Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts & Community Enrichment is offering $20 student tickets for Rhythmic Circus: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now! The regular price for tickets ranges from $30 to $60. Student tickets include ANYONE in school, elementary through college.
Infusing their unique style of hard-hitting tap, high-spirited humor, and finger-snapping tunes, this unforgettable show is guaranteed to leave audiences of all ages on their feet and dancing!!
Big News in the North Houston Theater World! Over the past few months there has been a lot of buzz about the dual efforts of Applause and Houston’s Center Stage Theater. I have been working as Artistic Director for HCST for just over a year and have recently come on as Managing Artistic Director of Applause. What became immediately clear to me was that both companies share a common mission: Providing top quality training and productions for the many talented performers in the Houston area. For 15 years Applause’s focus has been on actors 18 and under. HCST has also done shows and camps for young actors, but their productions have included actors of all ages. Rather than competing with each other for talent and staff, HCST and Applause have decided to grow together, putting “community” back into community theater.
What does this mean for you? It means more options for future classes and camps, year-round performance opportunities, no “aging-out” of the system, families on stage together, performances in both intimate and large venues, higher quality training, and the combined efforts of the staff and outstanding volunteers from both houses. I am sure that you will agree that this is a win-win for everyone involved. We know that it is YOU who have made both organizations successful in the past and we are very excited about the future of theater in our community.
Over the coming weeks you may see several updates to our website and emails that you receive. Please check back often for all of the new and exciting things coming to HCST and Applause.
-Leslie Rhodes, Managing Artistic Director for Applause
Applause Theatre
June 6-August 19
Applause Theatre is offering a morning and afternoon session for each of their ten 5-day Summer Musical Camps. Morning 9:00-12:30 pm & Afternoon 1:30-5:00 pm.
Enrollment is $215 for a single camp or $175 if you sign up for 3 or more camps. If you are registering more than 1 child in your family you qualify for a 10% discount.
All summer camps are produced through special arrangement with the appropriate publishing company. Please visit the Applause website for a complete listing of camps and to sign up. Applause is also offering a beginner’s camp for ages 6-9 for children without any “show” experience.
Houston Family Arts Center (HFAC)
June 6 – August 19
HFAC presents their Summer 2011 Drama and Musical Theatre Performance Camps.
• 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks camps
• Before and After Camp Care Available
• Tuition average $5.35/hr compared to Houston average of $11.41/hr
• Multiple camp discounts
Register Now: Grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-12. All Camps and performances at HFAC Actors Academy located at 10760 Grant Road, Houston, TX 77070. Register online at www.houstonfac.com or call 281-685-2623 for more information.
Texas Repertory Theatre
June 6 – June 17
Texas Repertory Theatre Company presents The Emerging Artists Program ‘GLEE’ – an exciting 2 week professionally taught theatre program. Below you will find details. Visit the Tex Rep website here.
• For emerging actors entering grades 3-8 in Fall of 2011
• Show choir, singing and choreography
• 2 weeks – 3 Hours per day Mon.-Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Saturday 6/18 Performance on The Main Stage
• For more information call 281.583.7573 – Press # 2
• 14243 Stuebner Airline Road, Houston 77069
Performances: May 19-21 @ 7:30pm and May 22 @ 2:00pm
Tickets: $12/$14. Order tickets at applausetheatre.org.
Summer Stock Play
CSI: Neverland
By Wade Bradford
Directed by: Dani Luers
Rehearsal tuition – $215
April 8-17, 2011
Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime and Once On This Island) have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination–Jojo. “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think” captures the show’s spirit of imagination, as the colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.
The story centers around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge–not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him, the only one who recognizes “his kind and his powerful heart.” Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant, in a story that makes you laugh and cry.
If you’re interested in tickets, please call 281-440-4111. Online sales are sold out.
Address: 6608 F.M. 1960 W, Suite E Houston, TX 77069
Director: Crystyl Swanson
Auditions: March 22, 2011 from 6-9:00 pm
Performances: May 19 – 22, 2011
Details: Prepare a 1 minute comedic monologue for auditions. Callbacks will be held on Saturday, March 26th from 1-4.
Audition Form/Conflict Sheet can be found at www.applausetheatre.org.
This holiday season, come dance and sing to selected songs and scenes from The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma, Carousel and The King and I.
The workshop is open to students grade 6-12 and will conclude with a free performance for family and friends on December 30th from 5-6 pm.
Workshop Dates: Sunday Dec 26 through Thursday Dec 30
Time: 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Tuition: $150.00
This workshop is designed for students in Grades 6-12; younger students with dance experience may be eligible at teacher discretion. Teachers will work with all levels of dance students to maximize their abilities.
To register, call 281-440-4111.
Performances: December 10 – 19, 2010
The Sound of Music – The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain’s immediate service in their navy. The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.
Director – Megan Blackmon
Musical Director – Kathy Elder
For more information about tickets & showtimes, please visit the Applause Theatre website at www.applausetheatre.com.
Opening May 7th, Applause Theatrical School & Theatre Company presents the enchanted edition of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Great entertainment for the whole family, this fully produced musical features an amazing cast of talented students, directed by Daria James, with musical direction by Kathy Elder and choreography by Pamela M. Moore.
The timeless enchantment of the magical fairy tale is told with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits. Performances: May 7th thru May 16th. Tickets: $11 to $14 – Call 281-440-4111.
