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The North Shore Players Youth Theatre group was formed in January of 2006. (Typical age range is 8-16+).
It has since done many very entertaining and successful productions (some featured below).
Past NSP Youth Group Productions (March 2006 - March 2008):
Spring Musical (March 2008)
"The Bard is Back!"
Written and
composed by Stephen Murray
(Photo courtesy of Janet McDonough from 03-07-08)
These stage techies can fix anything with duct tape, even Juliet's broken leg!
(Cast photo 1: taken on 2-10-08)
Streaming video: Cast photo while singing "Duct Tape" from show
Cast interview video: Cast interview by Abbey
Rehearsal scenes, and "The Bard is Back" show promo done at DCAT in Danvers (2-27-08)
Rehearsal scenes from 3-5-08, Romeo & 3 Juliets!
| The students of Hilltop Consolidated School are excited! They're going to put on a musical of "Romeo and Juliet." But the director, Miss Peggy Donahue, pressed into service by a principal eager to please his superintendent, is horrified. Twenty years before, when she was a student at Hilltop, she starred in a disastrous production of Shakespeare's "Scottish Play," and she believes the curse lingers on. Sure enough, everything th than you can say, "Macbeth" - oops! (First place winner in the Columbia Entertainment Company's 2000 Jackie White Memorial Playwriting Contest.) |
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Fall Musical (March 2007)
"Olivia Twist" (Oct. 2007)
Rehearsal video with interviews with director and stage manager (streaming video)
| A fun musical with a whimsical blend of "Oliver Twist", "Annie" "Picture of Dorian Gray", "Sweeney Todd" and "Hansel and Gretel". In it our heroine is a runaway found by the benevolent-seeming Ms. Doriana Fagan. She offers Olivia a home in her "Happy Harmony Home" which is a place for female runaways and orphans. An idyllic setting for rebellious girls who want no restrictions on them! But every year, some girl suddenly "decides she wants to go back to her home"\and disappears without a word to the other girls. During the show, you will see what has been happening and how it is uncovered and stopped. The story ends with one of the funniest "twists" in the history of show business! |
Cast & production crew photo
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North Shore Players Youth Group ~ Summer Theater Workshop (June 2007)
When: June 25-29, 2007 M-F 9-3 PM
Final Performance for families at 7:00 pm 6/29 (Friday)
The Adventures of Little Red Goldilocks and the Three Pigs of Cinderella
by our own NSP Youth Group member Anastas Varinos!!!
Where: Hogan Regional Auditorium
Danvers, Ma,
Who: Children ages 7-13.
Summary of the completed week:
The North Shore Players Youth Groups first Summer Workshop was a huge
success! We had 12 kids and 6 counselors who worked hard and had a lot of
fun all week. In addition to the play "The Adventures of Little Red
Goldilocks and The Three Pigs of Cinderella", the group also presented skits
and sang solos at our Friday evening performance. We are already looking
forward to next year's workshop.
Summer Theater Workshop (streaming) video promo
Summer Theater Workshop (streaming) video promo (larger)
LITTLE RED
Goldilocks
? and the ?
Three Pigs of Cinderella
by Anastas Varinos
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Spring Musical (March 2007)
"The Universe and Other Stuff"
Review: So much talent on one stage! It was a great success; the kids had a blast! (Or a big bang rather).
We at NSP thank both cast members and their parents for helping make this production one of our best ever!
Proceeds from the play helped support the North Shore Players Scholarship Fund.
Reheasal clip #1 Rehearsal clip #2 Rehearsal Clip #3
Near finale & curtain call clip
Book, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Murray
Flexible cast from 12 to 60
| This musical is a hip-hop, happenin' history lesson. From dinosaur extinction to Columbus, from the wheel to space exploration, they're all rediscovered in this clever, chaotic, comical cataclysm of creativity. From the rockin' "Big Bang" opening number and careening toward a stirring big finale anthem, "Circle of Friends," this upbeat, tuneful score also includes numbers like "It Stinks to Be Extinct," "Me and My Wheel," "You Better Avoid the Asteroids," and "Cave, Sweet Cave." Flexible casting for either a small ensemble playing a variety of roles, or a larger cast breaking down into "scene teams." Truly a show with universal themes, characters and humor junior high performers will love. |
Cast photo for "The Universe & Other Stuff" with co-directors Wendy & Lucy
NSP's "The Universe and Other Stuff" set backdrop depicts the "Big Bang" and many of the
elements of the solar system; planets, comets, asteroids, the moon, etc. Also we see the story of
the evolution of life on Earth up to man learning to use tools, and the invention of the wheel.
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Fall Musical (2006)
"I Want My Mummy"
(Oct. 27-29, 2006)
Written by Tim Kelly
Produced by a special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services Inc.
Music and lyrics by David Reiser
We at NSP thank both cast members and their parents for helping make this production of a big success.
Proceeds from the play helped support the North Shore Players Scholarship Fund.
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Spring Musical (2006)
The NSP Youth Theatre Group's first ever production was
"the Apple"
(Performed in early March, 2006)
by Jimmy Brunelle, a one act comedy was performed by our youth group, on people's perception of art. (Story Line).
We just succeeded in raising $650 in donations for NSP Scholarship Fund!!!
The North Shore Players would like to thank all those who participated.
See rehearsal photos Bill directing kids video (3 meg download for Windows Media Player)
"Sound Effects Guy" video (for Windows Media Player) & Latest shots , Latest shots 1 , Latest shots 2, Latest shots 3
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