[NEohioPAL] JOIN US! PRODUCTIONS 2010-2011 - PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY

[Tom Fulton]

*CHAGRIN FALLS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY
(www.chagrinacademy.org)
2010-2011 Productions*


   - *November:       THE APPLE TREE by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick*
      - *By the authors of Fiddler on the Roof, The Apple Tree is a musical
            of three one-act plays.  Each act has its own storyline,
and alll three are
            tied together by a common theme (Be careful of what you
wish for - it may
            not turn out to be what you wanted.) The first act is
based on Mark Twain's The
            Diary of Adam and Eve; the second act is based onFrank R.
            Stockton's The Lady or the Tiger?; the third act is based
            on Jules Feiffer's Passionella

            *
         - *December:       THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *
      - *The world famous story about a little prince who travels through
            the universe on a little planet, finally landing on earth
in the Sahara
            desert.  The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic
            observations about life and human nature. For example,
Saint-Exupéry tells
            of a fox meeting the young prince as he exits the Sahara
desert. The story's
            essence is contained in the lines uttered by the fox to
the little prince:
            "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What
is essential is
            invisible to the eye."  "You become responsible, forever,
for what you have
            tamed" and "It is the time you have spent with your rose
that makes your
            rose so important."

            *
         - *December:       SENIOR IMPROV SHOW by the Senior Consortium*
      - *Our yearly Improvisation utilizing Second City stylings in a free
            wheeling, audience participation environment.

            *
         - *February:         25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE by William
   Finn and  Rachel Sheinkin*
      - *A one act musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn and
            a book by Rachel Sheinkin. The show centers around a
fictional spelling
            bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle
School. Six
            quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally-quirky
            grown-ups.

            *
         - *March:             THE HEIRESS by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
(from Washington
   Square by Henry James)*
      - *A spine-chilling drama about a young heiress who falls hopelessly
            in love with a handsome rogue, who leaves her on the night
she is about to
            elope with him.  She is devastated with loss and develops
a heart cold to
            mens' sufferings in love.  When her lover returns several
years later, broke
            and once again eyeing her luxurious estate, he asks her
forgiveness.  It is
            then that she exacts her revenge...  To find out what happens
            next, perhaps you should consider joining the Academy....

            *
         - *March:              BUS STOP by William Inge*
      - *

            Nominated for 4 Tony Awards, Bus Stop is set in a diner about 20
            miles west of Kansas City in early March, 1955. A freak
snowstorm has halted
            the progress of the bus, and the eight characters have a
weather-enforced
            layover in the diner from approximately 1 to 5 a.m. In
those early hours of
            the morning, romantic relationships ensue between three
couples, each coming
            to know themselves more fully and find a renewed interest
and perhaps
            happiness in their lives.

            *
         - *April                  MACBETH by William Shakespeare*
      - *William Shakespeare's shortest but most potent tragedy.  It is the
            story of a man and a woman (Macbeth and Lady Macbeth) who
seek the throne of
            Scotland.  When being told by three witches that he will be "king
            hereafter", Macbeth enters a state of absolute
imagination, obsessing on
            what must be done to get the throne.  With urgings from
his wife, he kills
            the king.  With the first drop of blood spilled, a sea of
blood begins to
            engulf the kingdom as Macbeth tries to cover his guilt. In
the end, the
            prophesies of the three weird sisters prove true, and
terribly deadly.

            *
         - *May                  SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY by Edgar Lee Masters*
      - *Spoon River Anthology (1915), by Edgar Lee Masters, is a tale about
            the fictional town of Spoon River told by the ghosts of
the dead in the
            local graveyard.  The personal epitaphs relate their life
stories and
            surround us with the life and interrelationships of the
people.  It is a
            haunting, ribald, hilarious and often deeply moving look
into the secret
            lives of small town Americans.

            *
         - May                   *MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW*
      - An evening of musical theatre song, performed by students in the
            Musical Theatre Workshops.

