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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: December 26, 2006 Media Contacts: Jacquelyn Rardin, Public Relations Manager (425) 392-1942 x124 [email protected] Frank Stilwagner, Director of Marketing (425) 392-1942 x129 [email protected] www.villagetheatre.org VILLAGE THEATRE’S KIDSTAGE ISSAQUAH ENSEMBLE PRESENTS DISNEY'S THE JUNGLE BOOK KIDS™ What: Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS Book adapted by Marcy Heisler Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and Terry Gilkyson Additional lyrics by Marcy Heisler Music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle Directed and Choreographed by Casey Craig Musical Direction by Orlando Morales and John Hintze Where: First Stage Theatre 120 Front Street North Issaquah, WA 98027 When: January 19-21, 2007 Friday: 7:30 PM Saturday: 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM Sunday: 2:00PM and 5:00 PM Tickets: $8-$10 Box Office: (425) 392-2202 or www.villagetheatre.org Issaquah, Wash. — The jungle is jumpin’ with jazz and the monkeys are swingin’ to the beat in is this exciting KIDSTAGE Ensemble production of the Disney classic, The Jungle Book! Join Mowgli (Bryan Hanner), Baloo (Isabelle Marshall), King Louie (Cameron Washington), and the gang as they sing and dance their way through madcap adventures and thwart the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan (Clara Hall). Specially adapted from the beloved film, this musical includes favorite Disney tunes, like “The Bare Necessities,” and “I Wan’na Be Like You.” With colorful characters and that toe-tapping jungle rhythm, Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS is sure to awaken the animal in everyone! Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS features 22 students age eight to 12 performing in this full-scale musical with professionally-designed costumes, sets, lights, and sound. Actors are selected through a competitive audition process, while the show is directed, choreographed, and musically directed by skilled theatre professionals. -more- Page Two… Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Issaquah Ensemble Presents Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS is directed and choreographed by local performer, choreographer and KIDSTAGE graduate, Casey Craig (Bye Bye Birdie, Hello, Dolly!, CATS), with musical direction by another KIDSTAGE graduate Orlando Morales (Bye Bye Birdie, EVITA, plus KIDSTAGE’s Honk Jr.!, Last Exit, and trust me.) and John Hintze, who is a University of Washington student and new to the KIDSTAGE program. For more information, please contact Jacquelyn Rardin at (425) 392-1942 x124 or at [email protected]. Photos are available at http://www.villagetheatre.org/photos_ks-jb-07.shtml. About Village Theatre KIDSTAGE: Designed to encourage teamwork, personal integrity, self-esteem and a life-long appreciation for live theatre, KIDSTAGE is a year-round performing arts training program in Issaquah, Everett and Stanwood for young people ages 3-20. KIDSTAGE students participate in classes, workshops and full-scale KIDSTAGE productions. All performances are by KIDSTAGE students and classes are taught by professional theatrical instructors. About Village Theatre Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. What began in 1979 with the vision of a small group of dedicated theatre artists has grown into one of the region's best-attended resident theatres, with over 16,500 subscribers to the current season and 165,000 projected total attendance, performances on seven stages in the Puget Sound area, youth education programs serving over 53,000 young people, families, and schools annually, and a nationally recognized program that has enabled the development of over 55 new musicals. Serving a still-growing, ever more diverse community, Village Theatre has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years with the start of our contract as the resident performing and management company at the Everett Performing Arts Center in 1998. Mission of Village Theatre: To be a regionally recognized and nationally influential center of excellence in family theatre To promote a season of top quality productions To commission and produce new musicals that achieve national exposure To train young people in theatre skills for career opportunities and enriched lives To develop a broad based appreciation for live theatre To promote positive values through art KIDSTAGE is made possible, in part, by ArtsUnited, Citigroup Private Bank, City of Everett, City of Issaquah, Clear Image, Fluke Inc, Kobe Foundation, Snohomish County, The Everett Clinic Foundation, Target, and US Bancorp. Special Thanks to Individual Sustaining Supporters: Ruth Waters, Mary Pigott, and Roger Giesecke. ### Editor’s Notes: **Detailed Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS Cast List (in alphabetical order): Elephant Elephant Val the Vulture Bea the Bumblebee Elephant Shanti Shere Khan Mowgli Baloo Veronica the Vulture Freida the Fly Kathleen Adkins, 11 Clarissa Bury, 11 Sarah Elderkin, 11 Kylie Fletcher, 10 Hannah Green, 10 Katie Griffith, 9 Clara Hall, 12 Bryan Hanner, 9 Isabelle Marshall, 11 Haley MacDuff , 12 Sophia Mittelstaedt, 9 *cast subject to change prior to run. Bagheraa Monkey Betty the Butterfly Elephant Baby Elephant Hathi Lady the Ladybug Louie Kaa Monkey Elephant Sawyer Mittelstaedt, 12 Casey O'Keefe, 11 MaryAlice Peng, 11 Katie Quinn, 10 Jacqueline Rayfield, 8 Daniel Repp, 8 Onti Rosen, 9 Cameron Washington, 9 Emma Watanabe, 11 Michael Abraham, 11 Morgan Browne, 12