$950.00 in Scholarships & Cash Prizes!!
Finalists will be in the Fourth of July parade!
Audition Dates and Times:
Star Quest Update:
Last Minute Auditions!
Wednesday, July 1st, 9am-10am
Tracy Parks & Recreation Center
400 E. Tenth Street – Channel 26 Studio
CRITERIA: Grades 9 through 12. Reside within the boundaries of the Tracy Unified School District and Mountain House. Audition with no musical accompaniment at one of the two taping session dates. Submit a completed and signed Star Quest application and parent permission form available at the audition or download here:
Application/Release Form
Audition Information
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By Dave Parker
– June 30, 2009
Everybody pitched in and helped paint sets for Treasure Island, looks like fun!
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By Dave Parker
– June 30, 2009
What’s a Kid Going to Do?!
Yikes! School’s Out!!!
School’s out and now what do you do with your kids? Tracy Performing Arts Foundation (T.P.A.F.) has just the ticket for your kids (7-11) and teens (12-18). It’s the second annual Summer Children’s Theatre Camp at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts.
Starting June 15th, children 7 to 11 are invited to act, dance and sing their way to stardom. The best teachers in the Central Valley will lead them to a command performance of Treasure Island on stage in the Studio Theatre at the Grand TheatreCenter for the Arts.
Young people ages 12 to 18 will have a chance to put the Big Bad Wolf on trial! From June 29 through Aug 1st young thespians will shine as our best of the best instructors guide them to a command performance of The Big Bad Musical!
Where else can kids and teens hang out with their peers, participate in fun activities and be a star?!!
For more information, contact the Grand Theatre at
www.atthegrand.org or call 209-831-6858 to enroll today! Space is still available!
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By denis
– June 7, 2009
Tracy Performing Arts Foundation is holding a contest to design the poster and program artwork for the 2009 summer day camp and play “Treasure Island”.
Put your pirate patch on as you create a unique piece that will appear on the poster and programs for our play at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts. Middle and High School students in Tracy Unified, Banta, Tracy Learning Center, New Jerusalem, Jefferson, or Lammersville districts may provide handmade or digital artwork to enter this contest.
The day camp features children 7-11 years old starts June 15, and the play performs July 10-12, at the Grand Theatre. The winning submission becomes property of the Tracy Performing Arts Foundation and original handmade artwork will only be returned if submitted with a self-addressed and stamped envelope with appropriate postage.
** Middle/High School actors and techies - A theatre summer camp will also be held for ages 12 to 18. This year’s production is Oz!—an exciting musical that will take you over the rainbow this summer!
Deadline (walkin’ the plank): May 20, 2009.
Submit entries to Deborah Littleton:
deborah@debographix.com
P.O. Box 1604
Tracy, CA 95378-0587
Call for more info at (209) 629-2506
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By Dave Parker
– May 11, 2009
The schedule for this weekend’s Encore! Scholarship Competition is now available. Good luck everybody!
Auditions begin at 10:00am (see schedule)
Command Performance 7:30pm (Immediately following Tracy Community Choir Concert, Grand Theatre)
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By Dave Parker
– May 8, 2009
UPDATE: Please Note time change for Command Performance has changed to 7:30pm!
The Tracy Performing Arts Foundation is pleased to present a musical scholarship program, called Encore! This scholarship program will give musicians an opportunity to participate in a process where their ability, accomplishment level, and potential are reviewed and judged by professional musicians. One participant will receive a full scholarship to La Honda Music Camp! Juried auditions are open to all Tracy area instrumentalists who are age 19 and under. Don’t miss it! Deadline for applications and permission forms is due April 17.
When: Saturday, May 9th, Grand Theatre, Tracy
Contact Melyssa Barrett for more information at 209.640.6454
Download Encore! Application Form (pdf)
Download Encore! Permission Form (pdf)
Download Encore! Flyer
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Tagged with encore!, main street music, Scholarship, tracy performing arts foundation.
By Dave Parker
– March 27, 2009
