LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY
Holds Auditions on October 8, 2017 for
The Peppermint Bear Show
Peppermint Bear and the Giant Elf
Lakewood Theatre Company will present an all-new version of their annual Christmas Holiday Santa breakfast production with the presentation of The Peppermint Bear Show, Peppermint Bear and the Giant Elf.
Auditions will be held starting at noon on Sunday, October 8. Roles are open to all ages but most roles are for ages 14-20. There are 7 featured actors and a chorus of elves. All actors must sing and dance. Actors should bring a prepared song and an accompanist will be provided. Actors may sign up for auditions online at:
https://www.lakewood-center.org/pages/auditions-Peppermint-Bear-2017. Audition forms must be signed by parent or guardian on day of audition for actors under 18.
Rehearsal/Performance schedule: Tentative rehearsal schedule will include Sat/Sun only October 21-November 12. Weekday evenings will be added Nov. 13 till the production opens Saturday, Dec. 2. Saturday performances at9:30 & 11:30; Sundays at 11:00; one Friday, 12/22 at 9:30 & 11:00. Performance dates Dec 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23. The performances are held in LTC Side Door Cabaret and tour to several venues during the run for the show. Dates TBA.
Synopsis:
Santa's workshop is in a tizzy when his chair and then magic jingle bells go missing. The giant slips in with plans to become the new, and much, muchbigger Santa Claus and uses the magic jingle bells to take control of the elves to get what he wants. Sally, a young girl who's father assists at the north pole, and Peppermint Bear learn to use teamwork hoping to make everything right before Christmas is ruined.
About the Peppermint Bear production: The book and lyrics are by Michael Snider with music by Kurt Misar. Snider will also direct and choreograph the production with Misar as the musical director.
The Peppermint Bear Show first premiered at Portland's Lipman's Department Store, which then became Fredrick and Nelson. It became a popular Holiday tradition for over 30 years. Since that time the show has been produced in New York and countless cities on the east coast, mid-west and Hawaii.
Role Breakdown:
Peppermint Bear a Toy Bear made real (non-singing)
Sally Sims female, a Young Girl (soprano)
Mert female, a Bossy Elf (alto)
Gert female, a Sassy Elf, (mezzo sop.)
Mort male, Mert's big lil' brother (tenor)
Dixie, Trixie, Pixie female, Junior Elves (chorus)
The Holiday Breakfast Theatre production has been an annual Lakewood Theatre tradition for 25 years. Audience members enjoy a special holiday continental breakfast 1/2 hour before the show and performers interact with young audience members to help them celebrate the holidays.
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About Lakewood Theatre Company
65 Years of Live Theatre: Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company is a theatre dedicated to the study and presentation of drama in all its forms; the training and development of actors; and the creation, maintenance, and operation of a theatre in which to present plays and other forms of entertainment. Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continually operated, not-for-profit theatre company in the Portland Metropolitan area. It annually provides more than 350 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 35,000 people to its shows.
- 65th Season -
Productions in the 2017-18 season are underwritten, in part, by
The Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Work for Art Program
The Oregon Arts Commission
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Jackson Foundation
The Kinsman Foundation
Media Sponsor: The Oregonian, Powering OregonLive
