ACT Summer Youth Program Presents:

The Music Man Jr.

Book by: Meredith Wilson
Music and Lyrics by: Meredith Wilson

Directed by: Rebecca Douglas

Performances: Aug 21, 22(M&E), 28, 29(M&E)

Shows start at 7:30pm in the evenings, 2:30pm for matinees.

*(M&E) matinee and evening performances

Closed Captioning available by Cue Captions Aug 22 evening

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Don’t miss this fun-filled family production featuring some
of Albany’s most talented young performers!
Grab your seats now for The Music Man Jr. and
experience the magic of live youth theater.

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About the Show

Based on Meredith Willson's six-time-Tony-Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man JR. features some of musical theatre’s most iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth and good old-fashioned romance.  The Music Man JR. is family entertainment at its best — a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter!

Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he’s got “seventy-six trombones” in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure?  The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself.

The Music Man JR. is the perfect vehicle for your young cast, a toe-tapping crowd-pleaser that features a soaring soprano ingénue part and a leading role for a charismatic actor, as well as plenty of roles for kids of every level. 

Cast of Characters

Harold Hill

Marian Paroo

Charlie Cowell

Mayor Shinn

Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn

Marcellus Washburn

Ethel Toffelmeier

Mrs. Paroo

Winthrop Paroo

Amaryllis

Ewart Dunlop

Oliver Hix

Jacey Squires

Olin Britt

Tommy Djilas

Zaneeta Shinn

Gracie Shinn

Alma Hix

Maud Dunlop

Mrs. Squires

Conductor

Constable Locke

Ensemble

Camp & Performance Schedule

Summer Camp:
🗓️ July – August 2025
🕘 Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Albany Civic Theater

Auditions:
🗓️ Jun 15-17, 2026
📍 Albany Civic Theater

Performances:
August 21, 22(matinee), 22(evening)
28, 29(matinee), 29(evening)
Shows start at 7:30pm in the evenings, 2:30pm for matinees.

Registration & Tuition

Tuition: $200 per camper

Sibling discounts and need-based scholarships available

Open to youth ages 8–18, by audition only

Rebecca Douglas, Director

Rebecca Douglas has been involved in community theater for thirty years! Some of her local credits include: ACT’s All Together Now!, Annie as Grace Ferrell, Big Fish as Josephine, Shrek as the Witch, Avenue Q as Lucy and Mrs. T., Thoroughly Modern Millie as Alice, Meet Me in St. Louis as Anna Smith, The Music Man as Eulalie Shinn, and Hello, Dolly! as Ernestina Money.  She also directed Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr., Disney’s My Son Pinocchio Jr, Seussical Jr., Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr., The Wizard of Oz, Once on This Island Jr. and At First Sight, co-directed MatildaThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and served as vocal director for The Wizard of Oz, Man of La Mancha, Meet Me in St. Louis, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as assistant director for Treasure Island and Excalibur! The Story of Young King Arthur and as administrative director/stage manager for Shakespeare for Kids. She also performed in On the Verge and Annie Get Your Gun at CCT, An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein with Pipe Dream Theatre, Majestic Eight and The Little Mermaid with the Majestic Theatre.  She has also directed a number of shows for CCT and Majestic Education. She is the General Music Teacher at Albany Christian School. She is also the Music Director for the Adventures in Acting Camp at the Majestic Theatre.

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