ME: A Musical History of Women
by Dr. Dorothy Marcic
Based on: Book RESPECT and the Musical
Respect: A Musical Journey by Dr. Dorothy Marcic
For more than the first half of the last century, the voice of women in Top-40 popular music has been one of neediness and dependency. "I'll do anything for you; just be my baby-even if you're no good and treat me bad- just LOVE me and I'll stand by my man; " to landmark songs, like "I will survive" …R.E.S.P.E.C.T is the musical evolution of women in songs tracking the Top 40 from 1900 to modern day.
Watch a brief 
MUSICAL clip of the show at the United Nations Global Women's Forum
Cast members are 14-19 yrs old.
This production is made available by a special agreement with Dr. Dorothy Productions and is not part of the Children's Theatre Company's licensing catalogue. For performance rights, please contact the Dr. Dorothy Productions: http://www.respectamusicaljourney.com/contacta.php or the Children's Theatre Company at admin@childrenstheatercompany.org.
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THE LORAX by Dr. Seuss
Music, Lyrics and Adaptation by Lory Lazarus
Bewitched by the beauty of the Truffula Trees, an enterprising villain gets greedy and chops down the wonderous Truffula trees to produce and mass-market "Thneeds."The Lorax is not only an ecological warning, but also speaks to the dark side of "free enterprise" at it most depraved and greedy state.
MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY
Music, Lyrics & Adaptation by Lory Lazarus
in collaboration with Mehr Mansuri
Miss Spider is shunned, despite the fact that she was so nice. All the bugs were afraid because of who they thought she was. But when a wet moth seeks her shelter, he sees her for who she really is. When Miss Spider proves herself a friend, all the other insects come back to play. Miss Spider's Tea Party brings home the notion that what we see on the outside isn't always what is in the inside. Therefore, we should give everyone a chance to be our friend. This musical adaptation by Lory Lazarus perfectly illustrates the colorful bugs beginning with the sweet and melancholy song of Miss Spider's lonely days to colorful numbers such as "Bumble Bee Buzz Band" and the "Six Legged Side Walker" -- all with a lively 6 person band!
Summer 2012 Sseason
by Dr. Seuss
Music, Lyrics & Adaptation by Lory Lazarus
in collaboration with Mehr Mansuri
A ferocious dictator decides that he needed to rule more and so he commands the other turtles to climb back-on-back to build him a throne, higher and higher, "For I am the ruler of all that I see!" A little turtle named Mack is the first brick of his throne, pleading with his majesty to let the turtles free.
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Written by: Mehr Mansuri
Music & Lyrics by: Frank Sanchez & Mehr Mansuri
MUSICAL & CURRICULUM KIT (available with Vocal & Instrumental CD)
This is the tale of a brave knight who sets out one day to serve his King. "Will you be slaying fire-breathing dragons and saving beautiful maidens?" asks his squire. "If the King commands me," he replies. "I will not be an errant knight, wandering about seeking adventure." But as he rides toward the castle, frightened travelers seek the knight's aid and protection. Though he resists, something inside will not allow him to refuse. He presses on, but his mission is delayed again and again as the knight stops to help those in need. Has he been loyal to the King by following his heart, or has he been an errant knight after all? Has the King's Knight been loyal to the King by following his heart, or has he been a wayward knight after all?
Cast members from 11-14 years old.
PROVIDENCE: The Story of Roger Williams 
Written by: Mehr Mansuri
Music & Lyrics by: Frank Sanchez & Mehr Mansuri
MUSICAL & CURRICULUM KIT (available with Vocal & Instrumental CD)
Told in the voice of Roger Williams' young daughter, Mary, who witnesses the court case in Boston where her father is accused of standing up for preaching for religious freedom and against the Europeans' right to Indian land. In perhaps the most dramatic period of American history, and opening with a dramatic court hearing, Providence tells the story of Roger Williams who was driven from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635 to expulsion into the wilderness, where he survives with the help of his Narraganset Indian friends and goes on to found the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island. Providence tells the story of a man's integrity, conviction and belief in human rights and diversity in all forms, race, ethnicity as well as religion
Fall Winter Season 2011-12
QUEEN KUNKA BUNKA & THE ROTTEN
ROYAL RASCALS
Written by: Mehr Mansuri
Music & Lyrics by: Frank Sanchez & Mehr Mansuri
Additional Music & Lyrics by: Lory Lazarus
MUSICAL & CURRICULUM KIT (available with Vocal & Instrumental CD)
An original musical in rap with rousing Russian-style music and dance --this is the story of the land of Kunka Bunka which is ruled by a kind and benevolent King, who is consumed with worry as he discovers that none of his rotten royal rascal children are suited to govern the land. There are the three Princess sisters, Proudeska, Jealousina and Chatterina and their Prince brothers, Rudekov, Slackoff, and Coughkof - the sickly one, with the glum disposition. To discover which child might be best as royal heir, the King asks each of his children to wear the magical 'see-through spectacles' that allows them to see 'inside themselves'. As none of the rotten royal rascals are fit to fill royal shoes, the despondent King banishes his children from the palace assigned to work as common citizens, until they have learned the secret to happiness.
Cast members from 10-14yrs old & from 15-19 yrs old.