Summer Festival brochure for the young

the young company at Stoneham Theatre has three Summer
programs, structured by grade level. Check the guide below for
where to find information about the right program for you!
H ELLO H U MA N S,
We’re so excited to tell you everything about Summer Festival 2015! This
brochure will be a helpful resource, giving you information about classes,
timing, prices, and most importantly, the vision for the summer!
The Summer Festival combines the rigorous rehearsal process of the Winter
Festival and Spring Shakespeare with the learning of the Fall and Spring Classes
+ Voice Lessons. Actors will be fully engaged and delightfully challenged as
they learn performance, dance, and music in this multi-disciplinary setting.
Every individual is pushed to explore new techniques and delve further into
the craft of acting by engaging the mind, heart, and body.
EN TERING 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GRADE?
You want the overture program!
Six weekly programs from
July 6 – August 14, 2015
Turn to page 4
EN TERING 4TH
THROUGH 9TH GRADE?
act 1 and act 2 is your program!
A five-week program running
from July 6 – August 9, 2015
Festival performances:
August 6 – 9, 2015
Turn to page 6
Literature comes to life this summer with Disney's My Son Pinocchio, Jr.,
Godspell, and Rough Magic. Competition gets fierce with Damn Yankees and
a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, and it doesn't
get bigger than Titanic. Younger students in the overture program will be
transported to a pirate ship, the circus, and ancient Egypt! Performers of
all ages will be moved as they learn various forms of dance and engage
in physical work. Participants will experiment with design and backstage
elements, enabling them to walk away well-versed in theatre production.
Whether you’ve been doing theatre your entire life or this will be your first time
on a stage, the young company Summer Festival 2015 has something for you.
We hope to see you this summer!
WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT OUR SCHEDULE?
ENTERING 10TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE
OR A 2015 HIGH S CHOOL GRADUATE?
Our act 3 program is where it’s at!
A five-week program running
from July 13 – August 16, 2015
Festival performances: August 13 – 16, 2015
Turn to page 14
Turn to page 17
WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT A FE W OF OUR
INSTRUCTORS?
Turn to page 19
Caitlin Lowans
Associate Artistic Director
Dori Robinson
Education Manager
JUST WANT TO SIGN UP RIGH T NOW?
CON TACT US!
We love your enthusiasm, but we encourage you to read about the fantastic summer that
awaits before turning to pages 9-12 and completing the enrollment forms at the
2
center of this brochure.
[email protected]
781-279-7885 x104
stonehamtheatre.org/youngcompany
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WEEK 1: July 6 - 10, 2015
FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 1 – 3
PROGRAM DATES: JULY 6 - AUGUST 14, 2015
Limited to 20 students in each week, our overture program introduces our youngest
actors to musical theatre performance in a fun, open, and supportive atmosphere. We
consider acting, music, dance, and design different ways to tell a story to our audience,
each equally important to develop! Each week explores a particular theme through acting,
dance, songs, and theatre crafts. Students spend the day playing theatre games, learning
choreography, developing group and solo singing skills, engaging in stage crafts, and
ultimately rehearsing a short original piece with music and dance. The week culminates in
sharing of that piece for friends and family on Stoneham Theatre’s stage.
WEEK 2: July 13 - 17, 2015
THEME:
Mummies, Oh My!
Ancient Egypt
MOVEMENT:
Hip-hop + pop!
THEME:
Caped
Crusaders
MOVEMENT:
Jazz dance
CRAFT:
Costumes
CRAFT:
Props
The weeks complement each other, but subject matter and materials won’t be repeated;
a student who attends only one week won’t feel out of place, and a student who attends
all six weeks will be continually challenged.
WEEK 3: July 20 - 24, 2015
Enrollment
THEME: Circus
Spectacular
MOVEMENT:
Tumbling
CRAFT:
Shadowplay
Unlike acts 1, 2, and 3, overture is a six
week a-la-carte program. Students
can enroll in one week, six weeks, or
something in between. This program has
a sliding discount; the more weeks you
choose, the more you save per week.
