CURTAIN GOING UP YOUNG THESPIANS GET SUMMER ROLES.Byline: PATRICK St. MICHEL Special to the Daily News LANCASTER -- Three lines of young performers age 12 to 18 waited barefoot bare·foot also bare·foot·ed adv. & adj. With nothing on the feet: walking barefoot in the grass; a barefoot boy. on the main stage at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . An instructor slowly moved to the front of the dimly lit area, browsing through an illuminated iPod. She found the song she wanted, and the fast-paced tune ``What You Own'' from the Broadway musical ``Rent'' began blaring throughout the theater. The 26 dancers began moving in tune with the pounding music, gyrating their heads in a circle, and then twirling Twirling is any of several artforms, hobbies, or sport and recreational activities accomplished by spinning or rotating the twirled object either for exercise, or in a rhythmic, or otherwise artful manner. their arms in synch with the sound. The flexible teens are taking part in the Lancaster Performing Arts Center's sixth annual Summer Theater Program. The three-week program teaches acting techniques, stage management and technical aspects of theater. The program culminates at the end of July with a production of the Italian comedy ``Servant of Two Masters A Servant to Two Masters (Arlecchino servitore di due padroni) is a comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1753. This play begins with the character Beatrice, who has traveled to Venice disguised as her dead brother in search of the man who .'' ``We really want to prepare the kids,'' performance director Perry Self said while teens practiced onstage. ``If they want to move beyond acting in high school, we want to help them.'' To that extent, Self, a theater instructor at Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
``The program gives students broad theater knowledge,'' he said. ``We want them to understand the entire process.'' Self, who helped found the theater program in 2000, said this year's session is progressing well. ``They bring a lot of ideas to the program,'' he said. ``This group is just going really well.'' Technical director Rick Vander Hyde shares Self's view of the kids. ``I'm extremely happy,'' he said from behind his desk at the performing arts center. ``We set goals, and we have met or even exceeded them.'' Vander Hyde, who has helped with the theater program since its inception, teaches students about the various technical aspects of theater, including lighting and set design. Vander Hyde has found himself busier than ever with this year's batch of thespians. ``Not as many returning students know a lot about design,'' Vander Hyde said. ``I'm incredibly more involved in helping them.'' Even though he focuses on the technical side of the stage, Vander Hyde said he wants the students well-rounded in the art. ``I try to give them a good grounding in theater techniques,'' he said. ``With only a few weeks, I really can only teach the basics.'' Third-year participant Julia Murray said she sees the focus on far-reaching theater knowledge. ``We have had a lot more classes,'' she said. ``We have learned a lot of different aspects.'' Murray, who will serve as the stage manager for STP's production of ``Servant of Two Masters,'' said she has thoroughly enjoyed her latest experience with the class. Caleb Barnes is new to the STP STP or standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions for measurement of the properties of matter. The standard temperature is the freezing point of pure water, 0°C; or 273.15°K;. experience, but said he is still learning a lot and refining what he already knows. ``It's been very nice,'' the 15-year-old said. ``The program reminds me to be more constant in my acting.'' Barnes will play Floriendo, a prominent character in ``Servant of Two Masters.'' Besides STP, he has also taken part in several other community productions. He said that, even though the experience is enjoyable, it is nearly impossible to coast through. ``STP is not easy; you have to work,'' Barnes said. ``You can forget your personal life, at least for three weeks.'' Performances of ``Servant of Two Masters'' will be performed at 7 p.m. July 28 and 2 p.m. July 29. Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased by calling (661) 723-5950 or visiting the Lancaster Performing Arts Center's box-office window, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Above, clockwise clock·wise adv. & adj. Abbr. cw. In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock. clockwise Adverb, adj in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate from bottom left, Timothy Santos Santos (sän`t  s), city (1996 pop. 412,288), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the island of São Vicente in the Atlantic just off the mainland. , 18,
Caleb Barnes, 15, Holly Champagne, 15, Sarah Kennedy
Sarah Mary Kennedy MBE (born 8 July 1950 in East Grinstead, West Sussex) is a British TV and radio broadcaster. , 14, and Tori Rough, 15, center, perform a dog pile Thursday at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center's Summer Theater Camp class for improvisation improvisation Creation of music in real time. Improvisation usually involves some preparation beforehand, particularly when there is more than one performer. Despite the central place of notated music in the Western tradition, improvisation has often played a role, from the . (2 -- color) Julieanna Pinto pinto Spotted horse, also called paint, piebald, skewbald, and other terms to describe variations in colour and markings. The American Indian ponies of the western U.S. were often pintos. Most pure-breed associations refuse to register horses with pinto colouring. , 14, top, Michael Avritt, 15, and Louella Spiteri, 15, right, work on the set for ``Servant of Two Masters.'' (3 -- color) Lancaster residents Sierra Wells, 12, left, and Jasmine jasmine (jăs`mĭn, jăz–) or jessamine (jĕs`əmĭn), any plant of the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae (olive family). Sim, 13, do a scene Thursday at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center's Summer Theater Camp. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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