Who are the 7th Street Kids?

7th Street Kids is a non-profit 501c(3) corporation and is governed by a 20-member Board of Directors, who meet the fourth Monday of each month. The Board hires the Producer and Directors to oversee the summer workshop program and work with the Kids. Annual financial support comes from tuition, contributions, and ticket sales. Major support has also been received from the  E.K. & Lillian F. Bishop Foundation and the Oakmead Foundation.

7TH STREET KIDS organize a six-week summer program for kids, ages 7-16, who want to experience the fun of musical theatre. The highlight is the performance of a major musical theatre work. Under the guidance of outstanding directors, each Kid participates in auditions and rehearsals, helps back stage, even constructing sets, and then sings and dances in the show.

Micki Colwell started 7TH STREET KIDS in 1992. Her dream was a musical theatre program for kids in the wonderful old 7th St Theatre - a place where she had often seen live theatre performed. Over the years this program has touched more than 475 children. In turn, these 7th Street Kids have brought the joy of live musical theatre to hundreds more, and many of them are still entertaining us on our High School, Grays Harbor College, and Driftwood stages.

2008 Season: Holding Auditions for Seussical The Musical

Oh, the Thinks you can Think! Come wonder and dream with Dr. Seuss as the 7th Street Kids present Seussical the Musical this summer at the 7th Street Theater. Reacquaint yourself with the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mazie La Bird, and Yertl the Turtle. Enjoy the antics of the Wickershams, the circus animals, and jungle citizens. Follow the adventures of Horton when he hears a Who on a tiny speck of dust in the Jungle of Nool and knows he must try to save the Whos of Whoville because, after all, “a person’s a person no matter how small.”

Auditions for Seussical the Musical will be held a t the 7th Street Theater on Saturday, June 7 at 9 AM. Kids who are 7 through 16 years of age on the day of auditions are invited to try out for a role in the musical. All Kids must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No previous experience or preparation is required. Those who audition will be taught a short dance and song which they will perform for the directors and producers. The directors and producers will choose 50 performers for roles in the summer production.

Tuition for those chosen for the Summer Production Workshop is $150. Full and partial scholarships are available.

Rehearsals begin June 23 and will run weekdays from 9 AM until 1 PM. The 7th Street Kids will perform Seussical the Musical for the public on Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, July 27, at 2 PM. Tickets will be available at Rosevear’s, Harbor Drug, and at the 7th Street Theater box office one hour before performances.

Even if you do not like Green Eggs and Ham, you will love Seussical the Musical! Questions? Please contact Jeannie McNeal at 360-532-1097 or at mcmomjm@msn.com.

7th Street Kids Theater Mini-camps

7th Street Kids will offer Theater Mini-camps for 6 to 14 year olds this summer at the 7th Street Theater.  Session 1, for ages 6 to 9, will be held June 30 through July 3.  Session 2, for ages 10 to 14, will be held July 7 through July 10.  Both sessions will meet from 1:30 to 4:00 PM each day.

The camps are led by a team of talented and enthusiastic staff and volunteers who are experienced in musical theater and who are 7th Street Kids graduates themselves.  The team will give lessons in acting and singing techniques, stage movement, and dance.  Each camp will end with a mini-show where campers will demonstrate what they have learned to their friends and families.

Registration is open now and will remain open until the camps are full.  To register, call 360-538-0828 or come to the 7th Street Theater on Saturday, June 7 at 9AM.  No previous experience is necessary nor are auditions required for participation in the mini-camps.  The cost of each camp is $45.   Full and partial camperships are available for those who need them.

Volunteers Needed

Behind the scenes, parents, board members, "Kid" alumni, and community members volunteer countless hours working on such projects as set construction, sound crew, lighting crew, stage crew, supervision, theatre operation, promotion and ticket sales.

If you would like more information about the summer workshop program, or would like to join the 7th Street Kids cast of supporters and/or volunteers, contact Mary Nelson.

tel: (360) 538-2702

7th Street Kids
PO Box 105
Hoquiam WA 98550

The 7th Street Theatre Association
PO Box 777
Hoquiam, WA 98550

Tel: (360) 537-7400

info@7thstreettheatre.com

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