Hey cool cats! Grab your poodle skirts and saddle shoes, coonskin caps and letter sweaters for a trip to Fiftiesville, the land of greasers, hula hoops, sock hops and hot rods. Upstage Theatre for Youth is back with a new cast, new choreography, and a new play. Get ready to go ape over their latest production, Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood, a rockin’ 1950’s musical loosely based on the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. Crazy, Daddy-O!
Cookin’ producers Dawn Garrett, Michelle Fitzwater, Carrie Houtz, and Norma Barnum burned rubber to call dibs on the hippest director team in the joint, Chad and Tina Mortensen, back for their third Upstage play.
The cast includes young talent from all over south Utah County. Jazmine Moyano stars as Little Red Riding Hood, and the word from the bird is that she is pursued by three determined young princes: Wise Prince, played by Justin Craig, Strong Prince, Curtis Hindes, and Loud Prince, Adam Cordoza.
Rounding out the fairy-tale cast are the king and queen, Austin Houtz and Noelle Peck, Little Red’s couch-potato parents, Seth Mason and Jensen Williams, grandmother Faith Greenwood, and her two sisters, Big Green, Ashlin Alexander, and Medium Purple, Meg Garett. The Fairy Godmother is played by Rachel Hansen, the Big Bad Wolf by Jason Colver, and cool Belen Moyano plays the cruising for a bruising evil queen.
Opening night is March 12 at the Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center in Payson and performances continue March 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, and 27. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased from any cast member or email upstagetheatreforyouth@gmail.com. Ticket prices are adults, $7; students/seniors, $6; children 3-12 years, $5; and a family pass (up to 7 people) for $25. Children under 2 are free, but must sit on a lap. No sweat, cats, tickets will also be available at the door. Wednesdays are youth group nights and group tickets at discounted rates are available from Norma, (801) 754-9107.
So don’t be a party pooper, give up a little bread and have a blast with Upstage Theatre and Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood. Dig it?
