Past Seasons
ArtsWest Musical Theater Academy
Ages: 8-12
A Year With Frog and Toad, Kids
August 5-9
FROG Group
Wednesday Aug 5, 7:30 PM
Friday Aug 7, 7:30 PM
Saturday Aug 8, 3:00 PM
TOAD Group
Thursday Aug 6, 7:30 PM
Saturday Aug 8, 7:30 PM
Sunday Aug 9, 3:00 PM
A Year with Frog and Toad, Kids
Music by Robert Reale
Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale
Based on the Books by Arnold Lobel
About the Play
This enchanting musical follows best friends Frog and Toad on their adventures through four fun-filled seasons. Cheerful Frog and "worry-wart" Toad leap off the page, along with the rest of the animal gang, for kite-flying, sled-racing and cookie-munching. Each amphibian anecdote comes to life with hilarious, heart-warming songs exploring the challenges and rewards of friendship. A Year with Frog and Toad, Kids celebrates that having a very best friend is about as good as life gets…and having a friend that is different than you makes that friendship even more special.
ArtsWest’s Summer Musical Theater Adventures Camp 2009
2009 is the eighth year of ArtsWest’s nationally recognized Summer Theater Education Programs. Campers learn to express themselves, gain new skills, and have a ton of fun doing it!
The Musical Theater Adventures Camp provides young people with enriching summer experiences that develop their social and physical skills, cultivate independence and self-confidence and challenge their imaginations. The program is highly structured and requires that each camper has the motivation to fully participate.
"This show proves that great talent can come in young packages." ~ Seattle Weekly

the Seattle Premiere of
bare
Book by Jon Hartmere and Damon Intrabartolo
Music by Damon Intrabartolo
Lyrics by Jon Hartmere
July 10-26
Directed by Christopher Zinovitch and Nick DeSantis
Musical Direction by Jackie Koreski
Reservations Recommended. Seats are Going Fast!
Get the behind-the-scenes scoop for bare on the Teen Tix blog.
Rent meets Dead Poet's Society in bare: a gripping, provocative pop opera about seniors in a private Catholic preparatory academy and their struggles with first love, sexuality, drugs, parents, and religion, including the secret lives of altar boy Peter and his roommate, the popular Jason. Recommended for ages 17 and older.
Tickets for bare are now available! Click here to buy tickets online.
The Cast:
PETER – Eric Engelhard – 20 years old – Bremerton, WA
JASON – Andrew Leonard – 17 years old – Edmonds, WA
IVY – Clare Edgerton – 20 years old – Tacoma, WA
NADIA – Lisa Hill – 20 years old – Cedar City, UT
SISTER CHANTRELL – Blaire Smith
MATT – Justin Huertas – 20 year old – Tacoma, WA
CLAIRE / RORY –McKenna Turner - 19 years old – Vancouver, WA
LUCAS – Max Thorne - 18 years old – Seattle, WA
ALAN – Kip Brookbank - 20 years old – Ellensburg, WA
DIANE – Dannielle Simmons - 17 years old – Lynnwood, WA
TANYA – Hattie Andres – 17 years old – Seattle, WA
KYRA – Katie Haney - 18 years old – Everett, WA
ZACH – Jeffrey Allan Evans – 20 years old – Seattle, WA
Check out the full synopsis on the official bare website (spoliers!)
Photos by Nichole DeMent and Matthew Durham
bare is presented through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1359 Broadway Suite 914, NY, NY 10018 www.theatricalrights.com
2008 Conservatory:
Pippin
August 13-23
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Christopher Zinovitch
Musical Direction by Jessica Skerritt
Choreography by Casey Craig
Pippin tells the story of a young prince who refuses to allow his life to be ordinary. With the help of a group of traveling players he explores home, war, sex, leadership, the hearth, love, and death in an anecdotal tale for all times.
Tickets for Pippin are now available! Click here to buy tickets online.
THE TROUPE:
Ryan Floresca – King Charlemange
Andrew Meyers – Theo
Simon Rehm – Lewis
Madeleine Robison – Head
Carolyn Smith – Fastrada
Tyler Webster – Bertha
Nat Zang – Pippin
THE PLAYERS - Chelsea Gilpin, Gemma Koreski,
Genneva Machmiller, Simone Machmiller, Rachel Spence
THE ENSEMBLE - Melissa Carter, Julia Cohn, Anna Crean, Andi Donnelly, Eva Esterbrook, Stephen Falling, Natalia Fandel, Victoria Felix, Lucia Hunt, Darby McManus, Carly Meyers-Martin, Alexia Pagliarini, Catherine Pennie, Cecelia Rehm, Kathryn Skvarla, Elora West
Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Stuart Ostrow
Directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International www.MTIShows.com
Photo by Nichole DeMent
ArtsWest's Summer 2008 Musical Theater Program was made possible in part by
Charlotte Martin, The Clowes Fund, Villa Heidelberg