What is it? "a fun, goofy, over-the-top Bollywood style musical", performed by neighborhood kids!
Wed. May 26 2010 @ 10:15 am
Thurs. May 27 @ 6pm
Fri. June 11 "Gallery Night" @ 6 pm
PLACE: ⇥PS 230 Upper School Auditorium, 1 Albemarle Road
Presented by PS230 and Brooklyn Children's Theatre (BCT), starring 21 kids:
BCT’s musical theatre class is a 12 week program that meets at P.S. 230 beginning February 22. Children in 3rd – 5th grades learn to make dramatic choices, interpret text, show emotions, gain focus - all while learning to sing, dance, act and understand what it means to take a risk on stage. Students will be working towards the ultimate goal of performing in front of a live audience. All students enrolled in the class will be performing in the musical “The Elephant Prince”, an original work written for BCT by Nicole Kempskie and Robert Stamper. Teaching the class will be BCT’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Amy White Graves and Teaching Artist Mandy Stallings.
“We’re so excited to be working with the students at P.S. 230 – The musical they’ll be performing is a fun, goofy, over-the-top Bollywood style musical”, said Amy White Graves, Co-Founder - Executive Director, Brooklyn Children’s Theatre. “The final performance is always so exciting for the kids - who get to share their talents with their classmates, friends and family.”
P.S. 230 awarded 10 students with scholarships to this program provided by BCT and BCT’s supporters. Since BCTs inception they have awarded over 80 scholarships. “BCT believes that theatre should be for everyone, not just those that can afford it. The skills that children can learn from theatre are life lessons and can help them in all aspects of their development. Gaining confidence, taking risks, and learning how to use the voice and body are skills the children will keep benefiting from for years to come,” said Graves. “We are very fortunate to have a community that looks out for each other. Those that can afford the program, as well as other supporters, have been very generous and helped to cover the costs for the children whose families are struggling financially,” said Graves.
Suggested donation of $5 will go towards school's fund.