ASOC ANNOUNCES
UPCOMING AUDITIONS for Winter Children’s Theatre 2012

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Saturday January 21st Noon at the ASOC Playhouse 129 West Bond Street Uniontown Astoria, ASOC will hold auditions for their 4th Annual Winter Children’s Theatre which this year will feature the fun and magical musical THE MAD ADVENTURES OF MR. TOAD.

Based on Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows and adapted by Vera Morris with music and lyrics by Scott Deturk, this is a delightful, upbeat version of Kenneth Grahame's ever-popular Wind in the Willows. No experience is necessary and there are parts for up to 40 kids 8 to 13 years of age. The show will be directed by Michael Wangen with music direction by ChrisLynn Taylor.

Rehearsals will start January 23th and will be mostly in the late afternoon weekdays and will be performed the first three weeks in March. So come join Mr. Toad on his musical mad adventures-it's a smashing hit in more ways than one!

A fee of $25.00 per child and parental participation is required to help mount the show. Each child must provide some of their own make-up and performance shoes.

Want to know more about the story? In this version of the ever popular childhood favorite Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows our eccentric but likeable Toad of Toad Hall, given to "crazes," has a problem: he is obsessed with motorcars and ends up crashing them everywhere he goes! Despite the sincere efforts of his dear friends Badger, Rat and Mole, Toad's madness gets the best of him and he ends up in prison for his reckless driving after a hysterical episode with the judge. Toad's enemies, the weasels, couldn't be happier to have him behind bars as they plot to overtake Toad's estate! You'll be thoroughly entertained when the weasels sing their wickedly deviant song, "The Good Life" as they plan to take over Toad Hall. Meanwhile, the jailer's daughter, Polly, helps Toad escape prison dressed as a washerwoman! Yet another madcap scene ensues when Toad finally meets up with his friends again, and they devise a clever scheme to recapture Toad Hall from the weasels. With an exciting and humorous musical score featuring songs such as "A Danger to Society," "Down with Toad" and "A Quiet Drive in the Country," this charming musical adaptation has been written specifically for simple production, with an extremely flexible cast and many great, small roles. Let the music and magic of Mr. Toad take you and your audience on a wild ride.

For more information call our box office at 503-325-6104.