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Show SCENE The Park Record. Editor: Scott Iwasaki Arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.113 LOCALS' FREE DAY AT THE PARK CITY MUSEUM The Park City Museum, 528 Main St., will host a locals' free day on Thursday, May 8. Park City and Summit County residents will be admitted for free all day to explore the permanent exhibits and the "Mines to Moguls: 50 Years of Park City Skiing" display. For more information, visit www. parkcityhistory.org/events. PARK CITY FILM SERIES: ‘TANZANIA: A JOURNEY WITHIN' The Park City Film Series will present Sylvia Caminer's documentary "Tanzania: A Journey Within," "Enemy," not rated, at the Jim Santy Auditorium at the Park City Library and Education Center, 1255 Park Ave., on Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. The film, which is part of the REEL Community Series, is about Venance and Kristen. He's from a place so old it's been called the cradle of mankind. She's led a privileged life in America without hardship or pain. Together these two unlikely friends embark upon a journey from the heights of Mt. Kilimanjaro to the depths of an AIDS ravaged village where even the smallest children become outcasts at the mere hint of the disease and malaria is an ever-present threat. Tickets are $7 for adults; $6 for students and seniors citizens. For more information, visit www.parkcityfilmseries. org. PARK CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH GARAGE SALE DONATION DROP OFF The Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224, will collect donations every Saturday in May from 9 a.m. until noon for its annual garage sale that will be held June 7. The church will accept anything except mattresses, electronics, skis, car seats, underwear, computers and televisions. NEWCOMERS OF GREATER PARK CITY COFFEE The Newcomers of Greater Park City will host its annual coffee at Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224, on Wednesday, May 14, from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The speaker will be Casey Vorwaller, fire inspector for the Park City Fire District. The presentation will be about home fire safety and the forecast for the upcoming fire season. Come and learn how to be prepared and safe. For more information, visit www.parkcitynewcomers.org 4TH OF JULY PARADE The Park City Chamber Bureau is now accepting applications for entry in the 2014 July 4th Parade. The theme for this years' parade is "Hats off to America." You can visit the Chamber web site to secure an application (www.visitparkcity.com), calling 435-658-9640 or emailing joel@FineProperty.com. UTAH ARTS FESTIVAL MUSICAL LINEUP, C-4 www.parkrecord.com WALK WITH MISCHA FUN DOG WALK AND FEST, C-5 C-1 WED/THURS/FRI, MAY 7-9, 2014 The Egyptian gets witty with ‘Honk! Jr.' YouTheatre production will run May 9 and 10 By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record When Mary Anderson-Bailey was in college, she performed in "Honk!" at the Utah Musical Theatre in Ogden, It was one of the first productions she did and she liked the story, which was based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling," and the script. "I was drawn to it when I first performed it because of the great writing and lyrics," Anderson-Bailey said during an interview with The Park Record. "Then the message that came out of it rang true and stuck with me." She also liked the musical's message. "The theme of the show is celebrating everyone's unique individuality and noticing that everyone has their own eccentricities, beauty and even a dark side," Anderson-Bailey said. "The idea to tell it through a known children's fable and make the message accessible for people is what I think musical theater is all about." These are the reasons why Anderson-Bailey is excited to be the director of the Egyptian Theatre's YouTheatre production of "Honk! Jr.," a children's version of "Honk!," written by George Stiles and Anthony CHRISTOPHER REEVES / PARK RECORD William Richardson (right), choreographer and stage director, instructs the YouTheatre cast Saturday, May 3, during the rehearsal for their upcoming musical, "Honk! Jr.," at the Egyptian Theatre. Drew, that will be performed May 9 and May 10. "As an adult, you do a lot of serious theatre and you are able to break out of that a little with musicals," she said. "‘Honk!' is a whole different animal. It has a witty script and when they turned it into the junior version, they managed to keep much of that wit intact. It's perfect for YouTheatre because it's a show where we can reach moms and dads as well as sisters and brothers of all ages." Anderson-Bailey's vision for the upcoming production was simple, "We've gone completely non-literal (interpretations) with the animals," she said. "They have been humanized quite a bit, but their costumes, movements and vocalizations are representative of what animals they are." That philosophy has bled into the set design. "It's all pretty minimal," Anderson- Bailey said. "For example the eggs that the ducklings hatch out of are not really eggs, but suitcases. It's like as if a stork dropped them and all of their belongings off on the porch." In addition, the production's design team has put together an elaborate multi-media element for the show. "This is something the Egyptian Theatre has been pushing towards, Please see ‘Honk!', C-2 YouTheatre Summer Camps registration open Sessions teach kids all aspects of live theater performances By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record When the summer begins, many school-aged kids attend summer camps. Some camps teach about nature. Others continue academic learning and there are some that teach art. At the Egyptian Theatre, the YouTheatre summer camps offer production and performance camps that touch on all aspects of live theater. Acting, set design, props, improv, scriptwriting, singing and dancing have all been a part of the YouTheatre camp curriculum, and this year, the sessions will include puppetry and film camps, said YouTheatre director Jamie Wilcox. "These camps are offered to our Drama Kings and Queens, who are our 8- to 12-year olds," Wilcox told The Park Record. "The camps will be held June 23-27 and July 21-25." The idea for the puppetry camps came when YouTheatre did a production of "Pippi Longstocking" last winter. "When we did that production, there were two puppets in the show - Horse CHRISTOPHER REEVES / PARK RECORD The Egyptian Theatre's YouTheatre program presented "Pippi Longstocking" in December and featured the puppet, known as Horse, whose performers were coached by Kipper Brothers Puppetworks. Kipper Brothers will be offering two puppetry sessions during this year's YouTheatre summer camps. and Mr. Nelson, the monkey, which the Kipper Brothers Puppetworks helped us with," Wilcox said. "We had such a fun experience and the kids learned so much, that we decided to have them come back." Wilcox wants people to know that puppetry has come a long way since the days of Punch ‘n' Judy or Kukla, Fran and Ollie. "Many people think puppetry is just putting your hand in a piece of cloth and moving it around," Wilcox said. "But it is so much more than that today. "I just saw ‘War Horse' last week at the Capitol Theatre and there are so many innovative things being done with puppetry," she said. "Watching those puppeteers, each horse was moved by three people, these things looked like real horses." During the YouTheatre puppetry camps, campers will take a week to put together a full stage production. "We're not talking about an old-time puppet show where you stand behind a screen and pop your hand up," Wilcox said. "The kids will use the whole stage Please see YouTheatre, C-3 |