Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Stage, March 7-8
The College of Southern Maryland Childrens Theatre presents a play based on the childrens book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. The play will open at 7 p.m. on March 7 with additional performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on March 8. All performances will take place in the Fine Arts Center, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata.
The role of Alexander is shared by Gage Mead of La Plata and Anthony Montgomery of Pomfret. The rest of the ensemble cast includes Charlie Wately of Charlotte Hall, Emmeline Jones of Mechanicsville, Morgan Kline of Port Tobacco and Matt Jameson, Phil Holland, Dawn Bush, Angeline Bush, Xavier Prince and Jamie Greene, all of Waldorf.
Alexanders struggles with lifes daily dramas will entertain and educate young audiences as they identify with Alexander and the obstacles he encounters, encouraging them to share their feelings and to realize that bad days happen to us all.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is produced at CSM by special arrangement with Plays for Young Audiences, a partnership of Seattle Childrens Theatre and Childrens Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Tickets cost $7 for adults and seniors, $5 for youth. For information, visit http://www.csmd.edu/Arts or call the Box Office at 301-934-7828.
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CSM Childrens Theatre: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. 7 p.m., March 7; 2 and 7 p.m., March 8, College of Southern Maryland, Fine Arts Center, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Alexander is having a bad day. A horrible day. To be quite honest, it's a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. But then, everybody has bad days sometimes. In this delightful adaptation of her popular book, Judith Viorst sets Alexander's rather trying life to music and brings to the stage one of America's feistiest characters. $7 adults/seniors, $5 youth (high school and below). bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/Arts.