Performance Opportunities

CARRIE: THE MUSICAL

Music by Michael Gore
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Book by Lawrence D. Cohen
Based on the novel by Stephen King

Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie’s just discovered she’s got a special power, and if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it.

Set in the present in the small New England town of Chamberlain, Maine, Carrie: The Musical features a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic film), music by Academy Award winner Michael Gore (Fame, Terms of Endearment), and lyrics by Academy Award winner Dean Pitchford (Fame, Footloose).

Performances: August 2–11, 2024

ACTORS ENSEMBLE PROGRAM (MS, HS)

The Young Conservatory Actors Ensemble is a unique performance ensemble for serious young actors in grades 5–12. Each ensemble opportunity features a themed acting project or condensed play directed by a professional guest artist. Acceptance into the Actors Ensemble is by audition only, rehearses twice a week for six or seven weeks, and culminates in a performance for family and friends in A.C.T.'s Garret stage at the Toni Rembe Theater. 

The Actors Ensembles are named "Tennessee" (MS) and "Lorraine" (HS) after renowned American playwrights Tennessee Williams and Lorraine Hansberry.

CABARET PROGRAM (MS, HS)

A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory Cabaret Program is an advanced-level musical theater training and performance program that casts young actors each season in three groups of 12–18. These groups will meet weekly and hold performances from September to April with the culminating Best of the Best concert in late May/early June. The three Cabaret Ensembles are named after characters from Hamilton: "Angelica," "Eliza," "Peggy," and "Aaron Burr, Sir."