Students enrolling in one or two weeks
must pay in full at time of registration.
Students enrolling in three through
six weeks may apply to pay in three
installments: one at registration, one on
May 1, 2015 and one on June 1, 2015.
WEEK 5: August 3 - 7, 2015
1 WEEK
$325
4 WEEKS
WEEK 6: August 10 - 14, 2015
THEME: Pinnochio!
TUITION
4
THEME: Fiesta
Dance Party
MOVEMENT:
Salsa Dance
CRAFT:
Percussion
Please see page 13 for more enrollment
information, as well as financial aid and
payment plan information.
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WEEK 4: July 27 - 31, 2015
2 WEEKS
3 WEEKS
$625
$925
SAVE $25
SAVE $50
5 WEEKS
6 WEEKS
$1200
$1375
$1650
SAVE $100
SAVE $250
SAVE $300
Photos: overture sharings (Summer Festival 2014).
Credit: Debra Rafson and Kelly Gaudet.
MOVEMENT:
Tap
CRAFT:
Puppets
THEME:
Pirates, Ahoy!
MOVEMENT:
Stage Combat
CRAFT:
Set Design
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FOR
STUDENTS
ENTERING
GRADES
4 – 6
PROGRAM DATES:
Monday, July 6 - Friday, August 7, 2015
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, August 6 - Sunday, August 9, 2015
FOR
STUDENTS
ENTERING
GRADES
7 – 9
PROGRAM DATES:
Monday, July 6 - Friday, August 7, 2015
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, August 6 - Sunday, August 9, 2015
Limited to 33 students, our act 1 program focuses on key skills needed as an actor:
building a strong and supportive ensemble, creating larger-than-life physical and vocal
characters, and developing confidence by committing to our performances and each
other. Strengthening music ability is central, especially rhythm and pitch; all students
should be able to read music by the end of the program. We also introduce students to
the design process through constructing props for their productions.
Limited to 50 students, our act 2 program builds on the skills developed in act 1 while
widening our focus. Actors take on multiple perspectives; not only by tackling challenging
characters, but also by analyzing scenes and songs to uncover the performance clues
playwrights and composers give us. Dance is more challenging, incorporating both
musical theatre and contemporary dance. Actors participate in the design process
through collaboration with costume designers.
All actors are cast in one of two musicals: approximately 30 students will be cast in Disney’s
My Son Pinocchio, Jr., and approximately 3 students will join act 2 actors in Godspell.
All actors are cast in one of two musicals: approximately 22 act 2 actors will be cast in
Godspell and approximately 28 in Damn Yankees.
HEART WARMING
FAIRY TALE MEE TS
ACTION -PACKED
ADVEN TURE!
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by David Stern
“When You Wish Upon a Star” and
“I’ve Got No Strings” Music by Leigh
Harline, Lyrics by Ned Washington
From the Walt Disney Motion Picture
PINOCCHIO
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BELOVED BROADWAY
S MASH FOR A NE W
GENERATION!
Conceived and Originally Directed by
John-Michael Tebelak
Music and New Lyrics by Stephen
Schwartz
Originally Produced on the New York
Stage by Edgar Lansbury, Stuart
Duncan, and Joseph Beruh
Directed by Bradley Jensen
Choreographed by
Bernie Baldassaro
Music Direction by Steve Bass
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FOR
STUDENTS
ENTERING
GRADES
7 – 9
PROGRAM DATES:
Monday, July 6 - Friday, August 7, 2015
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, August 6 - Sunday, August 9, 2015
A DEVILISHLY GOOD TIME
overture 2015 REGISTRATION FORM
STUDENT INFORMATION
NAMEGRADE IN FALL 2015
Is this your first time enrolling in a Stoneham Theatre young company program?
