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WEST SIDE STORY (2002)
Team
Location: Joseph Rowntree Theatre
| Performances: | 7.30 p.m. Thursday 21 March 2002 |
| 7.30 p.m. Friday 22nd March 2002 |
| 2.30 p.m. Saturday 23 March 2002 |
| 7.30 p.m. Saturday 23rd March 2002 |
Book by Arthur Laurents.
Music by Leonard Bernstein.
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Entire original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith & Harold Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens.
This amateur production is given by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd. on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.
West Side Story is a musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in New York City. Two gangs are caught in a long-lasting duel. The Sharks are a Puerto Rican gang. The Jets, the American gang, want to resist newcomers entering their territory.
In the midst of this rivalry, a Jet, Tony, falls in love with a beautiful Sharks girl, Maria. But how can their love survive?
West Side Story was a hit on stage from the beginning, but the 1961 film, which won ten Oscars, ensured it's long lasting popularity and introduced its songs to a wider audience.
When West Side Story was first performed on Broadway it shocked its audiences by putting on stage the violence that was taking place nearby. Leonard Bernstein's copy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet carries his note 'An out and out plea for racial tolerance' at the top of the first page.
Sadly, the issues that the show dealt with are as relevant today as they were when it was originally performed.
Act 1
| Prologue: The Months Before | |
| The Street | 5:00 PM |
| A Back Yard | 5:30 PM |
| A Bridal Shop | 6:00 PM |
| The Gym | 10:00 PM |
| A Back Alley | 11:00 PM |
| The Drugstore | Midnight |
| The Next Day | |
| The Bridal Shop | 5:30 PM |
| The Neighbourhood | 5:00-9:00 PM |
| Under The Highway | 9:00 PM |
Act 2
| A Bedroom | 9:15 PM |
| Another Alley | 10:00 PM |
| The Bedroom | 11:30 PM |
| The Drugstore | 11:40 PM |
| The Street | Midnight |
Flying Ducks Youth Theatre said a special thank you to:
The staff of Joseph Rowntree Theatre
Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church
Mr. Swing's Dance Orchestra
Regent Print, Huddersfield
Haxby Town Council
Howarth Timber
Kevin O' Callaghan
Tony Gill at House of James Ltd.
Richard Bell
David Hick
All parents and friends for their help and support
This production was sponsored by Saville Audio Visual.
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