THE RELUCTANT DRAGON Runs 3/17-4/4 At Main Street

St. George and the Dragon are back, but the rules are a little different this time! From renowned author Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows) comes this charming tale of a lonely dragon and the little boy who befriends him. This delightful musical was adapted by Steven C. Anderson with music by Dana P. Rowe and lyrics by John Dempsey.

Performances are on Saturdays: March 21, 28 and April 4 at 1:00pm, and 4:00pm, and there are 2 Spring Break performances: Tuesday, March 17 at 11:30am and Friday, March 20 at 11:30am. March 20 is also Target Family Day. 2 for 1 tickets are available for this performance. Beginning at 10:30 there will be snacks and activities for families sponsored by Target. Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and up and their families.

Performances are at Main Street Theater-Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard in the Museum District. Ticket prices for public performances are $10 for students and seniors and $12 for adults. Tickets are on sale in person at the Main Street Theater Box Office at 2540 Times Blvd. in Rice Village, via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at www.mainstreettheater.com. Group rates are available. No children under 3 are admitted in the theater (including sleeping babies).

Special performances and rates are available for school matinees. Call 713.524.9196 ext 101 or visit the website.

Once upon a time there lived a boy who befriended a lonely dragon who hated such dragonly things as fighting knights and breathing fire. Nonetheless, the simple-minded villagers in the local town beg a fierce knight - St. George himself -- to slay the dragon, even though he was doing them no harm. Just when it seems hopeless, the resourceful boy finds a solution that changes the hearts and minds of the entire village in this touching adventure.

Kenneth Grahame was born in 1859 in Scotland but later moved to England for school.

He is best known for The Wind in the Willows. His life was not a happy one, but his little boy, Alistair, was the inspiration for the character of Mr. Toad. The Wind in the Willows was hugely successful (and still is!), but he never endeavored to write a sequel. Prior to Wind... he wrote several collections of short stories which were published, including Dream Days, which included The Reluctant Dragon. Disney turned Dragon... into a film in 1941.
Grahame passed away in 1932.

Meghan C. Hakes makes her directing debut at MST's Youth Theater. Ms. Hakes has previously been seen onstage at the Youth Theater, most recently in If You Give a Pig a Party. She also designed the set for Pig... and the lights for Bud, Not Buddy. The cast includes Jared Carlin, Darrell T. Joe, Jessica Knapp, Caroline Menefee, Tifani L. Pust, and Matt Tramel, with Steven J. Scott as the Dragon, Julian Brashears at the Boy, and Roc Living as St. George.

Miriam Daly is the Music Director. The design team includes Kevin Holden (set design), Eric Marsh (lighting design), Sonia Elizabeth Lerner (costume design), Shawn W. St. John (sound design), and Richard Solis (properties design). Meghan C. Hakes is the choreographer. Caroline Scott is the Production Stage Manager.

Since 1975, Main Street Theater has produced high quality professional theater for audiences of all ages through its MainStage productions and Main Street Youth Theater. The Main Street Theater Kids On Stage program offers performing arts classes and camps for children 5 years to 14 years of age. The organization produces plays at two locations, 2540 Times Boulevard in Rice Village and 4617 Montrose Boulevard at Chelsea Market.
Main Street Theater is a member of the Fresh Arts Coalition, a collaboration of 25 arts organizations that work collectively to raise awareness of the size and diversity of the arts in Houston, and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theaters. Main Street Theater offers a lively year-round repertory of classic and contemporary plays for audiences of all ages and provides a much-needed showcase for Houston theater professionals. Main Street Theater is also a member of Actors' Equity Association and of ASSITEJ, the world theatre network of theatre for children and young people. Main Street Theater is funded in part by grants from the Houston Arts Alliance and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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