 Yes  No
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRAM?  Email  Brochure
 Returning student  Online ad  Facebook  Attended a performance
 Other parents Who?:
 Other students Who?:
 School flyers School:
 Newspaper ad Paper:
 Other:
PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION
NAME(S)
STREET ADDRESS
CITY/STATE/ZIP
HOME PHONE #
CELL PHONE #
EMAIL ADDRESS
DATES OF ATTENDANCE check all that apply
 Week 1
 Week 2
 Week 3
7/6 – 7/10
7/13 – 7/17
7/20 – 7/24 7/27 – 7/31
 Week 4
 Week 5
 Week 6
8/3 – 8/7
8/10 – 8/14
NUMBER OF WEEKS TOTAL select one
 One week $325
 Two weeks $625
 Three weeks select payment option
 PAY IN FULL $925
 PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
I have included my $325 deposit with this form and acknowledge
that I owe $300 by May 1st, and the final $300 by June 1st.
Words and Music by
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Book by George Abbott and
Douglass Wallop
Based on the Novel by Douglass
Wallop “The Year the Yankees
Lost the Pennant”
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 Four weeks select payment option
 PAY IN FULL $1200  PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
I have included my $325 deposit with this form and acknowledge
that I owe $437.50 by May 1st, and the final $437.50 by June 1st.
Directed by Allison Russell
Choreographed by Shaina Schwartz
Music Direction by Taylor Kirkwood
 Five weeks select payment option
 PAY IN FULL $1375  PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
I have included my $325 deposit with this form and acknowledge
that I owe $525 by May 1st, and the final $525 by June 1st.
CONTINUE ONTO NEXT PAGE 
overture 2015 REGISTRATION FORM
act 1, 2, & 3 2015 REGISTRATION FORM
NUMBER OF WEEKS TOTAL select one
STUDENT INFORMATION
 ALL SIX WEEKS select payment option
 PAY IN FULL $1650  PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
NAMEGRADE IN FALL 2015
I have included my $325 deposit with this form and acknowledge
that I owe $662.50 by May 1st, and the final $662.50 by June 1st.
ADD ON A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION (Optional, but appreciated!)
 I would like to show my support for Stoneham Theatre.
Is this your first time enrolling in a Stoneham Theatre young company program?
 Yes  No
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRAM?  Email  Brochure
 Returning student  Online ad  Facebook  Attended a performance
+ DONATION: $
= TOTAL PAYMENT UPON REGISTRATION: $
 Other parents Who?:
 Other students Who?:
 School flyers School:
 Newspaper ad Paper:
 Other:
PAYMENT
‡‡ CASH
‡‡ CHECK (made payable to Stoneham Theatre, please write child’s name in the memo)
T-SHIRT SIZE select one
‡‡ VISA
 YOUTH Small  YOUTH Medium  YOUTH Large
 ADULT Small  ADULT Medium  ADULT Large  ADULT XL
M/C
AMEX
CARD #
DISCOVER
EXP DATE
CVV
RELEASE (REQUIRED)
PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION
NAME(S)
I hereby grant Stoneham Theatre permission to use the likeness of the above
registrant in a photograph in any and all publications without payment or other
considerations. I understand and agree that these materials will become property
of Stoneham Theatre. I waive the right to inspect or approve the finished products
wherein the likeness appears.
STREET ADDRESS
CITY/STATE/ZIP
HOME PHONE #
CELL PHONE #
I understand that all payments are non-refundable.
EMAIL ADDRESS
SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN
DATE
Please return this form with your non-refundable deposit or full payment to
Stoneham Theatre, Summer Festival 2015, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180,
by mail or in person Monday – Friday, 11am – 6pm or Saturday 1pm – 6pm. This
program is filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Expect a confirmation email
after registration is received. aftercare is available from 2:30pm – 5pm for students
in overture for an additional fee. The aftercare registration form is available on our
website (stonehamtheatre.org) and included in the online participation packet sent
out after enrollment. For more information, contact us at 781-279-7885 x104 or
[email protected].
