[NEohioPAL] PAID POSITION - COSTUME DESIGNERS - BECK CENTER YOUTH THEATER

[Jonathan Kronenberger]

The Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater program is accepting resumes for Costume Designers for its 2011-2012 Theater Season.  This is a paid position (flat fee per production). Each production has a budget as well as costume stock from which to pull.  Please email cover letter and resume to jkronenberger at beckcenter.org<mailto:jkronenberger at beckcenter.org>.

This is an excellent opportunity for young designers as well as experienced designers.  Please indicate for which shows you are interested and available.

The 2011-2012 Beck Center Youth Theater Season:

Charlotte's Web
Adapted from the book by E.B. White
Dramatized by Joseph Robinette
Directed by Jonathan Kronenberger
Performed on Mackey Main Stage

Student Matinee: Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

E.B White's classic tale about "Some Pig" named Wilbur and his special friendship with a spider named Charlotte.  When it looks like Wilbur is destined for the dinner table, Charlotte steps her many legs in to save him, instead making Wilbur destined to be the world's most famous pig.  It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur fulfilling what is most important to Charlotte.  You'll be moved by this beautiful story about the strength of friendship amongst even the most unlikely of pairs.

Auditions are September 17 & 18, 2011
Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 6 - 19.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Written by Barbara Robinson
Directed by Rachel Spence
Performed in Studio Theater

Fridays, December 9 & 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays, December 10 & 17, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.
Sundays, December 11 & 18, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids-- probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem-- and the fun-- when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!

Auditions in October 15 & 16, 2011
Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 6 - 12.

Reckless
Written by Craig Lucas
Directed by Jonathan Kronenberger

Fridays, February 24 & March 2, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays, February 25 & March 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 & March 4, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Student Matinee: March 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Performed in Studio Theater

At home on Christmas Eve, Rachel is informed by her guilty husband that he has hired a hitman to kill her, and she must flee for her life-which she does by scrambling out the bedroom window and into the snowy night. She meets and joins up with a variety of colorful characters - moving not only from town to town but psychiatrist to psychiatrist - encountering an endless series of incredible coincidences.  Throughout, Rachel is led more and more to ponder whether the modern world might not be a vast conspiracy designed to systematically undermine her own increasingly shaky sanity.

Auditions are November 19 & 20, 2011
Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 13 - 19.

Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
Lyrics and Music by Leslie Bricusse<http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000253> and Anthony Newley<http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000253>
Adapted for the Stage by Timothy A. McDonald <http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000253> and Leslie Bricusse<http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000253>
Based on the Book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Performed on Mackey Main Stage

Fridays, May 4 & 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays, May 5 & 12, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Sundays, May 6 & 13, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Student Matinee: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.



Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory including "Pure Imagination" and "The Candy Man."


Auditions will be announced at start of Winter/Spring Semester 2012.
Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 6 - 19.

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Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, Ohio.  Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring local and regional artists. For more information about the Beck Center, visit our website at www.beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org>

jonathan s. kronenberger
associate director, theater education
beck center for the arts
17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
216-521-2540 x27

Sign up now for one of our exciting Summer camps and classes at www.beckcenter.org. Or call 216-521-2540 x10 and register!

Beck's 2011-2011  Youth Theater Season
Charlotte's Web (November 3-6, 2011); The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (December 9-18, 2011); Reckless (Feb 24-March 4, 2012)
and Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka (May 4-13, 2012)

Character Development is the true aim of education.

"Exposure to the arts-early and often-builds future audiences." - R. Landesman

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