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Magic Tree House: Dinosaur's Before Dark Solon Center for the Arts presents Magic Tree House: Dinosaur’s Before Dark Artistic & Production Staff: Director: Dusten Welch Musical Director: Kathy Johnson Choreographer/Stage Manager: Jessica Uguccini Theater Department Coordinator: Christine A. Madden, (440) 337 - 1401, [email protected] Office Hours: Tues. 9 pm - 4:30 pm, Thurs. 9 am - 4:30 pm & Fri 11 am - 6 pm *Times when Christine is most available to talk. The Show: What would you do if a tree house in your neighborhood could transport you anywhere you wanted to go? While exploring one afternoon, siblings Jack and Annie discover a tree house full of books. Jack looks through a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see a real one. Suddenly the wind begins to blow and the tree house starts to spin wildly. When it finally stops, Jack and Annie open their eyes to find they have been transported back to the time of the dinosaurs. Join Jack and Annie on their adventure back in time to experience an amazing group of dinosaurs face to face. Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark-KIDS! is an adaptation of the first of Mary Pope Osborne's award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series. *Content Furnished by MTIshows.com The Directors: Dusten Welch (Director) After receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater from Ashland University, Dusten Welch spent two years as an Actor-Teacher with The Great Lakes Theater Festival’s education department. He has been an instructor at SCA since the summer of 2009 and also teaches theater and stage combat at many area schools and theaters including The Academy for the Performing Arts and Balwin-Wallace University. He is very excited about this opportunity to direct another production with the wonderful students at SCA. Kathy Johnson (Musical Director) graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Music from Mount Holyoke College and has taught music to grades K - 8 in public and private schools since 1982. As a performer, Kathy has been heard as a member of the Blossom Festival Chorus. She has taught SCA Arts4Kids music classes since 2007 and Music Directed the Stories on Stage Musical since its inception in 2011. Jessica Uguccini (Choreographer/Stage Manager) is a 9th grader at Solon High School and a member of the SHS Drama Club. She participated in many SCA productions in the past and was the Production Assistant for Seussical, Jr. in the fall of 2013. She is excited to continue her work at SCA as the Stage Manager and Choreographer for this production. Rehearsals at SCA: Regular Rehearsals will be held at SCA on Tuesdays and Thursdays (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm) from January 22 - March 26, 2015. *Students are permitted 2 excused absences during this time period (2 late arrivals or early dismissals from a significant amount of a rehearsal will equal 1 absence). We do ask that these be requested in writing at least a few days in advance so that we may make proper scheduling changes. At the very least, SCA requires a call in advance to alert staff in the event that a student will be late or absent from rehearsal. Technical & Dress Rehearsals: Tech week will begin the week students return from Spring Break: April 7,8 and 9 (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm). We DO NOT permit absences once “tech week” begins. Tech week (the period of time which encompasses all Technical and Dress Rehearsals) is a very intensive part of the rehearsal process which involves putting all the technical elements and costuming of the project together. Absences during this time are not permitted because they are very disruptive not only to the technical process, but also to other cast members. A “no call, no show” or an absence during the mandatory “tech week” rehearsals will result in the student’s removal from the production. Solon Center for the Arts presents Magic Tree House: Dinosaur’s Before Dark Performances: Friday, April 10 (7:00 pm) *Student Call Time 5:30 pm Saturday, April 11 (12:00pm & 2:30 pm) *Student Call Time 10:30 am, Snack Time 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Cast Party: There will be a cast party following the 2:30 pm performance on Saturday, April 11. Attire and Materials: Each student should come to rehearsal in comfortable attire that they can move well in. Students with long hair should have it tied back for each rehearsal. Other important materials which should be brought to each rehearsal include: dance shoes, a notebook, the show script and score, a pencil, a water bottle, extra work and a snack (or money for the vending machine). Dinner & Snacks: Students should make every effort to eat dinner before arriving to rehearsal. Only if eating dinner beforehand is 100% unavoidable