PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: February 5, 2010
Media Contact: Michelle Sanders, Communications Manager
(425) 392-1942 x124
VILLAGE THEATRE KIDSTAGE TEENSELECT PRODUCES Steven Schwartz’s, Children of eden
Everett, Wash. — Village Theatre KIDSTAGE TeenSelect produces Children of Eden, running February 12-21, 2010 at Everett Performing Arts Center in downtown Everett.
From Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, and Wicked) and John Caird (Les Miserables) comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith... not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Freely based on the story of Genesis, Children Of Eden is a frank, heartfelt and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. Adam, Eve, Noah and the "Father" who created them, deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message: that "the hardest part of love... is letting go."
KIDSTAGE has brought April Wolfe (recent Peter Pan understudy at Seattle Children’s Theatre) in to direct the 21 student cast through this challenging production. Loni Kappus, KIDSTAGE programs manager comments, “KIDSTAGE chose this production for TeenSelect to give a wide variety of students the opportunity to be featured not only in a full-scale musical, but a musical with a very tough score.” This performance is very unique in that it will be ¾ thrust, with the audience seated on stage so it will be a very intimate setting and a new challenge for most of the cast members who are used to working in a proscenium setting.
KIDSTAGE TeenSelect’s production of Children of Eden is a full scale musical with scenic design by Elizabeth Stam; musical direction by Danny Sullivan; lighting design by Andrew D. Smith; choreography by Marianne Roberts; costume design by Nancy Horner; and sound design by Jacob Rose. The cast members are from: Edmonds, Everett, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Snohomish, and Stanwood. For more information or to schedule individual interviews, please contact Michelle Sanders, Communications Manager at (425) 392-1942 x124 or . Pre-production photos are available online now.
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What:Children of Eden
Book by John Caird
Music by Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Based on a concept by Charles Lisanby
Where:Everett Performing Arts Center
2710 Wetmore Avenue
Everett
When:February 12-21, 2010
Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 PM
Sundays 2:00 PM
Tickets:$12-$14 – ON SALE NOW
Box Office: (425) 257-8600 or
About Village Theatre KIDSTAGE:
Designed to encourage teamwork, personal integrity, self-esteem, and a life-long appreciation for live theatre,
KIDSTAGE is a year-round performing arts training program in Issaquah and Everett for young people ages 3-20. KIDSTAGE students participate in classes, workshops and full-scale KIDSTAGE productions. All performances are by KIDSTAGE students and classes are taught by professional theatrical instructors.
About Village Theatre
Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. What began in 1979 with the vision of a small group of dedicated theatre artists has grown into one of the region's best-attended resident theatres, with over 18,000 subscribers to the current season and 182,000 projected total attendance, youth education programs serving over 54,000 young people, families, and schools annually, and a nationally recognized program that has enabled the development of over 85 new musicals. Serving an expanding and diverse community, Village Theatre has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years with the start of our contract as the resident performing and management company at the Everett Performing Arts Center in 1998.
Mission of Village Theatre:
- To be a regionally recognized and nationally influential center of excellence in family theatre
- To promote a season of top quality productions
- To commission and produce new musicals that achieve national exposure
- To train young people in theatre skills for career opportunities and enriched lives
- To develop a broad based appreciation for live theatre
- To promote positive values through art
KIDSTAGE is made possible, in part, by City of Issaquah, Everett Cultural Commission, Fluke, Kobe Foundation, Snohomish County Tourism, Tulalip Tribes, US Bancorp, and Washington State Arts Commission.
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