MSMT Presents TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING 6/14

Maine State Music Theatre presents Two Beans Productions TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING. Two Beans Productions' play based on Judy Blume's contemporary classic will be performed at Pickard Theater on June 14th at 10am, 1pm & 3pm, under the auspices of Maine State Music Theatre.

Nine-year-old Peter Hatcher struggles with an end-of-the-school-year assignment to write about the most important thing that happened to him during fourth grade. This is a daunting task given how much took place that year, particularly when dealing with his toddler terror of a brother, Fudge. Peter writes about his brother's refusal to eat, to open his mouth at the dentist, a disastrous third birthday party, and getting blamed for Fudge knocking out his two front teeth. Peter always has to help out with Fudge, who gets all the attention, while Peter gets all the blame.

It's enough to make a kid feel like a fourth grade nothing!

The final straw comes when Peter's pet turtle disappears... Peter has put up with Fudge for too long. How can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change? 

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, a play produced by Two Beans Productions, began touring in fall 2009. Judy Blume's story was dramatized by Bruce Mason, with incidental music by Jeff Lunden. The production is directed by Two Beans Productions artistic director Rob Barron (Theatreworks USA's Charlotte's Web, Ramona Quimby, Romeo & Juliet). Costume designs are by Anne-Marie Wright (Charlotte's Web, James & the Giant Peach, Winnie the Pooh), with scenic design by Vaughn Patterson (If You Give a Pig a Pancake). This 60-minute, intermissionless play, featuring five actors, is appropriate for ages 6 and up.

For booking information on this, or any of Two Beans Productions' shows, please contact:
Theatreworks USA

151 West 26th Street
New York NY 10001
212.647.1100
www.twusa.org

 

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