DATE : June 15, 2006
Media Contacts: Jacquelyn Rardin, Public Relations Manager
(425) 392-1942 x124 jrardin@villagetheatre.org
Frank Stilwagner, Director of Marketing
(425) 392-1942 x129 fstilwagner@villagetheatre.org www.villagetheatre.org
What: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Directed by Joel Waage
Choreographed by Brittany Jamieson
Musical Direction by Brian Higham
Where: Everett Performing Arts Center
2710 Wetmore Avenue
Everett, WA 98201
When: August 4-13, 2006
Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 PM
Sunday at 2:00 PM
Saturday, August 12 at 2:00 PM
Tickets: $8-$9
Box Office: (425) 257-8600 or (888) 257-3722 www.villagetheatre.org
Everett, WA — Village Theatre KIDSTAGE SummerStock is proud to bring to stage all the wonder of
Disney in its unique production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature about an uncivil beast (played by recent high school graduate Ryan Wuflestad) and the beautiful Belle (played Emily Swanby, 11 th grade) who can help him learn to love and so regain his humanity, the stage version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast includes all of the timeless songs from the film, written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman,
(the team responsible for Little Shop of Horrors ), plus new songs written especially for the Broadway version by Menken and Tim Rice ( Aladdin , Aida ).
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast will be performed by a cast of 45 local young performers in grades 5-12.
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Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast is directed by Joel Waage, choreographed by Brittany Jamieson, with music direction by Brian Higham. See detailed cast list below.
Village Theatre KIDSTAGE SummerStock is an annual summer program in which students perform a full-scale musical on Village Theatre’s mainstage. Performers are selected through a rigorous audition process. The musical is fully directed and designed by theatre professionals and features a live, mostly student orchestra.
Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast will be on stage at the Everett Performing Arts Center, August 4-
13, 2006. For more information or to request interviews, please contact Jacquelyn Rardin at (425) 392-
1942 x124 or at jrardin@villagetheatre.org
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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
Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. What began in 1979 with the vision of a small group of dedicated theatre artists has grown into one of the region's best-attended resident theatres, with over 16,500 subscribers to the current season and 165,000 projected total attendance, performances on seven stages in the Puget Sound area, youth education programs serving over 53,000 young people, families, and schools annually, and a nationally recognized program that has enabled the development of over 55 new musicals. Serving a still-growing, ever more diverse community, Village Theatre has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years with the start of our contract as the resident performing and management company at the Everett Performing Arts Center in 1998.
Mission of Village Theatre:
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To be a regionally recognized and nationally influential center of excellence in family theatre
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To promote a season of top quality productions
To commission and produce new musicals that achieve national exposure
To train young people in theatre skills for career opportunities and enriched lives
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To develop a broad based appreciation for live theatre
To promote positive values through art
KIDSTAGE is made possible, in part, by Arts United, Citigroup Private Bank, City of Everett, City of Issaquah, Clear Image,
Fluke Inc, Kobe Foundation, Snohomish County, The Everett Clinic Foundation, Coastal Community Bank, Target, and US
Bancorp Special Thanks to Individual Sustaining Supporters: Ruth S. Waters, Mary Pigott, Roger Giesecke and the David Moore
Family.
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*Detailed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Cast List:
Ryan Wuflestad The Beast
Emily Swanby
Cody Stich
Belle
Gaston
Joe Clark
Brett Brennan
TJ Anderson
Michael Moore
Le Fou
Lumiere
Maurice
Monsieur D'arque
Erin Dorn
Caitlin Kinnunen
Carlie Watson
Bryce Henry
Cassie Miller
Julia Kinnunen
Paige Woods
Tara Smith
Mrs. Potts
Babette
Chip
Cogsworth
Silly Girl #1
Silly Girl #2
Silly Girl #3
Wardrobe
Ensemble :
Mary Anderson; Scott Anderson; Tino Ardiente; Danielle Bethel; Sam Capeloto; Mackenzie
Cobb; Rachel Daunais; Katie Greve; Lydia Harris; Olivia Hartshorn; Addison Howley; Kaylene
Jackson; Camille Johnson; Emily Koch; Aliya Kunz; Morgan McFalls; Dylan Pickus; Joe Royal;
Ben Skubi; Dan Skubi; Brianna Stiegler; Hannah Thompson-Garner; Karin Thorsen; Anika
Tobiason; Sarah Uptagrafft; Kayla Watson; Skye Dahlstrom; John Farrey; and Lily Roberts.
*Cast subject to change prior to run.