Missoula Children Theatre
Comes To Bowling Green
Monday, July 28 Tour Actor/Directors from Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) will hold
auditions for Rumpelstiltskin at the Bowling Green High School Auditorium, 700 W Adams.
The Tour Actor /Directors will be filling up to 60 roles from 10 a.m.-noon in open auditions.
Missoula Children’s Theatre, the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, has been
touring extensively for 35 years now from Montana to Japan and will visit more that 1,200
communities this year with 45 teams of Tour Actor/Directors.
The MCT team will arrive in Bowling Green with a set, lights, costumes, props and make-
up, everything it takes to put on a play…except the cast. Following the open auditions on
Monday, July 28, Rumpelstiltskin will be rehearsed throughout the week and two public
performances will be presented Saturday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales….a twist
on the classic stories that you know and love. Rumpelstiltskin was written by Don Kukla
and the music was composed by Michael McGill. Creativity, social skills, goal achievement,
communication skills and self-esteem are all characteristics that are attained through the
participation in this unique educational project.
Raintree Arts Council is a community arts organization that is sponsoring this project.
Through the generous support of Chili cook-off sponsors, the Bowling Green school
district and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency the experience of Missoula Children’
s Theatre is provided free of charge to the students.
Tickets for the performances will cost $5 for children ages 4-14, $10 for those 15 and
older. The performance is free for children 3 and under. For more information about
Rumpelstiltskin or Raintree Arts Council, please call Jamie Tomek at 1-877-858-7260.