Village Theatre KIDSTAGE Announces Spring Classes

Village Theatre KIDSTAGE is proud to announce its Spring line-up of exploratory and musical theatre classes for students of all ages, including "Story Explorers," "Acting 101," and "Saturday Morning Dancing." Classes in Issaquah run March 29 to June 9, 2008. Classes range from $135-$250 and parents can receive a 10 percent discount when registering more than one student from the same family or when registering for more than one class. One discount per family only. Each registered student will also receive one half-price single ticket to any Village Theatre Mainstage production. Registration forms and class descriptions are available online at www.villagetheatre.org or by calling Village Theatre's Youth Education office at (425) 392-1942 x148.

Issaquah KIDSTAGE Spring Classes are at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre,

About Village Theatre KIDSTAGE:

Designed to encourage teamwork, personal integrity, self-esteem and a life-long appreciation for live theatre, KIDSTAGE is a year-round performing arts training program in Issaquah, Everett, and

Stanwood for young people ages 3-20. KIDSTAGE students participate in classes, workshops and full-scale KIDSTAGE productions. All performances are by KIDSTAGE students and classes are taught by professional theatrical instructors.

About Village Theatre

Based in Issaquah, WA, with operations in Everett, Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. Producing entertaining quality productions for the entire family since 1979, Village Theatre has grown into one of the region's best-attended Equity theatres, with over 18,000 subscribers and 170,000 projected total attendance each season. Through its Village Originals program, Village Theatre is nationally recognized for its contribution to the development of new musicals, having launched over 75 new works to date. Village Theatre also takes pride in nurturing tomorrow's audiences through its youth education programs, Pied Piper and KIDSTAGE, serving over 53,000 young people, families, and schools annually.

Village Theatre season sponsors are The Boeing Company, Continental Airlines, Microsoft and Lombardi.Village Theatre is also funded in part by 4Culture, ABODA, ArtsFund, ArtsUnited, Bellevue Arts Commission, Cascade Bank, City of Everett, City of Issaquah /Issaquah Arts Commission, Encore Publishing, First Mutual Bank, Frontier Bank, Journal Newspapers, The National Endowment for the Arts, OverlakeHospital and MedicalCenter, PONCHO, Port Blakely Communities/Issaquah Highlands, Standing Ovation, and Washington State Arts Commission. Village Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Theatre Puget Sound.