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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April 5, 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 KIDSTAGE ANNOUNCES
SUMMER REP & SUMMERSTOCK AUDITIONS
What:
Summer Rep Auditions
Pippin
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Fully directed, designed and performed by students
SummerStock Auditions
Les Misérables School Edition
Book by Alain Boublil
Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzner
Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg
Directed and designed by adult theatre professionals
Where:
Auditions will be held at
First Stage Theatre
120 Front Street, Issaquah
When:
Auditions: May 13 & 14, 2006
Callbacks: May 20 & 21, 2006
Performances: Pippin - July 21-30, 2006
Les Misérables School Edition - August 4-13, 2006
Tuition:
Pippin – 10 hours of workstudy
Les Misérables School Edition: $450 (if cast)
Contact:
Auditions are by appointment only
To schedule, contact the KIDSTAGE Coordinator
(425) 392-1942 x148
ISSAQUAH, WA – Village Theatre KIDSTAGE will hold auditions for its Summer Rep production of
Pippin and its SummerStock production of Les Misérables School Edition on May 13-14, 2006. Open to
youth age 13 to 20 (Pippin) and eight to 18 (Les Misérables School Edition), auditions are by
appointment only and will be held on stage at Village Theatre’s First Stage Theatre, 120 Front Street,
Issaquah. To schedule an appointment, call Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Coordinator at (425) 392-1942
x148.
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To audition, all performers need to bring two copies of a resume of theatre experience and two
headshots or photos. All performers will also need to prepare a one-minute monologue and 16 bars from a
song. SummerStock is also open to student musicians age 13-20 (to play in the orchestra for Les
Misérbales) and kids of the same age interested in participating in the SummerStock Technical Program,
where students will learn how to build and paint scenery, create costumes, build and assemble props,
focus lights, and run crew for the production. Student musician auditions and interviews for the technical
program will take place in early June. Callbacks for both Summer Rep and SummerStock programs are
on May 20-21, 2006.
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:
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To be a regionally recognized and nationally influential center of excellence in family theatre
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To promote a season of top quality productions
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To commission and produce new musicals that achieve national exposure
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To train young people in theatre skills for career opportunities and enriched lives
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To develop a broad based appreciation for live theatre
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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, Coastal Community Bank, Target, and US
Bancorp. Special Thanks to Individual Sustaining Supporters: Ruth S. Waters, Mary Pigott, Roger Giesecke and the David
Moore Family.
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