 act 1 for students entering grades 4 – 6 (select one)
 PAY IN FULL $1000
 act 2 for students entering grades 7 – 9 (select one)
 PAY IN FULL $1000
Date Registered:
Date Payment Rec’d:
Payment Amount: $
Financial Aid Application Rec’d:
 PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
I have included my $350 deposit with this form and acknowledge
that I owe $350 by May 1st, and the final $300 by June 1st.
 act 3 for students entering grades 10 – 12 & 2015 high school graduates (select one)
 PAY IN FULL $900
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
 PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
I have included my $350 deposit with this form and acknowledge
that I owe $350 by May 1st, and the final $300 by June 1st.
 PAY IN 3 INSTALLMENTS
I have included my $350 deposit with this form and acknowledge
that I owe $275 by May 1st, and the final $275 by June 1st.
CONTINUE ONTO NEXT PAGE 
act 1, 2, & 3 2015 REGISTRATION FORM
MY PAYMENT TODAY IS select one
ESSEN TIAL INFORMATION
FOR ALL PROGRAMS
 $1000  $900  $350 ADD ON A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION (Optional, but appreciated!)
 I would like to show my support for Stoneham Theatre.
+ DONATION: $
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
 I am registering before March 1, 2015 and taking the discount from my first payment.
DISCOUNT: –$25
= TOTAL PAYMENT UPON REGISTRATION: $
PAYMENT
‡‡ CASH
Enrollment
Each act is limited in size; space is filled on a first-come,
first-served basis. Enrollment forms can be delivered
with either the full tuition or a non-refundable deposit
to our Box Office in person, by mail, or, if paying with a
credit card, by calling 781-279-2200. After registration
is processed, families receive an email confirmation
that includes a link to an online participation packet.
For all who paid with a non-refundable deposit, the
remaining balance is payable in two installments, due
on May 1, 2015 and June 1, 2015. All payments are nonrefundable.
Tuition
Tuition is $1000 for the act 1
and act 2 program and $900
for the act 3 program. Tuition
for the overture program is
available on page 4.
‡‡ CHECK (made payable to Stoneham Theatre, please write child’s name in the memo)
‡‡ VISA
M/C
AMEX
CARD #
Financial Support
DISCOVER
EXP DATE
CVV
RELEASE (REQUIRED)
I hereby grant Stoneham Theatre permission to use the likeness of the above
registrant in a photograph in any and all publications without payment or other
considerations. I understand and agree that these materials will become property
of Stoneham Theatre. I waive the right to inspect or approve the finished products
wherein the likeness appears.
I understand that all payments are non-refundable.
SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN
DATE
Please return this form with your non-refundable deposit or full payment to Stoneham
Theatre, Summer Festival 2015, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180, by mail or in person
Monday – Friday, 11am – 6pm or Saturday 1pm – 6pm. This program is filled on a first-come, firstserved basis. Expect a confirmation email after registration is received. aftercare is available
from 2:30pm – 5pm for students in acts 1 + 2 for an additional fee. The aftercare registration
form is available on our website (stonehamtheatre.org) and included in the online participation
packet sent out after enrollment. For more information, contact us at 781-279-7885 x104 or
[email protected].
If you are interested in registering for one of our Assistant Stage Manager positions, please
contact our Education Department at 781-279-7885 x104 or [email protected].
Every year, generous donors give in excess of $10,000 in financial aid funds for the young
company at Stoneham Theatre. Please don’t let ability to pay be a barrier to participation.
Visit our website (www.stonehamtheatre.org/downloads/youngcompany_FinancialAid.pdf)
to download the financial aid application. Payment plans are also available by request.
The payment plan request form can be downloaded at: www.stonehamtheatre.org/
downloads/youngcompany_PaymentPlan.pdf.
All financial aid and payment plan requests should be submitted for approval by June 1, 2015.
IN TERESTED IN THE WORLD BEHIND THE CURTAIN?
