Photo courtesy of Springville Community Theatre.
The Springville Community Theatre’s most recent production was “Mary Poppins,” but audiences can enjoy “Peter Pan” this summer.
Now in its 43rd year, the Springville Community Theatre will be bringing Peter Pan to the stage in July.
Open to anyone who would like to participate, there is plenty to do onstage or backstage: build sets, paint backdrops, gather props, sew costumes, run lights and sound, work in the box office or send out publicity, as well as fill the stage. No experience is necessary but actors must be at least 7 years of age.
Under the leadership of June Morgan Mack of the UAB Department of Theatre, the Springville Community Theatre has performed numerous children's shows and workshop productions. Each show gives opportunities to people of all ages to work together on a creative project with a cast of 70-100 and backstage and office volunteers of 50 or more.
When the group began in 1976, the focus was on children's plays. The goal was to allow children to gain confidence through public performance and for parents to see their children praised by their community, encouraging the children to strive for bigger and better things. Over the years the group has expanded to large-scale shows requiring casts of all ages. The group is a true community theater in that they cast every person who auditions, anyone can work on the show with no experience, the staff is all-volunteer and ticket prices are kept as low as possible so that anyone can afford to see the show.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children to meet the rising cost of building sets and royalties/rental of scripts.
This year, the group has a special "Help Peter Fly Fund" to cover the added expense of flying. The theater group has secured the services of a theatrical flying company out of Indianapolis to install the flying equipment and train actors to use it.
Auditions will be held at the Springville Middle School on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. Show dates are set for Thursday through Sunday, July 25-28.
For more information, visit springvillecommunitytheater.com or contact June Mack by calling 552-3023 or emailing her at jmack@uab.edu.
Submitted by Springville Community Theatre.
