The Department of Theatre Arts and Community Education at Saddleback College are pleased to announce this year’s MainStage Kids production, Godspell, Jr.
Students in Grades 3-9 will have the opportunity to participate in a four-week workshop culminating with the performance of this modern classic.
Registered students and their parents will attend an orientation for the program on Thursday, July 10th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre at Saddleback College.
There will be an opportunity to be a part of the crew if a student is not interested in being on stage. Classes and rehearsals are Monday-Thursday, July 14th – August 7th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Performance dates are: Friday, August 8th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 9th at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. The class fee is $395 ($495 value). For further information, contact MainStage Kids at 949-348-6884.
Tickets for the performances can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (noon-4:00 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday) and online at www.saddleback.edu/arts. Tickets are $10.
MainStage Kids is a Children’s Theatre Company working in connection with the Department of Theatre Arts and Community Education at Saddleback College to expand Children’s Theatre in Orange County.
The company features young actors in grades 3-9. Their last three productions were Seussical Jr. in 2011, Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids in 2012, and the musical review, Give My Regards to Broadway last summer.
Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit.
Parking is available for a daily fee in Lot 12.
Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback’s Marguerite entrance.
Turn right into the campus and take the third left to “Theatre Circle,” turning right into Lot 12.
Parents will also be able to drop off kids in Theatre Circle to avoid paying the daily parking fee.
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers more than 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu. For Fine Arts events, visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
