An Evening of Hope - A Christmas Cabaret in North Andover, MA at the ACT Theater

Members of the ACT Family from the past nine years and folks new to our community have joined together to bring An Evening of Hope - A Christmas Cabaret to the ACT Theater in North Andover this December. We are excited to share an evening of everyone's favorite Christmas Songs and Medleys as well as a few fun surprises! In the spirit of joy, hope and compassion we are asking our patrons to bring one non-perisable food item which will be donated to The People's Pantry in North Andover to help those in need this winter season. Tickets are on sale now. Happy Holidays and we hope to see you there!

You Can Be A Hero - ACT Today We Are Almost There! We Are Counting On You!

We are over 60% there! The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter and brighter. You can help us get there. Whether you've done one show or 20, you know the impact theater has on everyone involved, from the cast to the audience. If nothing else..how many of us have groaned on tech week that we would gladly pay to not have to move the set...now is your chance to make sure we don't ever have to move another set offsite again. $10. $25. $50. Every single dollar makes a difference. WOW! As the number of dollars raised gets higher and higher, and so much closer to our goal (we are at over 60% funded and 103 backers!) we can’t help but think about why we started this Kickstarter. We wanted to be able to create a home for the future generation of performers to be able to learn and find their voice. In order to do that we have to have ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant bathrooms, which the funds raised from Kickstarter will build. Help us continue to give these young performers a chance to shine! Help us continue to give these young performers a chance to shine! Having just wrapped up the ACT Kids and ACT Jr. Summer Education Programs, which performed Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids and Pippin, we have a renewed commitment to our dream of having theater space. The passion and determination these kids and teens have for their love of performing is astounding and humbling. They are the reason we are doing this. Help us keep giving these faces a stage and spotlight!!! ACT Theater Company in The Boston Globe ACT Theater 1632 Osgood Street Suite 102 North Andover, MA 01845 ACT THEATER COMPANY ONLINE

Andover, MA May 3, 2012 Andover Community theater brings locals to the stage for Broadway's tap dancing extravaganza 42nd St the musical Over the last 8 weeks ACT has brought together multi generations of Andover folk. While the production features many experienced dancers ACT and our choreographer Beth Kennedy (A South School Andover elementary teacher as well) and her dance captain Amy McCarthy have taught a cast a non-tappers to tap very difficult choreography in a very short window of time! This is going to be a fabulous show. We love for you to feature it in the community section of your paper. We have rehearsals all next week at the Rogers Center for Arts at Merrimac College and the show opens on Friday May 11 Come and meet those dancing feet in Broadway's tap dancing extravaganza as ACT Andover brings the musical 42nd Street to the stage at The Rogers Center for the Arts at the Merrimac College campus in North Andover. Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and the subsequent 1933 film adaptation, it focuses on the efforts of famed dictatorial Broadway director Julian Marsh to mount a successful stage production of a musical extravaganza at the height of the Great Depression. This blockbuster features such memorable numbers as Lullaby of Broadway, 42nd Street, We're in the Money and more. Don't miss this uplifting, toe tapping success story. Tickets avaialble at the ACT website www.actandover.com or directly at www.ticketpeak.com/act or by calling the box office at 978-276-9568 Mark Gracy Executive Producer ACT mbl: (978) 476-6041 box office: (978) 276-9568

ACT Andover Theater Company - March 2012 - Getting ready for Summer Theater Camp in Andover

March 2012 Andover, MA  It'e been a busy season here at ACT.  This fall we wrapped up our production of Annie at The Rogers Center for the Arts and even performed on a float in the Andover Santa Parade. In january we ran The Great American Trailer Park Musical and are now in production for Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific with ACTjr opening in April and the blockbuster musical 42nd St with ACT which opens in May.  Coming up is our annual summer dinner cabaret and our summer theater camp program in Andover, MA.

Last year our summer theater camp produced the acclaimed Les Miserables!  By request this year we have 2 camps one for our jr members and a new camp for younger performers.  This summer ACTjr will be producing How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and ACTkids will put on Aladdin jr.  Don't miss these great summer theater camp programs  which feature classes in acting, dance, and music as well as technical theater with our talented staff or professionals Charles Gracy, Mark Mercer, Amy Wilkins Blanchette, Kim Cook,  & Jamie Cook.  Details and registration information at www.actandover.com   Class size is limited so register today! Don't miss out!

