Opera Time Again! Performances for the Thorndike Love Family (REMINDER: Family Opera Presents KIDS COURT This Weekend and Next)

[Persis Thorndike]

It's that time again, North Cambridge Family Opera performances at the Peabody School on Rindge Avenue in Cambridge!

This year has been a lot of fun to rehearse and see how the roles grow. The music is excellent, full of catchy tunes. Talis has a major role, Spencer and I have smaller solos. We are in the early shows this weekend, and the late shows next weekend, and this is going to be a lot of fun (even if you're not a kid!) I have bolded the shows we are in. 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Bass <da...@familyopera.org>
Subject: REMINDER: Family Opera Presents KIDS COURT This Weekend and Next

Just a quick reminder that North Cambridge Family Opera 

will be presenting our annual opera production, Kids Court, 

this weekend and next, at the Peabody School on Rindge Ave. in

Cambridge. PURCHASE TICKETS now!

Saturday shows are at 3pm and 7pm, Sunday shows at 1pm and 5pm.

Suggested donation = $10 adults, $5 children

The original production email is below. Hope to see you at the show!

     - David Bass, Founder and Artistic Director (and composer of this

            year's music!)

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New Reality Courtroom TV Show!

Kids Sue Their Stepmother After Alleged Murder Attempt!

The Honorable Judge Trudi Reigns Supreme!

KIDS COURT is now in session!

Kids Court is the latest offering from North Cambridge Family Opera.

With music by NCFO Founder and Artistic Director David Bass, and

book and lyrics by Antiphony and Flying High librettist John Kane,

this show is fast-paced, entertaining, and full of music so lyrical that 

you're bound to come out humming a tune or two.

Kids Court will be performed eight times at the

Peabody School, 70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge MA 

(North Cambridge, between Porter Square and Arlington):

     Saturday, March 21 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm

     Sunday, March 22 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm

     Saturday, March 28 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm

     Sunday, March 29 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm

The suggested donation amount is $5.00 for children, $10.00 for adults. 

(More is appreciated, and less is fine.) To make sure you get in (we have 

sold out in the past), you may PURCHASE TICKETS in advance, also 

$5.00 for children, $10.00 for adults plus a small service fee. You may also 

call 800.838.3006 to purchase tickets, or you may email

tick...@familyopera.org. Seating is general admission.

Reality TV runs amok in this farcical, hilarious satire. Underage 

plaintiffs and a jury of their (kid) peers beset the beleaguered 

grownup defendant, while the irrepressible Judge Trudi doles out 

justice in front of a live studio audience. This fully-sung, 90-minute

show is raucous fun for audiences of all ages.

NCFO last performed Kids Court, as a world premiere, in 2007. 

You can see video clips of these performances HERE.

This year, the company of more than 130 chorus members and 

soloists is drawn from many Greater Boston communities and ranges 

in age from 7 to grandparents. It is divided into two casts, and both are 

excellent. Information on which cast members perform in which 

shows can be found HERE.

Contributing to this production are David Bass (music director), 

Kathryn Lindsay (stage direction), and Rachel Zimmerman (choreography).  

The original set design is by Peter Watson of Peter Watson Stage

Design, adapted by Mark Jaquith, Carla Procaskey, and Kathryn Lindsay. 

The lighting design is by Erik Fox, the sound design is by Davis Thurston,

and the show is produced by Carla Procaskey.

Snacks will be available for purchase at intermission; in addition, 

sandwiches will be available at the Sunday 5:00pm shows only. T-shirts, 

CDs, and DVDs will also be available for purchase at intermission, as will

Family Opera "grams" to send congratulations to all of your friends in the 

cast and crew. The performance will be presented with side titles so that 

you won't miss any of the very clever lyrics.

Come early to make sure you get a good seat! For more information 

about NCFO, visit www.FamilyOpera.org.You can also like us on 

Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NorthCambridgeFamilyOpera.

Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested.

See you in Court!

     David Bass

     Founder and Artistic Director

     North Cambridge Family Opera

Persis Thorndike & Bill Fisher

House Managers, Patience

Sudbury Savoyards Productions

508-282-0089