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Kaleidoscope Theatre
Newsletter - Volume 3, Number 3 - March 2007
Hello and welcome to the newest issue of
Kaleidoscope Theatre's online newsletter! First off,
we’d like to thank everyone who auditioned for us on
March 4th; the turnout was amazing and many new and
talented performers will soon be joining the
Kaleidoscope Theatre family!
With so many wonderful events taking place here at
Kaleidoscope, we’re so excited to keep you all
informed! Remember, for more up to date information
about Kaleidoscope Theatre, you can check out our
two online blogs at:
www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com (for general
news)
www.kaleidonews.blogspot.com (for our members)
In this issue, we’d like to update you on our
"Cinderella's Holiday Ball" coloring book/ CD
project and extend a special ‘thank you’ to the
illustrator Molly Rodman and to Russ Martin at
Viscount Studios. We’d also like to announce that
Kaleidoscope will now be offering Birthday Party
packages that feature the performance of one or more
of our show characters!
In this issue you can read about:
1. Kaleidoscope Theatre’s Summer Series 2007!
2. Birthday Party Packages
3. Thank you Molly and Russ!
4. Congratulations, Rob!
5. Supporting our members – Other venues to feature
the
many talents of our performers
1. SUMMER SERIES 2007!
We are pleased to announce the titles for our
upcoming 2007 Summer tour! This year’s series will
include: “Snow White,” “Alice in Wonderland,”
“Cinderella,” “Cinderella, Too!” “The Frog Prince,”
“The Three Pigs,” “Little Red Ridinghood,” and
“Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” For
more information regarding dates and venues, please
check out our website!
*(Please note that tickets may not yet be on sale
for our series at some venues.)*
This summer marks the world premiere of a brand new
Kaleidoscope Theatre fairytale: “Cinderella, Too!”
The story picks up right where our original
production
of “Cinderella” leaves off, with Cinderella and
Prince Charming planning their royal wedding! Come
see what happens when a Spanish Ambassador shows up,
and Stepmother and Cinderella's Stepsisters start
some mischief. This brand new musical is filled with
all of the joy, laughter, and excitement that
Kaleidoscope Theatre is known for, and is sure to be
a ton of fun for everyone!
2. BIRTHDAY PARTY PACKAGES!
If your child is a fan of our performances, you can
now bring their favorite Kaleidoscope character to
life at their birthday party! Our varying packages
include: character appearances,
storybook readings, games, and performances of
Kaleidoscope music. For more information, check out
the new
'Birthday Party Packages' section of our
website!
3. THANK YOU MOLLY AND RUSS!
At this time, we’d like to thank RISD (Rhode Island
School of Design) student Molly Rodman for her
wonderful work on the upcoming “Cinderella’s Holiday
Ball” coloring book project.
The coloring book, along with a corresponding music
CD, should be on sale this coming holiday season at
the Kaleidoscope Theatre concession stand and CVS
stores nation-wide! For a sample of Molly’s amazing
line art, take a peek at our Official Kaleidoscope
Theatre Blog –
www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com!
Another ‘thank you’ goes out to Russ Martin of
Viscount Studios. Russ was wonderfully helpful in
making our recording process a huge success! For
more information about Viscount Studios,
check out their homepage at
www.viscountrecords.com!
4. CONGRATULATIONS, ROB!
We're so excited to announce that Kaleidoscope
Theatre's Own Technical Director, Rob Ferland (a
2005 RIC graduate), has been named the Interim
Technical Director for the Nazarian Center for the
Performing Arts at Rhode Island College. The
Nazarian Center contains four theatrical spaces,
including the Helen Forman Theatre, the Little
Theatre, Sapinsley Hall, and Roberts Hall Auditorium
– the summer home of Kaleidoscope Theatre!
Here's a couple of interesting tidbits to get to
know Rob a little better… Rob has been working at
Kaleidoscope for over eight years and was named the
company's Technical Director in 2000. He saw his
first Kaleidoscope show at age 5. At the age of 7
(at a performance of “Snow White”),
he told Managing Director Bob Zannini that he would
one day would work for Kaleidoscope as their Tech
Director, and 12 years later, it happened! His
favorite Kaleidoscope show to date is "Rapunzel".
To find out even more…check out our online ‘blog (to
which Rob contributes) at
www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com!
5. SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS
When not working with Kaleidoscope Theatre, our
members bring their varied talents to other venues.
Here's a sampling of productions that will feature
our members in the upcoming months (in chronological
order):
A. Mark Anderson, last seen at Kaleidoscope as the
Grandfather in “Heidi” will be directing “Forever
Plaid” at
Theatre Works up in Woonsocket, RI. This
production will run March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25
and will feature the performance of Joshua Smith as
Jinx. Josh was seen as the
Cheshire Cat in our most recent production of “Alice
in Wonderland.” For tickets, please call (401)
766-1898, option 1.
B. Eric Desnoyers, last seen at Kaleidoscope as the
Prince in "Cinderella's Christmas", will be
directing "James and the Giant Peach", this month
for Encore Repertory Company. Cameron Connaughton
(Doc in "Snow White" and Pinocchio in "Pinocchio")
was cast as James. This show will be presented at
the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket, RI from March
23-25.
For up to date information about this production,
visit Encore's website at
www.encorerepco.org.
C. Also that weekend will be the opening of "All
Shook Up" at Bishop Hendricken High School,
which will feature a performance by Graham Duff in
the role of "Dennis"--the young aspiring dentist.
Graham was last seen on the Kaleidoscope Theatre
stage as Jack in "Jack & the Beanstalk" last summer.
This production will run March 23, 24, 30, and 31 at
7:00pm and March 25 at 2:00pm.
D. Jamie Dellorco, last seen as Putricia in
"Cinderella's Christmas", along with fellow
Kaleidoscopian Michael Marchak, has been cast in the
Academy Players production of "A Chorus Line". For
those familiar with this play, Jamie will be playing
Bebe and Michael will be Mark. Production dates are
April 20-22 and 26-29. For more information, check
out their website,
www.academyplayers.org.
E. Also in April, numerous Kaleidoscopians
(including Jen Drummond, Justin Robinson and Jillian
Rivers-Keegan), will perform in “Damn Yankees” at
Rhode Island College. Performance dates are April
19-22. For more information or to order tickets,
please contact the RIC Box Office at
(401) 456-8144.
F. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" will be performed on
May 4, 5, and 6 at Woonsocket High and will feature
performances by Emily Luther (as Millie), James
Lambert (as the Letch), and by our Assistant
Technical Director Chris Cournoyer (as Jimmy)!
Well, that concludes this month's edition. Exciting
things keep happening for us here at Kaleidoscope
Theatre, and this month has provided many more
examples to add to the already long list! We will
enjoy continuing to inform you of our new
developments as they progress, not only in our
newsletters, but on our online blogs as well
Remember, if you have any questions, contact us by
e-mail at
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com!
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