Come and meet those dancing feet - 42nd Street at The Rogers Center for the Arts North Andover May 11-13th 2012

Join us for a spectacular performance of the musical and dance extravaganza of "42nd Street!" Don't miss this amazing show. Tickets are on sale now. Seating is reserved, so get your tickets early. Don't miss this song and dance block buster musical while it's here!

For more information visit the ACT website

or visit the event on Facebook

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking the BOX OFFICE LINK here

ACT Andover Presents 42nd Street May 11-13, 2012 at The Rogers Center for the Arts in North Andover

 

 

42nd Street has been cast. Set to hit the stage at The Rogers Center for the Art in May. Congrats to the cast

Congratulations to the incredibly talented cast of 42nd Street  Tickets on sale now at THE ACT BOX OFFICE

Peggy Sawyer - Amy Wilkins-Blanchette

Billy Lawlor-James Sims

Maggie Jones-Abbie Sawyer

Andi Lee-Brenda Pothier

Bert Berry-Timothy Sipsey

Abner Dillon-Tom Aylward

Pat Denning-Stan Swieck

Dorothy Brock-Susan Hawes

Julian Marsh-Scott Ippolito

Anytime Annie - Wende Donahue

Winnie - Elise Boland

Diane - Jen Bertolino

Ethel - Amy Danzinger

Phyllis - Amy McCarthy

Gladys - Deana Varitimos

Lorraine - Jennifer Armstrong

Mac- Steve Knepper

Dance Ensemble:

Courtney Plati

Melissa Kramer

Linda Lee

Christina Norton

Kim Dowell

Emily Lin

Tasha Smutney

Ensemble:

Lauren McCarron

Julie Day

Brenda Ernst

Kelcey Salois

Alyssa Jean

Mimi Pare

Melissa Belliard

Heidi Knepper

Robert Moylan

Michael Staffieri

Lisa Jones
Peter Anton

Leanne Merrill

 

There is a lot happening at ACT this month!

There is a lot happening back stage at ACT this week.  On Jan 30th Tap Classes with Amy McCarthy begin.  You can register online at the act website www.actandover.com under the classes tab.  In February (just a few days away)  we have Dance Fit with Amy Wilkins Blanchette Here is a little more info about Dance Fit (The class will consist of warms up, across the floor and/or center aerobics, and various styles of choreography.  Warm ups will be plies, a lot of stretching, laterals, and isolations followed by sit ups, push-ups and triceps dips.  The choreography section will be the most challenging for non-dancers.  The warm up section will not be hard in terms of dance ability, but may be physically challenging.)  And then we have auditions for 42nd Street!  Feb 7th and 8th 
Auditions for the musical 42nd Street with book by Michael Stewart and MarkBramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren.  Auditioning for allroles.  42nd Street 42nd Street tells the story of a humble, naïve youngactress named Peggy Sawyer who has come to audition for a new Broadway musicalDirected by Julian Marsh and starring Dorothy Brock.  In a twist of fate theyoung actress Peggy has 36 hours to learn the show to take over for the starthat just broke her ankle.  Directed by Charles Gracy, Choreographer BethKennedy, Music Director Mark Mercer. For more information visitwww.actandover.com or email charlesgracy@actandover.com  978-476-1138MORE INFO: http://www.actandover.com E-MAIL TO: theater@actandover.com  Don't miss out of all the exciting things happening at ACT this month!

The Trailer Park is open and hitting the stage January 20 -21st Don't miss out

Awesome rehearsal with the band tonight for ACT's production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical.  Still time to get tickets for this funny, irreverent look into the Trailer Park Don't miss it -  TIckets for ACT's production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical January 20-January 21 2012

ACt Announces Cast for ACTjr's South Pacific

South Pacific Cast

Nellie Forbush- Emily Wivell

Emile de Becque- Bobby Hawes

Ngana- Iris Choo

Jerome- Alex Shih

Henry- Sam Krapels

Bloody Mary- Madelyn Broullard

Liat- Maci Letsky

Luther Billis- James Conley

Stewpot- Michael Hanscom

Professor- Conor Meehan

Lt. Joseph Cable- Nick Kalantzakos Jr.

