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March newsletter 

Spring is almost here and we are SUPER busy with lots of classes, upcoming shows, and planning for summer camps and productions.  Our students are hard at work learning their lines and choreography, we have 4 casts performing in the next 60 days, and we've got an AWESOME summer lineup featuring 4 shows for ages 3-20.

Keep reading for details on our upcoming shows, our teen summer stock revue, summer camps for preschool-8th grade, and our summer internships for high school & college students.


UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
"A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS" (Lilburn Cast)
March 27 @ 7 pm, March 28 @ 10:30 am
Performances at Lilburn Alliance Church, 5915 Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker
Tickets: $5 in advance, $7 at the door
Advance Tickets available here

"A Year with Frog and Toad" (Cumming Cast)
April 17 @ 7 pm, April 18 @ 10:30 am
Performances at Johns Creek Pres. Church, 10950 Bell Rd, Johns Creek
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door
Advance Tickets available here

"Shrek the Musical" (Atlanta Cast)
May 1 @ 7 pm, May 3 @ 2 pm
Performances at St James UMC, 4400 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta
Tickets go on sale in late March

"Shrek the Musical" (Johns Creek Cast)
May 7-9 @ 7 pm, May 9-10 @ 2 pm
Performances at Live Arts Theatre, 2100 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth (inside Gwinnett Place Mall)
Tickets go on sale in late March

Spring Showcase: "Magic to Do ~ the works of Stephen Schwartz"
May 2 @ 2 pm
Atlanta Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd, Atlanta
Tickets: $5 in advance, $10 at the door (if any still available)
Advance Tickets available here

 


TEEN SUMMER STOCK
Ages 13-20
July 20-25 in Johns Creek

Teen performers will have a blast working on their own summer stock show -- a revue of "Newsies".   Training throughout the week will focus on acting, music, and dance technique incorporating spins, leaps, tap, and stunts.  The performance on Saturday night will feature all of the most-loved songs from the show including "King of New York", "Seize the Day", and "Carrying the Banner".

Register HERE to perform with us this summer!



SUMMER CAMP 
Age 3 - rising 8th grade

Boost confidence, develop public speaking skills, 
make new friends, and shine onstage!
 
Our summer camps feature acting, improv, creative play, singing, dancing, designing, and more.  Our camp instructors are professional actors and every camp week culminates in a free public performance.
  
  • Half-day camps for pre3-K (morning or afternoon)
  • Primary camp for rising 1st-2nd (new camp group!)
  • Performance camp for rising 3rd-8th
  • All the campers perform in the show at the end of each week
  • One-week sessions June 1 - August 14, 2014
  • Extended Day options available 
  • 15 Camp Locations:
    • Atlanta: Buckhead, Brookhaven, Intown (Piedmont/Morningside area)
    • Cobb: Mableton/Smyrna, West Cobb, East Cobb
    • North Fulton: Johns Creek
    • Forsyth: Cumming
    • Gwinnett: Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn/Tucker, Norcross
    • Dekalb: Chamblee, Decatur (2 locations), Lilburn/Tucker
CAMP PRODUCTIONS:
ANNIE
Leapin' lizards!  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts while on an adventure spree in 1930's New York City.  Roles available include Annie, Daddy Warbucks, Miss Hannigan, Grace, Rooster, Lily, President Roosevelt, Orphans, Sandy the Dog, and
a cast of NYC characters.

PETER PAN
Wendy Darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, Michael and John. But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, Peter Pan whisks the children away to the magical world of Never Land. Roles in the show include Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, Smee, Tiger Lily, Lost Boys, Pirates, Never Land Indians, Mermaids and Fairies.

FROZEN & FRIENDS: A FAIRYTALE REVUE
What do you get when you combine a snowman, a glass slipper, a "dinglehopper", a magic carpet,
and a girl with really long hair?  The best fairytale camp ever!  In this original revue, campers will perform material from favorite fairytales including "Frozen", "Cinderella", "Little Mermaid",
"Tangled" and "Aladdin".  
 
Already attend our Frozen camp last summer? Not a problem!  We'll make sure you are cast in performance numbers from other fairytales so you'll have new songs and dances to learn.

Roles include Anna, Elsa, Ariel, Cinderella, Fairy Godmother, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Mermaids, Cinderella's Mice, little Genies, Snowflakes, and more!  
Special roles for boys include Olaf, Kristoff, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Flounder, Gus, Aladdin,
Genie and Flynn Rider.  
 
Camp Schedules, Descriptions,
and Online Registration are atwww.ForefrontArts.com/Camp
 
 
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
High school and college students are invited to participate in our Summer Intern Program.  Interns assist our Teaching Artists with directing, music instruction, choreography, leading drama games, casting each week's production and more.  Students completing a successful internship can earn tuition credit towards future classes or shows, and can perform in our Summer Stock show for free!  Contact us for more details and an application.


We hope to see you at an upcoming performance or sometime this summer!  As always, feel free to contact us with any questions. 



~~The Forefront Arts Team

www.ForefrontArts.com

(770) 864-3316

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January Newsletter 

 

 

(Our Atlanta cast of A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD strike a funny pose)

Theatre training is a great way to boost confidence, develop public speaking skills, make new friends, and shine onstage!
  
Happy New Year! Thanks for being a part of the Forefront Arts family!  We've got some exciting things coming up that we want to share with you.  Keep reading to find out about our Spring Classes, auditions for our spring show SHREK THE MUSICAL, our theatre classes specifically for 6th-12th grade performers, and how to save 30% off summer camps.



