Children's Theatre Workshop to hold performance Friday

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

The Children's Theatre Workshop is now under way. The workshop for children grades 2-5 is being staged this week daily 10-11:30 a.m. with a culminating "work in progress" performance on Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m. in the Hazel Day Longden Theatre.

Admission to the performance is free.

This year's program includes two original comedic renderings of classic tales by Susanna Howard. The first, titled "The Unknown Number of Dancing Princesses," will be directed by Caroline Good and Susanna Howard, assisted by Chloe Maginity and Lucas Eckrich.

"The Gingerbread Kid" will be directed by TJ Tincher and Ashlee Vitz with assistance by Hannah Gellman. The children will also perform creative stagings of poems by Shel Silverstein, applying techniques they have learned during the week.

Appearing in "The Unknown Number of Dancing Princesses" are Harris Weltz, Bijou Champagne, Olivia Headley, Fiona Good, Lillian Lane, Alice Howard, Iris MacKenzie, Eleanor MacKenzie, Javen Brown, Marleah Muncie, Chloe Gardner. Also in the cast are Brenigan Warren, Luca Comichisto, Cam Bendix, Ian Barger, Hunter Miller and Brandon Lane.

"The Gingerbread Kid" features Anna Norris, Will Roberts, Mia Warmoth, Evvie Timberman, Zethor Peterson, Logan Warren, Ella Hirt, Zoe Weltz, Sam White, Hope Roberts, Katie White, Gabby Roberts and Charlie Good.

The mission of the Children's Theatre Workshop is bringing to young people the love of theater, providing them a venue to explore their creativity and allowing them to collaborate and express themselves on stage.

In addition to learning basic theatre skills and vocabulary the youngsters will be given instruction in basic acting technique, movement and voice for the stage, character development and how to work with an ensemble. Children will then apply these skills through theater games and as they rehearse a short play.

Corporate sponsor for the event is Shuee's Furniture and Mattress.

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