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Junior Performance Sessions

FALL 2024 JR Performance Opportunities

Registration begins 8:00 am on Saturday, August 3, 2024

INTO THE WOODS JR

Rehearsals:                    September 24 – December 11, 2024

Performances:             Possible performances

                                            (students asked to be availabile initially for all dates – based on enrollment and auditions 1 or 2 casts may exist)

                                       December 12 – 17, 2024

Ages:                                Enrolled in grades 6 – 10

Cost:                                 $250/student

Maximum Enrollment:            42

***NOTE: Because of the nature of this specific musical, we want all students who register to understand that they must be comfortable singing by themselves (solo performance songs), this show will have a much different feel from the ensemble heavy shows we’ve done in the past***

Sunset School for the Arts is producing INTO THE WOODS JR.  Join us for this opportunity to perform on our Marla Eichmann Studio Theater stage.  This exciting program will give students the experience of going through an entire rehearsal and performance process.  Participants will learn theater skills as they move through the magical process of producing a musical. All Students who register are cast in the production.

Rehearsal Days & Time

Tuesdays 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Saturdays 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

No Conflict Rehearsals: December 3 – 12

Tech Rehearsals: December 8 – 11

FROZEN KIDS

There are two separate casts for FROZEN KIDS.  You can register for the SUMMER cast or the WINTER cast.  Please note dates/times differences and register for the cast that best fits your family’s schedule.

Sunset School for the Arts is producing FROZEN KIDS.  Join us for this opportunity to perform on our Sunset Playhouse Marla Eichmann Studio Theater stage.  This exciting program will give students the experience of going through an entire rehearsal and performance process.  Participants will learn theater skills as they move through the magical process of producing a musical. All Students who register are cast in the production.

Ages:                                Enrolled in grades 2 – 5

Cost:                                 $185/student

Maximum Enrollment:            26/cast

SUMMER CAST

Rehearsals:                    September 7 – November 15 (no conflicts begins November 2)

Performances:              November 16 & 17 @ 2:00 & 4:30

Rehearsal Days & Time

Thursdays 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Saturdays 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Tech Rehearsals

November 14 & 15 @ 4:30 – 6:45 pm

WINTER CAST

Rehearsals:                    September 14 – November 22 (no conflicts begins November 9)

Performances:              November 23 & 24 @ 2:00 & 4:30

Rehearsal Days & Time

Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Saturdays 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Note: Saturday, November 16 rehearsal at 9:00 am – 11:00 am

 Tech Rehearsals

November 21 & 22 @ 4:30 – 6:45 pm

Sunset School for the Arts presents:

Murder’s in the Heir

Auditions are available for students in grades 7 – 12.

ALL STUDENTS interested in being cast in MURDER’S IN THE HEIR must audition. 

Actors must be available for ALL tech rehearsals and performances to be cast.

Tuition of $250 will be paid upon the acceptance of a role – There is NO FEE to audition.

Audition Date:

September 5

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Actors are asked to stay for the whole audition time.

Rehearsals:

September 11 – November 8

Wednesdays & Thursdays @ 6:15 – 8:15

Sundays @ 1:00 – 4:00

Run Through/Tech Rehearsals (no conflicts allowed):

October 27, 30, 31

November 3 @ 1:00 – 5:00

November 6 – November 8 @ 6:00 – 9:00

Performances

November 9 @ 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm

November 10 @ 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm

What to do to Audition:

Sign Up for the audition using this link.

Complete the audition & Conflict form by Tuesday, September 3 @ 5:00 pm by using this link.

There is no need to prepare anything before the audition.  Auditionees will be reading from the script in groups.

If you have any questions, please contact Erika Navin, Director of Education, at enavin@sunsetplayhouse.com or 262.782.4431 x290

***please note this opportunity is different from our Fall & Winter JR Musical sessions where students register and all who register are cast – acceptance into this production is audition based***

Synopsis:

Almost every character in this hilarious mystery has the weapon, opportunity, and motive to commit the unseen murder.  And it’s up to our audience to decide who actually did it!  Each of the heirs to the tyrannical billionaire Simon Starkweather has the means and the motive to do away with him.  Starkweather gathers his family and employees to announce the contents of his will.  His lawyer, Lois van Zandt, reveals that he has bequeathed vast fortunes to his niece Fiona, her son Jordan, his great-niece Paula and his grandson Simon III, as well as to his many servants.  Then Lois delivers the bombshell!  Within hours this will becomes invalid.  Of course, the rejected heirs are not pleased, so it’s not surprising when they roam the old mansion carrying such items as an ax and poison.  Predictably, the lights go out, and Simon is discovered murdered.  Simon III is determined to find his grandfather’s killer, with the help of detective Mike Davis.  The play’s unique ending, utilizing secret ballots gathered at intermission from the audience, determines the killer in this Billy St. John maze of murder.

Characters:

SIMON STARKWEATHER ……a billionaire, tyrannical

FIONA STARKWEATHER ……..his niece by marriage, befuddled

JORDAN STARKWEATHER …..his great-nephew, Fiona’s son, a playboy

PAULA THOMPSON …………..his great-niece, a Southern belle

SIMON STARKWEATHER III …his grandson, a college student (played by the same actor

who plays old Simon)

THE STAFF

BENSONHURST ……………….the butler, formal

MRS. TRENT …………………..the housekeeper, dour

MINERVA WALKER ……………the cook, temperamental

NANCY POLLARD ……………..the maid, shy

RUFUS JONES …………………the handyman, surly

THE PROFESSIONALS

LOIS VAN ZANDT ……………..a lawyer, business-like

MISS WITHERS ……………….a nurse, stern

KATHY COLLINS ………………a personal secretary, bright, self-assured

MIKE DAVIS ……………………a private detective, smart, tough

GENE (or JEAN) CULPEPPER ….the director

AN USHER/THE KILLER