CSJ Launches Membership Drive

Center Stage Jackson is launching a membership campaign, hoping to round up and retain members to support their productions! Without a solid member base to bring artistic and intellectual diversity to the group, CSJ cannot thrive.

Membership prices are nominal ($20 for an adult membership, $10 for students) and are used to defray the costs of mailings to the group.

Benefits include participating and voting at the annual meeting, invitations to social events, and getting to create the future of community theatre in Jackson!

For more information, do not hesitate to contact lidija, Membership Chair at lidija@fremeau.net.

Membership applications are available to be downloaded at www.centerstagejackson.org.

2006 - 2007 Season

Center Stage Jackson has announced the plays for its next season, just as it wraps up this season with the final weekend of "Oklahoma!"

The schedule hasn't been finished, said board President Ann Holt, but the plays will be: "Born Yesterday," directed by Mark Hisler; "Scrooge the Musical," directed by Holt; "To Kill a Mockingbird," directed by Denise Weber; and "Man of La Mancha." No director has been chosen for that musical.

"Oklahoma!" will begin at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Baughman Theatre, Jackson Community College, 2111 Emmons Road. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for students. Call 796-8600.

(from the Jackson Citizen Patriot)

Summer Class for Kids at Ella Sharp Museum

Creative Dramatics - Entering 4th to 6th grades
Presented by Kurt Snyder of Center Stage Jackson

Students will be introduced to basic dramatic principles with theater games and exercises to promote expression, creativity, discipline, listening, and communication skills. Creative Dramatics students learn to: work well in groups, listen well, participate, follow directions, use their imaginations, use their voices to communicate clearly, use gestures and body movements, generate new ideas quickly and show enthusiasm for the various activities. Participants will explore the actors' main tools: the voice, body, and imagination. Focus will be on collaboration, improvisation, and ensemble work. The class will culminate in a performance for family and friends.

Monday through Friday, June 19 - 23, 2006.

Members $58, Nonmembers $70 9:30 am to Noon, Multipurpose Room at the Ella Sharp Museum

Contact the museum for more information at 517-787-2320.