Capt. George Brackett- Theo Kalantzakos

Cmdr. William Habison- Alex Hanscom

Lt Buzz Adams- Andrew Seifer

Yeoman Herbert Quale- Max Currie

Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey-Eric Bouchard

Seabee- Alex Hanscom

Sailor- Armando Bellard

Tom O’Brien- Daniel Webber

Marine- Carter Letsky

Shore Patrol Man- Alex Hanscom

Ensign Dinah Murphy- Alison McCarron

Ensign Janet MacGregor- Emilee Clapp

Lead Nurse- Elizabeth Day

Tired Nurse- Stephi Knepper

Nurse-Rachel Harris

Nurse 2- Erin Hanrahan

Nurse 3- Lily Daigle

Nurse 4- Summer Erickson

Featured Dancers:

TBD

Ensemble:

Sheryl Ehleck, Alexandria Russo, Lauren Wanthal, Emma Saltsman, Carla Jane McDonough, Taylor Day

South Pacific Production Team:

Charles Gracy- Director

Mark Mercer- Music Director

Brenda Pothier- Choreographer

Cara Kennedy- Producer

 

Music by Rodgers, Richard | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan | Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener

Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he's fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie. When Emile is recruited to accompany Joe on a dangerous mission that claims Joe's life, Nellie realizes that life is too short not to seize her own chance for happiness, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices.  Performed by special arrangement with Rogers & Hammerstein

This production will hit the stage this spring 2012  - Tickets on sale soon!

 

Seasons Greetings from The Trailer Park

The Great American Trailer Park Musical   Looking for that perfect last minute present that is just so super classy and special.  Treat 'em to an evening at the trailer park...The Great American Trailer Park Musical that is.  January 20-21.  This special production is offered as musical dinner theater and will have you rolling in the aisle with laughter.  So bring the whole family (as long as they aint younger than 18 'cause we have some very adult themes, language and humor at Armadillo Acres - Florida's Finest Manufactured Home Community) Seating is limited and first come first serve.  Call today 978-276-9568 to reserve your table or reserve online atwww.actandover.com   DINNER THEATER $47.50  includes dinner and the show cash bar available The Great American Trailer Park Musical Music & Lyrics by David Nehls Book by Betsy Kelso Director: Charles Gracy Music Director:  Mark Mercer Choreographer:  Beth Kennedy The Cast: Cara Marie Kennedy, Susan Hawes, Caitlin Hawes, Jamie Cook, Nick Kalantzakos Jr., Mark Gracy and Linda Lee Scali   There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres - and she's wreaking havoc all over North Florida's most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband - the storms begin to brew. NOTE: This play contains adult themes and language and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. No one under 18 admitted unless accompanied by a parent.

ACT moves to a new and bigger space!

ACT Andover The final big move to the new ACT space is going to be this Saturday, from 10-3. We really need help! We know some of you have been several times and we are very thankful. Please let us know if you can be there to help, even for a few hours. Every set of hands is going to make a difference. Please message us at theater@actandover.com if you can make it on Saturday so that we can plan appropriately.
Thanks in advance for looking at your schedules and considering!

Mark Gracy
Executive Producer ACT

 

ACT Announces the cast and production team for The Great American Trailer Park Musical

 

Andover, MA November 10, 2011

ACT Announces the cast and production team for The Great American Trailer Park Musical

Show dates January 27, 28, 29 2012

The Great American Trailer Park Musical Music & Lyrics by David Nehls Book by Betsy Kelso

Director: Charles Gracy Music Director:  Mark Mercer Choreographer:  Beth Kennedy

Tickets on sale at www.ACTandover.com

There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres – and she’s wreaking havoc all over North Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband – the storms begin to brew.

NOTE: This play contains adult themes and language and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.

