Creative Theatre Experience The Cue Line! 2003 - Spring Edition
CTE Announces 2003 Summer Workshop Registration
Summer is just around the corner and it’s finally time to register your child for the 2003 CTE Summer Workshops! All the forms you need to secure a spot for your child in one of our four exciting summer workshops are included with this mailing as well as available on our website at  www.creativetheatre.org.	Returning CTE students will be given priority enrollment from April 1-15.	Information about our program will also go out to new families during this time. All registrations after April 15 will be handled on a first come, first serve basis. IMPORTANT NOTE: Workshops are limited in size. Send in your $50.00 deposit soon!
About the CTE 2003 Summer Workshops
CTE will offer its four customary summer workshops: Arts Festival, Showcase, Intensive and Production Team.  Each workshop helps the participants learn about and develop skills and enhanced perspectives in the visual and	performing arts through a series of workshop classes taught by CTE faculty and interns. Students will take two classes per week, each for five 45-minute periods.  Class learning and activities will be featured in	evening recitals and exhibitions featuring participants. The workshops will also offer students an opportunity to participate in a performance designed to complement the skills acquired through coursework.
Workshop Descriptions
Arts Festival Workshop Dates: Wed 6/25 through Sat 7/19 Times: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m (excluding show week; evening times TBA) Workshop Director: Bree Osgood Tuition: $375.00 Ages: 5 (before 6/25/03) to 14 yrs While students of all skill levels are welcome, this workshop is designed to provide a broad introductory experience in theatre, dance, music and visual arts. Courses are introductory and intermediate levels and include mime, puppetry, music makers (instrumentation), rhythmic movement, world dance, beginning characterization, “tools of the trade” and CTE lore. Arts Festival will culminate in an original production titled Take Me Out to the Ballgame, a revue which salutes America’s favorite pastime through theatre, music and dance. Production Team Workshop Dates: Wed 6/25 through Sat 8/2 Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m  Workshop Director: Dan Kincaid-Kass Tuition: $500.00 Ages: 12-18 years Production team students will learn about "behind the scenes" work of the theatre – lighting, sound, set design, building and painting, rigging and all the tasks that make productions work through a combination of instruction, field trips and practical, hands on experience. Students will have an opportunity to practice what they’ve learned in the role of technical running crew for the Arts Festival and Showcase productions. Enrollment limited to 10.	Showcase Workshop Dates: Mon 6/30 through Sat 8/2 Times: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m (excluding show week; evening times TBA) Workshop Director: Jason Haws Tuition: $475.00 Ages: Completion of 4th grade to 18 yrs This five-week workshop features three weeks of classes that touch on each aspect of the visual and performing arts at the intermediate and advanced levels. These classes will include stage combat, advanced characterization techniques, beginning dance composition and choreography, intermediate and advanced dance styles, movement exploration, music composition, rhythm jam, percussion ensemble, show tunes, theatre time machine, tech labs, theatre games, introduction to playwriting and others. Students will also be able to choose one “master “ class in dance, theatre, music or art to be taught daily during this three-week period by CTE faculty members. The fourth and fifth weeks combine more intense rehearsal with activities specifically designed to strengthen performance abilities in the students. Showcase will culminate in a production of the Olivier award winning musical Honk! – a show with wit, charm, plenty of songs and dances for all and a message of tolerance that is perfect for family audiences. Enrollment limited to 50. Creative Theatre Experience  P.O. Box 2192  Olympia, WA 98507 (360) 459-2093 www.creativetheatre.org	Intensive Workshop Dates:  Mon 7/31 through Sat 8/16 (plus two half-day workshops) Times:  9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m (excluding show week; evening times TBA) Workshop Director: Kathy Dorgan Tuition: $450.00  Ages: Completion of 8th grade to 21 yrs This workshop includes mastery level instruction and performance theory in the elements of theatre including acting, directing and technical theatre. Students will participate in two half-day workshops to be held May 17 and June 28 (times to be announced). The Intensive workshop will culminate in a production of Bertolt Brecht’s epic The Good Person of Szechwan, a parable that examines the idea that in an unjust society, the good can only survive by means of evil. Brecht’s dramatic work demands a focused, presentational and highly unique style that will challenge workshop participants.  Enrollment limited to 25. Additional forms are available at: www.creativetheatre.org - be sure to share them with your friends! Free CTE E-News Subscription!! Subscribe now to receive CTE news and updates automatically. Send an email to cte@cteboard.org or sign up directly at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CTEnews and let the site walk you through it.

