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Saturday, July 04, 2009
JULY NEWSLETTER!!
Although we’ve been sending out newsletters at the end of the month, we’re going to release them at the beginning of the month for the summer! This way, we can preview each month of our Summer Series as it happens!In this issue you can read about...
Season Tickets at RIC!
A season ticket for all eight shows can be purchased for only $50! Tickets are normally $8 in advance and $10 at the door... this season ticket saves you almost $20 and will allow you to see eight wonderful fairytales come to life onstage!
Aladdin
Our season opener this year is Aladdin and the show promises to be an unforgettable production! A silly sultan, an evil vizier, a beautiful princess, a powerful genie, and an incredible lad named Aladdin all come together for an exhilarating ride through bazaars, caves of jewels, and palaces beyond description.
Sleeping Beauty
Kaleidoscope’s second show of the summer is Sleeping Beauty! This production features: a king who snores, a dragon who roars, and a prince whom love misses until a princess he kisses! When all is said and done, it’s a whole lot of family fun! Make sure you go to this wonderful show! (photo: Cassandra Pacheco as Sleeping Beauty)
Snow White
Kaleidoscope Theatre's Snow White is the third show of the summer and is an enchanting musical that adheres very closely to the original storyline of the fairytale. Beautiful costumes, lots of song and dance, plus the opportunity for several youngsters to directly participate in the show, make this an event the whole family will not want to miss!
The Frog Prince
To wrap up July, Kaleidoscope will be performing The Frog Prince. We hope you’ll all join Prince Noble on his quest to find a beautiful princess. *Splash!* Oh no! Young Prince Noble seems to be having a really bad day - a smelly Gypsy woman is in love with him, he got pushed down a well, and then he was transformed into an icky green frog! Now instead of traveling the land looking for a beautiful wife, he's short, green, and hoping to catch a fly for dinner!
Cinderella at Hampton Beach
Although, Cinderella will be touring our normal summer circuit in August, we will be doing a special performance of the show in July! Kaleidoscope will be at the Hampton Beach Casino on Saturday, July 11th at 11:00am!
Cinderella’s Musical Storybook
For fans of Kaleidoscope Theatre, this read-along, sing-a-long, magical, musical, storybook, which normally retails for $14.95, will be available at our concession stands for a special introductory summer price of only $10.00!
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Summer Series in the Valley Breeze
Our summer series has been announced in the Valley Breeze!
http://www.valleybreeze.com/Free/ENT-kaleidoscope-theatre-6-7
http://www.valleybreeze.com/Free/ENT-kaleidoscope-theatre-6-7
ALADDIN Press Release!
On July 7, 2009 at Robert’s Hall Auditorium on the Rhode Island College Campus, Providence, RI, Kaleidoscope Theatre will perform the musical production ALADDIN!Showtime is 11:00am and admission is $8 in advance and $10 on the day of the performance. For tickets and more information, please call the RIC Box Office (Open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm) at (401) 456-8144. This presentation of one of the famous stories from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights is an original musical adaptation by David G. Payton of Cranston, RI, and is filled with all the wonderful characters audiences have come to know and love. For further information, please contact Kaleidoscope Theatre at (401) 942-3637.
Kaleidoscope Theatre’s production of ALADDIN promises to be an unforgettable production! A silly sultan, an evil vizier, a beautiful princess, a powerful genie, and an incredible lad named Aladdin all come together for an exhilarating ride through bazaars, caves of jewels, and palaces beyond description. Three brand-new beautiful backdrops were recently painted for this production by local artist Laura McPherson thanks to grant money provided by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). These new scenic elements truly transport audiences to the mystical land of Bazrad, where the story takes place. The show is filled with magnificent songs, magical spells, beautiful harem girls, and even a dancing camel. Audience involvement makes this show one which the whole family will enjoy!
