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GCAC announces 2010 Season
Greer Cultural Arts Council/Greer Children’s Theater
Announces 2010 Theatre Season
Oliver! Auditions: Jan 15-16 Parents’ Meeting: Jan 25 Shows: April 16-18 April 23-25 The Emperor’s New Clothes Auditions: May 21-22 Parents’ Meeting: Jun 7 Shows: Aug 20-22 Aug 27-29 Robin Hood: the Next Generation Auditions are held at the Greer Recreation Center, 226 Oakland Ave, Greer SC 29650
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Lionel Bart
Nothing works on the stage like a well-crafted tale, and OLIVER! is just such a show. Based on the Dickens novel, it will engage your audience with its pathos and drama, while delighting everyone with its outstanding musical numbers. Food, Glorious Food, I'd Do Anything, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, Who Will Buy and Reviewing the Situation are musical theatre classics. Dickens' characters are brought to life-perhaps larger than life-with all their facets glowing in this production.
A Musical Fable
Music by Harry Simeone, Book & Lyrics: Jay Johnson
When a trio of entrepreneurial pickpockets stumble into a kingdom that bends to every fashion whim of its Emperor, they know just what to do. They pretend to be the finest weavers in all the land, and produce a magical cloth guaranteed to please the most discriminating of tastes, one visible only to those wise enough to be able to see it. Of course, the stylish Emperor simply must have it! None of the Emperor’s closest confidants want to be seen as a fool, so they all claim to see the clothing. When the Emperor finally unveils his magical new ensemble to the kingdom, the villagers REALLY have something to see. With a beautiful romance woven musically into the comic story, this classic tale is one the whole family will love.
By Shirley McNichols
Sir Robin Hood and Lady Marian have been married for 20 years and their beautiful daughter, Robin, is now about to come of age. The Queen insists Robin be wed to a man of royal lineage before assuming the throne. Being a woman of the next generation, Robin is naturally resentful about being married off so quickly without some romance. So she devises a contest in which the best archer and swordsman shall win her hand. Robin convinces her maid to stand in for her while she herself dresses as a man to compete to prove her point. Mean-while, Prince Jarred resents being forced into the competition since he, too, wants to marry for love and so convinces his manservant to switch places with him. Other contenders include comic princes Harold and Gerald, poor Prince Rodney the Regrettable, and wimpy Lord Horvath whose mother has evil plans for usurping the throne. An original comedy that proves the next generation can be as entertaining as the first. Auditions: Sep 3-4 Parents’ Meeting: Sep 14 Shows: Nov 12-14 Nov 19-21
Performances are held at the J Harley Bond Career Center, 505 N. Main St. Greer, SC 29650
July 4th in Greer
Do you have plans on July 4th? Looking for some family entertainment? Freedom Blast @Greer City Park
The Greer Children’s Theater will debut their first ever Touring Group called “Applause”.
The 22 volunteers will take the City Hall Amphitheater stage at 2pm on July 4th.
They will be performing “Greer through the Ages”-a combination of musical theatre and dance.
The event is free.
The City of Greer has an entire day/night of Free Events planned so come for the “Applause “ show and stay for other free entertainment and fireworks!
Schedule of EventsNoon Vendors open 1:00 p.m. Kids' Zone opens (closes at 7:00 p.m.) 2:00 p.m. Games/Contests open Aaron James Whisnant & Friends on the Gazebo Stage Greer Children's Theater: "Greer Through the Ages"
on the Amphitheater Stage3:30 p.m. Tameka Simmons and the Professors of Soul
(with Sidney Barnes) on the Amphitheater Stage4:30 p.m. The West End String Band on the Gazebo Stage 5:30 p.m. Johnny Suede and the Radio Junkies on the Main Stage 8:00 p.m. Cravin' Melon on the Main Stage 10:00 p.m. Patriotic Salute and Fireworks Extravaganza
Wizard of Oz Auditions
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the rainbow of your dreams! "The Wizard of Oz" will be performed October 30,31 Nov 1 and Nov 6,7,8, 2009
Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination.
Enjoy some of your favorite songs like Over The Rainbow, Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead), If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve , We're Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road), The Jitterbug, and The Merry Old Land of Oz.
Put on your ruby slipper sand come see THE WIZARD OF OZ!
Auditions will be held August 18th, 20th and 21st at the Greer Recreational Center located at 226 Oakland Avenue from 6-9pm. The cast list will be posted on Monday August 24. A mandatory parent/cast meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 25 at 6pm.
We are also looking for an Assistant Director and Assistant Stage Manager.
In Memoriam
GCAC wishes to express their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Julie Vess, we will miss her talents and her smile.
Greer Cultural Arts Council 226 Oakland Ave Greer Sc 29650
The Julie Vess Scholarship Fund has been established . This scholarship fund will be used for any children/family members who would like to participate in our theater and cannot afford it. Donations can be mailed to
Tunes on Trade ushers in 3rd year of Greer Idol
Join us every Friday night in downtown Greer starting June 19 - July 24 from 7pm - 10pm for free beach music by some of the finest beach bands around. Bring a chair, your family and friends and come enjoy the music. Join us where food, drinks and fun abound.