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Vagabond Acting Troupe presents STARMITES (A Super Hero Musical)
Nominated for six Tony Awards, including best musical, STARMITES is a rock and role comic book that is great for the whole family! STARMITES - a youthful, high-energy adventure fantasy where humans and heroes conquor the sinister inhabitants of Inner-space and discover love, loyalty, inner strength and a great doo-wop beat along the way. With the timeless appeal of THE WIZARD OF OZ and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, yet unique style of a rock and roll comic book, STARMITES is exciting, touching, and great fun for the entire family.
Vagabond Acting Troupe's Jr. Professional Ensemble of actors aged 10 to 15, brings this hopping musical to life on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., January 16, 17 and 18 and Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. on January 23 and 24 with a snow date of January 25 (if required, this is a 2 p.m. matinee).
This is the final production in the Vagabond Acting Troupe's current home at the Arts House at 30 Fairview Road, before the company prepares for a move to become the cornerstone of a growing arts consortium in Coatesville, PA!
The show is directed by Vagabond Acting Troupe's Artistic director, and founder of the 22 year old touring troupe, Aileen McCulloch of Morgantown, with music direction by Stephen Fisher of Ephrata.
Shy teenager Eleanor (played by Rachel Wilkin of Glenmoore, PA) has built a fantasy world around the sci-fi comic books she collects. To the distress of her mother (Alex McClelland of Honey Brook), she has learned to avoid the pains of growing up by escaping into fantasy, imagining herself to be an unrecognized superhero.
When she is mysteriously thrust into the Website World of her favorite comic book, Eleanor is drawn into the conflict between Shak Graa, Arch-Creep of Chaos, (played by Erik Ruch of Coatesville) and the Starmites, guardian angels of Innerspace. (Lionel McCulloch and Jasper Krikorian of Morgantown, Drew Kalkeiwicz of Exton, Geordie Jarvis of Coatesville and Evan Dampman of West Chester).
She turns out to be the legendary Milady, teen superhero who must lead the Mites and the lizard creature Trinkulus (Hannah Elliot) on their Quest to save the Galaxy.
Standing in her way are a colorful assortment of Bowie-esque villains including the delightfully flamboyant Diva, Queen of Innerspace (Seanna Krikorian) and her Banshee warriors - Destiny's Childish sirens with a ravenous hunger for Boy Bands. When Diva decides that her daughter, Bizarbarra (Grace Storti of Downingtown) should marry one of the Starmites, things really get dicey for Eleanor.
But with the help of hip-hop heartthrob Space Punk (Lionel McCulloch), Eleanor must learns to own up to the inner power she has always denied, if she wants to defeat her foes and conquer the evil force of the "Cruelty."
Eleanor's quest is told through a bold blend of contemporary musical styles: Hip-Hop, Boy Band, Girl Group, Gospel, traditional Broadway, and Rap. Starmites conjures up a fantastical world reminiscent of Spielberg, Lucas, and Tim Burton, with a touch of inspiration from Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.
The Banshees are Celia Hernandez, Josie Colantuno, Sami Uggla, Paige Byerly, Christie Gunwaldson, Skye Graham, Kaitlin and Sarah Boone, abd Kristina Nelson.
"Starmites is a great adventure for the whole family, and a great last journey for our young Vagabond actors in our current home in Glenmoore, PA," says the show's director, and founder of the 22 year old Vagabond Acting Troupe, Aileen McCulloch. "We look forward to our move to serving the children of Coatesville with even more wonderful and exciting adventures in 2015!"
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LocationThe Arts House on Fairview Road
30 Fairview Road
Honey Brook, PA 19343
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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