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Kaleidoscope Theatre Newsletter Volume 7, Number 5 May 2011
Our tickets for Summer 2011 are now on sale… but don’t forget our last two spring shows “Alice Through the Kaleidoscope” and “Jack & the Beanstalk.”
For a complete list of our upcoming performances, click here.
For up-to-date information about Kaleidoscope Theatre, you can also check out our two online blogs.
For general information and current news – www.kscopetheatre.blogspot.com
Scheduling information for all Kaleidoscopians - www.kaleidonews.blogspot.com
For pictures and video clips (old and new) come visit us on YouTube (www.youtube.com/kaleidoscope1977) or find us on Facebook!
In this issue you can read about:
1. Meet the Characters - Alice Through the Kaleidoscope 2. Jack & the Beanstalk 3. Our 2011 Summer Tour! 4. Returning to the Oakdale – We need your support! 5. Other venues 6. Meet our Summer 2011 Team
1. ALICE THROUGH THE KALEIDOSCOPE
Our summer season is just around the corner, but we still have two spring performances that we hope you can support! On Friday, May 13th we will be hosting our second annual BULLY program fundraiser. All proceeds from this special performance will go towards bringing our award-winning program to schools that could otherwise not afford it.
We hope you and your family can join us next Friday and help Alice (from Wonderland) put all the mixed-up fairytales back together. Kaleidoscope fans will recognize many of the songs and characters from our fan-favorite shows and will enjoy an original, family-friendly, story.
The Fairy Godmother is missing and without her magic, all of Fairytale Land is in chaos! No one’s story is following the path that it should and ‘happily ever after’ might be a thing of the past. Now Alice (from Wonderland) must travel down the rabbit hole and put everything right. Join us on Friday, May 13th at 7:30pm to see how she does it!
2. MEET THE CHARACTERS
Here are some of the characters who will be appearing in our“Alice Through the Kaleidoscope” fundraiser!!
ALICE AND THE WOLF On her way to Wonderland... everything suddenly goes dark and Alice finds herself lost in Fairy Tale Land! While wandering the forest, Alice meets the BIG BAD Wolf that she's read about in some of her favorite fairytales, but she soon realizes that this Wolf isn't so scary after all. He agrees to help her find someone magical to send her back home... but he wants to find someone magical for his own reasons and he's keeping secrets from his new friend Alice...
CINDERELLA Cinderella is trying to get to the ball... but the stepsisters destroyed the dress she fixed up from the attic and then her Fairy Godmother vanished before being able to help her! Not to worry, the stepsisters aren't having a good day either... They want to marry the Prince, but they'll never catch him looking like that!
ANYA AND PRINCE NOBLE The Gypsy Queen is a woman who's used to getting what she wants... And what she wants is Prince Noble to fall in love with her. Unfortunately, the dashing Prince is more in love with himself than with anyone or anything else. Look out Prince Noble, if Anya uses her magic, you might be spending the rest of your life living in the nearby well. What do you think she might do to him?
THE FAIRIES Alice and the Wolf are looking for someone with magical powers to help Alice get home... but the Three Good Fairies aren't going to be able to help. They cast a sleeping spell to protect the castle until Sleeping Beauty awakes, but it rebounded and put them to sleep instead! The Blue Fairy is having trouble with her magic too, but she can still tell when someone's lying to her... Perhaps it's time for the Wolf to come clean...
THE 3 PIGS The 3 Pigs are not having a good day! The Big Bad Wolf has been at it again... huffing and puffing till all their houses blew down. But, is the Wolf trying to actually eat the Pigs or is he just upset about something? Maybe the Pigs should just learn how to build stronger houses... In the meantime, they're moving into another fairytale's neighborhood. Whose house do you think they'll decide to live in?
