MCT Pied Piper
The citizens of Hamelin town paid a visit to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville this weekend with performances of “The Pied Piper.” The performances, facilitated by the Missoula Children’s Theatre, were part of the Heartland Festival’s summer line-up.
The musical was performed on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18 in the Richard and Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall, located in the Center for the Arts on the UWP campus.
“The Pied Piper” musical is based on the century-old children’s tale of Sara, an orphan girl, and the other citizens of Hamelin town. They turn to the mayor and his council when their town is threatened by a rat infestation. The mayor then calls upon the Pied Piper to save the town from the troublesome creatures. When the town is unable to pay the Piper, he leads the children away from Hamelin town, along with the rats.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. It consists of directors who travel across the United States and work with children in selected areas to practice and give performances.
The Heartland Festival pre-registered children for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “Pied Piper” performance beginning in March. Directors worked with 60 children from the communities of Baraboo, Barneveld, Belmont, Blanchardville, Boscobel, Cuba City, Dodgeville, Fennimore, La Crosse, Lancaster, Montfort, Platteville, Rewey and Spring Green.
The children, ages 6 to 18, attended rehearsals at UWP for a week before the performances. In addition to the rehearsals and workshops, the children attended a performance of Heartland Festival’s, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
For more information, or to purchase tickets for other Heartland shows, contact the University Box Office at (608) 342-1298 or at http://tickets.uwplatt.edu.
The musical was performed on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18 in the Richard and Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall, located in the Center for the Arts on the UWP campus.
“The Pied Piper” musical is based on the century-old children’s tale of Sara, an orphan girl, and the other citizens of Hamelin town. They turn to the mayor and his council when their town is threatened by a rat infestation. The mayor then calls upon the Pied Piper to save the town from the troublesome creatures. When the town is unable to pay the Piper, he leads the children away from Hamelin town, along with the rats.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. It consists of directors who travel across the United States and work with children in selected areas to practice and give performances.
The Heartland Festival pre-registered children for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “Pied Piper” performance beginning in March. Directors worked with 60 children from the communities of Baraboo, Barneveld, Belmont, Blanchardville, Boscobel, Cuba City, Dodgeville, Fennimore, La Crosse, Lancaster, Montfort, Platteville, Rewey and Spring Green.
The children, ages 6 to 18, attended rehearsals at UWP for a week before the performances. In addition to the rehearsals and workshops, the children attended a performance of Heartland Festival’s, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
For more information, or to purchase tickets for other Heartland shows, contact the University Box Office at (608) 342-1298 or at http://tickets.uwplatt.edu.
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