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Kaleidoscope Theatre Newsletter May 2008
************************************************* Not only are we are touring educational shows to schools around Southern New England, but we are gearing up for our 2008 Summer Series, to be presented at a theatre near you!
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In this issue you can read about: 2. Our 2008 Summer Series Lineup 3. Open Auditions 4. Update on ‘The Party of the Year!’ 5. Book a Birthday Party
6. Bring the music of Kaleidoscope home 1. UPCOMING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES Kaleidoscope will be performing “Snow White” on Thursday, May 15 at the Scottish Rites Auditorium in Cranston, RI. The show will be at 10am and is perfect for school field trips or for families with children who do not yet attend school. Tickets are going fast, so if you’re interested in attending, please call us at (401) 942-3637! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. OUR 2008 SUMMER SERIES LINEUP! Kaleidoscope Theatre is proud to announce the lineup for our Summer Series 2008! Kaleidoscope will once again bring its acclaimed fairytale musicals to a theatre near you! This year’s season of your favorite fairytales includes the following venues/shows. The Robert’s Hall Auditorium at Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island: July 8 – Snow White July 15 – Pinocchio July 22 – Cinderella July 29 – Jack & the Beanstalk August 5 – Cinderella, Too! August 12 – Rapunzel August 19 – Rumpelstiltskin August 26 – Hansel & Gretel The Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut: July 9 – Snow White July 16 – Pinocchio July 23 – Cinderella July 30 – Jack & the Beanstalk August 6 – Cinderella, Too! August 13 – Goldilocks August 20 – Little Red Ridinghood August 27 – Hansel & Gretel The Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts: July 9 – Pinocchio July 16 – Snow White July 23 – Jack & the Beanstalk July 30 – Cinderella August 6 – Rapunzel August 13 – Cinderella, Too! August 20 – Rumpelstiltskin August 27 – Hansel & Gretel The South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Massachusetts: July 10 – Pinocchio July 17 – Snow White July 24 – Jack & the Beanstalk July 31 – Cinderella August 7 – Rapunzel August 14 – Cinderella, Too! August 21 – Rumpelstiltskin August 28 – Hansel & Gretel The Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro, Massachusetts: July 25 – Cinderella August 22 – Hansel & Gretel
Tickets are now on sale for our shows at the Cape
Cod Melody Tent, the South Shore Music Circus, and
the Orpheum Theatre. They will go on sale for the
Rhode Island College performances on Tuesday, May 6,
and will go on sale for the Chevrolet Theatre on
Monday, May 12! 3. OPEN AUDITIONS! Kaleidoscope Theatre is looking for some new talent, and they just might have a spot for YOU in their company! There are multiple roles open in several shows, so performers of all ages, types, and ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition. Please come prepared to sing a song of your choice (a cappella or with taped/CD accompaniment) and to read from a script. (If you are a young adult or adult male, you are especially encouraged to audition!) Kaleidoscope Theatre is a professional, non-profit theatre company, and all roles are paid. Open auditions will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 1:00pm until 6:00pm at the Meshanticut Park Church, 180 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920. Please call Nicki at (401) 942-3637, to set up an appointment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. THE PARTY OF THE YEAR! Kaleidoscope Theatre’s Anniversary fundraiser, “The Party of the Year”, will be held at the Roger Williams Park Casino on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 6 to 10pm! This is a black tie optional gala and tickets are $100 per person. ‘Save the Date’ cards have been sent out! If you did not receive one and you would like to attend the event, please e-mail your name, address, and phone number to kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com. Invitations will be mailed in May. For more information about the event and the giving opportunities, click here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. BOOKING A BIRTHDAY PARTY With the recent return of gorgeous weather, Kaleidoscope’s fairytale characters have been making regular appearances at local birthday parties! Our birthday packages can include: an appearance by a fairytale character, a storybook reading, photo opportunities, coloring posters, and a gift for the birthday child! "What can we say except thank you so much for a great birthday party for Michael. Everyone is still talking about it. The Knight and Princess were wonderful." (Testimonial from The Demeo Family) To book a birthday party, please call us at (401) 942-3637! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. BRING THE MUSIC OF CINDERELLA HOME WITH YOU! Before coming to see the production of “Cinderella” live on stage this summer, you and your family can become familiar with the show’s magical music! A CD recording of Kaleidoscope’s award winning “Cinderella” is now available for purchase online for only $14.00! For more information, click here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. SUPPORTING OUR MEMBERS A. “High School Musical” will be performed at RISE on Broadway May 2-4 and 9-11. Several Kaleidoscopians are involved in this production including: Joe Catanzaro, Michael Ferron, Megan Gonsalves, David Gorgone, Matt Gorgone, Sam Hood, James Lambert, Dan Larson, and Cameron Marcotte, with Kaleidoscope’s Artistic Director Tommy Iafrate in the pit! For more info, check out RISE’s website at www.ristage.org. B. Devin Carreiro (Lori in “BULLY” and the 7 of Hearts in “Alice in Wonderland”) will be playing Margie in “Bye Bye Birdie” at LaSalle Academy. The show runs May 8-10. Click here for additional information. C. Siara Padilla (Ziggy Piggy in “The Three Pigs”) is performing in Courthouse Theater's production of ”The Wizard of Oz” as the Mayor of Munchkinland! This production runs May 9-10 and May 16 and 17. Call (401) 782-1018 for tickets! D. Ben Craven (an active member of our school-touring program) and Christine Redihan (stage manager extraordinaire) will perform in Classical High School’s production of “All Shook Up”. Shows are May 23 and 24 and tickets are $7 in advance, $8 at the door. E. Alyce Hagopian (Evil Queen in “Snow White” and Mrs. Rottenmeier in “Heidi”) will be playing Lenny in Mill River’s production of “Crimes of the Heart”. Shows will be Fridays through Sundays, May 23 through June 15. For more information, please call (401) 721-0909.
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