Macon Little Theatre
Sunday, May 12 and Monday, May 13 at 7:30 PM
Production Dates:July 12 – 21
Bring sheet music and be prepared to sing 16 bars

The 1950’s are out and change is in the air! HAIRSPRAY, winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical piled bouffant high with laughter, romance, and deliriously tuneful songs. It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire — to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network, all without denting her ‘do!
Ensemble Cast – Many featured roles, Ethnic Roles, Older Role(s), Star Vehicle – Female, Star Vehicle -Male, Strong/Large Chorus, Teenage Roles

May 10-19, 2013
Box Office opens May 6

Talented playwright Larry Shue’s career was cut short by his tragic death in a plane crash in 1985. He left behind two popular comedies, “The Foreigner” and “The Nerd”. Due to last season’s enthusiastic reaction to “The Foreigner”, we will be presenting his equally riotous, “The Nerd”. One of the funniest plays ever written, this extraordinarily inventive, side-splitting comedy was first presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, produced in Great Britain, then went on to Broadway. The action centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by a man he’s never met but who saved his life in Vietnam—the visitor turning out to be an incredibly inept, hopelessly stupid “nerd” who outstays his welcome with a vengeance. Be prepared for an evening of glee and unmitigated fun.

Macon Little Theatre and The Academy of the Performing Arts announce the 2013 Macon Little Kid’s Camp: “Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.” There is a Mini-Camp and a Main Camp. Please see below for information on both camps.

Mini-Camp: Ages 5-8
Registration will be open until May 29 or until capacity is filled.
June 3-7
9:30 AM to 12 Noon
Performance – June 7
Tuition $110 (includes T-shirt)

Click here for Mini-Camp printable application

To Register for the Mini-Camp:
Print application
Completely fill out application
Mail it with payment (check) to:

Macon Little Theatre Mini Camp
4220 Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210

Checks can be made out to: MLT Kid’s Camp.

Questions? Email John Jones at jonesjohn@aol.com

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Main Camp: Ages 9 and up
Registration will be open until June 3 or until capacity is filled.
June 10-21
1:00 – 3:30 PM
Performance Dates: June 21, 22, 23
Tuition: $160 (includes T-shirt)

Auditions are not required unless your child would like to audition for a main singing role. Auditions will be held on Saturday, May 11 from 2 – 4 PM. Please bring sheet music and be prepared to sing 16 bars. Kids must be registered for camp in order to audition. All campers will receive a role in the production.

Click here for Main Camp printable application

To Register for the Main Camp:
Print Main Camp application
Completely fill out application
Mail it with payment (check) to:
Kid’s Camp
Macon Little Theatre
4220 Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210

Checks can be made out to MLT Kid’s Camp.

Questions? Email John Jones at jonesjohn@aol.com

“Some Enchanted Evening”
A Musical Revue
of songs by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein

More so than any composer and lyricist who have written for the stage, the songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein have become an integral part of our everyday lives. We sing them in the shower, we dance to them in ballrooms and we hear them on the radio and in clubs and, yes, in elevators and supermarkets too. We still thrill to them on the live stage in their respective shows. This stunning collection of compositions will be performed by veterans of the Macon Little Theatre stage who have appeared in many past MLT productions. While offering the performers an opportunity to explore the songs within their own styles and sensibilities, it offers the audience a glorious parade of genuine hits.

Due to illness in the cast, Macon Little Theatre’s production of “Foxfire” will change its run to February 6 – 10. The previously planned opening weekend has been canceled and opening night is now Wednesday, February 6. There will be one Sunday matinee on February 10. Tickets will go on sale Monday, January 28. Don’t wait to get your tickets for this limited run. Call 471-PLAY or 477-3324 for reservations. Box office hours are 1 – 6 PM.

Macon Little Theatre presents “Foxfire” written by Hume Cronyn and Susan Cooper based on the Foxfire books about Appalachian culture and traditions in north Georgia. Directed by Weldon Ledbetter, the production will run from February 6th through the 10th.

The play examines the life of Annie Nations, an indomitable Appalachian widow of 79 who lives on her mountain farm with the acerbic ghost of her husband Hector. Her tranquility is threatened by a brash real estate developer who wants to turn her land into a vacation resort and by concern over her son Dillard, a country singer recently abandoned by his wife. Annie’s battle to decide her future takes her through some funny, touching and magical flashbacks to her life with Hector. This production offers a staunchly affirmative tribute to country folk.

In the Broadway Playbill note, the playwrights wrote of “Foxfire”. ”Its people and its story are fictitious, but the predicament they present belongs to any region, in any country, where the values of the past are in danger of being obliterated by the demands of the present. Hector and Annie Nations have the strengths and vulnerability of yesterday. Their son, Dillard, like the rest of us, is beset by the problems of today. What chance have they – and we – of controlling the shape of tomorrow?”

Tickets go on sale Monday, January 28. Box office hours are 1 – 6 pm M-S. Adult – $18, Seniors (60+) $15 and students (Ages 5 – 23) – $10. There are so shows on Monday or Tuesday. All shows start at 8:00 pm except Sunday matinees which start at 2:30 pm. Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for reservations.

“The Little Drummer Boy”
by Elaine J. Watkins
Bring the whole family for this heart-warming joint production by Academy of the Performing Arts and Macon Little Kids Theatre.
This up-dated version is based on the classic story of “The Little Drummer Boy”
It is final dress rehearsal for the community pageant production of “The Little Drummer Boy”. A group of young actors led by an over-nervous, first-time director is plodding on with trying to get their show ready for performance. Every step of the rehearsal is side-tracked by all sorts of problems not the least of which is a stage hand who would rather be off practicing his rock-n-roll drum set. Reminding us that everyone has something unique, that every individual has gifts to offer, Little Drummer Boy will set your heart in a holiday mood. 4 performances, Friday, December 14th at 7:30, Saturday, December 15th at 2:30 and 7:30 and Sunday, December 16th at 2:30 p.m. All seats general admission $10 adults, $5 children up through age 17. Tickets will be sold during the performances of “Miracle on 34th Street” on November 30 through December 9, and will be available at the door of each performance of “Little Drummer Boy”.