The Carson Center is pleased to present an opportunity for the region’s students to participate in a spectacular summer arts education program. The Missoula Children’s Theatre – one of the finest arts education groups in the nation – is here this week for a residency (a week of interaction, training, and mentoring) with our local youth. There will be two public performances on Friday, July 15th at 4:30PM and 7:00PM. Tickets are $6 for children and adults. Tickets for the public performances can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 270-450-4444 or on-line at www.thecarsoncenter.org. 56 students have been cast with ages ranging from 6-17 years old. “This is an incredible opportunity for students, who will have the opportunity to work with Missoula Children’s Theatre professionals,” said Mary Katz, Carson Center Education Director. “Student actors who are cast will appear in the performances alongside professional actors and student directors will assist Missoula staff with teaching, directing and backstage technical production.” Questions about the residency should be directed to Katz at (270) 443-9932, ext. 250. Hear ye! Hear ye! We are also hosting a Royal Tea Party for all of the princes and princesses in the land! Join the Carson Center's royal subjects as they present guests with "tea," sweet treats, games, crafts, and more! Friday, July 15, 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $6. If interested, call 270-450-4444 soon due to limited seating. Royal Tea Party tickets are available only with purchase of tickets to a Sleeping Beauty performance. *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:* The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents SLEEPING BEAUTY, an original adaptation of the classic fairy tale. A new princess is born, and from far and wide the people of the kingdom gather to celebrate. One simple mistake is made - an invitation is misplaced - and the wrath of the vicious Scarella falls upon the poor infant in the form of a spell. Sleeping Beauty is now destined to sleep for eternity if she should prick her finger on a spindle before she reaches her sixteenth birthday. Sleeping Beauty’s Fairy Godmothers do their best to amend the spell, but Scarella, with the help of some nasty Trolls, tricks Sleeping Beauty into pricking her finger and the spell takes effect. Five hundred years pass, and Sleeping Beauty wakes to find herself in a Rock ‘n Roll dream! Also featured in this production are the King and the Queen, Spot, the Fairies, the Palace Attendants, and the Caterpillars. SLEEPING BEAUTY–a Rock ‘n Roll Fable for the ages. This is definitely no sleeper. *ABOUT MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE:* The Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT), the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, has been touring extensively for more than 40 years now from Montana to Japan, and will visit nearly 1,200 communities this year with up to 44 teams of Tour Actor/Directors. A tour team arrives in a given town with a set, lights, costumes, props and make-up, everything it takes to put on a play...except the cast. The team holds an open audition and casts 50-60 local students to perform in the production. The show is rehearsed throughout the week and two public performances are presented on Saturday. All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales . . . a *twist* on the classic stories that you know and love. Also included in the residency are three enrichment workshops presented by the Tour Actor/Directors. Creativity, social skills, goal achievement, communication skills and self-esteem are all characteristics that are attained through the participation in this unique, educational project. MCT's mission is *the development of life skills in children through participation in the performing arts*. Please visit the Carson Center website for more information: www.thecarsoncenter.org <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\llauck\Local%20Settings\rtrigg\Desktop\Correspondence\www.thecarsoncenter.org>
