The Casper College Department of Theatre and Dance presents

American Spirit
A Day in the Life of an Average American Family
Barbara and Leland Scifers Dance Theatre, Gertrude Krampert Theatre Complex

Directed and Choreographed by Jodi Youmans-Jones
Lighting Design by Peter Jakubowski
Costumes and Makeup by Julie Schmitt

• April 26-28, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
• May 2-5, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
• May 6, 2012 at 2 p.m.

Tickets for the dance concert, which is being billed as “an evening of laughter and poignancy through movement-dance“ by Jodi Youmans-Jones, will go on sale Monday, April 16 for theatre patrons only, and on Monday, April 23 for the general public.

“Americans move, we dance, we express ourselves physically in many ways. As Americans we also all have a passion towards our choices, our ideas, and our way of life … our freedoms. This concert takes a look at those passions by stepping into an average day in an average family. Our ‘freedoms’ can be very funny and ridiculous. They also can be full of conviction, which can also be … very funny,” noted Youmans-Jones, choreographer and director of the show.

The concert, part of the department’s “A Season of the American Spirit” will be performed April 26 through 28, May 2 through 5, and Sunday, May 6. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m., except for the Sunday matinee, which will begin at 2 p.m. The dance concert will be performed in the Leland and Barbara Scifers Dance Performance Theatre on the south side of the Gertrude Krampert Theatre Complex. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students ages 5 to 18. Tickets can be purchased at the Krampert Theatre Complex box office between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, by phone at 268-2500, or one hour before each performance, for that performance only.

Tickets:

• $12 adults
• $10 teens (5-18)
  • $2 per ticket discount for groups of 20 or more
    
    
• Ticket Sales:
  • Patrons ticket sales: Monday, March 12, 2012
  • General ticket sales: Monday, March 19, 2012
• For more information call the box office – 307-268-2500, 800-442-2963, ext. 2500

To purchase:

• Krampert Theatre Box Office (M-F, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)
  Visa, MasterCard and Discover accepted. Tickets mailed for $1 per order. Please check your tickets carefully as we have a no refund/no exchange policy.
  
• Phone:
  • 307-268-2500
  • 800-442-2963, ext. 2500 (M-F, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)

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Sunday, October 7 at 2 p.m.

The Power of Politics
Evita
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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November 2-3, 7-10, 14-17, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 18 at 2 p.m.

The Power of Corruption
Richard III
By William Shakespeare
McMurry Mainstage
February 21-23, 27-28, March 1-2, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m.

The Power of the Imagination!
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Ballet by Felix Mendelssohn
Barbara and Leland Scifers Dance Performance Theatre
April 4-6, 10-13, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m.

The Power of the Human Spirit
Quilters
By Molly Newman and Barbara Damaschek
Music and Lyrics by Barbara Damashek
April 25-27, May 1-4, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m.
Thomas H. Empey Studio Theatre

Be part of the Gertrude Krampert Theatre… Join the Patron Program

About the Casper College Patron Program
The Patron Program provides and additional source of funding to help support theatre and dance at Casper College. In the past, patron funds have been used to help inaugurate the summer theatre program and pay professional guest artists, provide scholarships, pay royalties, operating expenses, and purchase needed equipment to enhance theatre productions.

Patrons Receive the Following Benefits

• Tickets to each of the four main productions each season with seating in any section.
• The exclusive privilege of calling the box office one-week before tickets officially go on sale to arrange seats, giving patrons first seating choice for all performances.
• The ability to purchase any number of additional tickets during this special week.
• Tax deduction above the cost of tickets.
• Mailed reminders for each production.

How Do We Use Your Money?
Since the Krampert Theatre Patron Program was developed during the first year of the operation of the Gertrude Krampert Theatre in 1985-86, it has become the major factor in the success of the theatre (now theatre and dance) program at Casper College. Through the generosity of our patrons the program has been able to grow, attracting high quality theatre and dance students.

In addition, the theatre productions have become a pillar of the arts scene in central Wyoming. Through the years the fundraising program has been guided by community volunteers; our Casper College Theatre Advisory Board. The Advisory Board has prioritized expenditure of donated funds as follows:

• Scholarships:
  The coming year will be the sixth year the Board has supported a large number of tuition scholarships. When our dance program really began to develop beginning about six years ago, there was no longer enough scholarship funding available to cover the increased student need. The Board made helping students its first priority and now patron funds help 20 students per year.
• Guest Artists:
  A cornerstone of the theatre and dance educational program is exposure of students to the professional worlds of theatre and dance.
• Play Production:
  A portion of every donation is used to supplement the cost of producing plays. This is the cost of the ticket portion of each donation. For example, the royalty costs of Little Shop of Horrors were paid by the patron program.
  If you would like to become a member of the Patron Program, please print and fill out the following application. Then mail it to the following address with your payment:

Please download Theatre Patron Program Application.

Box Office Information

Telephone
(307) 268-2500

Hours
Monday – Friday; 10am to 3pm; during the weeks of box office operations

Prices
Adults: $12
Children & Students: $10

• View/Print a Krampert Theatre Seating Chart

To purchase:
• Krampert Theatre box office
(M-F, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or at the door)
• Phone 307-268-2500, 800-442-2963, ext. 2500
(M-F, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Visa, MasterCard and Discover accepted - Tickets mailed for $1 per order