Fox Valley Rep Performing Arts Academy presents free performance of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"

Mayhem and hilarity ensue in Fox Valley Repertory Performing Arts Academy’s performance of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.  The cast of FVR Performing Arts Academy will be performing an hour-long adaptation of this Christmas classic The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on the Pheasant Run Resort’s Mainstage. Along with preparing for the show, the kids are collecting donations for the North Aurora Mothers Club’s “Operation Christmas” which provides selected families with gifts, food and grocery gift cards for a traditional holiday meal.

Admission to the performance is free, but the cast will be accepting donations of grocery or gas gift cards and school/art supplies (markers, crayons, pencils, paper, folders, notebooks). Donations will be collected at the shows and transported to the North Aurora Mothers Club by members of the cast and their families. Additionally, as a non-profit organization, the FVR Academy accepts cash donations in lieu of admission to provide scholarships to local children who would not otherwise be able to participate in their programs.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever cast members include from St Charles: Freddie Dowat, Kathryn Dybas, Lauren Farrow, Geneva: Alysiana Carter-Tang, Kaia Ebel, Erin Hurley, Ella Kobylecky North Aurora: Sydney Poss, South Elgin: Robert Keldani, Jordan Keldani, Justin Keldani, Batavia: Caden Bohmer, Bram Borger-Johnson, Madeline Hotham, Bartlett: Tracy Roberson, Bloomingdale: Sofia Defino, Aurora: Anna Laurich, and Hanover Park: Hayley Troyan.

OTHER UPCOMING ACADEMY PROGRAMS

YOUTH ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS FOR SPRING MUSICAL (Ages: 8 to 18)

"Annie" – December 11, 2011 from 12 - 3:00pm or December 14, 2011 from 6 - 8:00pm

KIDS MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP (Ages: 6 to 8)

"The Sound of Music" — December 26 to 29, 2011

TWEENS MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP (Ages: 9 to 12)

“Grease" — December 26 to 29, 2011

About the FVR Performing Arts Academy

The Fox Valley Repertory Performing Arts Academy features some of the Chicago area’s most respected teachers, directors, actors and musicians. Classes are available for ages 3-19. For more information, visit www.foxvalleyrep.org/education or call 630-364-0550. Fox Valley Repertory at Pheasant Run Resort is located at 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL. Additional theater information may be obtained at www.foxvalleyrep.org.                  

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and is sponsored in part by Kane County Chronicle.