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"The ATrain Plays"
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"Wicked!"
Shoshana lived in Olympia until
she was 9 and joined Creative Theatre Experience as a
small child. She still remembers CTE's warm,
supportive atmosphere, where she said there were no stars
and everyone had a good time. CTE gave Shoshana a
great introduction to theater, said Jeff, Shoshana's dad.
"Honk!"
Our CTE particpants include Caitlin O'Malley and Mandie Jensen
The production is at Black Hills High School From 2/3/2005 Until 2/12/2005
Previous Productions
"A Midsummer Night's
Dream"
Our CTE particpants include: Phil Hodgins as Demetrius Matt Wellsandt as Philostrate Anya Johnson and Preston Maguire as Attendents Ingrid Johnson on costumes. Kathy Dorgan as the Director
The production is at Olympia High School November 12,13,18,19,20 7:30 p.m.
"Little Shop of Horrors"
Our CTE Technical Director, Paul Purvine, is the Stage Manager for this musical based on the cult film by Roger Corman. Described as "everybody's favorite boy-meets-girl, plant-eats-world phenomenon," it is about a meek, mild-mannered fellow named Seymour Krelbourn who works in a flower shop. Seymour discovers an exotic little plant with a strange and unusual appetite. The plant is growing remarkably fast, as is Seymour's love for co-worker Audrey; she has a boyfriend, and the plant has a bloodthirsty secret that threatens the entire planet.
The production is at Centralia College, February 19-22, 26-28 Adults $10, Students/Seniors $7 Performed in Corbet Theatre
For RESERVATIONS and TICKET INFORMATION call: (360) 736-9391, ext. 525
"Godspell"
Our CTE Technical Director, Paul Purvine (playing the part of Jesus) and CTE alumni Misty Carson perform this unique, rocking retelling of the story of the passion of Jesus Christ based on the Bible’s Gospel of St. Matthew, conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak and scored by Stephen Schwartzre. This is a St Martin's production, and will be performed at the State Theatre on 4th Avenue in down town Olympia, April 13-17.
"Fortinbras"
CTE alumnuni, Paul Purvine and Katie Gideon, are playing in "Fortinbras" in the Studio Theatre at Centralia College November 13th - 16th and 20th - 22nd.
"Lee Blessing's splendid musing on the most influential play in the English language..." -Time Magazine
"This comedy serves up a yuppie, postmodern Fortinbras, a bewildered Horation, a blossoming Osric and lots of tasty ghosts." -The Los Angeles Times
"Young Fortinbras, a modern man of action, enters during the last scene of Hamlet only to order the bodies of the royal family shuffled off while he devises the best possible media blitz to legitimize his ascension to the throne of Denmark. Horatio, sworn to the dead Hamlet to convey the truth of his actions, is immediately cast by Fortinbras into the role of an unwilling public relations person. Meanwhile, Fortinbras is forced to balance a disastrous and mistaken invasion of Poland with a seductive a harrowing array of ghosts, ranging from a vampish Ophelia to a repentant Claudius and Gertrude, all of whom cast doubts in his mind as to what really makes up the character of a ruler."
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
Former
CTE Alumni, Josh Krupke, plays one of Joseph's brothers at Shoreline
Center Auditorium, November 20 - December 6, 2003
The street address for the Shoreline Center Auditorium is:
Driving Directions From the south:
"Guys and Dolls"
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
"The Boyfriend"
"The Emperors New Clothes"
"Lend Me A Tenor"
Olympia High School Drama Club
presents this hilarious comedy directed by CTE Artistic Director and
Olympia High School drama teacher Kathy Dorgan.
"The Merry Wives of Windsor!"
Kathy Dorgan
directed this Shakespeare comedy at Olympia High School in November
2002. She was also the director of CTE's very successful production of "Annie" this past season.
"The Nutcracker!"
Our own
Claire Strain
performed with Ballet Northwest in the
role of Clara December 2002 in the Washington Center in December.
Also, CTE veteran Peter Lowe performed as a Russian.
"Into the Woods"
Chase Harvey
was in this performance at River Ridge High School in November 2002.. He
also played the Lion in CTE's
production of "The Wiz 2001". Other
CTE names in the program included Diana
Purvine, costumer and Nancy
Zabel, pictures. CTE is also loaned some costumes for this
program.
