From left: Toad (Liam McCarron), Mole (Carrie Loria), Rat (Allison Cole), Badger (Joey Prette) |
Join Mr. Toad in this delightfully upbeat musical version of Kenneth Grahame’s ever-popular Wind in the Willows. The eccentric but likeable Toad (Liam McCarron of St. Charles), given to "crazes," has a problem: he is obsessed with motorcars and ends up crashing them everywhere he goes! Despite the sincere efforts of his dear friends Badger (Joey Prette of Winfield), Rat (Allison Cole of St. Charles) and Mole (Carrie Loria of Geneva), Toad’s madness gets the best of him and he ends up in prison for his reckless driving after a hysterical episode with the judge (Alexis Santana of South Elgin). Toad’s enemies, the weasels (Maddie Colglazier and Ben Tishkoff of St. Charles, Sabrina Schlenker of Batavia, Will Johnson of Geneva, Jamie Maul of Aurora) couldn’t be happier to have him behind bars as they plot to overtake Toad’s estate!
You’ll be thoroughly entertained when the weasels sing their wickedly deviant song, "The Good Life" as they plan to take over Toad Hall. Meanwhile, the jailer’s daughter, Polly (Abbey Loria of Geneva) and the washerwoman (Lizzie Plambeck of St. Charles), help Toad escape prison in disguise! Yet another madcap scene ensues when Toad finally meets up with his friends again, and they devise a clever scheme to recapture Toad Hall from the weasels and celebrate his return with the other woodland characters (Cora Cease, Abageal Phelan, & Carli Schamberger of Geneva and Lexi Larsen of St. Charles).
Directed by Steel Beam’s acting instructor, Lori Holm with music direction by Children’s Theatre Coordinator, Kim Maslo, The Mad Adventure of Mr. Toad has an exciting and humorous musical score featuring songs such as "A Danger to Society," "Down with Toad" and "A Quiet Drive in the Country." This charming musical adaptation will appeal to audiences of all ages and will take your entire family on a wild ride.
Show dates are from Sunday, May 12 through Sunday, June 2. Performances are every Saturday and Sunday at 1:00pm, with an additional 10:30am performance on Saturday, June 1.
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