Platypus Theatre's Peter Duschenes joins the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for Charlotte and the Music-Maker, the second installment of the MSO's Joan Steele Stein Kinderkonzerts series, Sunday, January 27, 2008, at 2 p.m. in Uihlein Hall at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Charlotte is no ordinary little girl; she plays the trumpet on a cardboard tube, the violin with a ruler, and the drums on anything that bangs.
An odd little man who shares Charlotte's passion for music, the Music-Maker, takes Charlotte on a magical-musical journey through the orchestra. The performance will be conducted by MSO Resident Conductor Stuart Chafetz.
Since 1989, Canada's Platypus Theatre has been a trailblazer in creating programs for children that bring classical music to life in an intelligent, entertaining, and interactive way. Critics, educators, musicians, parents, and children have lauded the company's performances for their creativity, originality, and high standards of execution.
Platypus' seven original programs have been seen by more than half a million spectators in Canada, the United States, and on six tours to Southeast Asia. After nearly 400 concerts with more than 50 orchestras worldwide, Platypus Theatre has gained an unparalleled reputation for excellence in music education. In 2006, in collaboration with TV Ontario and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Platypus Theatre created a television adaptation of their ever-popular How the Gimquat Found Her Song, which is now available on DVD from www.platypustheatre.com.
Co-founder and Artistic Director of Platypus Theatre Peter Duschenes has been widely praised for his innovation in presenting symphonic music to young audiences. His ability to bring the concert stage to life by combining theatre and music has led to numerous commissions with orchestras from coast to coast. An award-winning playwright, Duschenes writing credits include all seven of Platypus' symphony plays as well as the one-act play, "Lost River," which was the 1991 winner of the Theatre BC's Canadian National Playwriting competition. As an actor, Duschenes has performed with companies across Canada and the United States, appearing most recently as Richard in Shakespeare's Richard II at Quantum Theatre in Pittsburgh and as Louis Ironson in Angels In America at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal. -- www.milwaukeesymphony.org
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