Page 14 - Boca Exposure - July '21

Page 14, Boca Exposure
MNM Theatre Company Partners With

King Of Cats Theatre Company To Bring Live Theatre

To Schools And Families In Boca This Fall

Robin Hood: How a Hero King of Cats’ Devin Tupler will helm the January
Came to Be, Treasure Island, production, the world premiere of Treasure Island, by south
Romeo and Juliet, the Florida and New York-based playwright Luis Roberto Herrera.
Sleeping Beauty story to The play is a swashbuckling, heart-stopping pirate adventure
run at FAU’s Barry Kaye designed for middle schoolers, but has been approved for
Auditorium in a series advanced elementary and 9th and 10th grade students.
of original productions A new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and
beginning in October Juliet, directed by Samantha Kaufman, will be King of Cats’
MNM Theatre Company third production of their season. This newly adapted version
will partner with King of will retain Shakespeare’s classic language, but will add
Cats Theatre Company to modern music, anachronistic costuming, stunt work, and the
bring Theatre for Young innovative use of multimedia. This show is designed for high
Audiences (TYA) to the school students. Romeo and Juliet will run from early February
area. TYA’s purpose is to through the first week of April.
bring arts education and arts Devin Tupler Awaken! is an adaptation of the Sleeping Beauty story
exposure to communities by David and Paul Rigano, the award-winning cabaret and Jordon Armstrong and Devin Tupler as Romeo and Juliet
that are often overlooked and underserved within the musical theatre song-writing team known as the Rigano
South Florida community. King of Cats Artistic Director Songbook. The multi-talented brothers will direct and musical When asked about the origin of the name of her company,
Devin Tupler, along with the MNM Theatre Company direct the production – TYA’s only musical of the season. Tupler explains, “I picked King of Cats because it refers to the
team, have created a program that will be available to Awaken! is designed for elementary school students and will character Tybalt in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, one of the
audiences who might not otherwise have the opportunity run in April and May. plays we’ll be doing in 2022. He’s the big brother everyone
to experience live theatre. The company’s pricing and “We are so pleased to be partnering with King of Cats,” wishes they had (he’s a cousin in the play, but still!). He’s
business model are predicated on the premise that schools MNM’s producing artistic director and CEO said recently. protective, he loves his family with all of his heart, and his
and families should be able to afford to experience theatre “MNM has always been about community – we cast and hire headstrong and fiery nature only show itself when he feels his
regardless of their socio-economic circumstances. within our South Florida community, and this is one project family being slandered.”
The company’s season will open with the world premiere that fits our mission statement to a tee.” King of Cats will mount a four-show season beginning next
of Robin Hood: How a Hero Came to Be, by local playwright/ “Theatre has given me my passion, my work ethic, my fall, based on the current public school English curriculum,
actor Robyn Eli Brenner. A devised work that is zany, quirky, love of reading, my love for my fellow man, and almost and will travel to three venues in three counties – Pinecrest
fun, and full of heart, Robin Hood will be directed by Seth every other trait I consider positive within myself,” Tupler Gardens in Miami/Dade, Miramar Cultural Center in Broward
Trucks, and will run from late October through November. says. “And I am not an anomaly. Almost every person I’ve County, and FAU’s Barry Kaye Auditorium in Palm Beach
met who was exposed to theater as a child (and I don’t mean County, during the 2021/22 school year.
just those working professionally in the field now) are some To learn more about King of Cats Theatre Company, visit
Eighth Annual Boca Raton Bowl from page 12 of the kindest, warmest, and hardest working people I know. www.kingofcatstheatreco.org/. MNM Theatre Company’s
So, when I heard from teacher friends that schools’ arts and website can be found at www.mnmtheatre.org/. For more
make it the perfect blend of business and pleasure.” theatre budgets kept getting cut, I knew I had to do something. information about reservations, ticketing, pricing, specific
“The Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl returns in TYA is focused on inspiring the next generation through the dates, and availability, please contact Devin Tupler at
December 2021 to Palm Beach County for its eighth arts, and that mission truly resonates with me.” kingofcatstheatre@gmail.com, (954) 850-0464.
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