Backstage at BEAT Quarterly Newsletter August 2019 in the Spotlight
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Backstage At BEAT Quarterly Newsletter August 2019 In the Spotlight BEAT has some exciting PRESENTS news for our 2019-2020 season. We are adding a new member to our THANK YOU! team, alongside an Thank you for your continued support of entirely new branch of Music and Lyrics by BEAT Children’s Theatre. We are so programming, BEAT’s Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Book by Jennifer Lee honored to work in such a wonderful Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee In-School Workshops and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee community. Our mission and continued and Residencies. Please outreach would not be possible without welcome our new Education Program you and your continued generosity! Manager, Erin Maxon. Erin has more Upcoming As part of our ongoing relationship with than 15 years experience as an arts production you, we are sending this quarterly educator and administrator along with newsletter to follow your dollars and help BEAT Children’s Theatre presents a Master’s Degree. She is passionate Disney’s Frozen Jr.! Based on the you understand how your funds allow about expanding the impact of BEAT’s us to continue our mission of helping 2018 Broadway musical, Frozen Jr. performing arts programs into our area brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical young actors grow and thrive in theatre! schools, to reach those students who can’t Thank you for helping BEAT grow! land of Arendelle to life,onstage. The necessarily make it to a rehearsal or camp. show features all of the memorable Since January, Erin has been hard at work songs from the animated flm, An Actor’s View at the helm of BEAT’s in-school programs with music and lyrics by Kristen division. In conjunction with the school Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, district, she created a menu of afordable plus fve new songs written for the long-term and short-term workshop Broadway production. This Main oferings for our local schools. Erin has Stage production is set to perform been hiring and training teaching artists, November 8-17 at the Theater located marketing programming to schools, and at Summit High School. working to secure grant funding in order to bring the programs to those schools Photos by Bree Beal that need it most. We are happy to Tony Anello-Dennee is a teen actor announce that BEAT received Deschutes How Can You Help? who has been involved in many shows Cultural Coalition grant in early 2019 BEAT Children’s Theatre is excited to be for BEAT Children’s Theatre; Oliver, The and we continue to search for more working on a couple of new projects. Lion King, Mulan, Elf, Music Man and opportunities. Let us know if you know With your support, BEAT can continue Seussical. He plays the saxophone in his of a school that might like a little to grow it’s mission to reach even more spare time. He is a busy teen, but took the BEAT in their classrooms! aspiring young actors and empower youth time to answer this question for BEAT. For more information: through theatre arts. (Education Manager) BEAT:“How has acting and theatre arts Erin Maxon BEAT has recently partnered with the impacted your life? [email protected] Oregon Bottle Drop program for Tony:“Theatre is important to me non-proft organizations. We now have because I am able to meet new friends. the opportunity raise funds by collecting I have created strong relationships with Contact Us bottles, cans and glass and deposit special friends. It also lets me escape the real If you have questions please feel free to contact us blue bags specifcally labeled for BEAT world from the people that can be mean Bree Beal (Executive Director) Children’s Theatre. You can help by to me. Everyone is so nice and welcoming! 541-419-4388 collecting your bottles, cans and glass and If you are debating to try it or not, go for it Kim Johnson (Marketing/Promotions Manager using a blue bag, then depositing it at any and you will have a great time.” and Administrator) bottle drop location in Oregon. 541-419-5558 BEAT had a successful Angie Neumaier (Program Assistant) 541-668-0081 Matching Fund Raiser for 2018. We matched and exceeded our goal of Purchase Tickets www.tickettails.com $7000 to raise $8,982.60 for a combined total of $15,982.60! As we near the end of BEAT Children’s Theatre www.beatchildrenstheatre.org 2019, we are opening up a Matching Fund Raiser 2019. Cascades Theatre This year we would like to challenge July 18 - 28, 2019 the community to match $10,000. Congratulations to the cast and crew These funds continue to help provide of the summer production CLUE! more classes, scholarships, Main Stage The show has closed but see productions and pay our amazing teachers discussions with the actors on and directors all while empowering youth facebook.com/BEATChildrensTheatre Children’s Theatre through theatre arts..