Watch history come alive in MoCo Arts’ Storytime Theatre production of The MoCo Minutemen on Sunday, June 12 with performances at 2:00 & 4:00pm in the MoCo Arts Black Box Theatre in Keene.
In 1775, Isaac Wyman and twenty-nine Keene Minutemen gathered at the Wyman Tavern to march at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Based on this time of change in American History, The MoCo Minutemen is an historical fiction, family-friendly musical, featuring the faces and stories of Keene during this time.
“Keene is a city with a fascinating history,” says Danielle Fitzpatrick, Artistic Director of Young Arts at MoCo Arts, and Writer/Director of The MoCo Minutemen. “Song and dance is a powerful way to teach young children about the vibrant history of our community. We hope that audiences will enjoy this musical take on Keene’s part in the Revolutionary War.”
MoCo Arts will collaborate with the Historical Society of Cheshire County to bring the music, dance, costumes, and history of the Revolutionary War, and its close ties to Keene to life. The performance will also feature live music from local musicians Hunt and Allison, who specialize in traditional music of old New England.
“The arts are a vital part of a child’s education,” says Allison Aldrich of Hunt and Allison. “The arts teach children to think creatively, solve problems, express feelings, and work collaboratively.”
Storytime Theatre is MoCo’s musical Theatre class for children ages 4 years through 2nd grade. Students learn lines, cues and stage direction then perform a fully produced musical at the end of each semester.
Tickets to The MoCo Minutemen are $10 /general admission. To purchase tickets, please visit MoCo Arts or call (603) 357-2100. For more information about The MoCo Minutemen and MoCo Arts visit www.moco.org.
MoCo Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, multi-arts educational organization located in downtown Keene offering dance and theatre classes and multi-arts vacation and summer camps for children ages 18 months to 18+ years. As part of the educational process, MoCo Arts provides professional performance experience for students and family-friendly performances for audiences of all ages throughout the year. MoCo welcomes all students, beginners through advanced, and tuition assistance is available. MoCo Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the John and Maude Corser Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. For more information please visit MoCo Arts, 76 Railroad Street, Keene, NH 03431 or www.moco.org
