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Spring Festival Of Shows 2012
Aug. 10-19, 2012
The Centenary Theatre (aka 'The Little Theatre')
Young Performers Workshop To Launch
2012 Summer Festival Of Shows
Over The Moon Pippin They're
Playing Our Song
The Roundabout Inn The One Act Playhouse
| “Take it from me, who’s been regularly attending high school musicals
for more than four decades: I’ve never seen the likes of what the Centenary Young Performers achieve.” - Peter Filichia, Drama Critic, The Star Ledger |
 Pippin - Performed by Centenary YPW in Summer 2012 |
Musicals galore fill the schedule of the annual Summer Festival of Shows August 10-19th at the Centenary Young Performers Workshop with a cast of talented young thespians from Morris, Warren, Hunterdon and Sussex counties [see below]. The Centenary YPW has been hailed as a "state treasure" by Peter Filichia of the Star Ledger. The festival will feature the musicals Over The Moon by fiction writer Jodi Picoult, Jake Van Leer, and Ellen Wilber; Bob Fosse's Pippin, The Roundabout Inn; and The One Acts Playhouse. Performances will be held in Little Theatre on the campus of Centenary College at 400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown, NJ. The YPW is led and directed by Broadway, film and television veteran, Michael Blevins.
Over The Moon
By: Jodi Picoult and Jake Van Leer
Part Shakespearean comedy and part Fractured Fairy Tales, Over The Moon is all fun. Narrated by a cross-dressing
Hairy Godmother (no, that’s not a typo), the story begins when Luna (the moon) descends to a small town on earth
disguised as a boy, and sets out to help humans find love. Over the Moon will perform
Friday-Aug. 10 @ 8pm, Saturday-Aug. 11 @ 2pm, Sunday-Aug. 12 @ 4pm, Saturday-Aug. 18 @ 5pm and Sunday-Aug. 19 @ 1pm.
Pippin
Book by: Roger O. Hirson
Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Once upon a time, a young prince longed to discover the secret of true happiness and fulfillment. He sought it in the
glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of
his father King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, he found it in the simple pleasures of home and family. Pippin is
a hip, tongue-in-cheek, anachronistic fairy tale that captivated Broadway audiences and continues to appeal to the
young at heart everywhere. Pippin runs Sat., Aug. 11 @ 8pm, Sun., Aug.12 @ 1pm, Fri., Aug.
17 @ 8pm, Sat., Aug.18 @ 2pm and Sun., Aug. 19 @ 7pm.
They're Playing Our Song
Book by: Neil Simon
Music by: Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by: Carole Bayer
Sager
America's premier funny man and the Tony Award-winning composer of A Chorus Line collaborated on this hit musical, following the on-again, off-again romance of one very despondent composer and one very ditzy lyricist, as they try to create their own unique love song. … A whirling dervish of a musical comedy, with a delicious score. They’re Playing Our Song will perform Sat., Aug.11 @ 5pm, Sun., Aug. 12 @ 7 pm, Sat., Aug. 18h @ 8pm and Sun., Aug. 19 @ 4pm.
The Roundabout Inn
Written by: Michael Blevins, YPW Program Director
The Roundabout Inn is a dramatic play whose character’s
ambitions are bound by the four walls of the Roundabout Inn Bed & Breakfast. The story unfolds the bittersweet
family relationships that exist within the constraints of the Inn. The Roundabout Inn runs
Tues., Aug.14, Wed., Aug. 15, and Thurs., Aug. 16. All performances are at 7PM.
The One Act Playhouse
The One Act Playhouse is a free event that is filled with short scenes and skits the students have been
rehearsing during their 5-week summer intensive. The One Act Playhouse runs
Sat., Aug. 18 @ 11am and Sun., Aug. 19 @ 11am.
 Bye Bye Birdie performed in 2006 by YPW |
 CATS production by YPW May 2006 |
Schedule
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Schedule |
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| Day | Date | Time | Event |
| Fri. | Aug. 10 | 8pm | Over The Moon |
| Sat. | Aug. 11 | 2pm 5pm 8pm |
Over The Moon They're Playing Our Song Pippin |
| Sun. | Aug. 12 | 1pm 4pm 7pm |
Pippin Over The Moon They're Playing Our Song |
| Tues. | Aug. 14 | 7pm | Roundabout Inn |
| Wed. | Aug. 15 | 7pm | Roundabout Inn |
| Thurs. | Aug. 16 | 7pm | Roundabout Inn |
| Fri. | Aug. 17 | 8pm | Pippin |
| Sat. | Aug. 18 | 11am 2pm 5pm 8pm |
The One Act Playhouse Pippin Over The Moon They're Playing Our Song |
| Sun. | Aug. 19 | 11am 1pm 4pm 7pm |
The One Act Playhouse Over The Moon They're Playing Our Song Pippin |
| By Show |
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Over The Moon They're Playing Our Song Pippin The Roundabout Inn The One Act Playhouse |
Tickets
Tickets for the YPW Festival of Shows are $10 for adults and $8 for children under 12, and are available at the Centenary Stage
Company Box Office at 908-979-0900 and online using our secure Online
Tickets/Ordering System.
Group reservations can be made through the CPAG box office, and the special student ticket price is $5.00 for those performances. Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the performances.
Young Performers Workshop Program
Hailed "a state treasure" by the Star Ledger, the YPW is the educational arm of the Centenary Performing Arts
Guild and The Centenary Stage Company, a professional Equity theatre in residence at Centenary College, 400 Jefferson
Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Under the auspices of Producing Director, Carl
Wallnau, the YPW is led by Broadway performer,
choreographer, film, and television veteran Michael Blevins, and is
staffed by theatre professionals. See YPW program description.
| YPW
Fall Session Interviews |
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| Dates: | Sat., Aug. 18 and Sun., Aug. 19, 2012 |
| Session Dates: | Saturdays - From Sept. 8 to Dec. 16, 2012 |
| Interview Reservations: | Call 908 979-0900 X2 |
| Interviews for the YPW Fall Session, Sept. 8 to Dec. 16, 2012, will be held on Sat., August 18 and Sat., Aug. 19 . All new applicants must be interviewed prior to acceptance into the program. Interview reservations may be made through the CSC Box Office at 908 979-0900 X2. |
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| YPW Program Description / Photos Directory Of Young Performers Workshop: Michael Blevins |
| The 2012-13 season of performing arts events at Centenary Stage Company is made possible (and affordable) through the generous support of the The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, and sponsors, including Premier Sponsors Fulton Bank of New Jersey and Heath Village Retirement Community, as well as Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, Holiday Inn (Budd Lake-Rockaway Area), Bronze Sponsor, Mama's and Café Baci, in Hackettstown and Centenary Stage Company Members and Sponsors. |
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