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Causes: Arts & Culture, Theater
Mission: Our primary exempt purpose is to create and produce family friendly performances such as musicals, plays, dance performances, singing ensembles, puppet shows, orchestral arrangements, education workshops, talent shows, etc. For the general public. Participants in these productions are selected from volunteers in the general public. We place a high priority on involving children and youth from the general public. The shows we produce offer educational opportunities to the many volunteers who participate and the audience members who attend. The participants receive hands-on instruction and experience in acting, singing, directing, stage crew, set design, costume making, etc. The audience members are educated in and gain a greater appreciation for the performing arts.
Programs: In our fiscal year from july 2016 to june 2017 we produced a variety of theatrical productions and educational events. Productions include the world debut musical performance of princess academy; the fun comedy noises off; willy wonka and the chocolate factory; seussical the musical, an outreach program touring elementary schools throughout the salt lake valley; and improvinators, comedy improvisation performances throughout the year. Our kensington symphony orchestra and our kensington singers performed various concerts throughout the year. Educational events include theatre school for elementary aged children; teen boot camp, an intense acting course for teens; audition workshops for youth to help them with auditioning skills; and a variety of workshops for adults. In accordance with our agreement with early light academy, we sponsored various school-produced performances including beauty and the beast, shrek the musical, their annual talent show, assemblies and concerts. Our organization relies heavily on volunteer services. The estimated value of skilled volunteer services reported on our financial statements for fiscal year 2016-2017 was 138,782.