Monday, January 30, 2012

Summer Theatre from our Youth

On August 6th and 7th, the community will be treated to the second season of the West Haven Summer Youth Theatre. This year, the program, sponsored by the West Haven Council on the Arts and a block grant from the West Haven Community Development Department, has 2 more fantastic productions to offer. Group 1, children ages 10yrs - 13yrs, will present their representation of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown while Group 2, which spans the ages 14yrs - 18yrs old, is offering up the Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice opera Jesus Christ Superstar.

The program got underway on June 23rd when auditions were held to select the nearly 30 youths who would ultimately be cast in the roles necessary to bring these shows to the public. Since that day, every child and teen has been rehearsing their parts, as well as learning the behind the scenes duties that most of us never think about when we see a show. That work will all be worth the 6 week investment when they get to take the stage. Details of show times and admission can be found at the bottom of this notice.

WHCA would like to thank the West Haven Board of Education for making
Carrigan Middle School available for the theatre program, as they did last year. We hope to be presenting this program at its permanent home in The West Haven Arts Center in the near future.

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