 

Here are some quotes about the production -

“Adultery, strippers, murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco, and the Ice Capades. Undeniable fun.” - The New York Post

“South Park meets Desperate Housewives in this big-hearted musical comedy with a cheeky script and an infectious score.  Trailer Park sparkles with treasure. - The New York Sun

“Joyful and unashamedly vulgar, this comic fable about women in a Florida trailer park and their no-account men is more fun than a chair-throwing episode of Jerry Springer set to music. - The New Yorker

The Cast

JEANNIE GARSTECKI.............................LINDA LEE SCALI

NORBERT GARSTECKI...........................MARK GRACY

PIPPI.........................................................JAMIE COOK

DUKE........................................................NICK KALANTZAKOS JR.

BETTY.......................................................SUSAN HAWES

LINOLEUM  “LIN".....................................CARA MARIE KENNEDY

DONNA "PICKLES"..................................CAITLIN HAWES

Audition Notice for The Great American Trailer Park Musical

Audition Notice

WHAT:  The Great American Trailer Park Musical

WHEN:    Thursday, November 10 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

WHERE:  ACT Rehearsal Space

250 Canal Street Lawrence MA 4th Floor

This is an extremely funny and irreverent adult show. The MUSIC is extremely difficult, if you are not a strong parts singer this is not the show for you.

There are 7 parts in total. The roles of Betty, Lin and Pippi have already been cast, all other roles remain open.

Check out the official web site: http://www.trailerparkmusical.com/

Questions?  Email Charles Gracy, Director charlesgracy@actandover.com or call 978-476-1138

A musical written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso.

There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres – and she’s wreaking havoc all over North Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband – the storms begin to brew.

NOTE: This play contains adult themes and language and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.

“Adultery, strippers, murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco, and the Ice Capades. Undeniable fun.”

-          The New York Post

“South Park meets Desperate Housewives in this big-hearted musical comedy with a cheeky script and an infectious score.  Trailer Park sparkles with treasure.”

-          The New York Sun

“Joyful and unashamedly vulgar, this comic fable about women in a Florida trailer park and their no-account men is more fun than a chair-throwing episode of Jerry Springer set to music.”

-          The New Yorker

CHARACTERS

THE LOVE TRIANGLE and THE VILLAIN

JEANNIE GARSTECKI (Brenda Brunston)  Jeannie has lived in a trailer at Armadillo Acres for 20 years with her husband and high-school sweetheart, Norbert. A faded beauty, she was 17 when she married, 18 when her son was born and 23 when he got kidnapped. That, coupled with a really bad perm, has turned her into an agoraphobic. She hasn’t left her trailer in all these years, and the man she loves is drifting further and further away and she’s determined to get him back ... that is if she could manage to get out of the trailer to do it…

NORBERT GARSTECKI (Joshua Robertson) Jeannie's husband Norbert collects tolls for a living and tries to be as good a husband as one can be to an agoraphobic. A former high-school football star, he has rugged good looks marred by fatigue and the stress of his difficult marriage. He is a simple man who desperately wishes his wife could get out of the trailer, but he's not equipped with the emotional or intellectual tools to help her do it. He has never loved or slept with a woman other than Jeannie. That is until he meets...

PIPPI . Pippi is a striking beauty with a great body and a taste for clothing that shows it off. Up to this point, Pippi's life has been about surviving. She is a professional stripper who has gotten by on her looks and talents for dancing and petty theft. She means no harm and is ready to stop making bad choices and start making changes, but first she has to get lost in a hick-town trailer park in North Florida so she won’t be found by her last bad choice...

DUKE Duke is Pippi’s obsessive, possessive and excessive Magic Marker-sniffing boyfriend; “ex”-boyfriend according to Pippi. Not so, according to Duke. Not the brightest guy south of the Mason-Dixon Line, Duke leaves a trail of disaster in his wake wherever he goes. His road trip to Starke is no exception and his arrival at the trailer park is full of surprises - even for a group of people who have had their share of excitement…

“THE GIRLS"

BETTY Betty attended high school with Norbert and Jeannie Garstecki and has lived at Armadillo Acres for just as long. She now runs the leasing office and makes it her business to know everything about everybody who passes through the trailer park. Though a self-proclaimed "bad-ass," Betty is really a mother hen to the denizens of the trailer park. Of all "The Girls," Betty is the most grounded, earthy and dry.

