six weeks of fun classes
culminating in
one tale of acceptance
HONK, JR!
casting now.
Classes begin January 19th.
Streaming Begins March 6th.
This December, we produced our first fully streaming musical. The fourteen brave and talented children who created that splend-tastic, sparklejingley hour+ of digital joy paved the way for our next undertaking:
“HONK, JR!”
This modern musicalization of The Ugly Duckling won the prestigious Oliver Award for Best Musical in London in 2000. Strangely, it has not made its way to Broadway, though often performed by enthusiastic theatre groups across America. Megan directed it for Alma d'arte Charter High School in 2006, and toured it to hundreds of appreciative children in the area. It is a terrific musical for this moment, as it is mostly upbeat and humorous, but it also addresses some important questions.
How do we treat others who are "Different?"
How do we overcome feeling isolated or excluded?
Who will love us "Warts and All?"
“HONK, JR!”
This modern musicalization of The Ugly Duckling won the prestigious Oliver Award for Best Musical in London in 2000. Strangely, it has not made its way to Broadway, though often performed by enthusiastic theatre groups across America. Megan directed it for Alma d'arte Charter High School in 2006, and toured it to hundreds of appreciative children in the area. It is a terrific musical for this moment, as it is mostly upbeat and humorous, but it also addresses some important questions.
How do we treat others who are "Different?"
How do we overcome feeling isolated or excluded?
Who will love us "Warts and All?"
For a fee of $150,
Each participant will receive:
HONK, JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Click here to see the time commitment and schedule. (Ideally crafted for Zoom production.)
Each participant will receive:
- An official MTI copy of the script to keep as a souvenir.
- Six hours of training in an Outschool “Character Development” course, twelve hours of training in an Outschool “Character Creation” course, or both if they enroll for both.
- A minimum of 6 and maximum of 12 more hours of rehearsal / filming in their scenes & songs together. (depending on role and process)
- A maximum of 4 hours a week required on Zoom while appearing in a minimum of 4 polished scenes within the show.
- A named speaking role or a minimum of 2 distinct character roles.
- Materials for at least one costume provided, with instruction to make at least one costume
during online classes. - At least one background “set” provided per child (not virtual backgrounds so the quality is better).
- Essential props and storytelling pieces will be provided, but students will also be guided to use their own resources to creatively to assist in the production.
- One complimentary access to stream the fully edited, professionally produced show online on between March 6th and 14th. (Streaming will be available to the public just as patrons could purchase tickets to the theatre for $10.)
- On March 20th: a jump drive with an MP4 of the production will be available. It can be viewed (but not shared digitally) with family.
HONK, JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Click here to see the time commitment and schedule. (Ideally crafted for Zoom production.)
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Students who enroll in this course will receive training on using their voices and bodies to create distinct characters. We will play games and work on the story twice a week. We will use those skills to play two sets of characters in HONK, Jr! During class, we will create characterizations and costumes for the frogs who sing "Warts and All" and the various birds who sing "A Poultry Tale" and "Look at Him."
This class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm January 19, 21, 26, 28, February 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, and 25. To enroll in this course, please click here. |
Students who enroll in this course will develop further musical theatre skills through interactive classes. The students in this section will play the geese in "The Wild Goose Chase" in the musical HONK, Jr!
Students from this class will also be selected to play The Ugly Duckling who sings "Different," The Cat who sings "Play With Your Food," and The Bullfrog who sings "Warts and All." To enroll for the 11am-noon section, please click here. To enroll for the 6:30-7:30pm section, please click here. |
Since April 2020, I have been licensing, producing, creating, editing, and performing in various theatre and music projects online with folks from LA to NYC. If you're not sure about trying a musical online, you can click here to see excerpts and learn about how we created our recent production of ELF, or click the image below to see the Halloween scenes we created.
We're consistently producing fun experiences for theatre lovers!
Spread the JOY by gifting HONK, JR. to a relative or friend:
A) Go to (LINK TO BE UPDATED SOON)
and purchase as many streams as you'd like for a gift for others.
B) You'll get an email lists the access codes individually.
C) You can then send each recipient their own personal 6 digit code and this URL: (LINK TO BE UPDATED SOON: https://mailchi.mp/a4d70b5425ca/spread-some-christmas-cheer-with-elf-the-musical-jr)
A) Go to (LINK TO BE UPDATED SOON)
and purchase as many streams as you'd like for a gift for others.
B) You'll get an email lists the access codes individually.
C) You can then send each recipient their own personal 6 digit code and this URL: (LINK TO BE UPDATED SOON: https://mailchi.mp/a4d70b5425ca/spread-some-christmas-cheer-with-elf-the-musical-jr)
