Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre 2010 is currently full. Any future registrations we receive will be placed on a waiting list.
Dates for the 2010 Musical Theatre program will be Saturday, July 3rd to Friday July 30th.
This includes arrival and departure days.
CYMC’s musical theatre program is the envy of North America. It’s not just a program, it is the program to attend for aspiring actors, singers and dancers. CYMC is very excited to announce that this year»s production will be Stephen Sondheim»s musical thriller Sweeney Todd! This year»s world class faculty include Roger Carr as director, Kris Epps as musical director and Ashley Foot as Vocal Coach along with numerous other professionals who will lead workshops in acting, improve, tap, ballet, hip hop and more!
Students will be thrilled with this year»s Musical Theatre program. This exciting show will be performed with lavish sets and spectacular costumes and the entire cast will enjoy the excitement of performing on tour across Vancouver Island. Registration fees include six performances at the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay, one performance at the Cowichan Theatre in Duncan and two performances at the Metro Theatre in Victoria. You will love the excitement, learn, and gain experience while you make friendships which will last a lifetime.
Story line for the award winning musical "Sweeney Todd"
Set in London, this is a Victorian melodrama at it’s most dramatic! Sweeney Todd a.k.a. Benjamin Barker, is a middle class barber, married to Lucy Barker with an infant daughter Johanna. The villainous Judge Turpin wanted Lucy for himself and had Barker arrested on false charges and transported for life to Australia. The play begins 15 years later, when the barber has returned to London, completely transformed by his experiences: »That man is dead. It’s Todd now. Sweeney Todd.» Mrs. Lovett, a widow, owns the spectacularly unsuccessful meat pie shop below Todd’s old home. She recognises her former neighbour and tells Todd that Lucy poisoned herself after Turpin raped her, and that Turpin adopted baby Johanna as his ward. By the time Todd returns to London, Johanna has become a young woman and falls in love with a sailor, Anthony, with whom she plans to elope.
In the Sondheim musical, Mrs. Lovett takes in an orphan boy, Tobias Ragg, after Sweeney kills Toby’s previous master, Adolfo Pirelli, a former assistant of Todd who tries to blackmail him by revealing his true identity. After Turpin escapes his grasp, Todd swears revenge upon the entire world, resolving to kill as many people as he can; Mrs. Lovett then suggests they turn his victim’s remains into pies. Subsequently, Mrs. Lovett’s pie shop becomes incredibly successful.
In the musical’s climactic scene, Todd finally kills Judge Turpin, as well as a deranged beggar woman – who turns out to be none other than Lucy, Todd’s long-lost wife. When Mrs. Lovett confesses that she didn’t tell him Lucy was still alive because she loves him, he throws her into the roaring bake oven. As Todd grieves over his wife’s body, Toby, gone mad after discovering the secret of the meat pies and Sweeney’s murder of Mrs. Lovett (whom he loved like a mother), sneaks up behind him and slashes Todd’s throat with Todd’s own razor. Todd dies with his wife’s body in his arms. Anthony and Johanna – having accidentally witnessed Turpin’s murder – return with two policemen, only to find the bakehouse floor littered with dead bodies. The only living soul is Toby, now a raving lunatic, hair white from shock.
For more detailed information please visit the official mini site:
Official mini site of CYMC Musical Theatre
Here is the official web site of the Broadway musical.
Click here to go to the website
Classes and rehearsals will be held at Cumberland Cultural Centre.
Eligibility
This intensive and exciting program is open to students between the ages of 14 and 25. Enrollment is limited to 45 students.
2009 Faculty
Program Directors |
Darilyn Keene⁄Ashley Foot |
|---|---|
Director |
Roger Carr |
Musical Director |
Kris Epps |
Vocal Director |
Ashley Foot |
Dance |
Alana Collins |
Typical Day
| 8:00 am | day starts, breakfast |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:45 | dance warm-up |
| 9:45 – 12:00 | music |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | rehearsal |
| 1.00 – 2.00 | lunch |
| 2:00 – 5:00 | afternoon instruction (schedules to be announced) |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | dinner |
| 6:00 – 10:00 | workshops, social time, camp activities –lots of actvities planned and mini concerts |
| Weekends | rehearsals, concerts & recreation |