LINOLEUM  “LIN"  So-named because her mother gave birth to her on the kitchen floor, Linoleum has a husband on death row at the Florida State Prison.  His fate is an electric chair that doesn’t work properly unless most of the town’s electricity is turned off, so Lin watches everyone's lights and appliances very closely in the hopes that she can keep the chair on the fritz. Sometimes self-absorbed and sometimes just a smart-ass, she hints at a wild, rock-and-roll past and is the fieriest of "The Girls."

DONNA "PICKLES"  A newlywed, Donna is called "Pickles" because she is perpetually hysterically pregnant - that is, she's so convinced she should be pregnant that she's exhibiting symptoms. Her husband is a lot fancier than she is, as he is from the big city of Jacksonville. His parents haven’t been very supportive of his marital choice, so Pickles is desperate to give her husband a family of his even if she has to fake it. The dimmest of "The Girls," Pickles is airy, sweet and blissfully ignorant.

ACT Andover Presents ANNIE, The Musical

ACT Andover Presents ANNIE, The Musical

October 28-30 at Merrimack’s Rogers Center for the Arts

October 17, 2011 -- Later this month, ACT Andover will present its largest cast ever on the stage of the Rogers Center at Merrimack College.  Nearly 80 cast members, ranging in age from six to sixty will assure audiences that “the sun’ll come out tomorrow”!

The cast includes 46 children, 30 adults and one charming canine.  Maggie Budzyna of Newburyport and Mia Campbell of Burlington share the leading role of Annie.  The show also features eleven family groups from the Andovers and surrounding areas, including triplets playing The Young Boylan Sisters, Elizabeth, Taylor and Kristina Day, and their mom Julie in the ensemble.  The Knepper family of Andover has mom Heidi, dad Steve and son Dylan all in the cast, and Peter Anton of Dracut shares the stage with daughters Emily and Yelaina.  Full cast list and town specific performers available upon request and is available on the ACT website at www.ACTandover.com

“This cast is very unique – we are lucky to have not only amazing individual talent, but also mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, sisters and brothers all lighting up our Annie stage”, says Co-Director Mark Gracy.  “We’ve never had a cast this family-oriented and it couldn’t be more appropriate for the heart-warming story of Little Orphan Annie.”

The adventures of Annie, her dog Sandy, the orphans and Daddy Warbucks have been beloved by children and adults alike for more than 85 years.  Started as a comic strip by Harold Gray in 1924, Little Orphan Annie later inspired a radio show, film adaptations and a Broadway musical, which celebrates its 35^th anniversary in 2012.  Despite decades of fame, the rags-to-riches story and memorable music of Annie continue to captivate audiences everywhere.

ACT Andover’s Annie is Co-Directed by Charles and Mark Gracy and choreographed by Beth Kennedy. Music Director is Mark Mercer.  Shows are: October 28 at 7pm, October 29 at 2pm and 7pm, and October 30 at 2pm at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College in North Andover.

Tickets are $18 for seniors and students, $20 for adults. Available in advance through the Box Office:  (978) 276-9568 or online at http://www.ticketpeak.com/act. Tickets to Annie are general admission seating and patrons need to be sure to print out their e-tickets after ordering.

Founded in 2008, ACT Andover provides quality live theater to the Andovers and surrounding communities.  ACT Andover is a non-profit theater company striving to provide an outlet for seasoned performers and new talent.  The theater company recently added its new "ACT Jr." program for 7th-12th graders, which performed "Les Miserables" to rave reviews after an intensive four week program.  This Spring, ACT will offer another Jr. production in addition to "42nd Street." For more information visit www.actandover.com.

 

ACT Vault is live - Archived shows from past seasons

Andover MA - Andover Theater Company - The ACT Vault is live and contains photos and videos of shows from past seasons.  Check it out at http://web.me.com/markgracy/The_ACT_Vault_-_Past_Shows/Welcome.html or by visiting the ACT Vault at our main website www.actandover.com.

Announcing the cast of ANNIE

ACT Announces the talented cast of ANNIE - Congratulations everyone!

