New Youth Theatre Ensemble

The Complete Actor Studio and Studio A Dance & Performing Arts have teamed up to form the Act One Players, a youth theater ensemble serving children age 7-17. In their opening season, the Act One Players will present the musical, Wonderland by James Devita and Bill Francoeur. The performance will take place on Saturday, November 19 at 7pm at the Ferguson Theater at the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT.

“We wanted to bring a quality well-rounded theater experience to children of all ages year round. There are great theater programs in the summer, but in the fall and winter many of our youth travel quite a ways to find theater performance opportunities.”

In this program students will explore their creativity through dance, music & drama instruction. It meets twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-6:00 pm starting with dance & choreography at Studio A Dance & Performing Arts and moving to The Complete Actor Studio for music & acting instruction and play rehearsal. The program starts on Tuesday, September 13th and runs for ten weeks ending with the dress and tech rehearsal and then the final performance.

Located in the Riverdale Farms shopping plaza in Avon, CT, The Complete Actor Studio has opened this past March, offering classes for all ages in acting, improvisation, stage and film direction, voice over, on camera intensives, prop mastering and more. Owner, Erica LuBonta has an extensive performing arts background, including several Off-Broadway theater credits, film and television appearances. She also has been a director of several local student productions and is a freelance director and teaching artist for Education @ Hartford Stage.

Ann Custy is the owner of Studio A Dance & Performing Arts Center and has a long performance and choreography background. She offers a wide variety of dance programs at her studio, also located in Riverdale Farms Plaza. She will be heading up all of the choreography for the production.

Joining Erica and Ann as the producer is Deborah Rutland. Deborah's performing arts background includes roles and credits as a performer, stage manager, director, and producer in professional musical theater, community theater and local school and church productions. Deborah and Erica co-founded the Latimer Lane Elementary School Drama Club.

For more information, visit www.tcactor.com or call 860-255-8404