StoryBook Theater brings its version of Rumplestiltskin to the Kirkland Performance Center this month. Filled with delightful songs and madcap shenanigans, this musical comedy is designed to engage and delight very young audiences - ages 3 through 9 - and to entertain the whole family.
StoryBook performances reach out to young audiences in several ways. The energetic performances and catchy songs are great fun. The shows also give young kids the opportunity to learn appropriate theater behavior in a situation where they don't have to be still and quiet for the whole show. There are plenty of opportunities for them to react and respond, and the actors know what to expect and how to keep the show on track.
Another feature - the adults don't have to sit through a boring kid's show; the fractured fairytale style of the productions include elements that will keep the adults in the audience laughing right along with the kids.
"Rumplestiltskin" will be at Kirkland Performance Center April 22-30, with Saturday performances at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Sunday shows are at 1 and 3 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center is located at 350 Kirkland Ave. Tickets cost $7.50 and can be ordered from the KPC box office: 893-9900. Tickets will also be available at the theater before each performance, subject to availability.
For educators: Weekday school matinees for school groups are available. Please call Studio East at 425-827-3123 for more information. More information about StoryBook and Studio East is available at www.studio-east.org.
Studio East open house
The spring quarter open house kicks off the month on April 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It's an opportunity for you to drop by Studio East at 402 Sixth St. S. and tour the facilities, meet the faculty and staff and find out more about the programs and services offered by the organization. Spring quarter classes begin the week of April 17.
On April 20 and 21, Studio East will hold auditions for its ninth annual summer teen musical, which is presented at Kirkland Performance Center at the end of July. Rehearsals begin in early June. The production is open to seventh through 12th-grade students. This year's musical will be "Footloose." For more information and to schedule an audition appointment, please call Studio East at 827-3123.
Summer camps
Studio East has one and two week summer theater camps for ages 4 through 15, as well as the summer teen musical and the young actors professional intensive, a six-week program for students ages 13 through 19. For more details on all the summer programs offered by Studio East, visit www.studio-east.org.[[In-content Ad]]