Join us in October at The Rogers Center for the Arts for this show!  Tickets on sale this week at http://www.actandover.com  or by calling 978-276-9568

THE CAST OF ANNIE

Annie – Maggie Budzyna & Mia Campbell

Rooster – Michael Buckhout

Lily – Jen Armstrong

Hannigan – Linda Lee & Cara Marie Kennedy

Bundles – Tom Aylward

Lt. Ward – Stan Swieck

Warbucks – Mark Gracy

Grace – Kimberly Hall

Drake – Armando Belliard

Mrs. Pugh – Sue Hawes

Mrs. Greer – Brenda Pothier

Annette – Kelsey Salois

Cecille - Deena Varitimos

Cabinet

FDR – Tom Aylward

Cordell Hull – Peter Anton

Frances Perkins – Abbie Sawyer

Harold Ickes – Stan Swieck

Henry Morganthau – Steve Knepper

Kalternborn – Mimi Pare

Louis Howe – Nick Kalantzakos Sr.

Radio Show

Bert Healy – Peter Anton

Wacky – Louis DePalma

Radio Announcer – Mark Mercer

Sound Effects Person – Jennifer Streck

Jimmy Johnson, Masked Radio – Armando Belliard

Fred McCracken – Stan Swieck

Wacky – Louie DePalma

Producer – Tom Aylward

Boylan Sisters – Sue Hawes, Brenda Pothier, Abbie Sawyer

Hooverville People

Eddie – Robb Moylan

Sophie – Abbie Sawyer

Kim Cook

Laura Dike

Jennifer Streck

Tom Aylward

Lisa Jones

Peter Anton

Melissa Belliard

Apple Seller – Francis Young

NYC People

Star to Be – Gabrielle Corsino

Usherette – Alyssa Jean

Kid – Adam Lavoie

Cop – Robb Moylan

Justice Brandeis – Steve Knepper

Speaking Orphans

July - Julianne Teichert & Hannah Carroll

Duffy - Sasha Dubinsky & Cecilia Cipullo

Pepper - Julia Talbot & Emilee Clapp

Kate - Dierdre O’Rourke & Lilly Armstrong

Tessie - Sophia Barbato & Yelaina Anton

Holly - Emma Harris & Talia Cutulle

Senior Orphans

Young Boylan Sisters - Kristina Day, Elizabeth Day, Taylor Day

Young Bert Healey - Max Currie & Patrick Creedon

Dylan Knepper

Kira Lavoie

Adam Lavoie

Emily Anton

Andrew Jones

Grace Nowak

Kaleigh Stuart

Abigail Daggett

Theresa Zannoni

Kellie Herbert

Courtney Campbell

Julianne Mercado

Hannah Leinbach

Sarah Leinbach

Junior Orphans

Molly - Brita Martin, Sophia Wulsin, Catherine Armstrong & Cassidy Sodowski

Louie DePalma

Ellie Nowak

Allie Columbus

Innana Shannon

Tessa Barcelo

Farrah Sousa

Sarah Leinbach Jessie Miller

Katie Morris

Adult Ensemble

Allie Reed

Heidi Knepper

Lauren Page

Jenna Beauchesne

Hannah Byron

Alina Chatsman

Stephie Knepper

Les Miserables - SE at the Rogers Center AUG 4-7

Andover MA

Can you hear the people sing? Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES comes to the Andovers August 4-7th at The Rogers Center for The Arts. This Cameron Macintosh musical Based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name is set in early 19th-century France. The plot follows the stories of many characters as they struggle for redemption and revolution. LES MISÉRABLES is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the classic songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home," "Do You Hear the People Sing?," "One Day More," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," "Master Of The House" The students have been in rehearsal at the ACTjr Theatrical Summer Camp for 3 weeks. Each morning the student rotate through classes in music and vocal training, dance and drama training and in the afternoon rehearse the musical LES MISÉRABLES Student Edition. This fourth week is tech week at the Rogers Center for the Arts where they rehearse in full costume, with the set and lights and special effects and a full orchestra at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College. They will be performing LES MISÉRABLES Student Edition this weekend Thursday 7pm Saturday 2pm and 7pm and Sunday at 2pm at the Rogers Center for the Arts. The 40 children in the program range from grades 6-12. Most of the students are Andover and North Andover residents with a few camp participants from surrounding areas. Camp teachers are Charles Gracy - Artistic Director for ACT Andover and drama teacher at Brooks School in North Andover, Mark Mercer - Music Director and music teacher for Andover Public Schools, Brenda Pothier - Choreographer, Cara Kennedy - Producer and long time Andover resident. ACT Executive Producer - Mark Gracy - Andover real estate agent.
This is a phenomenally talented cast and the show will be unforgettable. Don't miss out! Tickets are on sale now at www.ACTandover.com and will also be available at the door of the Rogers Center for the Arts 1 hour before show times.
