JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH to Play Ocean State Theatre, 3/5

Ocean State Theatre Company is proud to announce the second and final performance of OSTC's 2015-16 OSTeenCo. The company, which was created to provide an opportunity for teen actors to benefit from a professional theatre experience and performed Yes, Virginia The Musical, as part of OSTC's Family Fun Fest in December, returns to the stage to perform James and the Giant Peach for one performance only on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 11:00 am.

Roald Dahl's popular children's novel comes hilariously to life in this delightful dramatization which reveals the wickedness of some, the goodness of others, and the indecision encountered by many, when they are faced with crises. The plot centers on a young English orphan boy who enters a gigantic, magical peach, and has a wild and surreal cross-world adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs he meets. An incredible journey!

This production of James and the Giant Peach challenged the young cast to physically create the world in which the story takes place using as little as possible. The cast was introduced to new storytelling techniques such as Treteau, and movement series and exercises developed by French mime and movement master Jacques LeCoq. Though the text comes from an existing story, the physical staging, choreography, and songs in the production have been generated from collaborative exercises of the cast and director through a process called "devising."

Devising a piece of theatre uses the unique talents and creativity of the group working towards the development of a performance. In many cases the story is created not from a single playwright, but from improvisational exercises done by the group. It is a collaborative creation where every voice in the group is heard, all ideas are at least attempted, and the good from each suggestion is explored and built upon.

Devised theatre came into prominence on the Broadway stage with such shows as the Tony Award-winning The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and Peter and the Star Catcher.

Directed by OSTC's Director of Educational Programming and Community Outreach, Jason Loete, this delightful, creative, family-friendly musical features the talents of the 2015-16 OSTeenCo, which includes Connor Buonaccorsi of Cranston, Kate Fitzgerald, Abigail McMahon, Lily McMahon and Emma Senerchia, of Warwick, Alexander LeBlanc, Victoria LeBlanc of East Greenwich, Tim Fine and Alison Miccolis of North Kingstown.

James and the Giant Peach will be presented on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 11:00 am. The theatre is located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI. Single tickets are $10.00 each with packages of three Family Fun Fest shows or more for $8.00 per ticket. Discount rates are available for groups of 20 or more by calling (401) 921-1777 x112. Tickets are on sale at the box office Monday through Friday from 12 noon - 6:00 pm, Saturdays from 12 noon - 4:00 pm, and from 12 noon until curtain time on performance days. Tickets are also available online 24 hours a day at www.OceanStateTheatre.org and via telephone during normal box office hours by calling (401) 921-6800.

Introduce your child to the magic of live theatre at the new state-of-the-art Ocean State Theatre!

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