24-25 Cadre Kerr Season...
The
Modern Renaissance
Much Ado About Nothing
** Artwork by Orlando Shakespeare Company
**Will update once students have created original artwork.
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Julie M. Ryan
Tech Directed by Jason Quach
The primary plot of Much Ado About Nothing turns on the courtship and scandal involving young Hero and her suitor, Claudio, but the witty war of words between Claudio’s friend Benedick and Hero’s cousin Beatrice often takes center stage.
Set in Messina, the play begins as Don Pedro’s army returns after a victory. Benedick, a gentleman soldier, resumes a verbal duel with Beatrice, the niece of Messina’s governor, Leonato. Count Claudio is smitten by Leonato’s daughter, Hero. After Don Pedro woos her in disguise for Claudio, the two young lovers plan to marry in a week. To fill in the time until the wedding, Don Pedro and the others set about tricking Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love with each other. Meanwhile, Don Pedro’s disgruntled brother, Don John, plots to ruin Hero and halt her wedding. Claudio believes Don John’s deception, is convinced Hero has a lover, and, at the wedding, brutally rejects her.
With Hero in hiding and falsely reported dead, Beatrice persuades Benedick to fight Claudio. Twists and turns lead to a notable ending of one of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies.
October 18th, 19th @ 7pm
October 25th, 26th @ 7pm
Tickets: $7 Presale $10 @ door
**Tickets will be available beginning October 2nd**
Season passes will be available September 10th
Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda has won 47 international awards and continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages around the world.
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs and an unforgettable star turn for a young actress, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
January 23rd, 24th @ 7:00pm
Jan. 31st, Feb. 1st @ 7:00pm
Tickets: $10 Presale $12 @ door
** Tickets will be available January 7th**
Produced with Permissions from MTI - Music Theatre International
Roald Dahl's
Matilda
The Musical
Book by Dennis Kelly, Original Songs by Tim Minchin
By: Charles Mee
On a terrace in an extravagant villa in Italy, a mysterious woman has appeared in a bathtub. A young man named Giuliano questions her and discovers that she is one of 50 sisters who have escaped Greece, fleeing from arranged marriages to their 50 cousins. The sisters are seeking asylum in Italy and hope that this powerful Italian family can help them. The sister in the bathtub, Lydia, is joined by two more of her sisters, Thyona and Olympia (the rest are on an enormous boat), and the three women beg the patriarch of the home, Piero, for his help. He decides to help them, but then 3 of the 50 male cousins enter by helicopter, searching for their missing brides. The story becomes a battle of male vs. female and traditionalism vs. feminism. Answers to questions become more complicated and rifts begin to form between the women. When Thyona recommends that they marry the men but then kill them immediately, her sisters have to decide whether to stick with the pack...or follow their hearts.
UIL One Act Play
District Competition: Fulshear HS
March 21st @ 2:00pm
District Competition: Kerr HS
March 27th @ 7:00pm
Big Love
Every year, Cadre Kerr puts on a student written, student directed and student performed show. This show is a free spirited spoof on our school year! Look for a new look for Ms. Tones, Ms. Volkova, Mr. Dunlap, and many more of your favorite teachers. Don't worry - Kerr Theatre is an equal opportunity mimicker - All your favorite students will have a new look too! We will use some of the funny, epic, dramatic, crazy moments that defined the 2023-2024 school year. Last year, "Kerr's Kaleidoscope: Barbie, Oppenheimer and the movie battles of Barbie and Oppenheimer and took highlights to spoof some of the funniest moments that happened at Kerr High School.
Performing Matinees Only:
May 1st and 2nd 2:45 pm
Performances will be in the Kerr Black Box Theatre
Tickets will be available April 23rd
Smile 'n Nod
