Photo Coverage and Blog: Director Ryan Scarlata Shares JTF By the Numbers

By: Ryan Scarlata, Director

On behalf of Columbus Children's Theatre (CCT), I must say we are so excited to return to the Junior Theatre Festival (JTF)this year. The festivities officially begin at 8:15am Saturday morning, but I thought I would share some interesting CCT and JTF facts - by numbers!!

5,842 - dollars raised to help CCT attend JTF
4,500 - approximate number of students attending JTF
2014 - the first year CCT attended JTF
2015 - the second year CCT has attended JTF
1,856 - approximate audience of Into the Woods Jr. at CCT
1,114 - roundtrip miles between Columbus, OH and JTF
736 - the highest number hotel room occupied by CCT at JTF
706 - the lowest number hotel room occupied by CCT at JTF
180 - bottles of water for CCT students
160 - hours spent rehearsing Into the Woods Jr. 104 - groups attending JTF
57 - seats on the Buckeye Coach bus to JTF (and Charles, the best driver ever)
47 - CCT students who have attended JTF (past and present years)
45 - pounds of fresh fruit to feed CCT students at JTF
44 - total people representing CCT at JTF
30 - CCT students at JTF this year
17 - CCT hotel rooms at JTF
16 - performances of Into the Woods Jr.
16 - CCT students returning to JTF for the 2nd year in a row
15 - minute excerpt of CCT's Into The Woods Jr. to be performed for adjudication at JTF
14 - floors in the Renaissance Waverly Hotel
13 -CCT students attending JTF for their first time
10 - the anniversary being celebrated by JTF
8 - CCT parent chaperones at JTF
4 - awesome (and patient) servers at Hard Rock Cafe who made CCT feel welcome in 2015
3 - CCT staff members at JTF 2 - Into the Woods production staff members at JTF
1 - director who needs his beauty rest

Check out some exclusive photos below!

For more information on the Junior Theatre Festival, visit: http://www.itheatrics.com/junior-theatre-festival/ orhttps://www.facebook.com/JuniorTheaterFestival

For more information on Columbus Children's Theatre, visit: http://www.columbuschildrenstheatre.org/

Follow their journey on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/JTF614

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