The dancing and choreography are wonderful as they have been all season, the singers, both ensemble and soloists, were in good voice, and the stage action was always well placed and dynamic.
State Fair: Dancing and Choreography Shine in Outdoor Musical
By Roberts W. Kunce
The Galveston Daily News
8/ 20/1999
But then Shakespeare never played to an audience of pre-schoolers, or to pony-tailed critics dressed in tiny baby blue sneakers and seersucker shorts. His mistake. Had he written something as captivating and droll as Tuesday’s production of The Brementown Musicians at the Capitol Center for the Arts, he might have gone somewhere.
The performance was the first in a series of seven kid-and-parent-worthy reinterpretations of classic fairy tales written by Kate Arecchi and Kristin Birkeli for the Children’s Theatre company of the North Country Center for the Arts.
"We try to write shows that kids and parents will enjoy," says Arecchi.
"The idea for these performances," she says, "is to put together a story in 30 to 40 minutes with a mix of dialogue, action, and audience participation." Somehow, the combination of slapstick chases around the kitchen table and somewhat sophisticated jokes about the Suzanne Somers diet plan works just the way it’s supposed to. Everybody laughs, and everybody wanted to stick around to come meet the actors.
Summer Friends: Weird and wonderful characters visit the Capitol Center every week
By Christine Hamm
Concord Monitor
6/29/2000