Photo Coverage and Blog: Director Ryan Scarlata Shares JTF By the Numbers
By: BWW Special Coverage Jan. 17, 2015
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
Ready to load in!
On the bus!
Rest stop
They made it!
At the hotel
JTF 2014
Getting ready
Sneak peek at the stage
The performances
Stage area with 4,000 seats
Meet and greet with Ben J. Pasek
Ready for the morning kickoff
The judges include Nick Pramik, Carol Worcel and Robert Ross Parker
Game faces
We're up next!
Columbus Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
THE LITTLE MERMAID (Sunbury Performing Arts)
16.4% of votes
2.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Weathervane Playhouse)
13% of votes
3.
42ND STREET (Gahanna Lincoln Summer)
9% of votes
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