Darke County Center for the Arts will present ArtsPower National Touring Theatre's production of Madeline and the Bad Hat at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville on Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m.
Darke County Center for the Arts will present ArtsPower National Touring Theatre's production of Madeline and the Bad Hat at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville on Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m. According to DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins, the musical will appeal to boys as well as girls, many of whom are already fans of the Madeline books. “The bad hat of the title is Pepito, the mischievous son of the Spanish ambassador who moves in next door to Madeline,” Rawlins explained. “Pepito's escapades lead him into danger, from which Madeline rescues him; the play entertainingly shows how challenges and conflicts can be resolved, an always relevant issue that is especially important to young children exploring the boundaries of their independence,” Rawlins stated.
According to Mr. Rawlins, Madeline and the Bad Hat, one of the five Madeline books written by Ludwig Bemelmans, was deemed a classic almost immediately upon its publication in 1956. “Madeline and the other characters inhabiting her world are timeless and universal, behaving exactly like real children whether they live in Paris, as Madeline does, or anywhere else in the world,” he said.
ArtsPower productions have been seen by more than 13 million people across the U.S., and in some of the nation's top cultural centers including The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Lincoln Center in New York City.
DCCA's Family Theatre Series was established to provide local families the opportunity to enjoy professional theatrical productions within their home community at an economical cost. Tickets are $5; these low ticket prices are made possible by the contributions provided by the following sponsors: Dayton Power & Light Company Foundation, Second National Bank, Greenville Federal, Greyson James Steyer Fund of the Darke County Foundation, Edison Community College, Gordon Orthodontics, Jordan Insurance Agency, The Andersons Inc., Wayne HealthCare, and Greenville Rotary Club.
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