Andover Residents in the cast
Madelyn Brouillard, Rebecca Cheng, Iris Choo, Emilee Clapp, Graham Cook, Kiley Corcoran, Maria Cortner, Max Currie, Lilly Daigle, Conner Dwyer, Suzanne Egertson, Summer Erickson, Erin Hanrahan, Alex Hanscom, Bobby Hawes, Caitlyn Hawes, Emma Johnson, Nick Kalentzakos Jr, Theo Kalentzakos, Stephanie Knepper, Carter Letsky, Maci Letsky, Emily Lin, Michelle Lin, Alison McCarron, Coner Meehan, Erica Nork, Eileen O’Farrell, Tiernan O’Rourke, Lydia Ouelette, Evan Pantely, Sam Pond, Nicholas Renton, Nicholas Solomini, Daniele Webber, and Emily Wivell.

Andover Summer Theater Arts Education Program to perform Les Miserables

Andover, MA- This summer while many young people are taking the summer off 40 boys and girls from Andover and surrounding communities are participating in a Summer Theater Arts intensive program and will be performing the musical Les Miserables at The Rogers Center for the Arts in North Andover August 4th - August 7th. The summer program is produced by ACT - Andover Theater Company and it's Artistic Director, Charles Gracy. The program includes morning classes in Acting, Music and Dance taught by professional instructors. Charles Gracy is the Director of the program and is the Drama Teacher at Brooks Private School in North Andover, MA. Mark Mercer is the Music Director and is a Music Teacher in Andover, MA, Brenda Pothier is the Choreographer and Dancer Teacher for the program and Cara Kennedy is the program Producer. The program culminates with performances of the musical Les Miserables at The Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College in North Andover August 4th - August 7th. Tickets for Les Miserables are on sale now at ACT Theater Website or by calling the box office at 978-276-9568.
A list of the talented students participating in the program can be found on the theater company website.

Les Miserables
Student Edition
at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College
August 4th thru August 7th

LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION
A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIN and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG
Based on a novel by VICTOR HUGO
Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG
Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER
Original French text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL
Additional material by JAMES FENTON
Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON
Original London production produced by
CAMERON MACINTOSH and THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
School Edition specially adapted and licensed by
MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL and CAMERON MACKINTOSH


Director - Charles Gracy
Music Director - Mark Mercer
Choreographer - Brenda Pothier
Producer - Cara Kennedy
ACT Artistic Director: Charles Gracy ACT Executive Producer: Mark Gracy

DIVAS dinner theater at the Indian Ridge Country Club

Andover, MA ACT presents DIVAS Dinner Cabaret at the Indian Ridge Country ClubThere are still tickets available for Friday night July 22nd dinner cabaret at the Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover, Massachusetts.
DIVAS is a summer dinner cabaret produced every year by ACT Andover Theater Company. This summers show features musical arrangements inspired by the DIVAS of stage, screen, radio and television. Come join the talented cast of DIVAS for an evening of dinner and fabulous entertainment. Tickets are $45 and include a 3 course dinner and the show! Call today (978) 276-9568 or visit the ACT Theater Website
Tickets are not available at the door and there are only a few tables left. Call or visit the website today.

July 5th ACT Day at Not Your Average Joe's Methuen

Don't forget, this Tuesday, July 5th, is the kick off for the Not Your Average Joe's in Methuen, ACT Andover fundraiser month. Every Tuesday NYAJ's will donate 15% of your bill back to ACT Andover (excluding alcohol, tax and tip). So get some friends together, order some take out, and mention ACT Andover and this flyer when you go! Not only will you have a great meal, but you'll be helping a local non-profit.

ACT Andover
Not Your Average Joe's
The Loop - Methuen, MA