Academy Student Productions
ATMTC Academy Student Productions follow the Maryland Fine Arts Standards providing a challenging outlet for students to develop the skills necessary to be successful, professional performers – including self-discipline, teamwork, problem solving, and self-confidence.
Over the course of this session, students will have daily technique training and rehearsals in Wintergreen Plaza, Rockville which will culminate in a full stage production on Adventure Theatre MTC’s professional stage in Glen Echo Park.
Rehearsals: July 29 – August 16, 2024
Performances: Friday, 8/16 7:00 pm & Saturday, 8/17 4:00 pm
Trip to NYC to see Chicago, The Musical: August 10, 2024
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION:
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.
Adapted from Fey’s hit 2004 film, Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. This queen-bee took Broadway by storm and has joined the musical in-crowd. And now, so can you with Mean Girls High School Version!
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Raised in the Washington D.C. area, Monique Midgette is a director, playwright, casting director, and performer for over thirty years. She was also a theatrical agent, and founded a performing arts studio in Hyattsville, Md. Her directing credits include NOISES OFF (Zach Theatre), Ain’t Misbehavin (TUTS, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma), WELCOME TO MATTESON (Orlando Shakes), TWO MINUTES AFTER DAWN (Mad Cow Theatre), DESSA ROSE (Olney Theatre), HAVING OUR SAY (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma), SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL (Adventure Theatre), BEEHIVE: THE 60’s MUSICAL (Next Stop Theatre), SWEET CHARITY (Montgomery College SDT).
Monique’s performing credits include the original Broadway productions of THE CIVIL WAR, MARIE CHRISTINE, and SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL. She toured the U.S. with the Broadway production, THE LION KING, and originated lead roles in the casts of the Disney Cruise Line and Hong Kong Disneyland’s FESTIVAL OF THE LION KING. Ms. Midgette’s favorite regional credits include THE WIZ at Ford’s Theatre, THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE at Arena Stage (HELEN HAYES Nominee), CHILDREN OF EDEN at Ford’s Theatre, the world premiere of WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at the Kennedy Center, and BEEHIVE at Toby’s Theatre (HELEN HAYES Nominee). IG:moniquecreates moniquemidgette.com
ABOUT THE NYC TRIP (Included in the tuition!):
A true bonding experience for the students! We’re taking a Saturday trip to the big apple- New York City- to see Chicago, The Musical. Hop on the bus in Bethesda in the morning, watch a matinee, enjoy a dinner with your castmates, and then be home by 11pm.
Chicago centers on Roxie Hart, a chorus girl who dreams of being a vaudeville star. She’s cheating on her sweet but dim-witted husband named Amos — and when her lover tries to end their affair, she kills him in a fit of rage. Getting thrown in the Cook County Jail seems like a surefire end to Roxie’s dreams of stardom, but her sentence ends up being her ticket to fame.
Her lawyer, the smooth-talking Billy Flynn, helps her concoct a defense that earns the press’s sympathy and gets her face on the cover of every newspaper in Chicago. And while in jail, Roxie meets Velma Kelly, an established vaudeville star who murdered her husband and sister. The women begin as rivals, as Roxie seeks to steal Velma’s lawyer (Billy) and her spotlight, but they come around to an unlikely alliance.
ATMTC Academy is proud to offer competitive scholarships for performing arts students interested in the Summer Musical Theatre Training Program. Application, audition requirements, and appointment scheduling can be found online. There is no commitment to the program to audition for scholarship funds.
Full and partial awards available for all sessions. Click here for the scholarship application and requirements, and use the following guide to sign up for an audition timeslot:
April 20, 2024 12pm-4pm: Sign up here
May 18, 2024 12pm-3pm: Sign up here
Executive Director
Melynda Burdette Wintrol
Artistic Director
Kurt Boehm
Adventure Theatre Inc. is a Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
EIN: 52-6054621
7300 MacArthur Blvd / Glen Echo, MD 20812
P: 301.634.2270
837 D Rockville Pike / Rockville, MD 20852
P: 301.251.5766
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