Director and writer David Payton knows audiences of all ages will enjoy this show. “What we do at Kaleidoscope is truly magic. Here we have a classic story that all children (and adults) know and love. The classic story elements are there, but we add surprises here and there to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.” Ryan Hanley, who plays the Silly Sultan of Bazrad, knows why everybody enjoys Kaleidoscope’s performances so much. Ryan says, “We don’t play down to the kids. We play to everyone, every member in the audience.”Cast members are Aladdin (Joe Catanzaro of Johnston, RI); Princess Jasmine (Amber Johnson 
of Providence, RI); the Sultan (Ryan Hanley of Cranston, RI); the Evil Vizier (Christopher Schultz of South Yarmouth, MA); the Genie (Sam Hood of Providence, RI); Aladdin's Mother (Jasmine Ready of South Yarmouth, MA); Aladdin's friends (Kelsey Massaro of Smithfield, RI and Santana Roberts of West Greenwich, RI); the Guards (Cameron Marcotte of Scituate, RI and Dan Walsh of Burriville, RI); and the beautiful veil dancers (Jamie Dellorco of Franklin, MA; Megan Gonsalves of Smithfield, RI; Cassandra Pacheco of Johnston, RI; Jillian Rivers-Keegan of Burriville, RI; and Audrey Thompson of Cumberland, RI).
Director is David G. Payton of Cranston, RI; Costume Design is by Robert Zannini of Cranston, RI and Scenic Design is by Laura MacPherson of Providence, RI with Robert Zannini of Cranston, RI; Choreography is by Cassandra Pacheco of Johnston, RI; Stage Manager is Nicole Frechette of Lincoln, RI; Assistant Stage Manager is Christine Redihan of Providence, RI; and Sound Engineer is Adam Ramsey of Cranston, RI.
of Providence, RI); the Sultan (Ryan Hanley of Cranston, RI); the Evil Vizier (Christopher Schultz of South Yarmouth, MA); the Genie (Sam Hood of Providence, RI); Aladdin's Mother (Jasmine Ready of South Yarmouth, MA); Aladdin's friends (Kelsey Massaro of Smithfield, RI and Santana Roberts of West Greenwich, RI); the Guards (Cameron Marcotte of Scituate, RI and Dan Walsh of Burriville, RI); and the beautiful veil dancers (Jamie Dellorco of Franklin, MA; Megan Gonsalves of Smithfield, RI; Cassandra Pacheco of Johnston, RI; Jillian Rivers-Keegan of Burriville, RI; and Audrey Thompson of Cumberland, RI).Director is David G. Payton of Cranston, RI; Costume Design is by Robert Zannini of Cranston, RI and Scenic Design is by Laura MacPherson of Providence, RI with Robert Zannini of Cranston, RI; Choreography is by Cassandra Pacheco of Johnston, RI; Stage Manager is Nicole Frechette of Lincoln, RI; Assistant Stage Manager is Christine Redihan of Providence, RI; and Sound Engineer is Adam Ramsey of Cranston, RI.
Friday, June 19, 2009
June Newsletter!!
The first summer edition of our newsletter has been released! Kaleidoscope Theatre is ready to begin our wonderful Summer 2009 Tour and we’re looking forward to seeing you all in person instead of just communicating via email!In this issue, you can read about...
Season Tickets!
A season ticket for all eight shows at RIC can be purchased for only $50! This ticket saves you almost $20 and enables you to sit in a special reserved section!
Sleeping Beauty this Sunday!
Last call - Sleeping Beauty kicks off our summer season this Sunday at 2:00pm!
Summer Preview video now online!
To help promote this summer’s series, Kaleidoscope Theatre put together an online video with photos and music from our upcoming shows!
$100 off coupon
Our $100-off coupons will be available at our concession stands again this year! These coupons are good for $100 off any of our school-touring productions.
** Date change - Since the distribution of the June newsletter, the Black Box Theatre has rescheduled their production! Bob Macaux (Henry in the Frog Prince and Domenic in “Sleeping Beauty”) will now be reciting Shakespearean Sonnets at the Artist's Exchange on July 10, 11 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for this wonderful night are $10.00. For more information, please call (401) 490-9475.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Sleeping Beauty - June 21st!
You can preview one of our summer shows, by visiting The Saugus Senior Center on Sunday, June 21st! Sleeping Beauty will begin at 2:00pm and the $12 admission includes a free ice cream!
For reservations, please email Grouptixne@aol.com or call (781) 230-EXPO!
New photos for this production have been added to our website featuring the actors who will perform on stage this summer! Check them out!
New photos for this production have been added to our website featuring the actors who will perform on stage this summer! Check them out!
Monday, June 01, 2009
Summer 2009 Preview!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
May Newsletter!!
Hi everyone! We hope you’re all enjoying the wonderful New England weather! Here at Kaleidoscope, we’re using the sun and the warmth to start cleaning and organizing our outside prop storage shed and we’ve begun making repairs and upgrades to our props and costumes! We’ve also already begun rehearsing for Sleeping Beauty and we start Aladdin this week!
