“The Pied Piper of Hamelin”, the delightful children’s show is presented by the Feller Theatre Academy’s Stage 1 Stars in historic downtown Melbourne
The Pied Piper of Hamelin is delightfully adapted and dramatized by Vera Morris from the story poem of Robert Browning. The tale will charm audiences, young and old. Rats are taking over Hamelin, eating everything in sight and frightening the citizens! Nobody, including the greedy mayor, knows what to do. Even Duchess Dingaling is at her wit's end. Rattytatty, the pest control officer, admits defeat. Who should turn up but an odd young gentleman who calls himself the Pied Piper? In return for getting rid of the pests, he sets a fee of one thousand guilders. The town agrees. True to his claim, the Piper disposes of the cheese nibblers. However, the townsfolk claim they are too poor to pay. In retaliation, the Pied Piper leads the children from the town and hides them within a magic mountain. The townsfolk realize their error and search for the mysterious musician. The slap-happy characters range from a silly Dancing Tutor, who creates a new dance called "doing the Rat," to Old Widow Whiskers, the wise rat, who's too slow to follow the Piper. A simple set and funny action make this show RATASTIC! Colorful costumes, music and a large cast of children performing leaves the audience thoroughly entertained with laughter and joy.
The cast for the production includes: Jordan Barnett, Alexander Bell, Andrew Bell, Daniel Bell, Elissa Bell, Michelle Boss, Samantha Boss, Breanna Earley, David Donaldson, Amanda Ellison, Karina Elwood, Alyssa Feliciano, Brianna Friese, Gavin Friese, Hayden Friese, Keegan Friese, Daniel Griessler, Joanae Lawrence, Jennifer Leggett, Kara Marin, Nicole Machon, Maggi Marshall, Lilli Marshall, Sarah Mays, Kaley McGarrigle, Aaron McKenzie, Shannon McLay, Benji Newton, Bethany Newton, Colleen Peterson, Chaice Philpott and Robin Szakovits. Evanne Floyd is the assistant director. Production stage managers include - Crew members are John Taulbee, Matt Griessler and Diane Griessler.
The Henegar Center for the Arts is fully handicapped accessible and located at 625 East New Haven Avenue in historic downtown Melbourne. Tickets are $4 and available at the Henegar Center box office Monday – Friday 10am - 6pm . For information and reservations call (321) 723-8698.
Children's Education Event
Tickets $4.00 (ticket available at the Henegar Center box office)
Upcoming Dates/Times
|  |