The 2011-2012 Season
Welcome to our 2011 -2012 Season! A season with something for everyone in the family – heart-tugging orphans, swashbuckling pirates and maidens, fine-feathered contestants vying for a spot in the starlight, and everyone’s favorite Roald Dahl story about the most unusual chocolate factory.
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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
FEBRUARY 25- APRIL 1, 2012
By Gilbert and Sullivan. Directed by Jon Tracy
Love and swash-buckling piracy get a hip new glint in this post-atomic version of the classic comic opera!
Frederic was supposed to be an apprentice pilot but instead became an apprentice pirate – which is where we join the hapless boy and his hard-of-hearing maid in this hilarious social and political satire. Director Jon Tracy casts the Victorian elements askew to give the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta a hip reimagining, taking the motley crew from the usual Cornish coastal village to a post-atomic City. Here, the Pirate King is female, the love-struck pirates coiffed and duck-tailed, the women punk-strong and willful, and the Major General a poster child for the 1%. Palatable percussive rock riffs punctuate the famous melodies and lyrics while the usual pirate antics exploit exciting fight choreography including parkour and pole acrobatics. Bolder, fiercer, funnier — and fun for the whole family. This is NOT a Pirates for purists! G&S were famous for lampooning Victorian society’s norms and values and Pirates continues to do so with a fresh and inventive focus – tossing many a scabbard and dagger (actually, chainsaw and wrench) at love and leadership today!
Come in costume – pirate, punk or punk pirate! Parade before “Meet & Greet” after the matinee performances!
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LUCKY DUCK
APRIL 21 – MAY 13, 2012
Book by Bill Russell & Jeffrey Hatcher. Music by Henry Krieger & Bill Russell. Directed by Kimberly Dooley
It’s “American Idol” meets Hans Christian Andersen! Hilarity reigns in this ultra-modern adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling” when the ugliest duck in the barnyard, yearns to be a great singing diva!
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
JULY 14-AUGUST 19
Music Lyrics by: Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. Adapted for stage by Leslie Bricusse and Tim McDonald. Based on the book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Directed by Elizabeth McKoy.
The Julia Morgan Center is transformed! Join the world-famous candy man on his quest to find an heir in a delicious stage adaptation filled with sweet Berkeley Playhouse magic.
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Conservatory Season (Grades 3-12 Ticketed Performances)
WINTER 2012
Pinocchio (Grades 3-6), Grease (Teens)
SPRING 2012
Honk Jr. (Grades 3-6), Planet Z (Teens)
SUMMER 2012
T.B.A.
