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WHAT MAKES ALL-OF-US EXPRESS SPECIAL We learn responsibility. We have tons of fun. We respect each other. We discover new skills. This is a place where we want everyone to feel welcomed, accepted, and know they re important. EVERYONE WORKS HARD AND LEARNS EVERYTHING At All-of-us, everybody works on both sides of the curtain. Backstage, our youth learn how to run lights and sound, and work on props, costumes, sets and makeup. Children can also help out by being ushers or working on our lobby displays among many other things. On stage, our youth work hard learning their lines and blocking, and how everyone s role is crucial to creating the best possible production. Every child who has a role on stage must next serve on a crew of their choice. This ensures that everyone has a fair chance to learn everything that All-of-us Express has to offer. It is the mission of All-of-us Express Children s Theatre to offer young people of all backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles the opportunity to produce professional quality plays, study many aspects of the dramatic arts and develop valuable life skills while providing outstanding entertainment to the community.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Celebrate your birthday with All-of-us! Birthday and a Show: includes tickets to our current production (2 p.m. show on Saturdays only), use of one of the rooms at the Hannah Community Center, and an appearance from a couple of the characters from the show! Birthday and Friends: includes use of one of the rooms at the Hannah Community Center, and an appearance from a couple of your favorite characters! They will spend time with your party and even play a few games with you! Birthday and a Show is not available during our Riverwalk productions. GET INVOLVED Our Parents and the Big Kids Can Get Involved, Too! Are you interested in volunteering, sponsoring or participating on a committee? Contact us to get involved! Visit our website to fill out a form online at www.cityofeastlansing.com/volunteer. SEE A SHOW WITH YOUR CLASS! Join us for a field trip to a show this season! Only $5 per person! ACTING LESSONS Want more one-on-one time with a Director? Youth ages 9-18 will now be able to work one-on-one with a professional actor and experienced director. You will be taught the basics of acting, and how to best prepare for an audition. Choose a script (or two), either from home, or from our inventory, that you d like to work on. Youth will be coached on all of the things directors are looking for: emotion, movement, volume, and more! Contact us for pricing and scheduling information. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
NEVERENDING STORY Based upon the novel by Michael Ende, adapted by David S. Craig November 3 & 10 7 p.m. November 4 & 11 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. November 5 & 12 3 p.m. SYNOPSIS Told with all the thrills of a classic adventure, the story begins with Bastian, a lonely boy, who stumbles into a curious bookshop where he discovers a curious book The Neverending Story. Bastian hides in the attic of his school and begins to read, and a huge adventure surges into life. Fantastica, a land of stories, is being destroyed by the Nothing. The Childlike Empress has chosen Atreyu, a young hunter, to be the Hero of the Great Quest. However, his quest has attracted a human child. It is Bastian himself who calls out a new name for the Empress, and the story rushes to its triumphant and moving conclusion. East Lansing Hannah Community Center 819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823 Tickets: $8 adults $5 youth AUDITIONS (Ages 9-18) August 24 & 25 6:30-8:30 p.m. August 26 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA by Katherine Paterson and Stephanie S. Tolan, based on the novel by Katherine Paterson February 9 & 16 7 p.m. February 10 & 17 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. February 11 & 18 2 p.m. SYNOPSIS Jesse, alienated from the pragmatism of his family and rural Virginia culture, draws and dreams of becoming something special. Leslie, the new girl from the city and the ultimate outsider, opens a world of imagination, art and literature for him. Together they create Terabithia, a fantasy kingdom where they are safe from those who don t understand them. Their friendship grows as Jesse s world expands. When tragedy strikes, the strength gained in Terabithia takes Jesse forward on his own and lets him share the magic of his dreams. Riverwalk Theatre 228 Museum Dr Lansing, MI 48933 Tickets: $8 adults $5 youth AUDITIONS (Ages 9-18) November 16 & 17 6:30-8:30pm November 18 10am-12pm
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Vera Morris April 27 & May 4 7 p.m. April 28 & May 5 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. April 29 & May 6 3 p.m. SYNOPSIS As punishment for rebuffing a powerful witch, a selfish prince becomes a true beast until someone will love him for himself. Many years later, a poor widow stumbles onto the castle and innocently plucks a forbidden rose. The Beast sentences her to death, but first allows her to return home and bid farewell to her family. There we meet her two unpleasant daughters, Isabel and Marguerite, and her nasty sons-in-law, Greedo and Graspo. They hear her story and think she s insane. But her third daughter, Beauty, agrees to go to the castle and stay with the Beast if her mother s life is spared. When Beast kindly permits Beauty to return home briefly, Graspo and Greedo sneak into the castle, hoping to steal a treasure. In a wildly funny and exciting scene, not only do they fight the Beast, they fight the furniture! With the aid of an enchanted mirror, Beauty sees that Beast doubts her love for him and she returns to the castle. Her love restores Beast to his true form and happiness reigns. East Lansing Hannah Community Center 819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823 Tickets: $8 adults $5 youth AUDITIONS (Ages 9-18) February 22 & 23 6:30-8:30 p.m. February 24 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
ROALD DAHL S WILLY WONKA JR. Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.com July 27 & August 3 7 p.m. July 28 & August 4 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. July 29 & August 5 3 p.m. SYNOPSIS Roald Dahl s Willy Wonka JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer, Willy Wonka, as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka s rules in the factory or suffer the consequences. East Lansing Hannah Community Center 819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823 Tickets: $8 adults $5 youth AUDITIONS (Ages 6-18) May 17 & 18 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 19 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
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