Midcoast Youth Theater (MYT) is proud to announce their spring show and Maine’s premiere of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical,” May 2-5.

Based on Dahl’s classic children’s book, Matilda (Scout Martin and Elinor Riley), is a bright little girl born to dimwitted parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood (Chad Jacobson and Melissa Allen), who discard and belittle her especially for her love of books. At school, she takes on Miss Trunchbull, the wicked headmistress (played by Michael Blakemore), in order to take a stand and change her destiny. She makes school friends and finds a caring protector in her teacher Miss Honey (Annie Dumont). Matilda’s bravery teaches Miss Honey and her classmates an important lesson that even though life can be hard sometimes you need to revolt and that, “nobody but me is gonna change my story” so “sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.” 

MYT’s production, based on book by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, includes a cast of over 100 ranging in age from 4 to 60-plus from Brunswick, Topsham, Harpswell, Bath, Freeport, Yarmouth, Gray, Edgecomb, Boothbay, Wiscasset, Westbrook, Lewiston, Turner, and other surrounding areas.

Directed by Tammy Holmes with Music Director Courtney Babbidge and choreographer Jake Boyce, the show will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4; and at 2 p.m. on May 4 and Sunday, May 5 at Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road. 

Tickets are available now at www.midcoastyouththeater.org and at the door (subject to availability) for $15 for adults, $13 for seniors/students and $5 for children under 5. Group discounts are also available.