1) Sharing the Love
As always, our staff loves a theme day and turned it out for a dapper Valentine’s holiday. Perhaps even better, however, was the awesome donor appreciation video that our Robin Hood cast and crew helped produce. Check it out!
[Video by Rosemarie O’Connor]
2) Going, going, gone!
After just two months of open registration, several of our summer camps are SOLD OUT. While you’ll have to join the wait list for Mary Poppins, Jr. or Center Stage, there’s still time to join us for an epic #EncoreSummer! Act fast – many of our programs have 10 spots or fewer remaining.
[Video by Tina Worden]
3) “Now is the time to seize the day.”
When drastic budget cuts to the arts were revealed in the proposed 2020 Arlington County Budget, Encore students stepped up to the mic to speak out for the importance of theatre in their lives. Encore students, families, and volunteers have mobilized to speak at Board meetings, written in to their representatives, and shared their stories on social media with the hashtag #ARLSaveOurStage. Join us this Monday, March 11th at 7:30 PM for an advocacy planning meeting. Make your voice heard!
4) Blast off!
We’re thrilled to add another fun show to Encore’s Theatre for the Very Young series. Rehearsals for Rocket Woman are now underway. Our professional actors are exploring and creating a performance designed especially for shorter attention spans, focusing on ingenuity, problem solving, and fun…in space! This out of this world adventure blasts off on Thursday, April 4th, so get your boarding passes today.
5) Huzzah for closing!
Encore’s production of Robin Hood, directed by Susan Keady, had a wonderfully packed final audience. The production received several rave reviews and allowed for many Encore show reunions! Wishing you’d been in on the fun? Come out to audition for the world premiere musical, The Talented Clementine, this coming week on March 11th and 12th.
Photos by Aileen Pangan Christian, Larry McClemons, and Cindy Kane Photography. Blog contribution by Shannon McCarthy.