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Theatre Newsletter Volume 4, Number 12 December 2008 Welcome to the holiday issue of Kaleidoscope Theatre's online newsletter! We hope you can join us to celebrate as we have several holiday shows on tour this year! For a complete list of our upcoming performances, check out our website at: www.kaleidoscopechildrenstheatre.com/upcomingschedule For up-to-date information about Kaleidoscope Theatre, you can also check out our two online blogs at: www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com (for general news) www.kaleidonews.blogspot.com (for our members) For pictures and video clips (old and new) come visit us on MySpace at www.myspace.com/kaleidoscopetheatre or find us on YouTube or Facebook! In this issue you can read about: 1. Cinderella's Christmas 2. Goldilocks' Christmas 3. 2009 Preview 4. BULLY Video 5. Supporting Our Members ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. CINDERELLA'S CHRISTMAS AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE Rhode Island College Alumnus, David Payton '77, the Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Theatre, says, "We have been so very lucky to have such excellent performers touring with us who are either RIC students or graduates. The terrific theatre education we all received at RIC has come in handy time and time again." This year students from the theatre program at RIC will be performing in "Cinderella's Christmas!" This show will actually be performed at Rhode Island College as part of the show's New England tour! Kaleidoscope Theatre will present "Cinderella's Christmas" at Roberts Hall on Sunday, December 14th at 2:00pm. RIC graduates and undergraduates who will participate include: Mike Daniels '09 as the Minister, Rob Ferland '05 as the Technical Director, Nicole Frechette '06 as the Production Manager, Tommy Iafrate '05 as the Director, Christine Redihan '12 as the stage manager, and Jillian Rivers-Keegan '09 as the beautiful Cinderella. Many of these students have been active in Kaleidoscope for a number of years; Rob Ferland has been the Technical Director for the company for ten years! Others are joining the company for their first Christmas tour. Mike Daniels '09 joined the company this summer and is looking forward to continued involvement: "When I joined Kaleidoscope, it was a real treat to get to perform professionally with good friends from my acting classes. I immediately felt right at home." The company is like a second family for many of the people involved. Here's how one of Kaleidoscope's performers (Ryan Hanley, a RIC graduate student) described it: "Once in a while, you find a place like Kaleidoscope and you can be a part of a greater thing – something that surpasses the standing ovations and autograph lines. It is the ability to become a family and the ability to keep people in your heart for years to come. For those of you fortunate enough to become a member of this family, no matter what happens, remember that you can come home anytime." Kaleidoscope's family includes all their performers, technicians, and of course, their audience! Come join our family to celebrate the holidays this year! The show's final performance this season will be on Sunday, December 14th at Rhode Island College. The show is at 2:00pm. To reserve your tickets, please call the RIC Box Office at (401) 456-8144. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. GOLDILOCKS' CHRISTMAS! On Tuesday, December 23rd, Kaleidoscope will be performing the Christmas version of one of our most popular fairytales! "Goldilocks' Christmas" will be presented at the Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro, MA at 11:00am. To order tickets, please call the Orpheum Box Office at (508) 543-2787! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. A PREVIEW OF 2009 AT KALEIDOSCOPE! With 2008 coming to a close, Kaleidoscope is looking forward to 2009! We already have several wonderful performances scheduled for the winter/spring. Here are some of the highlights… On January 11th, we will be doing an encore performance of "Hansel & Gretel" at the Saugus Senior Center in Saugus, MA. The show is at 2:00pm and tickets, which cost $12, can be purchased by calling 781-231-4178! The ticket price includes a free ice cream. This performance begins a one-Sunday-a-month series that will run all the way until December 2009! Other performance dates at the Saugus Senior Center include: * "Little Red Ridinghood" on March 15th * "Goldilocks" on April 19th * "The Frog Prince" on May 10th Also in 2009, Kaleidoscope will be returning to the Kelsey Theatre in New Jersey with two wonderful productions! "Little Red Ridinghood" will be performed on Saturday, March 21st at 2:00pm and 4:00pm. Then in April, we'll return with "The Frog Prince" on the 24th and 25th. For more information, please call the Kelsey's Box Office at 609-570-3333! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. BULLY VIDEO ON THE HORIZON – YOU CAN HELP!! Thanks to the support of the RI Juvenile Officers Association, P.A.V.E., the Pauls Foundation, and the John Moran Fund, Kaleidoscope has raised $7500 to produce a B.U.L.L.Y. video… we're half way there! We hope that this video will allow our vital anti-bullying message to reach even more students, especially those that can not afford to bring in a live performance! With the funding, Kaleidoscope hopes to film two versions of the production: one for elementary age viewers, and one for middle/high school students. In 2009, Kaleidoscope will continue to raise funds in order to complete the project; our fundraising goal is $15,000. If you're interested in helping out with this worthwhile project, please contact our office at (401) 942-3637 and inquire about donation and/or volunteering opportunities! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. SUPPORTING OUR MEMBERS A. Brendan Macera (the Big Bad Wolf in "The Three Pigs") and Jessica Sepe (the Sister/Cook in "Alice in Wonderland") will be playing Troy and Sharpay respectively in Cranston's "High School Musical". Kaleidoscope's resident techies: Wyatt DeLomba, Jess Feder, and Adam Ramsey are also involved with the performance! The cross town production, that features performers from both Cranston High School West and East, was made possible through a grant from Disney! You can purchase tickets online at cranstonticketsales.ramseynetwork.net! This production runs December 5-14! B. Bob Macaux (William the Great in "Frog Prince" and David in "I'm Special") will be performing with the Black Box Players in Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" at the Artist's Exchange. This year, Bob will be playing the part of Scrooge's nephew, Fred. Also featured in this production as the Ghost of Christmas Present is Sam Hood (Jake in "BULLY"). The show runs December 10-21 with shows at 7pm Wednesday-Saturday and at 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets cost $15.00 and can be purchased by calling (401) 490-9475. C. Sandy Cerel (Grumpella in this summer's "Hansel & Gretel") is directing "The Cemetery Club" at the Newport Playhouse. The show runs November 28 - December 31, 2008 and February 11 - March 8, 2009. For more information, go to NewportPlayhouse.com D. Lee Rush (Grumpella in this fall's "Hansel & Gretel") and Bill Whitehead (the King in "The Frog Prince") can be seen onstage in Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" at Pawtucket Community Players. This production runs January 23-February 1. For more information, check out their website at www.thecommunityplayers.org/ That concludes this month's newsletter. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We hope to see you all soon at one of our upcoming performances! Remember, if you have any questions, you can always contact us by e-mail at kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com or call our office at (401) 942-3637. |
