Carly Kastel to star in holiday premiere of "A Little Princess"

Jamaica Plain actress Carly
Kastel will be featured in Fiddlehead Theatre Company’s production of A
Little Princess at the Strand Theatre (543 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA)
from November 21–December 8, 2013.  This uplifting, professional
production is a Boston area premiere, and Fiddlehead Theatre Company’s first as
the new resident company at Boston’s historic Strand Theatre.  Tony-Nominated composer Andrew Lippa will present
a talkback following the show on Friday, November 29th, hosted by WGBH
Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen, and Playwright Brian Crawley is slated to
perform a talkback on Friday, December 6th.  Tickets are $25-$45 per
person; the talkbacks are free to ticketed audience members.  Tickets may be purchased by calling the box
office at 617-229-6494 or online at www.fiddleheadtheatre.com.  Student,
senior and group discounts are available. 

Carly
Kastel, a resident of Jamaica Plain, will play the featured role of “Becky”, a
Cockney scullery maid, in A Little Princess.  A graduate of the Boston Conservatory, she
has appeared in numerous productions throughout the Boston area including Anne of Green Gables at Wheelock Family
Theater and Bard Over Broadway with
Commonwealth Shakespeare Co.  Kastel will
make her debut with Fiddlehead Theatre in A
Little Princess and is thrilled to be appearing for the first time on the
beautiful stage at the Strand Theatre.

A Little Princess is the perfect holiday family
musical telling the story of a little girl with a
great big imagination. Separated from her father and the open-hearted Africans
who have helped him raise her, young Sara Crewe is sent to boarding school in
London. When things go badly for her there, her imaginative powers come to the
rescue – helping to transform a drab institution into a place of magic and
mystery. As the girl wins the affection of the other boarders she draws the ire
of Miss Minchin, the dour headmistress; Sara is made a servant to the
institution when her father is reported dead, and his fortune seized. Sara
counters all Miss Minchin’s best efforts to degrade her with the grace and
virtue of a little princess.  A Little Princess is presented through special
arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance
materials are also supplied by MTI.  421 West 54th Street, New York, NY
10019 Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com

In
addition to Carly, the cast of A Little Princess
features Shana Dirik* as Miss Minchin, Jared Troilo* as Captain Crewe,
Liliane Klein* as Queen Victoria, Bridget Bierne* as Miss Amelia,
Aubin Wise as Aljana and Jared Dixon as Pasko.  *Denotes
members of Actors Equity Association.

About Fiddlehead Theatre Company

Fiddlehead Theatre Company is the resident

theater company of the historic Strand Theater located in Dorchester,

Massachusetts. Since its inception in 1993, Fiddlehead Theatre Company has been

dedicated to producing professional theater experiences for the greater Boston

community, and educating local youth in the theater arts through its Children’s

Theatre Division. Fiddlehead’s partnership with the City of Boston designating

the company as residents of the Strand Theatre has placed the IRNE award

winning theater-company on the forefront of Boston’s regional theater

community. Named after the fantastical fiddlehead fern found in fairy-tales and

symbolic of imagination, Fiddlehead Theatre Company is committed to producing

theater that uplifts the spirit while engaging audiences in provocative social

issues, motivating and energizing their audiences to renew their commitment to

community, and instilling hope for a better tomorrow. Visit

fiddleheadtheatre.com for information about upcoming shows, cast biographies

and ticketing information. Like us on Facebook at

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