Local Youth to Audition for 'Pinocchio' at Heritage Center
Dec 16, 2019
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Missoula Children’s Theatre will host auditions for a special one-week intensive drama workshop for its production of Pinocchio from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade should arrive between 3:30 and 4 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.
WHAT: Pinocchio, Auditions
WHEN: 4:15 to 6:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20
WHERE: John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque
TICKETS: Auditions are free. However, there will be a $50 participation fee for anyone cast in the production. The participation fee will be $25 for children of UD affiliates. The participation fee includes two free tickets for the 10 a.m. performance.
Approximately 50 to 60 roles are available for local students. Among the roles to be cast are Pinocchio, the Blue Fairy, Jiminy Cricket, the Fox and Cat, Candlewick and Crew, Urchins, School Kids, Puppets, and Toys. Advance preparation is not necessary. Assistant directors may also be cast to aid in rehearsals and take on essential backstage responsibilities.
MCT touring productions come complete with costumes, scenery, props, and makeup. The MCT tour actor and directors will conduct rehearsals throughout the week from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. daily. Performances are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, in Butler Hall.
WHAT: Pinocchio, Live at Heritage Center Family Series
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25
WHERE: John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque
TICKETS: UD Students: $5; UD Faculty/Staff: $11; Alumni, Parents of Current UD Students, Military, and Veterans: $13; General Public: $15; Non-UD Students and Children: $9; Children 3 and Under: $4 lap seat available with purchase of an adult ticket
* Heritage Center Farber Box Office will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Friday, Jan. 3. During the closure, online convenience fees are waived. Normal box office hours resume Monday, Jan. 6.
The charming tale of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet who longed to become a real, live boy, will come to life when more than 50 local students perform MCT’s original, musical adaptation of this classic tale. In Pinocchio, Geppetto fashions a puppet in the image of a small boy. As the lonely and kind woodcarver works far into the night, he is not aware the wood under his chisel came from the trunk of an enchanted tree. But the Blue Fairy, who watches from afar, knows and gives that puppet the gift of life. Join Pinocchio on his adventures as he learns there are no shortcuts on the road to becoming a real, live boy.
The performance is approximately 60 minutes in length. There will be an opportunity to meet performers in the lobby following the show.
A Family 4-Pack is available, which admits two adults and two children to the performance for $29.
Special event support provided by the City of Dubuque Leisure Services Department.
Tickets for Pinocchio can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Farber Box Office, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque, 2255 Bennett Street; by phone at 563.585.SHOW; or online at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter. The Farber Box Office will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Friday, Jan. 3. During the closure, online convenience fees are waived. Normal box office hours resume Monday, Jan. 6.
Celebrate Pinocchio in the weeks before the performance with “Page to Stage,” an interactive program that provides free activities inspired by Family Series performances, at the Dubuque County Library District’s Epworth, Farley, and Peosta branches. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade can make their own hand puppet and marionette as well as receive one free children’s ticket voucher for Pinocchio. Pre-register for “Page to Stage” at www.dubcolib.lib.ia.us or 563.582.0008.
