Locally-Written Noah's Ark Musical Returns to Children's Theatre Stage

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This weekend, Pied Piper Children's Theatre will perform Lullaby for a Lonely Child, an original musical written by director Daniel Main. Charity Main serves as assistant director.

Unlike traditional tellings of the Bible story, Lullaby for a Lonely Child  offers a new perspective by focusing on the animals aboard the ark. "It's a fictional take on it told from the perspective of the animals, who are experiencing turmoil among themselves on the ark, trying to figure out just how to survive that time on the ark together," Daniel Main explained.

The production includes ten original songs, all composed by Daniel Main. Adding to the excitement, this will be the first time in over 20 years that a local theatre production will feature live musical accompaniment. Main will play guitar, while Bekah Paul, Kalen Carty-Kemker, and Emmie Parson will join him on flutes and a viola in bringing the score to life.

The musical, originally written between 1999 and 2000, was initially conceived as a means of accommodating the high number of children in the theatre group. "Each character in the show was specifically written for a kid that was in the children's theatre at the time," said Main. "But the cool thing is now, subsequently, you see these new kids come along, and as Charity and I were going through and casting this, we were going, 'Oh my gosh, (this kid) would be perfect there!'"

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Cast members include Scarlett Morgan as an Elephant, Sesley Cole as a Sheep, Anakin Bowman and Olivia Fourman as Raccoons, Dahlia Scifres as a Turtle, Luke Lewandowski as a Wolf, Hunter Pugh and Ava Jetter as Alligators, Sorin Strickland as a Leopard, Aubrey Berg as a Mouse, Sawyer Wykoff as a Tiger, Brigid Nance as the villainous Snake, Tobias Ferguson and Khloe Davis as the Snake’s Rat sidekicks, Cort Zinzer and Gracie Morehous as Monkeys, Mya Colon as a Rabbit, Aislynn Compton as the Dove, Grant Waters as a Lion, Phoebe Ferguson as a Mule, Blair Dowling as a Bear, Brynlee Berg as a Skunk, and Macey Lewandowski as a Giraffe. Kiki Snelling, Amelia Camp, and Aria Morris will be filling out the animal ensemble. Juneau Main will run lights.

Performances are Friday, April 25th and Saturday, the 26th at 7:30, with a Sunday matinee on the 27th at 2:30. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show, which will be performed at the Gary W Hartsook Hall behind the Salem Church of the Nazarene, at 405 N Shelby St, Salem, IN 47167.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students, children 4 and under are free. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Parking is available in the Hall's lot, the Salem Church of the Nazarene parking lot, along Shelby and Harrison Street, and also in the tennis court parking lot to the north of the building.

Photos by Charity Main.

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