William Mutimer, artistic producing director for Northampton Community College's Summer Theatre program, has announced its next production, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
The family-friendly musical opens for a four-week run on Wednesday, July 13, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of Judith Viorst's classic book for children.
Alexander wakes up on the wrong side of the bed. Literally: the side with his skateboard on it. He trips over the skateboard on the way to wash gum out of his hair only to get his nice sweater all wet before breakfast. But the hits just keep on coming: the ride to school, the lessons at school, even the fun parts like lunch and recess are filled with annoyances, pet peeves, and jerk heads.
Alexander's cast includes Nathan Angelo as Alexander, and Charlie Leonard, Chase Fontenot, Daniel Hurt, Josh Crowley, Connor Sternberg and Michael Sheridan. Angelo, Leonard, Fontenot and Hurt are studying musical theatre at Montclair State University, and Crowley, Sternberg and Sheridan attend NCC as theatre students.
The play is directed by Clair M. Freeman, with Chad Miller serving as musical director and Eriel Milan Brown as choreographer.
NCC's professional company began in the summer of 2017, offering an affordable option to local audiences that features performances by a company of professional actors, college students, and local performers. The local performers “ many of high school- and college age “ learn from the college students and professionals, and all have the opportunity to network with peers. The program did not run in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. The show opens on Wednesday, July 13 with a 10:00 a.m. performance. Performances are scheduled for Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m. on Fridays; the show runs through Saturday, Aug. 6.
Tickets are available at ncctix.org. Contact the Box Office at 484-484-3412 or
The shows will be offered in the Norman Roberts Lab Theatre located at NCC's main campus in Kopecek Hall, 3835 Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem.