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"If you got to tell a lie, make sure it's simple and easy to remember."
The Children's Theatre Company Presents Bud, Not Buddy - The Play, Based on the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Book Runs Tuesday, January 15 through Saturday, February 16, 2008
For Immediate Release: December 28, 2007
"If you got to tell a lie, make sure it's simple and easy to remember." That's "Rules and Things #3" according to Bud (not Buddy) in The Children's Theatre Company (CTC) latest production.
Based on the award-winning book by Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy takes you to the Great Depression of the 1930's and introduces you to Bud, a 10-year old boy who is pretty much on his own. After being placed in yet another foster home, Bud decides it time to use some of the treasures his momma left him and find his father. He travels 130 miles across Michigan and on the way, discovers the true meaning of family.
Bud, Not Buddy is the story of a brave young boy determined to find himself and discovers that even the most challenging circumstances can have healthy and rewarding outcomes. With complex themes that parents will want to discuss with children, the play is an introduction to several historical lessons: segregation, the Great Depression and jazz music.
Produced for children age 9+, Bud, Not Buddy stars Nathan Barlow, a 16-year old student actor from St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and winner of 2005's nationwide competition Bravo - On With the Show. The play is directed by St. Paul-ite and Tony Award-nominated Marion McClinton, who is making his CTC directorial debut.
Bud, Not Buddy runs from Tuesday, January 15 through Sunday, February 16. Tickets start at $22.50 and can be purchased through the CTC Ticket Office at (612) 874-0400 or visit Bud, Not Buddy's online ticketing page at www.childrenstheatre.org/ticketoffice and click on Single Tickets or School and Group Sales. The Children's Theatre Company is located at 2400 Third Ave. S.
The Children's Theatre Company
The internationally celebrated Children's Theatre Company (CTC), creates extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge and inspire young people and was honored with the Tony® Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre – the first ever award bestowed upon a theatre for young people. Founded in 1965, CTC has served nearly 6 million young people and families since its founding forty years ago. It has set standards of excellence in the quality of its productions, commitment to new work, rigorous Theatre Arts Training programs, and innovative education and community partnerships. In 2004, CTC received the National Governors Association Award for Distinguished Service to the State in Arts Production, was the first theater to receive the Medallion Award from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America and was named America's number one theater for young people and families by TIME magazine. In October 2005, CTC celebrated its 40th anniversary by opening expanded facilities designed by leading American architect Michael Graves to better serve its growing audience.
Bud, Not Buddy
January 15 – February 16, 2008
Bud, Not Buddy tells the story of Bud, an orphan during the Great Depression who searches for his family on a journey from Flint, Michigan to Grand Rapids where he finds love, family, and a home, but not quite the way he'd imagined them.
Based on the Newberry Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning book by Christopher Paul Curtis. Adapted for the stage by Reginald André Jackson.
The Crew
Director - Marion McClinton
Composer - Victor Zupanc
Set and Costume Designer - Eduardo Sicango
Lighting Designer - Michael Wangen
Sound Designer - Victor Zupanc
Stage Manager - Stacy McIntosh
Assistant Stage Manager - Megan Traina
Stage Management Apprentice - Vanessa I. Davis
The Cast
Nathan Barlow - Bud
Traci Allen - Young Momma/Deza/Tyla
Gerald Drake - Barker/Caseworker/Vampire/Librarian/Jake/Announcer
Christian Gibbs - Ensemble
Shawn Hamilton - Young Mr. Calloway/Herman E. Calloway
Marvette Knight - Momma
Samuel G. Roberson - Bugs/Steady Eddie
Namir Smallwood - Billy Burns/Todd Amos/Doug the Thug
Kevin D. West - Jerry Clark/Jimmy
Regina Williams - Mrs. Amos/Horse/Deza's Mom/Miss Thomas
Max Wojtanowicz - Office/Cop/Lifegaurd/Dirty Deed
Payton Woodson - Mr. Amos/Deza's Dad/Lefty Lewis/Doo-Doo-Bug
Understudies
Jamila Anderson - Female Understudy
Brandon Cobb - Bud Understudy
Christian Gibbs - Male Understudy
Reed Sigmund - Roles played by Gerald Drake and Max Wojtanowicz
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