Studio East

Studio East is a 501(c)(3) non-profit performing arts training organization, dedicated to creating opportunities for children to discover and explore the performing arts. Studio East is located in Kirkland, Washington and serves the entire Seattle area. Studio East programs include mainstage shows, school break and summer camps, Young Actors Professional Intensive (YAPI), and Storybook Theater.

History

Studio East was founded in 1992 by Lani Brockman. It specializes in children's theater. In 1993 Studio East merged with Kirkland Youth Theater, and it was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1994.

Programs

Mainstage

Studio East produces 5 mainstage productions per year. These are performed at Studio East's stage in Kirkland.

In 2004-2005 there were only 4 mainstage shows due to construction to expand the space.

KPC partnership

Since 2005, Studio East has produced a spring show in partnership with the Kirkland Performance Center. These have included The Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, and . However, the spring 2008 KPC Musical, Oliver!, was not a partnership with Studio East, and KPC is not planning to produce a musical in the spring of 2009.

Camps

Studio East offers school break camps for grades 2-6, as well as summer camps from age 4 to grade 10. Every summer a Teen Musical features students entering grades 7-12.

The summer camps include Little Players (ages 4-6), TaleSpinners (entering grades 1-2), Summer Stage (entering grades 3-6), and Teen Camps (entering grades 7-10). The camps are held at various schools and churches in the area.

YAPI

Young Actors Professional Intensive is a six-week theater program for serious acting students. YAPI students pursue college-level classes including Audition Technique, Acting for the Camera, Scene Study, Shakespeare, Combat, Improvisation, Musical Theater, The Business and more. At the conclusion of the program, students have an opportunity to travel to New York to see Broadway shows.

toryBook Theater

StoryBook Theater presents interactive musical comedies aimed at ages three through nine, performed by adults. The plays are presented at a variety of venues including the Kirkland Performance Center, the Museum of History and Industry, IKEA Performing Arts Center, Highline Performing Arts Center, and the Everett PUD Auditorium.

2008/2009 schedule

Mainstage

* Little Shop of Horrors (October 17-November 2, 2008)
* 'Twas the Night (November 29-December 21, 2006)
* A Little Princess (January 23-February 8, 2009)
* Into the Woods (March 13-29, 2009)
* Pippi Longstocking (May 22-June 14, 2008)

toryBook Theater

* Pinocchio (October 25-November 23, 2008)
* Goldilocks (January 31-March 1, 2009)
* Hansel & Gretel (April 25-May 16, 2009)

Previous years

Mainstage

* 2002-2003: West Side Story, 'Twas the Night, Godspell, Peter Pan, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
* 2003-2004: Annie, 'Twas the Night, Anne of Green Gables, Into the Woods, The Wizard of Oz
* 2004-2005: Quilters, 'Twas the Night, Honk, Fiddler on the Roof
* 2005-2006: Much Ado About Nothing, 'Twas the Night, Seussical, 3 One Acts (The Masque of Beauty and the Beast, One Thousand Cranes, The Falcon), The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
* 2006-2007: The Secret Garden, 'Twas the Night, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Peter Pan, Tom Sawyer
* 2007-2008: Cinderella, 'Twas the Night, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Little Women, The Wizard of Oz

ummer teen musical

* 2000: Brigadoon
* 2001: The Music Man
* 2002: Once Upon A Mattress
* 2003: Les Miserables
* 2004: Kiss Me, Kate
* 2005: Beauty and the Beast
* 2006: Footloose
* 2007: Thoroughly Modern Millie
* 2008: Grease

External links

* [http://studio-east.org/ Studio East]