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What is LCT's Discovery Series?
Since 1938, LCT has been producing
productions for young audiences using young artists as actors and
occasionally as technicians. As our productions became more and
more popular with school groups, and our professional acting
company expanded, we realized that fewer young people would be
able to participate in subscription series productions. Many of
our Main Stage shows require students to miss up to 20 days of
school in a row! That makes it very difficult to keep up with
school work. To ensure that LCT retained its tradition of offering
young people a variety of performance and technical opportunities
we began the Discovery Series in 1995. Our goals were relatively
simple:
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Provide challenging
performance opportunities
for young people by presenting plays
with central characters that are also young in age.
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Encourage and mentor
students in the many areas of
technical theatre.
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Shorten the run of
the show so as to limit the number of missed school days.
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Provide LCT’s
professional staff as support to improve the quality of our
youth performances.
When are auditions? Who may
audition?
Discovery Shows hold
open auditions, usually six to eight weeks prior to opening, to
cast both student and adult performers (ages 9 to 99).
Student actors are used in the majority of roles,
serving as the protagonist, and, whenever possible, the
antagonist, too.
Family and community members are encouraged to participate. A professional director
teaches cast members advanced acting techniques and character
development, often honing their skills by pairing them with
professional adult actors from either the community or our
intern program.
What if I'd rather work backstage?
In addition, LCT
pairs students with professional designers and technicians to
learn the craft of theatre firsthand. Through design work, they
are taught the importance of texture, color and shape, while
professional technicians instruct the students in the practical
skills of creative arts.
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