should it be brought to SCA. Students are encouraged to bring a snack (or money for the vending machine) to every rehearsal. Scripts: Scripts are the student’s to keep. Please encourage your student to write their name in their script and to take good care of it, only writing in it in pencil. If a script is lost, there will be a $10 fee to replace it. Costumes and Show T-Shirts: A show t-shirt is available for purchase at an additional fee of $7.00. Costumes and props will be acquired by the parent volunteers and the parents of each student. *More information will come via email from the parent volunteers and Christine Madden. Video Taping: The videotaping or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited by Music Theater International. Ticket Information: Tickets are $4.00. They will go on sale to cast members only, beginning Monday, February 23. Christine Madden will email all parents a ticketing link that day, and all parents who have volunteered will also receive a comp code good for 2 comps. Tickets for the general public will go on sale beginning Monday, March 9. SCA does not automatically reserve any tickets for parents of cast members. All ticket transactions are non- refundable and non-exchangeable. For this reason, please be sure to order tickets for all the shows you wish to attend and claim any comp tickets you are owed from volunteering. Photo Release: In an attempt to increase community awareness for the Spotlight Youth Theater Program, SCA would like to post pictures and/or video of upcoming productions on the internet and local television stations. If SCA does not already have a photo release form on file for your student, please completely fill out the form that has been provided to you this evening and return it to Christine Madden. If a completed Photo Release is not on file for your student by the time the cast picture is taken, SCA will be unable to allow your student to participate in the photo. Solon Center for the Arts presents Magic Tree House: Dinosaur’s Before Dark Volunteers: Volunteers are essential to each and every production at SCA! Each family who signs up for one or more jobs listed below will receive 2 free tickets to the show of their choice. If you are interested in helping to bring this production to life, please sign up for a volunteer position by emailing Christine Madden with your volunteer preference by Tuesday, January 28. Volunteers are needed in the following areas: *Volunteers during performances are asked not to leave their job unattended until released by an SCA staff member. SCA Volunteers, unless purchasing or using one of their complimentary tickets, will not have a reserved seat at the performance. Show Marketing These volunteers are asked to pass out at least 20-30 fliers (4 parents) throughout the community. These fliers will be provided to each volunteer by the beginning of February. Costumes & Props These volunteers will assist the director in acquiring costumes and (2 - 4 parents) accessories for the students. The director will give the props and costume list to the parent volunteers in early February. All items must be gathered by the Thursday, March 26 rehearsal. Cast Party These volunteers will assist with the passing out of desserts and (2 - 4 parents) beverages at the cast party on Saturday, April 11 after the 2:30 pm performance. Ushers These volunteers will tear tickets, usher audience members to their (4 parents per performance) seats and distribute programs at one performance. Volunteers must arrive 45-minutes prior to the performance that they have been assigned to and report to Christine Madden. Between Show Snack These parents will supervise and help organize any food donations, (2 parents) as well as set up and clean up for the snack time between shows on Saturday, April 11 from (1:15 pm - 2:00 pm). Backstage Help These volunteers will assist by being an adult presence back stage (5 parents) during either the dress rehearsals or one of the performances. Bio Information: Please email your child’s Bio to Christine Madden by Tuesday, March 17. You will receive a confirmation email when it has been received. Sample Cast Bios: Please make sure your bio follows the format below. *Age and/or grades should be listed numerically, number of years spelled out. Allie Dettelbach, 8, is a 3rd grader at The Agnon School. She plays the piano and, in her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing in her backyard and playing tennis. This is her second year participating in drama at Solon Center for the Arts. Joelle Fisher is a caring, loving, hopeful, beautiful young lady. She wants to shout out to her loving brother Kyle!! “You’ve always been there for me!” Joelle hopes you like the show! Lauren Halprin, 8, is proud to be in her first production at Solon Center for the Arts.
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