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How to Eat Like a Child
(and Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-up)

(click on picture for full show poster)

Court Street Theatre, Nashua (next to library)
Thursday April 15 & Friday April 16 at 7pm
Saturday April 17 at 2pm and 7pm

Ticket Reservations: (603)320-1870
$8 center section, $7 side sections

Based on the book by Delia Ephron, How to Eat Like a Child And Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-up
Book by Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan
Music and Lyrics by John Forster
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Click Here for flyers you can print (Adobe pdf format)

Thank you to everyone who helped make this such a wonderful experience -- we had a blast!               -josh & amy

April 8, 2004 - Nashua Telegraph "encore" Article (click here)

cast photo, compliments of Andrea & Ken Kalinowski:
Like a chi-chi-child - Yeah!
Like a chi-chi-child - Yeah!
click here for full-sized (600KB) picture

Cast List

Amy Anastasi
Erica Archambault
Keegan Bedinger
Noelle Bourquard
Molly Bruckman
Maddie Cody
Ashley Dean
Heather Dudley
Jordan Friedman
Laura Glynn
Molly Glynn
Leslie Gauntlett
Jacie Guarino
Jasmine Guarino
Bill Hallahan
Julie Harris
Samantha Kwan
 Michelle Lajoie
Ben Levine
Devan Lyman
Dillon Maloney
Jackie Marcoux
Jackie Marshall
Jaclyn Nakos
Meghan O'Keefe
Caitlin Ortega
Tyler Santos
Daniel Schwartzberg
Nathan Schwartzberg
Chelsea Stuart
Madison Thompson
Kirsten Vonck
Jordan White

Production Staff

Director - Amy Friedman
Music Director - Josh Friedman
Choreographers - "the Katies" Farina & Tocci
Stage Manager - Andrea Kalinowski
Technical Director/Lighting Design - Dan Merriman
Sound - Mark Keller, Mike O'Keefe
Stage Crew - Cara Sennott
Set construction - Lou Duhamel

The Band - piano: Josh Friedman, John Carey, Daniel Schwartzberg; drums: Jennifer Dudley; percussion: Lauren Friedman

Audition accompanist - Jed Holland

You can call or email the directors, Amy and Josh Friedman, with any questions: 603-888-2236, amyfriedman1@yahoo.com

Synopsis

Based on Delia Ephron's bestselling humor book, the show is a comedy, a series of “lessons” taught through songs and skits.  Lessons include "How To Torture Your Sister", "How To Watch More Television" and "How to Stay Home From School". There are both group numbers and solo songs available and there are speaking parts for everyone who wants lines.

Click here for Delia Ephron's book at Amazon.com

Lessons and Musical Numbers
ACT I
 ACT II

Opening Prologue

"Like a Child"

Lesson 1 How to eat like a child - Part 1

Lesson 2 How to stay home from school

"I Feel Sick"

Lesson 3 How to ride in a car

Lesson  How to laugh hysterically

Lesson 4 How to practice the violin

"The Jolly Buccaneers"

Lesson 5 How to beg for a dog

"Say Yes"

Lesson 6 How to play

Lesson 7 How to understand your parents

"Means 'No'"

Lesson  More how to laugh hysterically

Lesson 8 How to eat like a child - Part 2

Lesson 9 How to deal with injustice

"Why Should a Kid Have to Walk?"

Lesson 10 How to hang up the telephone

Lesson 11 How to torture your sister

"How to Torture Your Sister"

Lesson 12 How to behave at school

Lesson 13 How to brag

"The Brag Rag"

Lesson 14 How to wait

"Waiting, Waiting"

Lesson 15 How to express an opinion

Lesson 16 How to eat like a child - Part 3

Lesson  More how to laugh hysterically

Lesson 17 How to look forward to your birthday

"The Birthday Song"

Lesson 18 How to eat like a child - Part 4

Lesson 19 How to act after being sent to your room

"Sayonara"

Lesson 20 How to watch more television

Lesson 21 How to go to bed

"We refuse to fall asleep"

Final Lesson Finale

"Like a Child" (reprise)

web page last updated 4/18/2004 by joshfriedman1@comcast.net