Classical Adaptations:

CYRANO
Adapted by Toby Dewey.
Music /lyrics by David Friedman.
Cast: 6 m or f, 11f, 11m, extras. 70 minutes.
Middle/High School.

Edmund Rostand's classic character, Cyrano, is a great swordsman, poet, and philosopher, cursed with a large nose that prevents him from expressing his love to the beautiful Roxane. Cyrano finds an outlet for his frustrated passion as he helps the handsome but illiterate Christian write his love letters to Roxane. With warm-hearted humor, this entertaining musical confronts prejudice, falsehood, vanity, honor, and the complex relationships among Roxane, Christian, and Cyrano. A delightful musical score and clever lyrics add both lovely and amusing numbers.

Royalty: $35/$25

"An upbeat, original revue." The Boston Globe

RIP'S NEW WRINKLE
Script /lyrics by Priscilla B. Dewey.
Music by Tony Hutchins.
Cast: 8 m or f, 4 f, 3 m, many extras. 60 minutes.
Elementary/ Middle School

In this contemporary adaptation of the Washington Irving classic, Rip Van Winkle, pursued by his nagging wife, finds "sleep is a place to go," and wakes up 200 years later. Disoriented in an industrial world, Rip sings poignantly of the loss of his farm community in "Where's the Forest Gone?" This engaging musical features Hendrick Hudson and a delightful look at the contemporary political scene through the eyes of Rip himself.

Royalty: $35/$25

"'Rip's New Wrinkle' delights all ages."
The Times, Pawtucket, Rhode Island



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