N o N - P r o f i t o r g a N i z a t i o N u S P o S t a g e ThE kALAMAzOO PA I D graND raPiDS, mi CIvIC ThEATRE P e r m i t N o . 2 3 5 329 South Park Street | Kalamazoo | Michigan | 49007 OPEN HOUSE June The Carver 9th noon-1:30Cpemnter ThE ShAkESPEARE OUTSIDE PROGRAM Kalamazoo’s Community Theatre MAY 2018 is a program for teens ages 13-19 to produce, rehearse and REGISTER TODAY for 2018 perform a 60 minute version of a Shakespeare play in parks Summer Classes and Camps! within the greater Kalamazoo area with a focus on the city parks The Academy of Theatre Arts is a professional-level training program ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ TICKETS ON SALE NOW! of Kalamazoo that may not have programming in the summer. where the process is what is most important. We are more interested in CIVIC what happens along the way and the skills that are gained and honed. BIGGER. BOLDER. A Southwest Michigan Premiere! THE AU IN DI EARE O No matter what, ALL students are welcome to participate in all G TO SP U he Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot the Musical is an inspiring and IN R E T I K S Academy programs. We acknowledge and support that engagement Y U I moving tale about the importance of following your heart. A heartfelt and A M A D and success looks different for each student, and our faculty prioritizes L H E T undeniably entertaining musical, with music by the legendary Elton John, Billy P S keeping their teaching style, activities, and goals flexible to the needs of Elliot the Musical has had audiences leaping to their feet all over the world since its our students. The Academy of Theatre Arts is for ALL students, ALL e debut in London in 2005 and on Broadway in 2008. abilities, ALL ages from 3 to adults, and ALL experience levels! h Set in working-class England, young Billy dreams of trading in his boxing gloves for t Comedy ballet slippers, but his widowed father cannot understand or support his passion. But COLOR PRINTING PROVIDED BY RIVERRUN PRESS; ART DIRECTION BY JANET GOVER; GRAPHIC DESIGN BY TAMARA DIAMOND Billy was born to dance, and he defies the expectations put on him and takes a leap of f faith in order to live his dream. o ON SANLOEW! ERRORS Andrew klepser will be taking on the role of Billy in the Civic’s production. Currently a Music by Elton John A C 7th grader, Andrew is tackling a role about a boy who wants to dance ballet, yet he has Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall A S Summer ARISH D T E P THE E AR 2018 TH AT never studied ballet himself. Andrew says that learning ballet is his biggest challenge M MY RE IN RE in rehearsals, but one would never guess that when watching him! He is enjoying 0 OF THEAT Catalogs G • a IN P working with the huge cast in Billy Elliot the Musical and the friendships he is forming. y 2 Y L 4 y Available A A When asked what he thought opening night would be like, his reply was “Awesome!” - Ma L Y AUDITION DATES in the P Sunday, May 20th at 4:00pm This musical has a passionate following, and the Civic has already fielded out of state PERFORMANCE DATES: Monday, May 21st at 4:00pm Business calls from youth who were interested in auditioning for the show, as well as for Billy [RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 10+] Office LOCATION Each season, since the early 1940s, thousands of ‘groupies’ who attend productions whenever and wherever they can. Friday May 4th 7:30pm The Carver Center - 426 S. Park St Saturday May 5th 7:30pm youth from the greater kalamazoo area have been The Civic’s production will be featured on a website solely dedicated to Billy Elliot the * Sunday May 6th 2:00pm entertained and educated through attendance of or CASTING Musical productions around the world - betm.theskykid.com. The site has information Friday May 11th 7:30pm • Seeking a highly diverse cast of teens ages 13-19 participation in our Civic Youth Theatre program. For on every young actor to ever play the role of Billy, (including our Andrew) as well as Saturday May 12th 7:30pm REQUIREMENTS many of our young patrons, a Youth Theatre production theatres from around the world that have produced this incredible show. Sunday May 13th 2:00pm E Those auditioning will need to read from the script. R serves as an introduction to theatre as an art form. Friday May 18th 7:30pm E Billy Elliot’s story is a compelling reminder to live one’s dream and be proud of who you H Saturday May 19th 7:30pm T Eleven year old Harriet is a writer. She is also a spy! Every CREW U are! We hope you will join us for our closing musical of our 89th season. C Sunday May 20th 2:00pm Production Crew positions are available for afternoon Harriet practices writing by following a spy route, Stage Management Team