MEDIA ALERT - Arizona Theatre Company

MEDIA ALERTMedia Contact:Melanie McBride480-862-9094mmcbride@eblane.comArizona Theatre Company Seeks High School Students for2013 “Summer on Stage” and “Summer Backstage” Youth ProgramsCamp offers inside look at professional play production and performanceTUCSON (April 24, 2013) - Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) is proud to announce its 2013 Summer onStage youth theatre program. This five-week intensive training program will give students the exclusiveexperience of working and performing with a major theatre company. The program will culminate infull-scale productions of “Elephant’s Graveyard” and musical “In Your Eyes.”Throughout the program, ATC staff and professional teaching artists will lead students through a varietyof theatre classes that include character development, voice and movement for the actor, dance, scriptand monologue study, theatrical design, and other areas of theatre that prepare students for a career inthe arts.A limited number of spaces are available for Summer Backstage, a technical theatre training programfocused on set building and backstage production. Please visit the website listed below for furtherdetails.WHAT:WHO:ATC is looking for high school students to join its 2013 Summer on Stage and SummerBackstage youth theatre programs.High school studentsWHEN: · Registration is open now through May 31; late registration will be open June 1 – 14.· The program runs from June 24 – July 26, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.· Final performances will be held July 25 – 26 at 7:00 p.m.WHERE:PRICE:Venues for this program:· University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film and Television· The Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. in downtown TucsonSummer on Stage: $900 registration until May 31; $1,050 late registrationSummer Backstage: $300 registration until May 31Full and partial scholarships are available. For application forms and detailed price andregistration information, please visit www.arizonatheatre.org/education/studentprograms/summer-on-stage

CONTACT:MORE INFO:April Jackson, education manager520-884-8210, ext. 7513ajackson@arizonatheatre.orgPlease visit www.arizonatheatre.org.About “Elephant’s Graveyard”Winner of the 2008 Keene Prize for Literature, “Elephant’s Graveyard,” written by George Brant, isbased on the sensationalized true story of Mary the Elephant’s tragic encounter with the townspeopleof Erwin, Tennessee. A beautifully written and poignant exploration of American obsession with violenceand spectacle, “Elephant’s Graveyard” will be an inspiration for Summer on Stage participants andaudiences alike.About “In Your Eyes”“In Your Eyes” is a new, never-before-seen musical from Tony Award-winning duo Brian Yorkey and TomKitt. Written before “Next to Normal” exploded on Broadway, “In Your Eyes” tells the story of highschool students attempting to make sense of the chaos that ensues when a plot of gun violence issuspected at their school. They end up learning more about themselves and their peers than theyanticipated in this honest and touching new musical.About Arizona Theatre CompanyTouching lives through the power of theatre, Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) is the preeminentprofessional theatre in the state of Arizona. Boasting the largest seasonal subscriber base in theperforming arts in Arizona, ATC is the only resident company in the US that reaps the benefits of a twocityoperation. Now entering its 47th season, more than 130,000 people a year attend performances atthe historic Temple of Music and Art in Tucson, and the intimate and elegant Herberger Theater Centerin downtown Phoenix. Each season of shows, all produced in Arizona, reflect the rich variety of worlddrama—from classics to contemporary plays, from musicals to new works—along with a wide array ofoutreach programs, educational opportunities, access initiatives and new play programs. Mark Colebrings national arts management expertise to ATC as managing director, and 20-year veteran David IraGoldstein continues to excel as ATC’s artistic director.###