Beowulf Alley Theatre Company
11 South 6th Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701
Administration (520) 622-4460 Reservations (520) 882-0555
www.beowulfalley.org
Our 5th Anniversary on 6th Avenue!
Contact:
Dave Sewell
Youth Program Director
Beowulf Alley Theatre
youthprograms@beowulfalley.org
(520) 622-4460 ext. 3
For Immediate Release
Beowulf Alley Announces New After-School Program
ActingKids@the Alley, Beowulf's innovative program for young people ages nine through seventeen, is launching a new twelve-week after-school program, beginning September 15th, 2009. According to Dave Sewell, Youth Program Director, the upcoming program's mission is to "create a performance-based learning experience that will provide our participants with a fun, expressive outlet; develop valuable skills through collaboration and creative interaction; foster awareness and sensitivity; and instill an appreciation and love of the art of Theatre."
Sewell is a Theatre graduate of the University of California, Riverside, and has been actively involved in all phases of Theatre for over 35 years. "What sets our program apart," explains Sewell, "is that we provide the same training adult actors would be expected to receive, but in an age-appropriate setting. We're not looking to train 'stars;' we're looking for kids who are interested in learning the value of the arts in developing creative thinking and teamwork, having fun, and meeting new friends. Our inaugural summer program, just completed on July 31st, was designed this way, and was enthusiastically received by students and parents."
Up to two sections are planned, with two classes per week: one (Tuesday/Thursday) for ages 13-17 and one (Wednesday/Friday) for ages 9-12. Classes start promptly at 3:00 pm and conclude at 5:30 pm. Public recital performances will be held for each section on the weekend of December 4-6, 2009. For full details, click "Learning at the Alley" on the Beowulf home page: www.beowulfalley.org, e-mail youthprograms@beowulfalley.org or call the theatre at (520) 622-4460 for more information.
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Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, a 501 (c)(3) organization, is committed to enriching the community and enhancing appreciation of the arts through the production of innovative, invigorating theatre and theatrical education with the highest standards for acting and production. Equal and fair treatment will be provided to all participants regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status and/or marital status. Founded on the basis of dialogues with local theatre artists who wanted a permanent home to practice their craft, its intimate 95-seat theatre provides a facility that meets professional standards where performing artists, educators, and technicians can present their skills. Because Beowulf Alley engages a talent and volunteer pool that calls Tucson "home" for its productions, the Theatre is committed to helping grow a new generation of Tucson talent with its programs including education for adults and youth, late night theatre to experiment with and gain experience, readers theatre for playwrights' unpublished works, lunchtime theatre to bring art to the workday and screenings of independent film artists. And true to its roots, the Theatre maintains ongoing dialogues with the community, including Dialogues with theatergoers after the first Sunday matinee performance of each of its main stage plays, at Readers' Theatre nights, and other presentations, providing an opportunity for theatergoers to discuss the plays with the director and artists. Writers who cover the Tucson arts scene say the Theatre provides its audiences with "the best total package"—plays, performances and productions that are high in artistic and technical quality. Beowulf Alley has received critical acclaim, including two Mac Awards and seven MAC nominations. The company has presented over 325 performances to Tucson audiences since 2002 and has served hundreds of theatre artists. The theater also provides performance and rehearsal space for other Tucson theater companies. For more information, log on to www.beowulfalley.org. We thank the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Tucson Pima Arts Council, the Janet S. Brunel Residuary Trust, and our business sponsors for their support.
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