In this issue:
RIC Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets are now officially on sale for our RI performances at Rhode Island College. This eight week series will run from July 7th – August 25th. With times being as difficult as they are, Kaleidoscope is offering the best “staycation” in town! Without buying expensive travel tickets, you can excite your child’s imagination by bringing them to see their favorite fairytale come to life on stage!
Sleeping Beauty
You can preview one of our summer shows, by visiting The Saugus Senior Center on Sunday, June 21st! “Sleeping Beauty” will begin at 2:00pm and the $12 admission includes a free ice cream!
New Summer Venue!
Kaleidoscope Theatre is proud to add the Hampton Beach Casino to our venue list this summer! We will be debuting “Cinderella” there on July 11th at 11:00am.
Strategies of Success contest!
Marianne Douglas (Fairy Godmother in “Cinderella”) is in the process of updating her successful high school curriculum “Strategies of Success” with the most current information prior to donating it to 300 high schools in North America this summer! With towns being strapped for money, Marianne thought that this was the ideal time to have a contest where schools can apply to win the program that has won so many awards and has changed thelives of so many teens! High schools can apply to win the program at www.strategiesofsuccess.com until July 2.
Congratulations, Rebekah!
At the recent Motif Magazine Awards, one of Kaleidoscope’s talented performers received an award! Rebekah Philip won for “Best Child Performance” for her portrayal of Little Red in our Little Red Riding Hood.
To read the complete newsletter, become a subscriber!
In this issue:
RIC Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets are now officially on sale for our RI performances at Rhode Island College. This eight week series will run from July 7th – August 25th. With times being as difficult as they are, Kaleidoscope is offering the best “staycation” in town! Without buying expensive travel tickets, you can excite your child’s imagination by bringing them to see their favorite fairytale come to life on stage!
Sleeping Beauty
You can preview one of our summer shows, by visiting The Saugus Senior Center on Sunday, June 21st! “Sleeping Beauty” will begin at 2:00pm and the $12 admission includes a free ice cream!
New Summer Venue!
Kaleidoscope Theatre is proud to add the Hampton Beach Casino to our venue list this summer! We will be debuting “Cinderella” there on July 11th at 11:00am.
Strategies of Success contest!
Marianne Douglas (Fairy Godmother in “Cinderella”) is in the process of updating her successful high school curriculum “Strategies of Success” with the most current information prior to donating it to 300 high schools in North America this summer! With towns being strapped for money, Marianne thought that this was the ideal time to have a contest where schools can apply to win the program that has won so many awards and has changed thelives of so many teens! High schools can apply to win the program at www.strategiesofsuccess.com until July 2.
Congratulations, Rebekah!
At the recent Motif Magazine Awards, one of Kaleidoscope’s talented performers received an award! Rebekah Philip won for “Best Child Performance” for her portrayal of Little Red in our Little Red Riding Hood.
To read the complete newsletter, become a subscriber!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Congratulations, Rebekah!
Kaleidoscope would like to congratulate Rebekah Philip, who recently won a Motif Award for Best Child Performance for her portrayal of Little Red in Kaleidoscope's Little Red Riding Hood!* Tuesday, August 11th at Rhode Island College, 11am
* Wednesday, August 12th at The Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford, CT, 11am
Kaleidoscope is also proud of their other Motif nominees: Tommy Iafrate, Jeffrey Sewell, Nikki Speciale, and the cast and crew of Cinderella's Christmas. It was Kaleidoscope's first year being nominated and it's a testament to the talent of all those individuals that we received so many nominations this year.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
(Photo: Presenters from Trinity and Perishable give Rebekah and Marisa (who was nominated for Encore's Grease) their awards!)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
AAA Discount available for RIC shows!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Frog Prince this Sunday!!
Kaleidoscope will be presenting The Frog Prince at the Saugus Senior Center on Sunday, May 10th! The show will begin at 2:00pm and the $12 admission includes an ice cream!Moms get in FREE, so it is a wonderful Mother's Day activity for the whole family!
SYNOPSIS:
Splash! Young Prince Noble is having a really bad day - a smelly Gypsy woman is in love with him, he gets pushed down a well, and then he’s transformed into an icky green frog!
Splash! Young Prince Noble is having a really bad day - a smelly Gypsy woman is in love with him, he gets pushed down a well, and then he’s transformed into an icky green frog!
