In Junior Artists Company, students will truly hone their skills over this 3-week rehearsal period. Working with a script, the class will culminate in a full-scale production with a professional set, costumes, and lighting designed and produced by local professionals. During rehearsal, students will rehearse their parts and receive individual coaching, play ensemble games to build their teamwork as a cast, and develop their expressive theatre skills through drama games and exercises. In addition, through participating in musical theatre processes, students will further develop their “triple threat” skills of singing, acting, and dancing. The show will be directed by our Drama School Manager, Matthew Hayes Hunter.
Show Description:
This summer, the Junior Artists Company presents Mean Girls Jr.
The Plastics have deemed Broadway Junior worthy of their presence in Mean Girls JR! This “fetch” musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) is packed with keen wit, an undeniably catchy score, and a sincere message for everyone.
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.
Adapted from Fey’s 2004 blockbuster film and the Broadway smash hit turned movie musical, Mean Girls JR. will be the queen bee of your stage!
Audition Date:
Saturday, May 10th
9am-1pm
Anyone ages 11-14 may register for this camp, but registered students must complete an audition. All registered campers will perform in our Junior Artists Production. The audition will help the directors to assign specific roles.
Students will be asked to sing, dance, and read sections of the script. More information will be sent to all registered students closer to audition date.
Video auditions will be accepted for registered students who live out of town, and must be submitted by Saturday, May 10th at 12pm CST.
Please contact Matthew Hayes Hunter, Drama School Manager, at mhunter@nashvillect.org with any questions about auditions, including requirements for video auditions.
Rehearsal Dates:
June 2nd-7th
Monday – Saturday: 9am – 4pm
June 9th-13th
Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm
June 16th-18th
Monday – Wednesday: 9am – 4pm
(NO CLASSES JUNE 19th)
June 20th
Friday: 9am – 3pm
(Students will be dismissed at 3pm on Friday, June 20th and called back before show time. Students are welcome to stay in After Care until Call Time, if needed.)
(No absences, late arrivals, or early pickups will be permitted June 16th-18th, 20th-22nd)
Free Before Care and After Care are available for all Junior Artists Company students.
Before Care Opens at 7:30am
After Care Closes at 5:30pm
Performances:
June 20th at 7pm (5pm Call Time)
June 21st at 7pm (4pm Call Time – Photo Call before show)
June 22nd at 2pm (12pm Call Time)
Ticket Information
All tickets will be available 2 weeks prior to the performances. All students receive four complimentary tickets for the weekend run. Additional tickets may be purchased for $15 each. More information will be released to those in the class during camp!
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Join us for a production and not only fill three weeks of your summer puzzle, but also save on summer! Our productions run the course of three weeks, which comes to $305 per week. That is $65 off per week of our typical summer camps! This price includes free extended care.
NCT’s focus is always the healthy development of young people. We believe that the skills that students learn in the process of creative play will serve them in their everyday lives as well as provide a foundation if they choose to continue to more theatre work (which we hope they do!).
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NCT offers free extended care for our families. Before Care opens at 7:30AM and After Care closes at 5:30PM. You can add this service during registration or on a day-to-day basis during the camp week. Extended care consists of supervised unstructured free time. Students are welcome to bring a book or electronic device (that NCT is not responsible for). During After Care, we will also have a daily option of a G or PG-rated children’s movie playing as an activity choice.
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