Oregon Children's Theatre Premieres GOOSEBUMPS THE MUSICAL!

Mysterious events befall the theater and no one can be sure if it's just coincidence or the work of...The Phantom! Brooke and Zeke are excited to star in their school's next hit musical, The Phantom, until they hear a rumor that the show is cursed! Prepare to get "Goosebumps" as the mystery unfolds. This silly and (only a little) spooky world premiere musical is based on the beloved book series from R.L. Stine.

Reinforcing OCT's commitment to forging national partnerships, the play will be a simultaneous world premiere with First Stage in Madison, WI. Previous co-commissions between OCT and First Stage include The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Geronimo Stilton: Mouse in Space.

"Great music and story collide with a fun type of scary, the kind of scary that makes you scream and laugh at the same time. And spoooooooky. This is going to be so much fun!" says
Director Stan Foote. "Danny Abosch's music is fun, character driven, and contemporary. There is no Gothic angst in this Phantom!"

In July 1992, Scholastic introduced a monthly book series by R.L. Stine called Goosebumps with Goosebumps: Welcome to the Dead House. More than twenty years later, Goosebumps is now one of the best-selling children's series of all-time-with more than 400 million books in print in 22 languages. The Goosebumps series made R.L. Stine a worldwide publishing celebrity (and Jeopardy answer), and he continues to write new books in the series. Goosebumps, a feature film starring Jack Black, based on the book series by R.L. Stine, was released in theaters on October 16, 2015, and opened at #1 at the box office.

The cast features Katie McClanan as Brooke Rodgers, Skylar Derthick as Zeke Matthews, Sophia Takla as Tina, Laurie Campbell-Leslie as Ms. Walker, Andy Haftkowycz as Emile, Brendan Long as Brian, Josephine McGehee as Cami, Emma Stewart as Anna, Gabriel Porath as Steve, and Xavier Warner as Corey.

The creative team includes: Stan Foote (Director), Eric Nordin (Musical Director), Kemba Shannon (Choreographer), Kristeen Willis Crosser (Scenic Designer), Emily Horton (Costume Designer), Ian Anderson-Priddy (Lighting Designer), John Berendzen (Sound Designer), and Kaye Blakenship (Props Master). The play also features book and lyrics by John Maclay and music and lyrics by Danny Abosch.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCE EVENTS
Before Every Performance: Come up to an hour early for a pre-show activity!
Following Every Performance: Meet the cast, take photos, and get your playbill autographed!
Saturday, October 22nd, all shows: First Timer/First Saturday. $5 tickets for children attending theater for the first time. See www.octc.org for details.
Sunday, October 23rd and November 20th: Grandparent Day. Join us for special senior (age 62+) ticket prices on the first and last Sunday of each show. Tickets are only $11 - $21.
Saturday, October 29th, 2:00 pm: Interpreted performance in American Sign Language.
Saturday, November 12th, all shows: Scout Day. Tickets for Girl and Boy Scouts are discounted to $11-$21. Fun patches are available for sale for $2 each (order in advance!).

About Oregon Children's Theatre
Founded in 1988, Oregon Children's Theatre has served well over two million children, teachers, and families. Its mission is to create exceptional theater experiences that transform lives. OCT is Oregon's largest non-profit professional children's theater company and a resident company of Portland'5 Centers for the Arts. Performances are held weekdays for school audiences and on weekends for family audiences. OCT serves more than 120,000 children of all ages each year. OCT offers numerous school services including study guides, teacher professional development opportunities, in-school workshops, and an extensive outreach program. In partnership with Kaiser Permanente, the Educational Theatre Program provides free touring productions that promote healthy living. OCT's year round Acting Academy offers theater classes for children ages 3-18 and Young Professionals Company, a mentoring program for teens.

Funding for Oregon Children's Theatre's 2016-2017 season is provided in part by the Shubert Foundation, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, Work for Art, and Oregon Arts Commission.

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