Sunday, February 17, 2013
Anti-Bullying, Growing Up Gay and Civil Rights Themes at Heart of Ground-Breaking Production
Boston Children's Theatre (BCT) is proud to announce the return of the critically acclaimed play REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER. Based on the autobiography by Aaron Fricke, and adapted by BCT Executive Artistic Director Burgess Clark for the stage, REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER is the true story of a gay teenager and his fight to defend his life and preserve his civil rights in the wake of bullying, prejudice and intolerance. Among the student actors involved is Rachel Padell, a Braintree resident and student at Archbishop Williams High School. Read an interview with Rachel here: http://braintree.patch.com/articles/passion-for-acting-runs-through-braintree-student In March 2012, BCT became the first children's theater in the country to …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
LEGALLY BLONDE is based on the wildly popular film starring Reese Witherspoon as ‘Elle Woods.’
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
What do you get when you combine the extraordinary talents of 16-year old year old Rachel Padell of Braintree, with one tiny Chihuahua, and a Boxer named Rufus? The musical comedy hit of the summer season- LEGALLY BLONDE at Boston Children’s Theatre (BCT)! LEGALLY BLONDE will be performed by students ages 14 – 19 on August 2, 4 and 5 at The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, MA. Playing the role of ‘Vivienne Kensington,’ Rachel was last seen in BCT’s World Premiere production of “Reflections of a Rock Lobster.” Rachel has also appeared on the BCT stage in the new musical “Calvin’s Monster,” “Little Women,” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Rachel will be a senior this Fall at Archbishop Williams High School. “The energy in this production is …
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Boston Children Theatre is performing "Reflections of a Rock Lobster," based on a true story about a bullied high school student who sued his school for the right to escort his boyfriend to the prom- and won!
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Bullied, ridiculed, misunderstood and gay. This was the life of Cumberland, Rhode Island high school student Aaron Fricke, a teenager whose unprecedented civil actions forever changed the lives of gay and lesbian students. Boston Children’s Theatre (BCT) is proud to be the first children’s theater in the country to produce the World Premiere play REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER about a gay teenager and his fight to defend his life and preserve his civil rights in the wake of bullying, prejudice and intolerance. REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER features the talents of 16-year old Rachel Padell from Braintree. Rachel was last seen in BCT’s World Premiere musical “Calvin’s Monster” as ‘Cinderella.” With BCT, she has appeared in “Little Women…
Friday, January 20, 2012
Appearing as Cinderella, Rachel Padell will star in Boston Children's Theatre's new musical "Calvin's Monster," running Feb. 4 - 12 at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Last spring, Rachel Padell, then a sophomore at Archbishop Williams High School, joined the cast of Boston Children Theatre's for its run of To Kill a Mocking Bird. Her passion for acting and dedication to the theatre has now brought Rachel another important role in the program's next show, the world premiere of Calvin's Monster. The show will run Feb. 4 through Feb. 12 at the Boston Center for the Arts. Below is information from the theatre on the performance and Rachel's involvement: Who is Calvin’s monster? It’s his shadow! In a new musical adapted by Burgess Clark and based on the book “Fairy Tale Moments” by Marcia Trimble, Calvin learns how to overcome his fears- with a little help from his fairy tale friends. A Boston Children’s …
Monday, April 25, 2011
Rachel Padell, a sophomore at Archbishop Williams, has been acting since an early age. She was an extra in "Mystic River" and has been in numerous plays.
Rachel Padell has yet to shed the nerves that come with auditioning. Those chattering fears were evident in her first tryout for the Boston Children's Theatre a few years ago, for a performance of Rent. She was number two out of 60 kids in a large audition filled with older actors – juniors and seniors in high school – who knew each other and seemed to know the ropes. "It was nerve-racking," Rachel said. "It was also terrifying." But Rachel worked through those jitters and landed a role in the ensemble of that play, the first of five she has done with the 60-year-old theatre, which performs at the Boston Center for the Arts. Rachel is now a sophomore at Archbishop Williams High School and a relative veteran of the local acting scene. Next …
Heidi Hurley
9:22 am on Saturday, January 21, 2012
Congrats to Rachel! A wonderful story about a beautiful and talented young lady! more ›