Parental Advisory: Billy Elliot the Musical contains strong adult language and though the show is primarily • Denotes ASL Interpreted performance observing her friends and neighbors, and writing about Denotes Post Show Creative Conversations about a boy pursuing his dreams, there are subplots that deal with societal issues including spousal abuse * ¡ FREE AUDITION PREP them in her trusty notebook. She writes down everything Adapted for the stage by Leslie Brody and homosexuality. This show is not recommended for most children under the age of 10. INSIDE ThE CIvIC AUDITION WORkShOP she sees, thinks, and feels about everyone….everything! Based on the book by Louise Fitzhugh Saturday, May 12th (10:00am-11:30am) M at The Carver Center When Harriet loses her notebook, it is found and read by a 8 – Newsday her classmates, and her snooping is exposed. Harriet y 1 REhEARSAL SChEDULE Easy Online Registration! Enroll today at 0 2017-2018 Production FLYING BY FOY Monday-Friday, June 18-July 10 (10:00am-1:00pm) learns that her honest opinions have hurt her friendships 1 2 Civic Main Season Sponsors: FOR TICKETS VISIT KazooCivic.com and the feelings of her friends and neighbors. A heartfelt 8 , Presenter: PERFORMANCES If you experience any difficulty enrolling online, please contact - May 26 K“Aasz gooooCd iavsi cit. gceotsm.” July 11-July 15 & July 18-July 22, 2018 Nicki Poer, Director of Education & Outreach story about being true to yourself - Harriet the Spy is a or call the Box Office at 269-343-1313 at 269-343-2280 or email [email protected] sneaky family favorite with an important lesson. Production Scholarships provided in part by Heritage Community of Kalamazoo. Sponsor: Registration is easy! Enroll online today at www.KazooCivic.com or call 269-343-2280. FOR TICKETS VISIT www.KazooCivic.com OR CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 269-343-1313 BOX OFFICE: 269-343-1313 BUSINESS OFFICE: 269-343-2280 WEB: kazooCivic.com FOLLOW US ON: THE MEL BROOKS MUSICAL ‘RADIATION: ‘SOUNDS OF THE 60S’ ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’ ‘MACBETH’ DISNEY’S ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ KEN LUDWIG’S ‘BASKERVILLE: ‘ROCK OF AGES’ ‘CALENDAR GIRLS’ ‘NO WAY OUT’ ‘RED’ ‘SEUSSICAL JR.’ ‘LOST BOY ‘THE GOOD DOCTOR’ ‘BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL’ ‘HARRIET THE SPY’ ‘YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN’ A MONTH OF SUN-DAYS’ A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY FOUND IN WHOLE FOODS’ TONY HUmRICHOUSER UPCOMING AUDITIONS AUDITION PREP Interim Artistic Director Welcome Home Tony! CHANGING LIVES THROUGH CHANGING TIMES ony Humrichouser will join the Civic staff would like to welcome Tony Humrichouser as the new in August this year as Interim Artistic Interim Artistic Director for the Civic. I am truly excited T Director and will be directing the Civic’s I to have Tony join our team. Because of his long history 90th season opening production Hello, Dolly! with the Civic, he completely understands and embraces what the Civic is and why the Civic exists in the world. Quite frankly Tony is an award-winning actor, choreographer, HELLO, DOLLY! “he gets us.” We speak the same theatre/Civic language. In my director and educator from Detroit. A Western o, Do September 21 - october 7, 2018 opinion he’s a perfect fit for our theatre family. l ll l CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Michigan University alumnus, Tony performed in e y! numerous productions at the Civic while an Because that is exactly what we are – a theatre family. A place H November 23 - December 9, 2018 ADvANCED undergrad at WMU, and most recently directed the where everyone is welcome to come and play, learn and grow. AUDITION DATES CREW Saturday, may 12, 2018 TENDERLY: REGISTRATION THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL Civic’s critically acclaimed productions of Irving Everyone belongs here. At the Civic, Tony found his theatrical Sunday, May 20th at 7:00pm Production Crew positions are IS ShAkESPEARE OUTSIDE: Berlin’s White Christmas and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. home during his first year in college. In a Facebook post a few Monday, May 21st at 7:00pm available for Stage Management REQUIRED 90th Season Celebration January 11 - January 27, 2019 years ago, Tony published what the Civic meant to him – and it Stephen Carver Team, Light Board Operator, ‘ThE COMEDY OF ERRORS’ THE COMPLEAT WRKS OF The Civic’s Executive Director, Stephen Carver LOCATION spoke volumes to the impact the Civic can have on members of Executive Director Sound Board Operator, Follow Spot AUDITION WORkShOP WLLM SHKSPR (abridged) recently stated, “We are thrilled to have an The Carver Center - 426 S.