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AUGUST 2013

elcome to our 85th season! What a treat to be able to celebrate this wonderful organization’s 85th birthday. It is a true testament

to the support and involvement of our community that we have a joyfulplace to come and share common experiences.

Since you don’t turn 85 every day, we have decided to celebrate theoccasion by putting together a season filled withblockbuster after blockbuster. You’re sure to beentertained and engaged. For starters, we’ll bekicking off the season with Les Misérables. Thisinternational sensation has recently become availableto community theatres for the first time in its 25 yearhistory. Judging from all early indicators, this is goingto be a hugely popular production, so you’ll want toorder your tickets as soon as possible. If you are asubscriber you can redeem your subscriptionadmissions AND order as many extra tickets as youwould like right now. And while you’re at it, you canorder your tickets for the entire season!

Les Misérables is just one of the terrific showswe have in store for you this season. We’ll celebratethe holidays with the family favorite Peter Pan andkick off the New Year with Stephen Sondheim’sInto the Woods. And for the first time in our history we’ll be producingIrving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. If you enjoy a good laugh, you won’twant to miss the classic comedies Arsenic and Old Lace and Boeing,Boeing. We will be re-visiting two iconic Americans, Helen Keller andAnnie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker, and meet some compelling newcharacters in Good People, a play that examines classism in America. And for younger audiences, our Youth Theatre will be producing three amazing shows. Nancy Drew: Girl Detective, The Cat in the Hat and TheMagical Adventures of Merlin will all be Kalamazoo premieres. Thesefamily friendly shows are a great way to introduce the children in yourlife to the magic of theatre on both sides of the curtain!

Now in its eighth year, our Senior Class Reader’s Theatre will presenttwo terrific productions. Songs of the Silver Screen, a wonderful musicalrevue featuring music made famous in the movies will be producedthis fall. A staged reading of Irena’s Vow, the story of one of the mostcourageous and unsung heroes of World II, Irena Gut Opdyke will beoffered next spring.

We hope you’ll join us on Sunday, August 11 at 4:00pm when weperform in Bronson Park as part of the Arts Council of GreaterKalamazoo’s Concerts in the Park Series. The 85th AnniversaryConcert will be a musical celebration of our past as well as an excitingglimpse into all that the future holds. It’s sure to be an afternoon filled

with standards, new works and maybe even an oldfashioned sing-along!

In addition to all of the great shows we have coming up; we also have some exciting new thingsplanned for our Academy of Theatre Arts. Now in itssecond year, the Academy will continue to providestudents ages 3 to 103 with educational experiencesfocusing on performance and technical theatre. This fall we are adding great new classes gearedspecifically toward the theatre enthusiast. We havedeveloped a lunch time lecture series called“Second Fridays” that is designed to take patronsbeyond the footlights as they gain insight into thethemes and design concepts associated with a production. Patrons will then attend the productionand enjoy a backstage tour immediately followingthe performance.

We will also be offering a fun-filled lecture series on the history ofmusical theatre. Dr. Patrick Coyle will provide participants with aninformative exploration of the one true American art form. He willdelve into what is currently being performed in contemporaryAmerican Musical Theatre and give you a little taste of Broadway.These new offerings along with many more classes and workshops,will be featured in our Academy of Theatre Arts Fall Catalog, whichwill be available August 15.

For 85 years the Civic has been shining the spotlight on our community. As the community’s theatre we have the distinct pleasureof offering participation on both sides of the curtain. The experienceswe take away from a live theatrical event may vary from person to person, but it is undeniable that these experiences enrich our lives tremendously.

Thank you for being a part of the Civic family. I look forward toseeing you at the theatre, as we celebrate our 85th anniversary. – KC

Celebrating 85 years of shining the spotlight on community!

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Kristen ChesakManaging Director

Kalamazoo’s Community Theatre

UPCOMING AT A GLANCE

VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION (JUNE 2013) ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS (SUMMER 2013) VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION (JUNE 2013)

Inside the CivicFREE AUDITION & YOUTH WORKSHOP

August 10 (9:30am-1:00pm)

Les MisérablesTICKETS GO ON SALE

September 3 at 10:00am

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (CYT)AUDITIONS

August 18 & 19 at 4:00pm

85th Anniversary ConcertFREE CONCERTS IN THE PARK

August 11 at 4:00pm

ConcertsPark

ACTING & LIGHTINGSaturday, August 10, 2013

(Advanced Registration is Required)

Lighting Workshops (9:30am-11:30am & 11:00am-1:00pm)

Acting Workshop(11:00am-1:00pm)

AUDITION DATESunday, August 18th at 4:00pmMonday, August 19th at 4:00pm

CALLBACKSWednesday, August 21st at 4:00pm

LOCATIONThe Carver Center – Carver Studio(Those auditioning are encouraged to arrive thirty minutes prior to audition time.)

