Luke Yankee To Direct Puttin' On Productions' SEUSSICAL!

Each summer, Puttin' on Productions (POPS) produces a professional musical theater experience featuring local young actors and students, ages 8-20. This year POPS proudly presents the musical theater production, Seussical, The Musical. Auditions will be held on Friday, March 23 at 6:00pm and March 24 at 2:00pm. Call backs will be March 25 at 9:00am. Additional auditions times can be offered by request. All those auditioning are guaranteed a placement.

This year's show will be directed by renowned artist Luke Yankee. Yankee has written, directed, produced, taught, and acted throughout the country and abroad. He has run two regional theatres, serving as Producing Artistic Director of the Long Beach Civic Light Opera, one of the largest musical theatres in America and the Struthers Library theatre. The production is being produced by Don Hill, who has worked in the professional theatre as an actor, stage manager, production manager, director, producer and union negotiator in a thirty-two-year career spanning both coasts.

"This is truly an opportunity for young performers to hone their skills in acting, singing, dancing and character work while enjoying a summer experience unlike any other. This show brings students into the world of magic and storytelling through the extraordinary talent of young performers, guided by the hands of renowned director Luke Yankee and Producer Don Hill. . We're thrilled to be bringing the magic of Seussical to the South Bay and have these two outstanding artists join our team," says Julia Hayes Mirkovich, Founder of POPS and Co-Owner of The Academy of Dramatic Arts (TADA!)."

Performances will be held on August 3-5, 2018 at the Centinela Valley Center for the Arts. Rehearsals begin on July 9.

Now one of the most performed shows in America, Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Join POPS as students will lovingly bring to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination - Jojo. The colorful characters transport the audience from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. It's a journey like no other. More information can be found at https://www.puttinonproductions.com/summer-show.html

The cast will also perform Friday, August 3 at 10:00am, for 1,000 underserved youth who will attend a free performance and experience firsthand the magic of theatre. Non-profits interested in participating should contact Mark Mirkovich at Mark@puttinonproduction.com. For more information on auditions or registration for POPS programs, please call 310-546-5544 or email info@puttinonproductions.com.

About Puttin' on Productions (POPS)

POPs is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation based in the South Bay and dedicated to creating a magical place where children can learn valuable life skills through the musical theater production process. POPs trains and educates youth in the performing arts, teaches the importance of community and cultivates confident leadership within their students.

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