 SHREK THE MUSICAL
  • 1st-12th grade students
  • All enrolled students will receive a part in the show -- we welcome all levels of experience and training!
  • 2 Cast Locations -- Atlanta/Brookhaven and Johns Creek

Join us for our spring show, SHREK THE MUSICAL.  Currently the #1 produced show in America for schools and children's theaters, SHREK features all the characters from the popular movies, a heart-warming story, and great songs and dances!   It's a great show for all ages and we are thrilled to be producing it with our students this year!

Enroll in SHREK and we'll see you at auditions on Tuesday, January 13th in Johns Creek and Saturday, January 17th (new date!) in Atlanta.  We're also accepting video submissions if you can't attend the auditions.

Check out www.ForefrontArts.com/Shows to see photos of past productions and get all the details on joining a SHREK cast.

 

SPRING THEATRE CLASSES

We've got some great things planned for our classes this spring! Class offerings include Creative Dramatics, Musical Theatre, Improv Ensemble, and more Actor's Toolbox workshops for students to strengthen their technique.  

Most classes kick off in the next 2 weeks.  Visit our CLASSES page to see our spring locations, schedule, class descriptions, and to register to join us. 

Musical Theatre and Creative Dramatics students will be working on material from Stephen Schwartz musicals -- including Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Enchanted, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Children of Eden.

Improv Ensemble students will learn the rules of Improvisation performance, team-building, how to create an improvised scene with a beginning, middle, and end, and play TONS of theatre and improv games! 
Actor's Toolbox students will continue to hone their performance technique with an emphasis on specific theatre disciplines.  4 workshops are planned for the spring semester: Stage Combat, Scene Study, Basic Tap Skills, and Performing Shakespeare 101.  The workshops are also open to anyone who wants to enroll just for that specific workshop session.
 

MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES

As our students grow older, we've created some classes to continue their training at the next level.  We're offering a bunch of classes specifically for our middle school and high school performers this semester:  

THEATRE ARTS
Cumming -- 12:30-1:20 pm on Mondays 
MUSICAL THEATRE
Cumming -- 2:30-3:20 pm on Mondays 
Lawrenceville -- 1:10-1:55 pm on Wednesdays
IMPROV ENSEMBLE
Chamblee -- 5:30-6:30 on Tuesdays 
Johns Creek -- 5:30-6:30 pm on Tuesdays
Lawrenceville -- 11:30-12:15 pm on Wednesdays
Decatur -- 4:30-5:30 pm on Wednesdays 
Vinings -- 5:30-6:30 pm on Wednesdays
Buckhead -- 5:30-6:30 pm on Thursdays
Atlanta/Brookhaven -- 12:30-1:30 pm on Saturdays
ACTOR'S TOOLBOX
Johns Creek -- 5:30-6:30 pm on Tuesdays
Atlanta/Brookhaven -- 5:30-6:30 pm on Thursdays

Check out our CLASSES page, or contact us for more info.  

 

30% OFF SUMMER CAMPS
Our summer camp schedule will be announced on February 1st. Week-long performance camps for pre3-8th grade, and a Summer Stock show for ages 12-20, will be offered at multiple locations, all culminating in a big show at the end of each week! We're offering a special one-day only 30% off sale on all camps on February 1st!  Subscribers to our newsletter (that's you!) will be the first to view our camp schedule and can save 30%, just by signing up early!

High school and college students can also join us this summer as Teaching Artist Interns.  Contact us for details.

2014 Wrap-Up
2014 was a great year for us, thanks to our wonderful students, staff, and host locations! Highlights from last year include:
 
  • Young Actor's Ensemble spring performances of How I Became a Pirate and Willy Wonka --including 3 sold out shows!
  • Launching our new Children's Theatre division with performances of Sleeping Beauty
  • Summer Camp performances of Yellow Brick Road (6 casts), How I Became a Pirate (5 casts) and Frozen Revue (4 casts). 
  • Fall performances of A Year with Frog and Toad (2 casts).
  • 14 workshops with Fulton County Public Libraries.
  • Troupe performances at the Lilburn International Festival.
  • New locations added in Lilburn and Vinings.
  • Almost 100 students performed at our Sold-Out Fall Showcase at the Atlanta JCC.
 
Thanks for supporting our mission of developing character both on and off the stage!  We hope to see you in a class or onstage with us this spring!

 

 

~~The Forefront Arts Team

 

 

SHREK THE MUSICAL Auditions!!! 

Auditions for our spring show, SHREK THE MUSICAL, are coming up fast!  Students in 1st-12th grade are invited to join our casts in Atlanta or Johns Creek!  



Auditions will be:

Tuesday, January 13 -- JOHNS CREEK CAST

Saturday, January 17 -- ATLANTA CAST

Everyone who enrolls in the show will receive a role -- we welcome all levels of experience and training!  

STEPS TO ENROLLING IN SHREK:
1)  Check out the Cast Information at www.ForefrontArts.com/Shows so you know the cast requirements.
2)  Register for a spring Theatre Class at any location at www.ForefrontArts.com/Classes.  Choose from Musical Theatre, Improv Ensemble, or our Actor's Toolbox technique classes.  
3)  On your registration form select which SHREK cast you want to join.

PREPARING FOR AUDITIONS:
1) Prepare a musical theatre song that shows off your voice and personality.  Choose a song that you can find a backing track (karaoke track) to use at auditions.  The backing track should be only instrumental -- no vocals on the cd.  Bring a cd with your backing track to auditions.
2)  We'll send you an audition form and rehearsal conflict form.  Fill those out and bring them to auditions.

Auditions will consist of 3 parts:
1) Singing (each student will sing a musical theatre song with an instrumental backing track).
2) Cold Reading (students will be paired up to read various scenes from the script).
3) Dancing (we'll teach a short dance combination and let you perform it in groups).

Have any questions?  Contact us and we'll be glad to help you out!  You can reach us at (770) 864-3316 or info@ForefrontArts.com.