"Joseph & the Technicolor"
Drew Harvey took this into the Yelm schools last year, using CTE's "Technicolor Coat".
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A
daredevil theater project in which playwrights create new work from
scratch during the course of a single New York City subway ride. All of
the characters are confined inside a single subway car -- from a
stripper to a celebrity-stalker to the Savior himself. Alternately
hilarious and deeply human, the Atrain Plays hum with the relentless
energy of their namesake.
The
most popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera, and arguably the most popular
opera ever written. This opera has delighted audiences for more than a
century, and spawned a number of imitations. But none were nearly as
good as the original, which represented both Gilbert and Sullivan at the
height of their creative geniuses.
Shoshana
Bean, former CTE student, shines in Broadway's Tony-winning
"Wicked" as Elphaba, the so-called Wicked Witch of the West.
WICKED is the untold
story of the witches of Oz, features music and lyrics by
Stephen Schwartz and is based on the best-selling novel by
Gregory Maguire.
Written
by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, “Honk!” is fun musical
depicting the story of Ugly, whose odd, gawky looks instantly incite
prejudice from his family and neighbors. Separated from the farm and
pursued by a hungry Cat, Ugly must find his way home. Along his
rollicking and harrowing journey he not only discovers his true beauty
and glorious destiny, but also finds love and acceptance in all its
forms. 
Written
by William Shakespeare, the main plot is about two sets of couples
whose romantic cross-purposes are complicated still further by their
entrance into the play's fairyland woods where the King and Queen of
the Fairies preside and the impish folk character of Robin
Goodfellow plies his trade. L
Dance
Recital
CTE intern Derek Rutter has been cast as Sky Masterson in North
Thurston's spring production of Guys and Dolls. Guys and
Dolls has been called the quintessential Broadway musical. It sets
wonderful Loesser music to Damon Runyonland, the Broadway of the 1940's
inhabited by gamblers, nightclub performers, and Salvation Army members
trying to cure the sins of the Times Square population. Performances
are May 15th - 17th and 22nd - 24th.
CTE veteran,
Peter Lowe, is a suitor in Timberline Theatre Company's "Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers", a rowdy musical comedy
about seven backwoods brothers and their quest of seven homespun beauties.
Dance scenes and musical score by Gene De Paul, lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Performances are May 8 - 16th. For tickets, call 412-4887 or
412-4870.
CTE Phil
Hodgins and Jay Minton have been cast in the musical Anything
Goes . The
S.S. American, sailing from New York to England, carries an unusual group
of passengers. Included amongst them are a gangster, a wealthy debutante
and her mother, a nightclub singer , and a wealthy New York businessman
and his stowaway assistant. The age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl
and the complications which ensue intrigue every audience, and no musical
puts it on stage better than Anything
Goes. Come see it at Olympia High School on May 2nd - 3rd
and 8th -
10th.
Our CTE Showcase Director, Jason Haws,
and CTE Dance Director, Natalie Backman, are featured in The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar subtitled his late 19th century creation as “A trivial comedy
for serious people.” In other words, Wilde intended it to be silly and
slight, but he also had a message to deliver. It's about two young men in
late 19th century Britain who add levity to their lives by creating alter
egos – each named Ernest – who pursue romance and fun away from home. Come see Harlequin's production of Oscar Wilde's humorous masterpiece, March
27th - 29th.
CTE interns Mandie
Jenson and Caitlin
O'Malley are in Black Hills High School's musical The
Boyfriend. Mandie is playing the female lead.
Written in 1953, 'The Boyfriend' by Sandy Wilson is an affectionate
pastiche of twenties musicals and the conventions of the genre. It is
recognized as a classic of its period. The words of Madame Dubonnet, The
Headmistress, neatly summarizes the plot: 'It seems that love is in the
air tonight.' It shows on March 20th - 21st and 28th - 29th.
CTE's very own Dillon Christopherson
(a 5th grader) has been cast the lead role as KING in the Seven Oaks Elementary
musical production of The Emperors New Clothes!
This is the well-known fairy tale about a con man tailor who convinces the
emperor that this new suit is made of a special fabric and only can be
seen by intelligent people, anyone that cannot see it would be deemed a
fool. The production can
be viewed by the public at North Thurston High School on March 14th -
15th at 7 pm.