Arts Festival Child Care Information
In response to working parents asking for assistance in finding child care options after Arts Festival, we have great news to share! In cooperation with the Thurston County Parks and Recreation Department, extended care is now available. It will be at neighboring Pioneer Elementary School from 3:00 to 5:30 daily, June 25 - July 16 for CTE students aged 5-14. It is a $115 for the three-week program with a minimum enrollment of eight and a maximum of 16 students. The staff to	student ratio is 1 to 12. Sorry, no daily rates are offered. Please check the box on the CTE registration form if you plan to enroll in this program. Participants will receive registration forms from Thurston County Parks and Recreation. The Pioneer site fills up quickly for the full day camp program, so if you’re interested in this for after the Arts Festival ends, they begin registration on April 1.	For more information, call 786-5595 or visit their website at www.thurston-parks.org Arts Festival parents may also drop their children off at Olympia High School at 8:00 a.m. – one hour prior to the start of the workshop - from June 25 through July 16 for an additional $35.00. Older CTE students with childcare experience will supervise your children prior to the start of the workshop at 9:00 a.m. Please check the appropriate box on the childcare form if you are interested in participating.
CTE 2003 Staffing Update Information
We are pleased to announce more new staff additions for the 2003 summer season! Holly Berchet-Hall is our new Visual Arts Director.  She’s a math teacher at Chinook Middle School in the North Thurston School district, was previously an art teacher in the Olympia School district and is active in the Procession of the Species workshops. She’s excited to be working with kids in the visual arts again. A big welcome to Holly! Dan Kincaid-Kass is our new Production Director. Dan should be a familiar face as	he often fills in as Olympia High’s production manager. He’s an Evergreen graduate, majoring in theater and political science, with an emphasis in technical theater. He has worked in the Children’s Theatre NW Company and is currently pursuing his teaching credentials at Saint Martin’s College. A big welcome to Dan! Natalie Backman is our new Dnce Drctor. She graduates from PLU in May, and has been acting and performing in the Olympia area since childhood. She appeared in CTE's tenth anniversary production, was Gwendolyn in Harlequin's Importance of Being Earnest and will also appear in Rock n Roll 12th Night later this season for Harlequin.  A big welcome to, Natalie!	Sheila Whybrow is our new administrative assistant. Sheila is an elementary school specialist with the North Thurston School District and teaches at Mountain View Elementary School. She is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a degree in music education. A classically trained vocalist, she premiered her first musical for children this year titled “The Magic Paintbrush.” Sheila has two sons in CTE, Matt and Sean. A big welcome to Sheila! A fond farewell to Mimi Williams who will not be able to return this summer as planned. She and her husband will be attending language school in Mexico instead.  We wish them the best! Spring Fun-Break Workshop Our second Spring Fun-Break Workshop will be Saturday, May 10, 2003 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Olympia (Washington St. SE and East 9^th St., one block from the downtown Olympia Library). Students ages 5-12 years old are invited for a fun session full of theatre, art, music and dance. The cost is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for inviting a new family. Watch for flyer in mid-April! CTE Survey Please complete this brief survey and return it with your registration form. Your feedback will help us to improve our program . Parent Meeting Hold this date! Our annual CTE Parent Meeting is Monday June 23 in Olympia High School Performing Arts Center from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. This is a great chance to meet CTE faculty, interns and board of directors as well as learing all the ins and outs of the CTE workshops to make your youngsters summer experience as good as it can be.
Grants and Fundraising
Do you have something CTE could use? Donations of goods and services help to keep CTE affordable for many families. Materials donated for sets, art classes, and playbills free up dollars for operating costs and scholarships. Do you know a business that might be interested in donating such goods or services? We would be happy to offer advertising in our playbills in exchange. If so please contact Greg Wellsandt at 754-9613 or Joe Strain at 491-4330. Thanks! Here are some ideas of the kinds of materials and services we could use: Building Materials: Plywood, lumber, paint, paintbrushes, and more, to build sets. Services: Photocopying, photo  processing, printing playbills and printing T-shirts. Concessions: CTE sells a variety of items at shows – coffee, pop, candy, water and baked goods. We also sponsor BBQ’s, selling pizzas, hamburgers, hot dogs and chips.	Costumes and Art Projects: Unused fabric yardage and vintage clothing. Silent Auction Items: CTE plans to hold silent auctions this year to raise money. Donations of goods, services and gift certificates are needed. Art and Office Supplies: Paper, glue, paints, and other art supplies. Pens, pencils, copy paper and other office supplies. Office Equipment: We are in need of new or refurbished office equipment, including a personal size photocopier, a 10-key adding machine, a desktop computer and printer, and a lap top computer for production. Minimum PC requirements to run our software include: § IBM Compatible 200 MHz Pentium § 64MB RAM / 6GB Hard Drive § Win 98/Me/NT/ 2000/XP OSA  § Minimum 256 color SVGA § 2x CD-ROM / 56 K modem § Compatible Printer