WHIDBEY CHILDREN’S THEATRE
41st Anniversary Season
2022-2023
VOYAGE: from latin via – way, journey.
We start where we are with what we have; and then life gives us choices. All humans are voyagers, whose physical journeys are peppered with transformational moments that force us to dig deep and find what we need to move forward. We discover unexpected courage, forge surprising friendships, learn resiliency and develop compassion; and thus, find our way. Each title for our 41st season describes the transformative nature of voyages. Whether traveling by land, sea, or air, or indeed through some mystical, multiverse veil, our stories revel in the variability and adventure of life’s journeys and the magic it works on our voyagers.
Treasure Island
A WCT MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
November 11-20
Cast: 5th-12th grade
Robert Louis Stevenson – Adaptations either Theatrefolk, or … There are many. Ensemble cast. 20+
Hit the high seas with WCT this fall! Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest….Pirates sponging for rum, treasure maps filled with pieces of eight! Join Jim, Long John Silver and the rest of his scurvy crew for this classic pirate adventure. A thrilling journey to Skeleton Island. Yo, ho, ho!
Recommended for ages 6+, no babes in arms.
Audience masking is still required inside WCT spaces. Thank you!
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A Wrinkle In Time
A WCT MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
February 17-26
Cast: 9th-12th grades
By Madeleine L'Engle – A 2015 adaptation from Stage Partners for High School actors
One of literature's most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, joins forces with three out-of-this-world witches - Who, Which and Whatsit - her brother Charles Wallace, new friend Calvin O'Keefe and more to battle the forces of evil to rescue her father, save humanity and find herself. In the end, we know two things for sure: 1. Love CAN overcome evil and 2. There IS such a thing as a tesseract.
Absolutely no babes in arms, please.
Content Warning (CW): This show contains mature social content, and themes, including verbal bullying. Age 8+ strongly recommended.
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Aristocats, Kids
A WCT Mainstage Production
March 17-25 (6 shows)
Cast: grades 5th-8tH
In the heart of Paris, a kind and eccentric millionaire wills her entire estate to Duchess, her high-society cat, and her three little kittens. Laughs and adventure ensue as the greedy, bumbling butler pulls off the ultimate catnap caper. Now it’s up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O’Malley, and his band of swingin’ jazz cats to save the day.
Registration: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022
No babes in arms, please.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
A TCYA Mainstage Production
May 5-14
Cast: 9th-12th Grades
Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon, Adaptation by Simon Stephens through Dramatists Play Service
15-year old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the edge of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who made red Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.
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Willy Wonka Jr.
WCT MainStage
July 21-30
Cast: 3rd-12th Grades and AlumnI
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory — or suffer the consequences.
REGISTRATION: April 12, 10:00 am
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