Summer Youth Theater 2012

DEAR SYT ACTORS & FAMILIES!

Thanks so much for auditioning with us for our wonderful ‘summer of Broadway!' We saw so much talent at auditions, and look forward to working with all of you! Cast lists are posted at the Lawrence Arts Center, and can be downloaded through the links below—

DOWNLOAD WIZARD OF OZ CAST LIST
DOWNLOAD YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU CAST LIST
DOWNLOAD CINDERELLA CAST LIST
DOWNLOAD CABARET CAST LIST

Please note that there will be a PARENT INFORMATION MEETING on WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 AT 6 p.m. in the Black Box. This meeting will last less than an hour. Parents will be able to meet most of the staff, hear about the shows, and finish up enrollments. The SYT staff will also present the Theater Education standards we'll be working on during the 'off stage' times.

Please remember that enrollments and permission slips are due by the first rehearsal of each production. Financial arrangements should be made upon enrollment – please apply for financial aid if needed.

Sunflower Scholarships Essay (3-4 paragraphs on “What Theater Means To Me”) deadline for a full scholarship has been extended. All essays are due by 4 p.m., Monday, May 14!! Two full scholarships will be awarded for each show, one for a Lawrence resident and one for someone living and attending school outside of Lawrence.

Thanks so much!
Ric Averill, Artistic Director
Summer Youth Theater

A summer of Broadway "between the wars!" Tickets for all shows $9.50 for adults and $6.50 for students/seniors.

For 35+ years, the Lawrence Arts Centerʼs Summer Youth Theater has provided intensive training in all aspects of dramatic theater. Using Broadway musicals, classic dramas and original works, students learn by doing. Performers receive training from professional directors, musical directors, costume designers, stage designers, stage managers, choreographers, actors and dancers. All students who audition receive roles.

3rd thru 8th grade

JUNE

The Wizard of Oz

Royal Shakespeare Version by John Kane with music by Harburg & Arlen

JULY

Cinderella; Or How Pipsqueak the Mouse Became a Stallion

by Will Averill
Based on the classic Fairy Tale that must have been on Broadway sometime, but Will sure knows how to have fun with the story!

Directed by Elizabeth Sullivan
Rehearsals July 2 thru 18 | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Monday thru Friday
Performances: Thursday, Friday July 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 21, at 2 p.m.

Cost per student is $200 per show | $350 for both months

8th thru 12th grade

JUNE

You Can't Take it With You

by Kaufman and Hart

Directed by Doug Weaver
A classic depression era comedy.
Rehearsals May 29 thru June 20, 3 to 10 p.m. | Monday thru Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m. Friday
Performances: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, June 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 24 at 2 p.m.

JULY

Cabaret

by Kander & Ebb

Directed by Diana Dresser
Choreography by Barbara Wasson
Musical Direction by Mary Baker
Orchestra Conducted by Ric Averill
Come to the Cabaret! The decadence of Berlin in the late 1920’s and early ‘30’s serve as the backdrop for this Broadway classic.

Rehearsals July 2 thru 25 | 3 to 10 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m. Friday
Performances: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 29, at 2 p.m.

Cost per student is $250 per show | $450 for both months

SUMMER YOUTH THEATER AUDITIONS

Sunday, May 6
Call 785.843.2787, visit the 940 New Hampshire front desk or email officemanager@lawrenceartscenter.org to sign up for one of the following age groups and time slots

3rd-8th grade shows
June – The Wizard of Oz
July – Cinderella; Or How Pipsqueak he Mouse Became a Stallion

8th – 12th grade shows
June – You Can't Take it With You
July – Cabaret

2 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.

Callbacks (all will be called back)
Monday, May 7, 4 to 9 p.m. (will include dance callback at 5 p.m., actors may be called for specific times), Tuesday, May 8, 4 to 9 p.m. (actors may be called back for specific times)

ALL WHO AUDITION WILL BE CAST! ALL AUDITIONEES should bring a short (1 minute or less) monologue (can be a poem or story for younger actors) and 16 bars of a Broadway, movie or pop song. Accompanist will be provided.

The Summer Youth Theater Sunflower Scholarship is funded through the generosity of Anne and David Hollond. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage regional participation and reward quality work and thought from young actors devoted to creating wonderful productions.

Thank you to our wonderful Summer Youth Theater sponsors, including Knology, US Bank, Treanor Architects, Westside 66, Printing Solutions, Anne & David Hollond and Gaches, Braden and Associates!