Main Office Location:
CREATIVE ARTS25 Woburn Street
(inside the 1st Cong. Church, enter via Sanborn St or via the Town Hall parking lot)
Reading, MA 01867
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Summer 2016 Theatre Program - Ages 8-16
Join us this Summer for tons of fun and creativity! Summer Programs include:
- Music Workshops & Private Lessons for Ages 4-Adults (click this link)
- Art Adventures for Ages 7-12 (click this link)
- Summer Mini Explorations for Ages 4-6 (click this link)
- Teen Teacher-in-Training for Ages 13-18 (click this link)
Important Directions for Registration: Yes, you can register for more than one summer program and or for a sibling using the same "register now" link below. Once you hit the button, complete the info, and make your first selection, you'll scroll down to the end of the list and hit the "add" button to add another individual workshop or add a sibling. Sibling rates are valid when the sibling is in the same class.
Musical #1: Into the Woods* (FULL! Waitlist only)
Co-Produced with The Quannapowitt Players
Be careful what you wish for as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. Into The Woods JR. features all of your favorite characters—Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), and the Witch in this lyrically rich re-telling of classic Brothers Grimm fables.
Director: Kelly Walsh
Music Director: Brian Ocock
Art Directors: Brittany Daley and James Curcione
Wks 3 & 4: July 11-23
Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:30pm, Sat. July 23, 2-6pm
Performances: Friday, 7/22 at 6pm & Saturday, 7/23 at 5pm. Tickets are $10 per person.
Location: Quannapowitt Playhouse, Reading
Tuition: $640/$625sibling
Play Production: Pippi Longstocking* (FULL! Waitlist only)
Co-Produced with The Quannapowitt Players
Pippi is the high spirited, warmhearted incarnation of every child's dream of freedom and power. Dressed in strange clothes and living with her horse and pet monkey, she possesses supernatural strength and untold wealth. When Pippi is not dancing with burglars who are trying to steal the gold coins given to her by her father (a pirate who is revered as a king by a tribe of South Sea island cannibals), she is at the circus fighting the strongest man in the world or playing tag with policemen. This lighthearted play has great parts for both boys and girls.
Director: Kelly Walsh; Art Director: Brittany Daley
Wk 5: July 25-July 30
Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:30pm, Sat. July 30, 2-6pm
Performances: Friday, 7/29 at 6pm & Saturday, 7/30 at 5pm. Tickets are $10 per person.
Location: Quannapowitt Playhouse, Reading
Tuition: $365/$355 sibling
Musical #2: Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory* (FULL! Waitlist only)
Co-Produced in collaboration with Reading Recreation
The delicious adventures experienced by Charlie Bucket on his visit to Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder and new songs by Leslie Bricusse (Jekyll & Hyde, Doctor Dolittle) and Anthony Newley, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka TYA is a scrumdiddlyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth.
Director: Kelly Walsh
Music Director: Brian Ocock
Art Director: Brittany Daley
Wks 7 & 8: Aug 8-20
Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:30pm, Sat. Aug 20, 2-6pm
Performances: Friday, 8/19 at 6pm & Saturday, 8/20 at 5pm. Tickets are $10 per person.
Location: Parker Middle School, Reading
Tuition: $665/$640 sibling
Technical Theatre Training Options for Teens!
Assistants-In-Training (ages 13-18)
Mon-Fri, 8:30am-12:30pm, 12:30-4:30pm, or 8:30-4:30
Tuition: $95/wk (half day) $140/wk (full day)
We would love to help you continue your theatrical education whether it is set or costume design, directing, choreography or stage management. Work one on one with our professional theatre staff for an educational and fun experience.
*Note: These are still pending production rights and subject to change if required.