ArtWest Announces 2009 Summer Theater Program With SWEENEY TODD & More

ArtsWest 2009 Summer Theater Program: SWEENEY TODD the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, July 15-25, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, Kids, August 5-9, DARK OF THE MOON, August 19-23
at ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery 4711 California Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98116
www.artswest.org

Box Office: (206) 938-0339

Students at ArtsWest learn how to sing, dance, act - and a lot more. All performances are open to the public. Come enjoy the high level of excellence achieved by students in these nationally recognized programs

Apprenticeship Program (ages 16-21):

SWEENEY TODD

the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

July 15-25

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by Hugh Wheeler

Based on the play by Christopher Bond

Directed by Christopher Zinovitch and Nick DeSantis

Musical Direction by Jessica Skerritt and Dane Stokenger

SWEENEY TODD is Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller about a man, unjustly deported, who vows revenge with devastating consequences. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's amorous accomplice (and creator of the infamous meat pies), as his diabolical plan brings them ever closer to the judge who destroyed his life and family, and their own bloody fate.

Tickets: only $15

Musical Theater Camp (Ages 8-12):

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, Kids

August 5-9

Music by Robert Reale

Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale

Based on the Books by Arnold Lobel

Directed and Staged by SuzAnna Wilson and Chris Shea

This enchanting musical follows best friends Frog and Toad on their adventures through four fun-filled seasons. Cheerful Frog and "worry-wart" Toad leap off the page, along with the rest of the animal gang, for kite-flying, sled-racing and cookie-munching. Each amphibian anecdote comes to life with hilarious, heart-warming songs exploring the challenges and rewards of friendship.

Tickets: $12

Conservatory (Ages 12-16):

DARK OF THE MOON

August 19-23

by HoWard Richardson and William Berney

Directed by Christopher Zinovitch

Musical Direction by Andrew Leonard

DARK OF THE MOON is a tragic play in the vein of Romeo and Juliet and Twilight, set in the Appalachian Mountains during the 1920s. The play centers around the character of John, a witch boy, who seeks to become human after falling in love with a human girl, the beautiful copper-haired Barbara Allen. John tells a Conjur Woman he will pay any amount and agree to any terms just so long as he can be with his mortal love. She agrees, and he marrys Barbara Allen; if Barbara is faithful to him for a year, then John will remain a human. Meanwhile, the rest of Barbara's clan doesn't much approve of John, or Barbara's strange newborn baby.

Tickets: $12

Sponsored in part by: Nucor Steel Seattle and The West Seattle Garden Tour

About ArtsWest: ArtsWest produces artistic events so fiercely compelling that they require conversation, improve the imagination, and promote cultural vibrancy as a core value for the communities of West Seattle. Utilizing a 149-seat, 3/4 thrust theater and visual art gallery, ArtsWest has presented over 400 different performing arts productions and gallery exhibitions to over 200,000 visitors since 1999.

 

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