Respect for the kids
Community Players • January 15, 2019
From the CP Board President
Whether it is high school kids or elementary school kids, their 10th show with us or their first, I am blown away by the talent of our youth in Beatrice.
There is so much that I admire happening in our after school and summer programs for kids in late elementary and middle school. The focus of my musings for this newsletter are the kids that take part in the main stage shows.
Last night the cast of “Mary Poppins” was working on the choreography for “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, it was not easy. We have a few high school students a middle schooler, and one elementary student taking on different roles in this production. Those kids were working just as hard, if not more so than the adults in the cast. Learning and practicing their dance steps with enthusiasm and energy that the more senior cast members (myself included) couldn’t help but envy.
They do all of this work memorizing, singing, and dancing while still going to school. Not only do they go to school, but they play a sport, or an instrument, or are in show choir, or take part in our Stage Door productions. For these kids, theater isn’t just a choice, it is a way of life. And I will keep looking up to the amazing youth I continue to interact with on and off stage. Way to go kids!
Morgan Tunink
Board President
Latest News
Congratulations to the cast of SWEENEY TODD! Thank you to everyone who auditioned, and we look forward to working with you on this show or the next. Read-through will be Tuesday, September 2nd, at our secondary rehearsal space at Brick & Mortar Coworking. Scripts, full schedules, and other paperwork will be handed out at that time.
Congratulations to the outstanding cast of 5th-8th graders in our latest Acting Up production! Read-through for THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE will be Wednesday, August 27th at the theatre. Scripts, full schedules, and other paperwork will be handed out at that time.
Congratulations to the cast of THE ODD COUPLE! Thank you to everyone who auditioned, and we look forward to working with you on this show or the next. Read-through will be Tuesday, July 22 at our secondary rehearsal space at Brick & Mortar Coworking. Scripts, full schedules, and other paperwork will be handed out at that time.
