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Kaleidoscope Theatre Newsletter
Volume 4, Number 3
March 2008
www.kaleidoscopetheatre.com
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com
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Welcome everyone to this month's edition of
Kaleidoscope Theatre's online newsletter!
For up-to-date information about Kaleidoscope, you
can check out our two online 'blogs at:
www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com (for general news)
www.kaleidonews.blogspot.com (for our members)
For pictures and video clips (old and new) come
visit us on MySpace at www.myspace.com/kaleidoscopetheatre!
In this issue you can read about:
1. Upcoming Performances
2. Update on 'The Party of the Year!'
3. Kaleidoscope's Official Blog
4. Kaleidoscope is now on Facebook!
5. Live Recording of BULLY
6. Supporting Our Members – Other venues to feature
the many talents of our performers
1.
UPCOMING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
Although Kaleidoscope's touring schedule is
currently packed with private performances at
elementary and middle schools, we are featuring one
upcoming public performance!
Kaleidoscope will be performing "Snow White" on
Thursday, May 15 at the Scottish Rites Auditorium in
Cranston, RI. The show will be at 10am and is
perfect for school field trips or for families with
children who do not yet attend school.
Tickets are going fast, so if you're interested in
attending, please call us at (401) 942-3637!
Our Summer Series for 2008 will be announced soon,
so keep an eye on our official 'blog -
www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com.
2. THE
PARTY OF THE YEAR!
As many of you know, "The Party of the Year" will be
held at the Roger Williams Park Casino on Thursday,
June 12, 2008 from 6 to 10pm! This is a black tie
optional gala
and tickets are $100 per person. Invitations will be
mailed in May. If you would like to be included on
the invite list, please e-mail your name, address,
and phone number to
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com.
Besides a wonderful night of Kaleidoscope
Theatre-themed entertainment, we will be holding an
auction at the event to help raise funds to help
expand Kaleidoscope's award-winning programs, both
in quantity and quality. Items already donated for
the auction include: trips to Florida, Maine, and
Cape Cod, a gift certificate to Cardi's furniture, a
private sailing around Narragansett Bay, an antique,
free-standing, full-length mirror, and exquisite
crystal Swarovski jewelry.
Stay
tuned for more information on how to place your
bids!
Kaleidoscope Theatre is a non-profit organization.
All donations are tax deductible to the extent
allowed by law and donors will be recognized in the
event program book and on our website.
Click here for more information about the event
and the giving opportunities, check out our website
at:
3.
KALEIDOSCOPE'S OFFICIAL 'BLOG -
www.kscopetheatre.blogpost.com
It is our hope to make our 'blog your number one
stop forcurrent news and information about
Kaleidoscope Theatre!
Do you
have any questions about our company?
Is there anythingelse you would like to see us
discuss on our blog?
Well,
feel free to leave us a comment to let us know what
other areas of Kaleidoscope Theatre you are
interested in!
You can also check out our recent articles,
including:
- Radio Spot
- Welcome Home, Abby!
- Joining the Kaleido-family
Please leave a comment to let us know what you
think!
4.
KALEIDOSCOPE ON FACEBOOK
Kaleidoscope Theatre is now on
Facebook.com!
We've formed an open group called "kaleidoscopians"
that you can join today!
Like Myspace, Facebook will be a way for our members
and fans to keep in touch with each other and to
keep each other informed about other theatrical
events within the community.
Hope to see you all online!
5.
RECORDING BULLY
Last month, we announced plans to record a live
production of the school-touring play "B.U.L.L.Y."
(Better Understanding by Listening and Learning
about You). Four
performances of the show were filmed at different
elementary schools throughout Rhode Island. During
each show, three camera operators filmed the show
from different
locations, giving us sufficient footage to best
capture the many facets of the live production on
film. Now that the production has been recorded, the
editing process has
begun. Our intern, Cameron Marcotte, a student at
the Met School, is managing the editing process.
With footage from three cameras at four different
shows, Cameron sure has his work cut out for him!
Here's what he had to say about it:
"Editing is not an easy task. The
process we are using to make this film
involves matching the video from the
three cameras, as well as dubbing in
audio tracks created directly from the
actors' microphones. Because of this,
with every clip I work on, I need to
make sure the actors' lips and movements
match up to the audio – which is way
more difficult than it sounds! The
program I am
using is Windows Movie Maker, a video
editor that is both
simple and effective. When editing, I
have three different
camera angles to work with, meaning I
need to combine or change footage from
different cameras every ten or so
seconds. Although the work is hard, it's
quite fun and challenging, and the
result is starting to look really
fantastic!" |
Special thanks for this film go out to our camera
operators (Lon Cerel, Ryan Hanley, Dorothy Frechette,
Stephen Marcotte, and Cameron Marcotte), our
performers
(Christopher Breene, Michael Ferron, Dan Walsh,
Nicolina Botelho, Aurora Lefebvre, Chantel
Venkataraman, Sam Hood, James Lambert, Ben Craven,
Kathrine Barnes, Krista-Louise Genereux, and Amber
Johnson), and our technical providers (Sam Hood, and
Brian Mills and the Met School) for loaning their
time and equipment to this project! Stay tuned for
more updates in the coming months!
6.
SUPPORTING OUR MEMBERS!
A. Brendan Macera (The Big Bad Wolf in "The Three
Pigs" and an active member of our school touring
program) will be appearing as Troy Bolton in Encore
Repertory Company's "High School Musical!" The show
will be performed at the Stadium Theatre in
Woonsocket, RI April 4 through 6.
To
purchase tickets, which are $12, please call the
Stadium Box Office at (401) 762-4545.
B. Justin Robinson (the Prince in "Snow White" and
"Cinderella") and Eric Desnoyers (Hunstman in
"Little Red") will be a featured performer in Rhode
Island College's spring production of "No, No,
Nanette." This musical will be performed in Robert's
Auditorium April 17-20. Please call the RIC Box
Office at (401) 456-8144 for more information.
C. "High School Musical" will also be performed at
RISE on Broadway May 2-4 and 9-11. Numerous
Kaleidoscopians are involved in this production
including: Kathrine Barnes, Joe Catanzaro, Michael
Ferron, Megan Gonsalves, David Gorgone, Matt Gorgone,
Sam Hood, James Lambert, Dan Larson, and Cameron
Marcotte. For more information, check out their
website at
www.ristage.org.
D. Ben Craven (an active member of our
school-touring program) and Christine Redihan (stage
manager extraordinaire) will both perform in
Classical High School's production of "All Shook
Up". Shows are May 16 and 17 and tickets are $7 in
advance, $8 at the door.
*For our members – If you're involved in an upcoming
theatrical production, and would like information
included in our newsletter, please e-mail the
details to us at
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com
That
concludes this month's newsletter. We hope to see
you all soon at one of our upcoming performances!
Remember, if you have any questions, you can always
contact us by e-mail at
kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com or call our
office at (401) 942-3637.
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