Beck Center for the Arts - one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theater in the nation - is proud to announce our 69th Anniversary Youth Theater season for 2017 - 2018! Our 2017 - 2018 season brings back a bunch of familiar favorites: a new version of a classic and beloved children's story (Snow White's Adventures), a comedic lesson in mythology (All Greek To Me), a docudrama commemorating the 20th anniversary of a dark chapter in American history (The Laramie Project) and our Youth Theater's first visit from the world's best know, and most beloved, orphan (Annie). Beck Center Youth Theater alumni include: Michael Chernus (Orange is the New Black; Manhattan ) Dee Hoty (three time Tony Nominee), Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Night; 100 Things To Do Before High School), Rory O'Malley (Hamilton; Tony Nominee, Book of Mormon); Daniel Reichard (Drama Desk Nominee, Jersey Boys); Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) and Alice Ripley (Tony Winner, Next to Normal). So come to Beck Center and check out the future of Broadway and Hollywood! You can call for group rates and to schedule your spot at one of our special student matinees. Individual tickets go on sale August 1, 2017 ~ excluding All Greek To Me (call for details). Tickets: $12 Adult/Senior and $10 Children/Student (18 & Under). Reserve tickets at www.beckcenter.org, call 216.521.2540 x10 or simply stop by Beck Center in person. Season available at: http://www.beckcenter.org/2017/04/26/2017-18-youth-theater-season/ SNOW WHITE'S ADVENTURES Writing and Direction by Russel Stich Mackey Stage Student Matinee: Thursday, October 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 26, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 28, at 3:00 p.m. When the vain Queen and her two sisters imprison every maiden in the village and place them under the care of the cursed Beatrice and Bianca, Snow White's Adventures are only beginning. A pair of lumberjacks, the royal wizard, a less-than-heroic-prince, a wise cracking mirror and seven unique individuals all cross paths with Snow White. Will she survive long enough to rescue the girls? Come join us for this exciting reimagining of the beloved children's fairy tale and find out! Auditions are open to students ages 6 - 19.* Auditions: Saturday, September 16 & Sunday, September 17, 2017 Callbacks: Monday, September 18, 2017 ALL GREEK TO ME Writing and Direction by Rachel Spence Studio Theater Open Pandora's Box again and witness this zany re-telling of all your favorite Greek Mythology legends. From Athena to Zeus, you will encounter gods, mortals, monsters and heroes. These classic stories get a comedic spin from our resident playwright, Rachel Spence, as Beck Center's youngest actors put their Midas Touch to this original comedy based on these memorable myths. Fridays, December 8 & 15, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, December 9 & 16, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays, December 10 & 17, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Student Matinee: Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Auditions are open to students ages 6 - 12.* Auditions: Saturday, October 7 & Sunday, October 8, 2017 Callbacks: Monday, October 9 THE LARAMIE PROJECT Written by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project Direction by Becca Ciamacco Studio Theater Fridays, March 2 & 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, March 3 & 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4 & 11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Student Matinee: March 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. Matthew Shepard died several days later - the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project visited Laramie over the course of a year and a half, in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial, conducting more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable. Auditions are open to students ages 12 - 19.* Auditions: Saturday, November 18 & Sunday, November 19, 2017 Callbacks: Monday, November 20, 2017 ANNIE Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc. Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin Direction by Jonathan Kronenberger Choreography by Katie Zarecki Mackey Stage Fridays, May 11 & 18, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, May 12 & 19, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays, May 13 & 20, 2018 at 3:00 pm Student Matinee: Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. Auditions are open to students ages 6 - 19.* Auditions: Saturday, February 10 & Sunday, February 11, 2018 Callbacks: Monday, February 12, 2018 *Students must be enrolled in the same semester that the show performs in to be eligible to participate in the production. You do not have to be enrolled at the time of auditions. * * * * * Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists.