Perhaps madness is a bit dramatic, but it's all about drama when it comes to summer theater. Every summer for the last six years, I have been involved with a local theater group - the aptly named Changing Faces Theater Company.
It all started at the ever-popular coffee shop with the green crowned-lady logo (I think y'all know what I am talking about!) and a sign about open auditions for Alice In Wonderland. My teenage daughter auditioned and got a part as a flower. The rabbit hole opened up for me, and the two of us have been involved with the group every summer since then.
Over the years, she has learned about herself and her strengths and weaknesses. She has learned about the process of putting on a show, and she has worked it from nearly all angles, from auditioning to rehearsal to lighting to props to costuming to acting. The only thing she hasn't done is direct. Whether that happens remains to be seen!
My part in all of this? I went from being a parent of a young thespian to volunteering to working with the company in various positions. Currently, I run the box office. Not a difficult job, but no walk I the park either. I just happen to have a knack for talking to people and taking their money! All my years in retail are paying off!
Every year, around April, the audition process begins, and after that it's casting, rehearsals, and the summer time madness kicks into high gear once school lets out and the serious staging begins. A lot goes on behind the scenes, and many hands working together help to put up a show. Many faces return to work and volunteer. Many new faces show up to audition and volunteer. See the trend? Volunteers. Thank you volunteers!
As a non-profit theater group, we rely strongly on donations and volunteers. One by one, we parents spread the word about the company, the fun, the satisfaction our children have gotten from a summer of being on stage, and the new friends made along the way. Some of CFTC's veterans have gone on to further their acting and performance careers. Some of CFTC's parents have gone on to audition and act with the theater company. All of CFTC's participants have summer time stories to tell!
If you have a child with a penchant for entertaining, if you yourself have a yearning to be on stage, or if you know someone who would like to be a part of Changing Faces Theater Company in some way, we welcome you! Let the summer time Madness begin!
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