The story begins with Clementine (Nyla Elder) singing to the morning stars as she prepares to go to school. This collaboration of youth and experience yields enlivened musical looks at age-old third-grade issues and generates many innovative play-on-word lyrics that elicit giggles, guffaws, and admiration. Reisler brings forth the heart and humor of the original story with the assistance of students from various locales, including Carlin Springs Elementary, Dean Elementary, Kenmore Middle School, Rappahannock Elementary, and Red Hill Elementary. Nyla Elder plays Clementine in Encore Stage & Studio’s production of ‘The Talented Clementine.’ Photo by Cindy Kane Photography. Directors Susan Alison Keady and Amanda Nell, along with Music Director Sarah Markovits and Assistant Music Director Astrid Lundberg, have brought to life this engaging tale of childhood ambition and anxiety bubbling under the watchful eyes of caring teachers, administrators, and parents. Adapted by writer-composer Paul Reisler and children from around the Commonwealth, The Talented Clementine is a fun-filled, topsy-turvy romp through the mind and misadventures of a creative, observant, daydreaming third grader and the adults and children in her life. A new musical based upon Sara Pennypacker’s book “The Talented Clementine” debuted May 31 at Arlington’s Encore Stage & Studio.
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