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R A P I D R I V E R A R T S
youth culture
Generations of young
readers have cherished
the spirited
Depression-era
adventures of The
Boxcar Children. Now
the Alden children’s story
comes to life on stage.
Orphaned and in danger
of being sent to different
foster homes, the four
siblings run away and make
their home in an abandoned
railroad boxcar. Pursued by
the authorities and a mysterious
stranger, the children
discover the rewards and
The Boxcar Children
perils of life on the run, as well as the joy of
keeping their family together.
The Boxcar Children, by Barbara Field,
based on the books by Gertrude Chandler
Warner. Directed by Lori Hilliard; featuring
Bryce Lotz, Jean Louise Webb, Sarah Plaut,
and Sam Bible-Sullivan as the Alden children.
Two student matinees will be held on
March 9 and 11 at 9:30 a.m. $6 per student;
free chaperon ticket per 25 students.
From left: Bryce Lotz, Sam Bible-Sullivan, Sarah Plaut,
and Jean Louise Webb star in The Boxcar Children.
IF
YOU
GO
The Boxcar Children,
Mainstage - March 5-21.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays
and Sundays 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22 Adults; $19
Seniors/Students; $12 Children. Tickets
online at www.ashevilletheatre.org or by
calling (828) 254-1320.
Musical Theatre:
Attention Junior Show Stoppers!
For the first time ever, ACT is teaming
with two of the area’s most
celebrated directors, Gary Mitchell
(Little Shop of Horrors
and My
Fair Lady) and Jerry Crouch ( Peter
Pan and Annie), to mentor and showcase
Asheville’s best junior musical talents.
This exciting ten week program will cover
such topics as how to pick the best audition
song, performing your best at auditions, and
creating a show stopping performance!
Designed for junior talents from age
10-18, the graduation performances will be
showcased live on the ACT Mainstage as
a part of the dazzling annual Diva*licious
fundraiser on May 21-22. Classes will be
held on Thursdays, March 11 through May
13 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuition is $300.
Healthy Play, Healthy Kids
Asheville Community Theatre 2010
Tanglewood Summer Camp, sponsored by
Earth Fare. The most exciting, creative, and
active theatre camp in town! This summer’s
tagline, “Healthy Play, Healthy Kids,”
means we’re grounding our camp activities
in four foundations of healthy child
development:
• Physical fitness and movement
• Teamwork
• Expression
• Creative problem solving
Younger students will work with acting,
music, visual arts by using improvisation
and innovation; older students will delve
deeper into theatre by writing scenes and
monologues, putting movement to music,
and creating and performing short films.
Each two-week session culminates with a
performance showcase for an audience of
family and friends.
This summer we’ve added an Advanced
Camp for veteran campers who require
more in-depth training and experience. Advanced
Camp is by permission only. Please
contact Camp Director Janna Hoekema for
details, summercamp@ashevilletheatre.org.
Want to learn more? Join us for a
Tanglewood Summer Camp Family Night
in the ACT Lobby, March 26, 4 to 6 p.m.,
or June 4, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Camp Sessions
Session I: July 19-30,
Ages 8-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
*Advanced Camp: July 26 - August 6,
Ages 11-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Session II: August 2-13,
Ages 5-7 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Ages 8-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
*By permission of camp director only.
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