Emerson Theater Collaborative will provide a Summer Youth Theater Program for children ages 6 through 17 from Monday, June 17, to Saturday, July 13, sponsored in part by Children’s Theatre Foundation and Sedona United Methodist Church.
The program will provide education in areas of theater production including acting, music, improvisation, creative writing, directing, and set, costume and lighting design.
Last summer, ETC’s Summer Youth Theater Program presented “Barrio Grrrl!,” a musical by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winner Quiara AlegrĂa Hudes and Grammy and Tony-winner Bill Sherman.
Eight local children participated in the program which culminated in two live performances at Sedona United Methodist Church.
Scholarships were provided to students to make this production possible sponsored in part by AZ Humanities.
This year’s production will be Dan Neidermyer’s “The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again.”
Directed by Denise Royal, the play tells the story of Rabbit’s chance to finally have a re-match with Tortoise. But their race is interrupted when they discover the forest is littered with trash. The production exemplifies a contemporary version of a timeless story with an important environmental message woven in. This is produced by special arrangement of Pioneer Drama Services.
ETC’s Summer Youth Theater Program begins Monday, June 17, and runs from 9 p.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Shows will be Friday, July 12, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 13, at 2 p.m.
All performances will be at Sedona United Methodist Church.
Kids interesting in joining the program can sign up at the Emerson Theater Collaborative website. Tuition is $395 per child. Scholarships may be available.
Call Camilla Ross at (860) 705-9711 for details.