If you are interested in lights, sets, props, and how all the magic of theatre comes
together, come join us this summer as an ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER! In this new
program, up to six act 2 and act 3 students will have the unique opportunity to:
• Work closely with the Director, Stage Manager, and Choreographer as part of the
production team.
• Help run the performances.
• Take four theatre workshops alongside the actors.
• Develop leadership skills.
• Explore the visual arts and design.
Tuition: $500
To learn more, please contact the Education Department at:
[email protected] or 781-279-7885 x104
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Registered:
Date Payment Rec’d:
Payment Amount: $
Financial Aid Application Rec’d:
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FOR STUDENTS
ENTERING GRADES
10 THROUGH 12 +
2015 HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES
PROGRAM DATES:
Monday, July 13 - Friday, August 14, 2015
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, August 13 - Sunday, August 16, 2015
Limited to 55 students, our act 3 program continues the explorations of our younger
programs with increased rigor. As actors, we explore a diverse array of professional
training methods. Music theory is added to the curriculum for all. Diversity is also a
hallmark of our movement training, as we expand beyond musical theatre dance into
myriad styles. All our work has big questions in mind: what does it mean to be an actor?
An artist? A person? How can theatre make us better at all three?
Our three productions expand in scope to include both a challenging play and an edgy
off-beat musical, in addition to a Broadway favorite. All actors are cast in one of these
shows. Approximately 24 actors will be cast in the musical Titanic. Approximately 17
actors will be cast in the musical Love's Labour’s Lost. Approximately 14 actors will be
cast in the play Rough Magic.
Story and Book by
Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by
Maury Yeston
Produced on Broadway by
Dodger Theatricals,
Richard S. Pechter and the
John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts
Directed by nick sulfaro
Music Direction by Amy Gilvary
WIN NER OF FIVE TON Y
AWARDS, IN CLUDIN G
BEST MUS ICAL
RIVE TIN G, GORGEOUS
M US ICAL DRA MA
ABOUT SINKING OF THE
UNS IN KABLE SHIP
By Roberto
Aguirre-Sacasa
Directed by Tyler Rosati
Movement and Fight Direction
by Sam Richert
A New Musical Based on the Play by
William Shakespeare
Songs by Michael Friedman
Book Adapted by Alex Timbers
Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz
Music Direction by Bethany aiken
AN UNLIKELY QUARTE T
SAVES MANHAT TAN
FROM A SHAKESPEAREAN
S UPER -VILLAIN IN THIS
M Y THICAL, MAGICAL,
MEGA ME TA -EPIC!
BY THE CREATORS OF BLOODY
BLOODY ANDRE W JACKSON
ROMAN CE, RE VELS, AND A
ROCKIN’ TIME IN THIS MUS ICAL
BAT TLE OF THE S E XES!
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ACT 1, ACT 2, & ACT 3 PROGRAM
STRUCTURE: THE FIF TH WEEK
Tech Week
ACT 1, ACT 2, & ACT 3 PROGRAM
STRUCTURE: THE FIRST 4 WEEKS
During the first four weeks, the program runs Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 2:30pm.
Actors spend roughly two-thirds of their day in show rehearsals and the remaining onethird in classes in acting, music, dance, and stagecraft.
Casting
Rehearsals
For acts 1, 2, and 3, we use the first
two days of the program for the
casting process. More information
about the audition process and
how to prepare is available via
the link to the online participation
packet sent to each actor upon
enrollment. In casting, we combine
the actor preferences with our
audition
observations,
then
match them with the technical
requirements of each role and
learning goals for each actor. At
the end of the process, we place
students in whichever production
and role best suits the artistic and
educational needs of both the
program and the student. Roles
will not be double-cast.
In rehearsals, actors work with a team that
usually includes a director, music director,
choreographer and stage manager. Each
production team is composed of professional
theatre artists or current university students
majoring in theatre. In some cases, they are also
graduates of our program!
