Spring into the arts!

The Cottonwood Heights Arts Council has many upcoming events you won't want to miss!

The Arts Council works hard to provide events that will expand our community’s culture and experience with art, and this spring we have a lot to offer! 

Is writing your thing?  Write for the Heights kickoff event will be April 14, at the Whitmore Library.  Six local authors, including Paul Genesse, Robison Wells, and Jesse Parent will speak about their craft.  Following the speakers, guests may purchase books, attend a short workshop, or speak to the authors.  The event begins at 10:30 and will end at 2:00, and is free to the public. 

Do you like photography?  A free photography class will be held at the Whitmore Library Auditorium on Saturday, April 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. with photographer Jacob Bruner. Use the skills learned in the class to take photographs throughout Cottonwood Heights during the next week. Then on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., framed photographs taken in the Cottonwood Heights area can be submitted at the Whitmore Library Auditorium for a photography contest. There will be a cash award for best photos and an open house to view the contest entries will be held May 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Whitmore Library Auditorium.  Participants need not reside in Cottonwood Heights, but all photos submitted must be taken in Cottonwood Heights between April 21 and April 28, 2012. Youth are especially encouraged to participate and submit photos to the contest. Selected photos will be hung in Whitmore Library from May 7 until the end of the open house on May 31. For more information, please contact Karen McCoy at mcfro45@msn.com.

Audition Dates Set for “Cinderella”

Come be a part of the MAGIC!

The Cottonwood Heights Arts Council summer theater is back and they are holding auditions for their upcoming summer musical, Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition).  Auditions will be held

Thursday, May 3^rd from 6-9PM and Saturday, May 5^th from 9:00AM – 12:00PM at The Cottonwood Heights City Offices at 1265 E. Fort Union Blvd. in the training room on the 1^st floor.

Auditions are open for ages 8* and up.

We are excited to cast all principal roles, principal dancers, along with a great ensemble of all ages.  There are roles for a variety of age ranges and interests. 

Adults with ballroom dance experience a plus!

Please have 16 bars of a musical selection prepared and be prepared to do a short reading.  An ipod/cd player will be provided.  Short reading scripts will be provided. 

Rehearsals will begin May 29^th and run through July.

Performance dates are July 26^th, 27^th, 28^th (evening and matinee) and 30^th. 

For more details visit http://cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/get_involved.arts.html

Roles Open for Casting:

Principal Roles

Cinderella

Fairy Godmother

Stepmother

Stepsister Grace

Stepsister Joy

Prince Christopher

King Maximillian

Queen Constantina

Lionel the Royal Steward

Principal Dancers - 16 and Up

Villagers/Ensemble (All Ages)

Ensemble will include dancing and singing Villagers, Merchants, Maidens, and Palace Guests,  including butcher, cloth merchant, cheese merchant, baker, flower girl,

fruit sellers, pumpkin patch animals, coachman, etc. 

*Children ages 8-11 may only be cast with an accompanying cast adult.

Announcing summer 2012 musical!

We will be producing Rodgers and Hammerstien's "Cinderella" in the summer of 2012!  Dates are still being finalized, but auditions will be in the spring.  We are currently calling for production team resumes.  Melissa Lowry will be returning as producer, and Becky Henricksen will be returning as director.  The following paid and volunteer positions are available.  Send all resumes to aeatchel@cottonwoodheights.utah.gov  All resumes are due January 15th.

*Want to direct for us in the future?  Get your foot in the door as an assistant or a stage manager!  Give our "director to be" program a try! 

Positions available:

Assistant Producer - Volunteer 

Assistant Director - Volunteer –*Director To Be Program

Stage Manager - Volunteer – *Director To Be Program

Assistant Stage Manager – Volunteer

Musical Director – Paid Position – Experience required

Asst Musical Director/Pianist - Paid Position

Choreographer - Paid Position – Experience required

Asst Choreographer – Paid Position

Set Designer – Paid Position

Builders -Volunteer

Painters- Volunteer

Wardrobe Designer – Paid Position

Wardrobe Assistants - Volunteer

Make – Up Person- Volunteer

Make – Up Assistant - Volunteer

Hair Designer – Volunteer

Hair Assistants - Volunteer

Stage Crew Director – Volunteer

Stage Crew - Volunteer

Lighting Designer-Volunteer

Accountant - Volunteer

Marketing/Publicity -Volunteer

Winter Songfest

On December 10th, the arts council, in cooperation with Canyons School District, will produce a Winter Songfest.  Various music groups in the area will perform pieces they've been working on during this holiday season--from orchestras to elementary school glee clubs.  This not only gives children an opportunity to perform, but they can also see what their peers are working on. 

The event will be held at Butler Middle School, so please carpool since parking is limited while the new school is under construction.  We'll begin at 10:00 AM, and the event will end at Noon.  Don't miss a moment!  You may even catch a glimpse of a special guest!

Butlerville Days

Butlerville Days was fabulous this year!  Ozians made an appearance, dancing and throwing candy up the parade route.  A few cast members hung around for the evening for photo ops and glimpses into their musical talent.  If you missed them, come and catch a performance on August 5, 6, 8, 12, and 13! 

You can still pre-purchase tickets at PDQ, Whole Foods, and the city offices.  $5 per ticket, $20 per residential family up to 6 people. 

Here are a few photos from Butlerville Days.   Enjoy! 

Wizard of Oz Press Release!

Visit the busiest and most magical Munchkinland ever, asDorothy, played by Makayla Connor, sweeps you away from the moment the tornado twists through Kansas, transporting the Scarecrow, the Tinman, and the CowardlyLion "Over The Rainbow," to The Haunted Forest and The Emerald City,as she searches for home.

Come see the The Wizard Of OZ @ Brighton High School August5,6,8,12, & 13, produced by the Cottonwood Heights Arts Council with special arrangement from Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.  All shows start at 7PM.  Pre-purchase (before August 1) ticket prices are $5 per person or $20 perfamily (members living under the same roof).  Ticket prices at the door (and after August 1th) are $7 per person and $25 perfamily (members living under the same roof).  Tickets can be pre-purchased at PDQService Center @ Brighton Pointe Shopping Center, 3434 East Bengal Blvd.

MEET THE CHARACTERS AT BUTLERVILLE DAYS!
Watch for Dorothy (Makayla Connor), Toto, Glinda (SheaBunker), the Wicked Witch (Rachel Keeney), and the Scarecrow (Matt Decker) inthe Butlerville Days Parade!  Then, come meet the characters and have your picture taken with them next to the main stage at Butlerville Days Festival.  For more information, check out our Facebook community page.  Link to it from the city website: www.cottonwoodheights.utah.gov.

Wizard of Oz

This summer, we'll be producing The Wizard of Oz!  Auditions upcoming.  Our wonderful producer, Melissa Lowry, has put together a website for the production, which they'll use throughout the production to announce auditions, cast list, and share some insider info throughout the production.  We're looking forward to a fantastic production! Don't miss it!
 
https://sites.google.com/site/cottonwoodheightswizardofoz/

Summer musical

We originally planned to produce "The Pirates of Penzance" this summer, but we've had a change of plan.  We have chosen to produce "The Wizard of Oz."  Keep watching for more info and audition announcements.