july 10 - august 12
tuition $450 per student
directors: Taylor Bond & Lisa Knight
choreographer: Rachel Tassile
stage manager: Caroline Harold
This theatre opportunity is open to all students ages 8 - 18! Your performers will audition, rehearse, and perform an entire musical production with lights, sets, and costumes on the historic Canton Palace Theatre stage! This opportunity is perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. Under the guidance of seasoned directors, students will learn valuable theatre arts skills in acting, singing, and movement, all while rehearsing a full-scale theatrical production.
ABOUT MATILDA JR
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the "revolting children" who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace! Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
ABOUT CANTON THEATRE KIDS
The mission of Canton Theatre Kids is to create theatre experiences that inspire, encourage, and uplift. We strive to be a light in the lives of our students. Our theatre program is a place to learn, grow in curiosity, empathy, and imagination, where everyone is important. Our success is not what happens on the stage -- it can be found in the process, the journey of making friendships, building confidence, supporting one another, and our young people taking pride in their work and who they are.