Now instead of traveling the land looking for a beautiful wife, he's short, green, and hoping to catch a fly for dinner!
Will Prince Noble learn a lesson in humility and win the lovely Princess Cassandra’s heart? Watch as plots twist, stories intertwine, and all the characters discover that Happy Endings can happen when you least expect them!
For more information on how to get tickets, check out our website!
(Photo: the cast of The Frog Prince from a recent performance.)
Friday, May 01, 2009
2009 Summer Series!!!
Kaleidoscope announces its 2009 Summer Series!!!Roberts Hall Auditorium, Rhode Island College
Tuesdays at 11:00am
Tickets on sale next week!
Box Office: (401) 456-8144
July 7th - Aladdin
July 14th - Sleeping Beauty
July 21st - Snow White
July 28th - The Frog Prince
August 4th - Beauty & the Beast
August 11th - Little Red Riding Hood
August 18th - Cinderella
August 25th - Goldilocks & the Three Bears
The Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford, CT
Wednesdays at 11:00am
Tickets on sale May 8th!
Box Office: (203) 265-1501
Box Office: (203) 265-1501
July 8th - Aladdin
July 15th - Sleeping Beauty
July 22nd - Snow White
July 29th - The Frog Prince
August 6th - Beauty & the Beast (special Thursday performance)
August 12th - Little Red Riding Hood
August 19th - Cinderella
August 26th - Goldilocks & the Three Bears
July 15th - Sleeping Beauty
July 22nd - Snow White
July 29th - The Frog Prince
August 6th - Beauty & the Beast (special Thursday performance)
August 12th - Little Red Riding Hood
August 19th - Cinderella
August 26th - Goldilocks & the Three Bears
The Cape Cod Melody Tent
Wednesdays at 11:00am
Tickets now on sale!!
Box Office: (508) 775-5630
Box Office: (508) 775-5630
July 29th - Snow White
August 12th - Cinderella
August 19th - Goldilocks & the Three Bears
The South Shore Music Circus
Thursdays at 10:30am
Tickets now on sale!
Box Office: (781) 383-9850
July 16th - Sleeping Beauty
July 23rd - Frog Prince
July 30th - Snow White
August 13th - Cinderella
August 20th - Goldilocks & the Three Bears
The Saugus Senior Center in Saugus, MA
One Sunday a month at 2:00pm!
Box Office: (781)230-EXPO
June 21st - Sleeping Beauty
July 19th - Aladdin
August 16th - Beauty & the Beast
Friday, April 17, 2009
Drop Painting - Part two!
The drop painting project went even better than expected!! We finished painting the Oasis drop and even started the palace drop! Laura will finish the third drop over the weekend and we will have three brand new drops for Aladdin!! The week was a wonderful experience for everyone involved and we hope to collaborate again in the future.
Here is a photo of the new completed Oasis drop! More photos of the painting process (and a sneak peak at the third palace drop) are available on Myspace!!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Drop painting!
All this week, volunteers from Kaleidoscope will be joining local Scenic Artist Laura McPherson to create a new drop for Aladdin! Laura is painting a total of three new drops for the production, which will open Kaleidoscope's 2009 Summer Series at Rhode Island College on July 7th!All this week, we will be posting pictures of the drop as it progresses!
On DAY ONE, we stretched out the drop and stapled it to the deck. Then, we sprayed several layers of paint onto the drop to help it square up and settle. While waiting for our first layers to dry, we also did prep work in terms of the color pallete and the scale gridlines that will help us transfer the image Laura designed onto the drop. Finally, we continued to add layers of paint to begin the background color. The photo is how the drop looked at the end of Day One! For more photos, check out Kaleidoscope's page on Myspace.com!
Tomorrow, we will begin drawing the cartoon (outline) of the image!! Stay Tuned!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Goldilocks and her friends will be appearing at the Saugus Senior Center on Sunday, April 19th!!
The show will begin at 2:00pm and the $12 admission includes the show and a free ice cream cup!
The Center is located at 466 Central Street in Saugus, MA 01906. For more information, please email Grouptixne@aol.com or call 1-781-230-EXPO!
See you there!
Monday, March 23, 2009
For Rhode Island fans, Little Red will be performed locally next Sunday at the RI Home Show!
Performances will be at 12:00pm and 3:00pm. Also, between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm, both Cinderella and Snow White will be appearing! Check out the RI Home Show website for more information!
