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This year's production...
By Angela D. Steward
Directed by Stephanie Hoerth
Assistant Director:
Samantha Jokipii
Click here to see who's in the cast!
Performance Dates:
July 18 - 7:00 PM
July 19 - 2:00 PM
Gilbert and Jaylee Mead Auditorium
Centralia Center
220 3rd Ave. S.
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
The story: Emily has a big problem. Not only is she sent to bed just as she reaches the highest level of her new video game, but there's a monster in her closet! It's not just her imagination. Her friend Stephanie saw it, too. Suffering the teasing of her brother and his friends, Emily and Stephanie recruit some of their own friends to help capture the monster. What they don't know is that Murray, the closet monster, doesn't mean any harm-he only wants to play Emily's new video game. He's too scared of kids to even think about trying to frighten them. Murray's boss, the Dream King, has heard about his goofing off on the job, and now Murray is on probation. Murray's supervisor, fellow monster Wanda, is not happy with him either. After all, every monster knows that when a child is born, a monster is assigned to watch over her-not to play with her toys and especially not to get caught in the act! What will happen when Emily has all her friends over for a sleepover to try to capture Murray? Even with Emily's friend Brain's careful analysis and planning, the girls wind up trapping the Dream King and his secretary, Toady, instead of Murray. With other wonderfully entertaining characters like Sandy the Sandman and his dream weavers, the solution to Emily's monster problem brings humor, a bit of ingenuity and a little magic to this charming and delightful family show.
Front: (red shirt) is Seth Steidl (Murray); Chris Powers (Tom) is behind him. Middle row from left: Nicole Timm (Toady), Shannon Barrett (Sandman), Kayla Jukich (Megan), Natalie Leek (Brain), Katie Livernash (Jamie), Ashley DeWilde (Robin), Sophie Weinfurter (Emily), Hanna Seidel (Stephanie), Payton Sorenson (Mary) and Kaylee Jensen (Tara). Back row: Zakery Marten (Chris) Sam Jokipii (assistant director/stage manager) and Doug Jenkin (Dream King). Missing is Julia Ludwiczak (Kelly), Caitlyn Olson (Wanda),
Abi DeWilde (Mom), Troy Gildenzoph (Nathan)and Kris Capek (Shawn)
Dream World Inhabitants—Front row: Ashley DeWilde (Robin), Katie Livernash (Jamie) and Nicole Timm (Toady). Back row: Doug Jenkin (Dream King), Seth Steidl (Murray) and Shannon Barrett (Sandman).
The"real" world Inhabitants— Front row: Chris Powers (Tom), Sophie Weinfurter (Emily) and Natalie Leek (Brain). Back row: Kayla Jukich (Megan), Zakery Marten (Chris), Hanna Seidel (Stephanie),
Payton Sorenson (Mary) and Kaylee Jensen (Tara).
The WRCT Summer Youth Production is an exciting opportunity for young people of all ages! It gives young people a taste of the theatre, and lets them gain confidence in front of people. Some of our youth actors even get involved during our regular season plays.
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