CASTINGSeeking a Company (actors and production crew)of approximately 45 youth (20 for onstage rolesand a production crew of approximately 25) ages9 through a Senior in High School. Students musthave turned 9 on or before the day of auditions.

FIRST REHEARSALMonday, September 9th at 4:00pm

PERFORMANCESOctober 18th – October 26th

DIRECTORSandra Bremer

REQUIREMENTSThose wishing to audition are required to registerin advance for either the Sunday, August 18th or Monday, August 19th audition date. By registering in advance you will receive youraudition paperwork, as well as, all pertinentinformation via email prior to the auditions.• A parent or guardian is required to attend

the first half hour of auditions.• Those auditioning for onstage roles will be

asked to read from the script.• Those auditioning for crew positions will

be asked to listen to designer presentations,speak to designers/technicians and indicate interest for specific crews.

• All students auditioning will need to indicate a preference for “Acting Only”, “Tech Only” or “Either/Or”.

Detailed workshop Information available at www.KazooCivic.com

in the

FREEKalamazoo Civic Theatre 85th Anniversary Concert

Presented by Concerts in the Park and

Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo at Bronson Park

August 11, 2013begins at 4:00pm

We hope you'll join us as we celebrate our85th anniversary with musical numbersfrom past productions, as well as, showstoppers from our upcoming season.

This concert is FREE, and is friendly forthe entire family. Bringing picnic meals(no grilling allowed), blankets or lawn chairsis encouraged.

As a special treat to concert goers Pop City Popcorn will be selling popcornand water in Bronson Park.

In the event of rain, the Kalamazoo CivicAuditorium is the alternate venue.

Concerts in the Park is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, with support from

the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation and the City of Kalamazoo. Additional support provided by WMUK 102.1

and Adams Outdoor Advertising.

For more information, visit www.kalamazooarts.org.

ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS (SUMMER 2013)

ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS (SUMMER 2013)

Peter PanAUDITIONS

September 29 & 30 at 7:00pm

Les MisérablesSEASON OPENER

September 27 at 7:30pm

ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS (SUMMER 2013)

SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BE PURCHASED BY CALLING 269-343-1313 OR VISITING US ONLINE AT www.KazooCivic.com

September 27 – October 13 November 29 – December 15 January 10 – January 25

Season SubscriptionsORDER YOURS TODAY!How would you like to see Les Misérables, Peter Pan,

Arsenic and Old Lace, Into the Woods, or Annie Get Your Gun for as little as $12.75? With a Season Subscription, you can do just that!

SAVE up to 40%

November 8 – November 16 April 25 – April 27Senior Class Reader’s Theatre Senior Class Reader’s Theatre

January 24 – February 8 February 14 – March 1

February 28 – March 15 April 4 – April 19 May 2 – May 18

October 18 – October 26 March 14 – March 21 May 9 – May 17Civic Youth Theatre Civic Youth Theatre Civic Youth Theatre

A NEW PRODUCTION OF

Inside the CivicFREE AUDITION WORKSHOP

September 21

Songs from the Silver Screen (SCRT)AUDITIONS

September 29 & 30 at 6:00pm

VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION (JUNE 2013) VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION (JUNE 2013)

ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS (SUMMER 2013)

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Visit our website beginning August 15th to view our electronic catalog at www.KazooCivic.com

ot only will we continue offering the hands-on, participatory Academy

programming this fall—we are now offeringclasses that are for the theatre enthusiast!So if you love being in the audience but donot want to be onstage or work backstage,these new classes are for you! If you sometimes wonder “How did they do that?”and want that inside information about ourshows, then these non-performance classesare for you! Enrich your theatre-goingexperience and maybe even learn a fewsecrets that will shine new light to whatyou see on stage! – NP

NEW THIS FALL AT THE ACADEMY!

Nicki PoerDirector of Education & Outreach

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR OUR 2013 FALL CATALOG!

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