Show Notes: May 2024
Show Notes: May 2024
The Newsletter of All-of-us Express Children's Theatre
In this issue:
Season 36 announced!
Show recap: The Wind in the Willows
Show recap: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Upcoming events
Final season 35 production
We’re coming off of three busy weekends of shows and heading straight into auditions for the summer production! Never a dull moment around here! Read on for news from the All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre (AECT) nonprofit Board, and we would love to see you on Facebook and Instagram as well!
Season 36 preview & upcoming auditions
Something for everyone!
We’re thrilled to announce our Season 36 AECT productions! More information about audition dates and ages, plus performance dates can be found on our calendar page. Watch for the season brochure to be posted soon!
Elementary Workshop 2024: 101 Dalmatians *Auditions August 2024*
A new opportunity for our youngest actors to take center stage!
Directed by Jocelyn France
Fall 2024: Puffs *Auditions August 2024*
Alternate title: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Directed by Jen Shaw
Winter 2025: Little Shop of Horrors *Auditions November 2024*
Don’t feed the plants.
Directed by Jocelyn France
Spring 2025: Holes *Auditions February 2025*
Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Studio Class 2025: The Laramie Project *Auditions December 2024*
When a small town comes face to face with murder, everybody has a tale to tell.
Directed by Jen Shaw
Summer 2025: Disney’s The Little Mermaid *Auditions May 2025*
Life is the bubbles, under the sea!
Directed by Jocelyn France
Show recap: The Wind in the Willows
“And it wasn't folly at all! It was simply glorious!”
Congratulations to the cast, crew, and production team who brought us this otterly delightful run of The Wind in the Willows.
Thank you to the front-of-house volunteers for keeping our audience members well-supplied with gummy frogs and fuzzy hedgehogs, and for keeping our ushers "ushing." Thank you to our toadally wonderful backstage volunteers for their animal control service in the Green Room, party planning expertise, and not-glamorous-but-necessary laundry duty.
Thanks to our sponsors, whose support is so very appreciated: Jackson, the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, the National Endowment for the Arts, Ingham County Hotel/Motel Association, and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
And of course, thank you to the hundreds of audience members who came to support our youth as they brought us onto the River and into the Wild Wood.
Show recap: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
A powerful story about seeking the truth
A small cast of some of our older actors, supported by a tiny crew, brought this compelling story to the stage for two performances only. This show centers around 15-year-old Christopher, who has an extraordinary brain: he is exceptional at mathematics but struggles to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Determined to solve the mystery of who murdered his neighbor’s dog, his detective work takes him on a thrilling journey that turns his world upside down.
Upcoming events
Details TBA!
We hope to have a few more announcements on the way once some details are finalized. Check our website, Facebook, and/or Instagram to watch for news on a possible summer backstage tour, as well as summer workshop offerings (different from our summer drama camps, summer workshops are shorter but more in-depth experiences on specific theatre-related skills).
Final Season 35 production
Save these dates!
More information about auditions and audition workshops, performance dates and times, and plot details can be found in the Season 35 brochure.
Summer 2024: The SpongeBob Musical *On stage July 26-August 4*
Can our favorite yellow sponge save Bikini Bottom from certain destruction?
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