            - May/June           *SENIOR PROJECTS*
   - Original Plays, One Acts and other projects directed by Seniors in the
            Academy.  Performed in the Studio Theatre, all students
may audition.

*We have several slots still open.  You can still audtion.
Students who were not able to audition for the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts
Academy in February, still have an opportunity to join the third season of
this challenging, college-accredited program in theatre and the performing
arts. The Academy is under the direction of Tom Fulton.  Students interested
in the program should sign up soon, as there are a limited number of slots
remaining.*

*THE ACADEMY IS A CONSORTIUM OF NINE GREAT SCHOOLS*
The Performing Arts Academy is a college preparatory program that offers
students 6 college credit hours.  Students meet either in morning sessions
(7:30-10) or afternoon sessions 12:30-2:40.  Transportation is provided by
the public school systems.  The Performing Arts Academy is a rare
opportunity for juniors and seniors who are students in the Aurora,
Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Mayfield, Orange, Richmond Heights, Solon, South
Euclid, and West Geauga school systems to study theatre a half day every day
as part of their regular school curriculum.  Shaker Schools also
participate.  Students from other schools may be considered if their school
systems will agree to participate in the Excel TECC program requirements.

*TWO YEAR CURRICULUM - College Level Courses in:*

   - Acting, The first Six Lessons
      - Sense Memory
      - Action
      - Advanced Action
      - Emotion Memory
      - Characterization
      - Speech as Action
   - Advanced Scene Study
   - Acting Shakespeare
   - Musical Theatre
   - Stage Movement / Mime
   - Tai Chi
   - Voice for the Stage
   - Singing Lab / Music Theory
   - Stage Craft
   - Stage Combat
   - The Language of Film
   - Acting Styles
   - Theatre of the Absurd
   - Musical Theatre
   - Set, Lighting and Costume design
   - Technical Theatre Practicum
   - Stage Management
   - Theatrical Make Up
   - Production Practicum

*STUDY PERFORMING ARTS DURING SCHOOL*

   - The Academy is fully accredited.
   - The Academy offers 6 college credit hours
   - Study during school hours - during the school year.
   - The Academy is housed in the new Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Center.
   - Tuition is paid by the public school system.
   - The Academy is under the direction of Tom Fulton, a respected
   professional director, actor and acting teacher.

*DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVE SKILLS*
The Academy is for every student who wishes to develop their creative skills
and expressivity - not only young actors. While many of our students will be
trained and will indeed go on to be actors, directors, playwrights, singers,
many others will go on to a wide range of professions and extended study.  They
will carry with them the special and empowering knowledge of self that comes
from the challenge of training in the theatre.

*REAL WORLD BENEFITS*
The courage to create, the confidence to stand calmly before others in
stressful situations, the facility to be expressive, the sense of play that
makes one young at heart, the wisdom to see the big picture, the rare and
essential skill to communicate clearly, the sensitivity to find meaning in
relationships and the business of life - these are all real-world benefits
of the training at the Academy.

*THE ACADEMY TEACHES IMPORTANT LESSONS FOR LIVING - NOT JUST CREATING ON THE
STAGE*
Students learn how to relax, to concentrate, to strengthen their voices and
bodies, to be expressive physically and emotionally, to improvise, to
develop empathy for others, to become literate and aware of the world and
aware of themselves. These are important lessons for living, not just acting
or creating on the stage.

*HOW TO APPLY*
Interested students should contact their guidance counselor to request an
audition right away and to sign up online at the applitrack system.  Your
guidance counselor can help with all procedures.

Questions to the Academy Director, Tom Fulton,  can be asked (and answered)
at http://www.chagrinacademy.org/ask.asp.

To learn more about the Academy, please go to www.chagrinacademy.org.
 There, you can see pictures of last year's productions and learn about
plans for the upcoming season.

Please call soon if you are interested.  There are only a few slots
remaining!

Tom Fulton

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Tom Fulton

Director
Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Academy
Messages: 440-715-4004
Phone: 440-247-2072 x4334

E-Fax: 216-937-0187
(tomtq2 at gmail.com)
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