SUMMER REPERTORY SERIES 2025
Alice by Heart is new a musical with music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater, and book by Sater with Jessie Nelson
Directed by Prof. Jenn Dobby
Music Direction by Julie Johnson '98
Choreography by Erin Ashenhurst '21 and Sergio Flores '24
Stage Managed by Camille Socol '27
The musical takes place in 1941, in the debris after the London Blitz of World War II. The life of teen Alice Spencer is disrupted, as she and her best friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in a London Underground tube station. However, Alfred, suffering from tuberculosis, is quarantined. Alice urges him to escape with her into their cherished book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and travel down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Nurse Cross, who is in charge of keeping everyone safe, rips Alice's book as a punishment for visiting Alfred despite his quarantine. Alice becomes very defiant and declares she knows it "by heart" and will read to him anyway.
https://mtishows.com/alice-by-heart
REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCESSUMMER REP REHEARSAL INFORMATION
Rehearsals start the first day of May Term, Monday, May 12, and are usually held Mon-Thurs from 6:00-9:00pm and on some Fridays from 4:00-6:00pm. SUMMER REP TECH WEEK AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION Tech week is Sunday, June 15 - Thursday, June 19 from 5:30-10:00pm Performance Weekends: June 20-22 & June 27-29 PIT ORCHESTRA Cello - TBD Drums - Ken Marchand Guitar 1 - Charlie Collins Guitar 2 - Jay Kummer Trumpet - Alec Burke Reed 1 - Glen Quarrie Keyboard/Conductor - Julie Johnson '98 |
OTHER INFORMATIONSUMMER HOUSING
Students who register for 1cr of THE490 in May term receive FREE HOUSING from May 12 - June 30. (You must pay for 1cr, which is usually $650 or so.) ALUMNI STIPEND PAY Alumni actors and Alumni SM/Production Team members are paid on a pay scale that will be announced by Auditions when budget is confirmed: --Lead Role/Stage Manager (Alice, Alfred - at least $500 stipend/role) --Supporting Role/Designer (Nurse, Harold, Tabatha - at least $250 stipend/role) --Ensemble/ASM (Others - at least $100 stipend/role) Recent alumni (those graduating in May 2025) are able to receive pay for a lead role and for supporting/ensemble roles, and this stipend is paid as student work hours. (At least $250/role.) EVERYONE STIPEND PAY We hope to pay all actors and crew a stipend this summer as we did last summer, but this will be budget-dependent. Any stipend is paid as student work hours. (At least $250/role.) |