3. JACK & THE BEANSTALK
Also before the summer, we will be presenting our show all about the power of your imagination - “Jack & the Beanstalk”. This show will feature recent Youtube sensation Jeffrey Sewell in the title role.Come see him perform live at the Scottish Rite Auditorium (2115 Broad St. in Cranston, RI) on Saturday, June 4th at 2pm. Tickets are $8 in advance for floor seats ($10 at the door) and $10 in advance for stadium seats ($12 at the door). To get the advanced rate, please call Kaleidoscope Theatre today at (401) 942-3637.
Fans in Massachusetts can see the same show the following day at the North Shore Musical Childrens Theatre ( 466 Central St.)in Saugus, MA. This June 5th production also starts at 2pm and the admission price includes a free healthy snack! Call Paul Ryan at (781) 230-EXPO for more information.
4. RETURNING TO THE OAKDALE
We are also very excited to announce that we will be returning to the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT this summer!! We will be presenting a 4 show series through July and August. All shows will be presented on Monday mornings at 11:00am. We hope our Connecticut fans can join us this year to show just how popular our shows still are.
Here is the schedule: July 25th- “Cinderella” August 1st – “Snow White” August 8th – “Cinderella’s Wedding” August 15th – “Pinocchio”
5. SUMMER VENUES
In addition to the Oakdale Theatre, Kaleidoscope will be presenting it’s summer tour at a variety of other venues this summer.
Our venues include:
* The Scottish Rite Auditorium, Cranston RI * The Cape Cod Melody tent, Hyannis, MA * The South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, MA * The North Shore Musical Theatre, Beverly MA * North Shore Musical Children’s Theatre, Saugus, MA * The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, CT
For more information on any of our venues, please call us at (401) 942-3637 or check out our website!!
6. MEET OUR 2011 SUMMER TEAM
JAMIE DELLORCO (Education Coordinator and Public Relations Director) Jamie is so excited to be part of the 2011 summer team for her 7th year!! Jamie started with Kaleidoscope as an actress playing the role of Mother Goose in the summer of 2005 and has been part of the acting company ever since. She spent the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 school years as part of the resident youth tour company of the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn NY, returning to Kaleidoscope in the summers to serve as their Summer Coordinator. She joined the full time office staff at Kaleidoscope in the Fall of 2009 as the Education Coordinator and still enjoys being part of the Kaleidoscope Acting Company. Jamie Graduated from Rhode Island College in 2007 with degrees in both Musical theatre and English literature. Favorite Kaleidoscope Roles include Snow White in Snow White, Jack’s Mother in Jack and the Bean Stalk, Dora in Beauty and the Beast, and Mrs. Johnson (the teacher) in Kaleidoscope theatre’s award-winning BULLY Program.
ADAM RAMSEY (Technical Director) Adam Ramsey has been working with Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre as the Sound Technician and Assistant Stage Manager for the past 4 years. He will be attending Franklin Pierce University in the fall for Technical Theatre and Design in Lighting and Scenic Design. Adam works for several other theatre companies in Rhode Island as well as runs and manages his own production company and equipment. He will be graduating from Cranston HS West where he was the Technical Director and Lighting Designer for several shows, including: “HAIR”, “Once On This Island”, “High School Musical”, and “A Midsummer Nights Dream”.
JASMINE READY (Summer Administrator) Jasmine Ready will be assisting Jamie and Adam while Nicki is away this summer. Jasmine met David and Bobby back in 2003 and has since been helping out here and there with backstage duties, concessions and even a couple of stage roles, too! (Uglicia in “Sleeping Beauty” and Aladdin’s Mom in “Aladdin”). Right now Jasmine is the Production Assistant and Stage Manager at the Connecticut Spring Renaissance Faire, and their Queen Guinevere in the Fall. She also works at the Florida Renaissance Faires in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, as well as a number of dinner theatre productions with a company called Jest Mysteries. She’s looking forward to being part of the Kaleido-team this summer!
That concludes this month’s newsletter! More details on each of our summer venues will be included next month – Stay tuned for more info and we hope to see you all tomorrow at “Alice Through the Kaleidoscope.”
-- Kaleidoscope Theatre (401) 942-3637 kaleidoscope@kaleidoscopetheatre.com
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