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Classes
In addition to rehearsals, students take two daily
classes in various theatre disciplines during the
first four weeks. We divide that into two-week
sessions so each student takes a total of four
classes. For all actors, that includes one acting
class and one music class. All act 1 and act 2
students will also take a dance class. At the end
of each session, some classes share what they’ve
been working on with family, friends, and fellow
actors.
To help place students in classes, each actor
completes a questionnaire that assesses
previous experience and training as part of the
online participation packet; we also use the
dance audition for class placement. In addition
to the essentials, previous classes have included
everything from stage combat to ballroom
dance, and Suzuki to stage makeup!
Festival
Performances
Costumes, lights, and additional musicians
are added during the fifth and final week,
known as “tech week,” when the programs
move to Stoneham Theatre. Rehearsals this
week are held both on stage and in our large
rehearsal room.
All six productions culminate in
fully realized public performances
on Stoneham Theatre’s stage. Each
production has three performances
over the course of Thursday
through Sunday of the final week.
During tech week, the schedule changes to
accommodate multiple tech processes on
one stage. The act 1 and act 2 programs have
additional rehearsals on Saturday, August 1 and
Sunday, August 2. Tech week schedules for
Disney’s My Son Pinocchio, Jr., Godspell, Love's
Labour’s Lost, and Rough Magic change to
afternoons and evenings. Tech week schedules
for Damn Yankees and Titanic remain mostly
unchanged. A more specific tech calendar is
included in the online participation packet.
CALENDAR
Photo: Phillip Dragone in Monty Python's Spamalot
(Summer Festival 2014). Credit: Alexandria Cunha.
MON
TUE
wed
act 1 & act 2
begin with
auditions
act 1 & act 2
callbacks
act 1 & act 2
casting
JULY 6
act 3 begins
with auditions
Thu
7
act 3 callbacks
13
Fri
8
9
act 3 casting
14
15
16
New classes for
act 1 & act 2!
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21
27
22
28
act 1 & act 2 tech
3
act 3 begins
tech at
Stoneham
Theatre!
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act 1 & act 2 tech
4
act 3 tech
10
S Un
10
11
12
17
18
19
act 1 & act 2
sharing
1:45pm
act 3 sharing
2pm
23
New classes for
act 3!
act 1 & act 2 tech
Sat
5
act 3 tech
11
30
act 1 & act 2
tech &
performances
Yankees 7pm
6
act 3 tech/
performance
Rough Magic
7:30pm
12
13
24
SPIRIT DAY!
act 1 & act 2
sharing
1:45pm
31
act 3 sharing
Pinocchio 12pm
Godspell 7pm
25
26
act 1 & act 2
begin tech
at Stoneham
Theatre!
act 1 & act 2
tech
AUG 1
2
Pinnochio 12pm
Godspell 3pm
Yankees 2pm
Pinnochio 12pm
Godspell 3pm
Yankees 7pm
End of act 1 &
act 2 program
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8
act 3 tech/
performance
Titanic 1pm
Love's Labour's
Lost 7:30pm
Rough Magic
1pm
Love’s Labour's
Lost 4pm
Titanic 7:30pm
14
15
9
Rough Magic
1pm
Titanic 4pm
Love’s Labours
Lost 7:30pm
End of act 3
program
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ESSEN TIAL INFORMATION
FOR ALL PROGRAMS
Staff
We maintain a student to staff ratio of 7.5 to 1. All staff members undergo CORI and SORI
background checks. All are professional artists, educators, or current undergraduates
studying theatre. Meet just a few of our fabulous instructors!
Program Day
Our regular program day is 8:30am to 2:30pm. To accommodate families’ schedules,
students may be dropped off as early as 8:00am and can be picked up no later than
2:45pm. For more details on how the act 1, act 2, and act 3 program day changes during
the fifth week of the program, turn to page 17.
Extended Day/Aftercare
For an additional fee, students in overture, act 1, and act 2 may enroll in our aftercare
program and be picked up at 5pm ($25 per day). aftercare staff consists of one of
our act 1 or act 2 staff members, and an act 3 student assistant. Children enrolled in
aftercare participate in loosely structured programs that include daily craft time games.
aftercare is held at Stoneham Theatre. The registration form for aftercare is included
in the online participation packet and on our website at www.stonehamtheatre.org/
youngcompany/summer.html.
