POW! Festival - Two Days, Two Musicals at Pantochino Productions

Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc. presents the POW! Festival of new family musicals by emerging playwrights, composers and lyricists. The winning entries are "Kingdom" by Pam Munson Steadman, performed Saturday March 23 at 2pm, and "Snip, Snap, Snute!" by Janet Preus, performed Sunday March 24 at 2pm. Staged readings. Cabaret seating. Steadmans Kingdom is inspired by British pantomime and follows a shy dragon who looses its fire in a torrential downpour. Dragon sets out to make things right with the help of the King, Queen, Princess-in-Pink and his best friend, a Knight. Steadman, from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, has a roster of short plays including Going to the Dogs, Ex Marks the Spot, and Cupid is as Cupid Does. Her show will be presented Saturday, March 23 at 2pm.Snip, Snap, Snute by Preus is set in Norway and tells the story of two girls; Annmarie a simple farm girl who lives with a family of trolls, and Huldra, a young troll living with a farmer and his family. The musical is filled with action, comedy and a witty sense of enchantment. Preus is an award-winning journalist, songwriter and playwright from Northern Minnesota. Her musical will be presented Sunday, March 24 at 2pm.The program is made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.