The Moorestown Theater Company will head to the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival this weekend to perform "The Little Mermaid."
2012 was a year of milestones for the Moorestown Theater Company (MTC). First and foremost, last year was MTC’s 10th anniversary. The company also added two new productions, including an extra summer camp program. And the troupe hit its 300th show at the end of the year with its final performance of Annie Warbucks. But perhaps the most exciting accomplishment of all won’t come until after the New Year. For the first time, MTC will perform alongside dozens of other theater groups from across the country at the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival. The event, held this weekend in Atlanta, GA, is a showcase for young performers. “It’s a wonderful, amazing venue for kids to perform at,” said MTC producing artistic director Mark Morgan. MTC will …
Moorestown Theater Company opens the East Coast premiere of "The Little Mermaid" Wednesday at Hope Community Church.
You’ve never seen The Little Mermaid quite like this. When the Moorestown Theater Company (MTC) opens Little Mermaid Wednesday night—the company’s 57th production—they’ll be the first theater troupe on the East Coast (outside of Broadway) to ever stage the show. “What it means right now is, there’s nowhere for (audiences) to see it anywhere,” said director Mark Morgan. “It’s interesting to create with nothing to draw on. It’s kind of a rarity.” MTC’s production of The Little Mermaid, based on the Disney film of the same name, is the culmination of the first session of Summer Stage, MTC's annual musical theater camp, now in its seventh year. There are 61 children in the cast, all between the ages of 6 and 16. Read on for brief snapshots of …
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10:45 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Hi Moorestown Patch Readers, I just wanted to shine a spotlight on our Cast Members from Moorestown who are going to the Jr. Theater Festival: Moorestown High School (3) Callan Devery (“Scuttle”) Steve Gross (“Chef Louis”) Jack Morgan (“Prince Eric”) Moorestown Friends School (1) Marirose Aleardi (“Aquata”) William Allen Middle School (2) Natalie DeRosa (“Jetsam”) Kylee Miller (Chorus) Moorestown… more ›