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The following are ArtsWest's Upcoming events.
A Year with Frog and Toad, Kids, August 5-9
Dark of the Moon, August 19-23In the Gallery: Inspired by Light, July 26 - August 22Altered Associations, August 25 – October 3ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery (4711 California Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98116 - www.artswest.org;(206) 938-0339). Musical Theater Camp (Ages 8-12)A Year with Frog and Toad, KidsAugust 5-9Music by Robert RealeBook and Lyrics by Willie RealeBased on the Books by Arnold LobelDirected and Staged by SuzAnna Wilson and Chris SheaThis enchanting musical follows best friends Frog and Toad on their adventures through four fun-filled seasons. Cheerful Frog and "worry-wart" Toad leap off the page, along with the rest of the animal gang, for kite-flying, sled-racing and cookie-munching. Each amphibian anecdote comes to life with hilarious, heart-warming songs exploring the challenges and rewards of friendship.Tickets: $12
Conservatory (Ages 12-16):Dark of the MoonAugust 19-23by HoWard Richardson and William BerneyDirected by Christopher ZinovitchMusical Direction by Andrew LeonardDark of the Moon is a tragic play in the vein of Romeo and Juliet and Twilight, set in the Appalachian Mountains during the 1920s. The play centers around the character of John, a witch boy, who seeks to become human after falling in love with a human girl, the beautiful copper-haired Barbara Allen. John tells a Conjur Woman he will pay any amount and agree to any terms just so long as he can be with his mortal love. She agrees, and he marrys Barbara Allen; if Barbara is faithful to him for a year, then John will remain a human. Meanwhile, the rest of Barbara's clan doesn't much approve of John, or Barbara's strange newborn baby.
Tickets: $12In the Gallery:Inspired by LightPhotographic Center NW Faculty group showJuly 26 - August 22Wine and Cheese Artist Reception: August 13, 6-9pmAltered AssociationsJeff Mihalyo, Lucy Carpenter, Therese BuchmilllerAugust 25 – October 3The Gallery launches its 2009-10 season with a show featuring surreal oils on canvas by Jeff Mihalyo, Lucy Carpenter working in reclaimed plastic bags and chicken wire and Therese Buchmilller with minimalist re-creations utilizing various appropriated materials.Dates, artists and pieces subject to change.About ArtsWest: ArtsWest produces artistic events so fiercely compelling that they require conversation, improve the imagination, and promote cultural vibrancy as a core value for the communities of West Seattle. Utilizing a 149-seat, 3/4 thrust theater and visual art gallery, ArtsWest has presented over 400 different performing arts productions and gallery exhibitions to over 200,000 visitors since 1999.