S HAINA S CH WART Z
(Choreographer,
damn yankees)
Locations
overture takes place at Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180. acts
1, 2, and 3 will take place at Colonial Park School, 30 Avalon Road, Stoneham, MA 02180.
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Sarah is thrilled to be returning to the young company this summer
after having had a blast on Argonautika last year! Sarah is a Bostonbased director and performer. She has worked with companies such as
Fresh Ink Theatre and Argos Productions (where she serves as Artistic
Manager) who focus on developing and producing new plays. She also
works with Imaginary Beasts, a company devoted to unconventional
scripts and adventurous storytelling, which has fueled her commitment
to the collaborative workspace. Recent acting credits include 123 (Fresh
Ink Theatre), Hairy Tales: Puss In Boots, Winter Panto 2014: Rumpstiltskin,
and Knock!: The Danill Kharms Project (Imaginary Beasts). Directing
credits include Romeo and Juliet (IDS), The Pillowman, and Enigma
Variations (Flat Earth Theatre), Bully Dance (Argos Productions), and
Chalk by Walt McGough (Fresh Ink Theatre). She is looking forward to
two upcoming directing projects: The Farnsworth Invention (Flat Earth
Theatre) and The Winter’s Tale (Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company).
Bernie Baldassaro is beyond thrilled to be working with the young
company again this summer! At Stoneham Theatre, Bernie has taught
fall and spring overture classes, assisted Dance 3 classes alongside Brad
Jensen, taught Dance 1 classes, served as a summer overture instructor,
choreographed Busytown the Musical for Kids4Kids, and assisted the
director and choreographer in the young company production of A Year
with Frog and Toad. He has also taught afterschool acting workshops
for the Malden Public School System and choreographed The Sparrow
at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School. As a performer, Bernie has
worked professionally with companies such as The Huntington Theatre
Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Wheelock Family Theatre, and
Stoneham Theatre where he was last seen in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Bernie is a proud graduate of Stoneham Theatre's young company and is
currently pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at Ithaca College.
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Shaina Schwartz has been performing and teaching throughout New
England for over 10 years! A student of the Boston Youth Moves dance
program at the Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, Shaina went on to study
musical theater and dance at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford,
Connecticut. Shaina is a former resident artist and choreographer at
the award winning Peacock Players Children’s Theater in Nashua, NH.
Currently a dance captain for the Boston Tap Company under the
direction of Sean Fielder, Shaina has taught for and continues to work
with Ailey Camp Boston, Celebrity Series Boston, Urbanity Community,
various competition and pre-professional dance programs in the Greater
Boston area and is the Founding and Artistic Director of Touche Taps,
Southern New Hampshire's premier youth intensive tap performance
ensemble. Last summer, Shaina was the choreographer for Xanadu.
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Photos (front cover, clockwise from top right): Adele
Leikauskas and Peter Reilly in Jekyll & Hyde (Summer
Festival 2013), credit: David Costa; Anthony Turilli in
Xanadu (Summer Festival 2014), credit: Alexandria
Cunha; Spirit Day (Summer Festival 2014), credit: Ellis
Gage; the cast of Argonautika (Summer Festival 2014),
credit: Alexandria Cunha; the cast of Children of Eden
(Summer Festival 2014), credit: Alexandria Cunha.
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(Back cover, clockwise from top left): act 1 and act 2
on the first day of Summer Festival 2014, credit: Debra
Rafson; overture week 5 sharing (Summer Festival 2014),
credit: Debra Rafson; act 3 students on the first day of
Summer Festival 2014, credit: Debra Rafson; Spirit Day
(Summer Festival 2014), credit: Daniel Begin; Summer
Festival staff on the first day of Summer Festival 2014,
credit: Debra Rafson.
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