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(Posted 9:30 p.m., Jan. 27)
Missoula
Children's Theatre returns to Orléans Jan. 30
By Fred Sherwin
Orléans Online
The
Missoula Children's Theatre company will be making its
annual stop in Orléans next week starting with auditions
on Monday and culminating with a musical production next
Saturday entitled "The Wiz of the West".
The Missoula Children's Theatre company is based in Missoula,
Montana. The comapny's mission is to help produce plays
with a message for kids under the age of 18. They are
commissioned to stage the plays by volunteer producers
who are resposible for everything from advertising to
ticket sales.
Missoula's
directors then fan out across North America, usually in
pairs, with a trailer full of costumes, props, and scripts.
The
beauty about Missoula Children's productions is that they
are able to incorporate up to 60 young actors and make
them all feel part of the play. One of the ways they accomplish
that task is by incorporating several ensemble musical
numbers. There's even an opportunity for those who don't
earn a part in the play to help out backstage as assistant
directors.
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The
Missoula Children's Theatre company returns
to Orleans next week for the production of
'The Wiz of the West'. Rehearsals will be
held on Wednesday, Feb. 1at Ecole secondaire
Béatrice-Desloges starting at 4:30 p.m. File
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The
productions are all not-for-profit which means that they
are run on a purely cost recovery basis. The primary aim
in establishing the registration fee, which is only $35,
is accessibility and inclusion. As a result, it is not
unusual to see two and even three siblings in the same
production.
The
fee is only paid after a child has passed the auditions.
The auditions are absolutely free. This year's auditions
will take place in Room 124 at École secondaire
Béatrice-Desloges starting at 4:30 p.m. sharp. Latecomers
will be turned away.
The
parts are assigned based on age. The chorus usually consists
of children under the age of 10 while the principal characters
are all in the 14- to 17-year-old range.
Once
an individual has passed the audition, they are expected
to make themselves available for the remainder of the
week. Rehearsals are held between 4:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Not
all actors will be required at all rehearsals, but everyone
rehearsing must be available during the set hours. The
younger actors will rehearse earlier in the evening. A
final rehearsal will be held Saturday morning followed
by two performances at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
For
more information about the Missoula Children's Theatre
production of "The Wiz of the West" contact
Kim at 613-841-4668 or Marcia at 613-830-2553.
(This
story was made possible thanks to the generous support
of our local business partners.)
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