Thanks to all the alumni who helped make our seventh annual Variety Show Fundraiser a huge success!
Thanks to all the alumni who helped make our seventh annual Variety Show Fundraiser a huge success!
After a successful final show this August, we’d like to congratulate and thank the cast of The Wizard of Oz for all their hard work and effort. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without you!
Performance Location:
Our performances are at the Performance Space at the Neighborhood House/Wellstone Center
YAI needs your input and your support at a community meeting Sept. 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. As we wrap up our third season since a major leadership change, the YAI board has assessed the lessons learned and identified several options for the coming season. In a nutshell:
Kids are welcome to participate in the meeting, if interested.
If you are not able to attend but would like to help, please contact YAI Board Chair Barb Deming to share your thoughts/offer support.
Creatively yours,
BEN
Benjamin Lacina* | 612-508-6935 Direct
Artistic Director | Young Artists Initiative
463 Maria Avenue | Saint Paul, MN 55106-4428 | www.youngartistsmn.org
Box Office & Information Line: 651-222-KIDS
Click here to make a tax-deductible donation!
*Proud recipient of the 2009 Ordway Education Award for Community Commitment
The Color Purple
Alumni, parents, siblings and friends are all welcome! We are hoping for up to 20 people to fill out our group. A confirmation email will be sent closer to the date with more details about where to meet etc.
Into The Woods Online Registration and Information
Click here for online registration
Update: All spots have been filled as of 1/14/15, and as of 2/1/15 we are no longer adding names to the waiting list
How does it work?
The link above is a secure, online form created within Young Artists Initiative that will send your registration information directly to us.
There are two methods for payment. One is PayPal, where your payment will be immediately transacted. The other is to mail in cash or check. Checks can be made payable to Young Artists Initiative.
What do I have to do? Who can register?
Just sign up! There’s no audition necessary, nor any experience. Anyone can register, it’s open to all actors ages 8-18. Actors must be of 8 years of age before the first rehearsal, on June 28, to participate. Financial assistance is available for all YAI programming.
What is “Into The Woods”?
Into The Woods is a story with all your classic fairytale characters! Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), and the Witch meet and interact in this whimsical, original story. The musical centers on a baker and his wife who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the king’s festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the baker and his wife learn they cannot have a child because of a witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse and wind up changed forever. Funny and engaging, kids and adults alike will love seeing these stories together onstage!
When is it?
Program dates: June 28 though August 9, 2015
Rehearsals and workshops for YAI’s Summer Theater Experience begin June 28 at the First Lutheran Church in St. Paul near Metro State University. Program meets Sunday through Thursday evenings from 6:30-9pm. (NO rehearsals July 3-5)
Performances are August 6-9, 2015 at the Performance Space at the Wellstone Center.
Come join us for our 6th Annual Alumni Variety Show Fundraiser on Oct. 24!
Alumni, it’s not too late to sign up to be in the show! Contact info@youngartistsmn.org.
When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: First Lutheran Church
Who: Alumni, friends, family. . . the more the merrier!
Why: Showcase the talent of YAI alumni AND raise money to help fund YAI’s 2016 season of shows
Get your tickets here:
YAI is proud to present In the Heights as its 2014 Teen Theater Production!
Performances are July 10-13 & 17-20, at the Performance Space at Wellstone Center in Saint Paul.
IN THE HEIGHTS tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood
– a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are
always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music.
It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest
struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.
IN THE HEIGHTS is the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations.
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Conceived By Lin-Manuel Miranda
Development of In The Heights was supported by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center during a residency at the Music Theater Conference of 2005.
Initially developed by Back House Productions.
Originally Produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman Willis,
Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper.
IN THE HEIGHTS is presented through special arrangement with R& H Theatricals
:www.rnh.com