Pinocchio to come alive in city’s summer program

The City of Apalachicola will be hosting the internationally acclaimed Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT), as a part of its Project Impact Summer Camp Program.

The MCT is the largest touring children’s theatre in the nation, which has been touring extensively for 37 years from Montana to Japan. This year alone the theatre will visit nearly 1,300 communities with up to 45 teams of Tour Actor/Directors.

In Apalachicola, a tour team will arrive with a set, lights, costumes, props, and make-up, everything it takes to put on a play...except for the cast. The team will hold an open audition on Monday, June 28, and cast 50-60 Project Impact students to perform in the classic story of Pinocchio.

After casting, rehearsal will begin and last throughout the week with the first public performance beginning on Friday, July 2, at 5:30PM and a matinee performance on Saturday, July 3, at 2:00PM. All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales . . . a twist on the classic stories that you know and love. The performances are free to the public with donations gladly accepted at the door.

All this and more at the City of Apalachicola Community Youth Service Complex the site of the old Apalachicola High School located at the corner of 14 Street and Avenue L, four blocks north of US Highway 98.

Seating will be on a first-come, first served basis, so hurry on out and enjoy the talents of students from our own community as they present the production of Pinocchio.

For more information about the Project Impact program or these performances, please call, (850) 370-0145, or for more information regarding the Missoula Children's Theatre, please contact Missoula Children's Theatre · 200 North Adams · Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 728-1911 · http://www.mctinc.org/ · tour@mctinc.org.