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Gold Coast Plays Professional Theatre Company of Thousand Oaks Presents Gift Rap: A Holiday Musical--Dec. 18th--20th
Gift Rap: A Holiday Musical A play in the key of giving
The musical for family audiences teaches us that a gift can be something you have, something you know or something you are.
Thousand Oaks, California – Gold Coast Plays, a professional theatre company that presented several critically-acclaimed productions at the Civic Arts Plaza, will present the one-act musical GIFT RAP, for young audiences, December 18 – 20, 2015 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. Performances are Friday at 7:30 and Saturday and Sunday at 1:00. GIFT RAP is written by playwright Richard Hellesen, who has won numerous awards for his plays that are produced by professional companies around the country. Music and Lyrics are by Grammy award-winning composer Michael Silversher, also nominated for numerous Emmy’s for Winnie-the-Pooh, The Muppets and other Disney productions.
Gift Rap Vera and Vera Two
This critically-acclaimed musical originated at South Coast Repertory and toured Southern California schools, and features six professional adult actors, playing eleven roles. Gold Coast Plays’ Founding Artistic Director, Stephanie Wilson, will direct. “There are no references to Christmas or Hanukah, but since this play is about giving it’s perfect for this time of year,” says Wilson. The action begins when three children are told they will receive the Perfect Gift at the New Super Mall. Each has a different idea of what form that gift might take. For “Vera” played by Carly Lucas, it is the latest fashion doll. For bookworm, “Chuck”, played by Billy Parish, it is a wonderful adventure, and for loner “Dave”, played by Sonny James Colvano, it is something – anything – that would give his life a meaning or a value that it never quite seems to have. We are guided through this adventure by three mysterious “Gift Rappers” played by Kim Dalton, Katie Moya and Johnny Ortiz. All the actors play several roles in this one-act musical fantasy.
Gift Rap three rappers
Gold Coast Plays was founded as an Equity Theatre Company in 1997 by Artistic Director Stephanie Wilson and Gold Coast Performing Arts Association Founder, Larry Janss. The company produced critically-acclaimed productions at the Civic Arts Plaza, including A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, SWEENEY TODD and FOREVER PLAID. Director Stephanie Wilson has produced and directed for The Olympic Arts Festival, Cabrillo Music Theatre and Young Artists Ensemble. Also a playwright, her original productions have been showcased at the Mark Taper Forum and Covent Gardens in London.
Gift rap Chuck reads books to Kids who cant read
Actor KIM DALTON is a graduate of USC School of Dramatic Arts and is also a classically trained musician and multi-instrumentalist, a visual artist, and an animator. BILLY PARISH appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association and is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, The National Theater Institute, the Moscow Art Theater, The Ballroom Dance Academy, and holds a bachelor in Theater from Occidental College. KATIE MOYA studied Musical Theatre at AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts and recently returned to Los Angeles after living and working in Asia for two years at Hong Kong Disneyland, where she was a principal vocalist in both The Golden Mickeys (Belle) and The Welcome Wagon Show (Miss Kitty). JOHNNY ORTIZ received his B.A. in Musical Theatre from UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television and is a Freestyle Rapper and proficient dancer in nearly everything from Hip Hop to Tap to Ballroom. CARLY LUCAS is a recent graduate of the American Music and Dramatic Academy with a BFA in Performing Arts. SONNY JAMES CALVANO has studied voice, dance and theatre throughout Los Angeles, is an accomplished pianist and frequently volunteers at the Motion Picture Hospital.
Tickets for GIFT RAP are $15 and can purchased Tickets may be purchased at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts Box Office or by calling (805) 381-1246 or www.hillcrestarts.com.
WHAT: GIFT RAP, a play in the key of giving, by Richard Hellesen with music by Michael Silversher. Directed by Stephanie Wilson with Musical Direction and Choreography by Billy Parish. Performed by professional actors and presented by GOLD COAST PLAYS
WHEN: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 7:30, Saturday and Sunday, December 19 and 20 at 1:00 pm
WHERE: Theatre on the Hill, Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 Hillcrest Dr. Thousand Oaks, 91360
HOW: Tickets for GIFT RAP can purchased at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts Box Office or by calling (805) 381-1246 or www.hillcrestarts.com
TICKETS: Tickets are $15 for children, adults and seniors.
OTHER: Free parking is always available.
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