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We’re excited to announce our new Second Stage! An offshoot of our mainstage programming, Second Stage gives our older and more experienced students the chance to direct younger students in a 30-minute KIDS musical production. To kick us off, we’ll produce Seussical KIDS. Auditions are open to students ages 6-13.
Schedule
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Auditions: Tuesday 4/1 6-8pm
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Callbacks: Friday 4/4 6-8pm
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Rehearsals: Tuesday & Friday 4/18 – 5/16 from 6:30 – 8pm
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Tech week:
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Sunday 5/18 11am – 2pm
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Monday – Thursday 5/19 – 5/22 5:30 – 8pm
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Shows:
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Friday 5/23 @ 7pm
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Saturday 5/24 @ 11am & 1pm
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About Seussical KIDS
Director/Choreographer: Tristan Calkins
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical KIDS, a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime).
Young performers will be excited to portray the characters from the popular Dr. Seuss books. This musical provides wonderful creative opportunities in terms of set design, lighting and costuming and can easily accommodate a large cast.
Auditions: March 25 and 26
The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be “Out There,” observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.
Performances: May 9-18
Performance location: Studio East
Directed by Carolyn Agan
Appointed Interim Executive Director in July 2024, Carolyn Agan first served as Studio East’s Artistic Director starting in September 2023. She studied Theatre for Youth at Shenandoah University and has worked as a professional actor and teaching artist since 2008. Her leadership positions include Director of Education at San Diego Musical Theatre, and Managing Artistic Director and Interim Director of Summer Programs at Levine Music in Washington, D.C. As a teaching artist, she has worked for some of the most renowned theater and education companies in the United States, including The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre Society, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and the Smithsonian Institution.
First Rehearsal: Monday, March 31st 6-9pm
Community Meeting/Introductions: 6-7pm (Mandatory Attendance for new AND returning families with student and a guardian (if under 18))
Rehearsal Schedule:
March 31 – May 1, Mondays – Thursdays 6-9pm, & Saturdays 1-6pm
Tech Rehearsals:
May 3 (Saturday) 12-8pm & May 5-8 (Monday – Thursday) 5:30-9:30pm
Performances: Actor Call Time is 90 minutes prior to showtime
May 9 – 7:30pm
May 10 – 2pm & 7:30pm
May 11 – 2pm
May 15 – 7:30pm
May 16 – 7:30pm
May 17 – 2pm & 7:30pm
May 18 – 5pm
