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24 • JUNE 2016 • the NOISE arts & news • thenoise.us
ARTSBRIEFS:
THEATER ABOUNDS
This summer at Theatrikos youngsters will have the chance to participate in Theatrikids Summer Camps focused on the elements that go into a theater production — both onstage and offstage. In a program directed by a talented actor in his own right, Joseph Maniglia, campers will get to experience the dedication of being in a cast, and the thrill of performing onstage before an audience.
On June 17, 18, 24 &25 at 7PM, and June 19 &26 at 2PM Theatrikids presents Aladdin Jr. The first set of summer Theatrikids campers have been rehearsing throughout the month of May to bring this production to the stage.
Throughout the summer additional camps will run. June 20-24 Star Wars Camp for ages 4-6 & 7-13 will be held at the Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse. At Coconino Center for the Arts Act Dance Sing! and Stinky Cheese Man will be held during the month of July. Taking place at the NAU School of Communication, Theatrikids Film Festival Workshop will be held July 11-15. A second Star Wars camp will be held July 18-22, and the location will be announced at a later date. For more information on summer youth theater opportunities, or to purchase tickets to any upcoming Theatrikids performances, visit Theatrikos website.
Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig opened at Theatrikos May 27, and is directed by Viola Award winner Becky Daggett. The Tony Award winning comedy is set in the 1950s and tells the story of two English Shakespearian Actors, Jack (Phillip Baker) and Leo (Aaron Paul). Touring Amish country with Scenes From Shakespeare, Jack and Leo are feeling down on their luck. When they hear about an old woman in New york who is looking for her nephews she lost touch with — and planning to leave them her fortune — the two decide to take on the role of the nephews, only to find after arriving in New york the woman is looking for her nieces. They decide to go forward with the masquerade, and reminiscent of the Bard’s comedies — romantic entanglements and general buffoonery ensue. The production will run through June 12 at the Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, 11 W. Cherry Ave.
Theatrikos is holding auditions for their upcoming production of August: Osage County, directed by Nancy Wonders and scheduled to run July 31`though August 14. The rehearsal schedule begins the week of June 13, and there will be a long holiday break over Fourth of July. This Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play has roles for seven women ages 15-65 and six men ages 30-75. Those who wish to audition for the roles of Beverly, Violet, Barbara, Ivy, Karen, Jean, Mattie Fay and Charlie are asked to prepare a character-based monologue. Monologues will be heard Sunday, June 5 5-6PM. Please contact the director to reserve an audition spot nancy.wonders@gmail.com.
For all other roles, auditions will be held Sunday June 5 and Monday June 6 from 6-9PM at the Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, 11 W. Cherry Ave. Auditioning actors are encouraged to come on the first day, and if invited back, attend the second day as well. Please plan to stay for the full length of time of the audition. Scripts are available to borrow at the Theatrikos Box Office. Theatrikos.com
ART IN THE GARDEN
This summer is the fifth anniversary of the Botanical Blacksmiths Exhibit at the Flagstaff Arboretum. This celebration of outdoor art began in 2012, when the Arizona Artist Blacksmith Association and the Flagstaff Arboretum demonstrated how art could be beautifully incorporated into gardens. Forged creations of different shapes and sizes: benches, bells, chimes, and more were provided by Arizona Blacksmiths to be displayed in the Arboretum’s gardens.
The exhibit has grown over the years, and began incorporating other mediums into the displays — fiber art by Rachel Wilson and fused glass by Judi Hartman.
To coincide with the start of Arboretum’s season opening on April 15, Ms. Wilson once again displayed her fiber art, and Cathi Borthwick and Joel Richards brought ironwork creations. Ironwork by Ira Wiesenfeld and Jim Dunning has also been installed in the gardens, and more art will make its way to the Arboretum in time for the exhibits official opening on June 18. TheArb.org
DREAMING OF ART
In the Mezzanine Gallery at the ‘Tis Art Center and Gallery, 105 S. Cortez St. Prescott, the found art and mixed media creations of Sherri Oriona Meadows will be on display June 16 through July 14. “Oriona with Love” features the artist’s latest creations, and an opening reception
is scheduled for Friday, June 24 from 5-8PM.
Born and raised in yuma, Arizona, Ms. Meadows tells me she spent her early 20s living the “Hippy Lifestyle” living in a San Diego Commune or out of her VW bus. When she settled in Chino Valley in 1983 with her husband and daughters, the family opened Little Fox Screen Printing.
After 43 years, Ms. Meadows’ marriage ended and she found herself with the time to pursue her passion for recycled art for the first time. “Because of my lack of any formal art training I was open to a lot of experimentation, which I believe has helped me grow as an artist,” she explains. “I have a very visual mind and have the ability to see the potential of art in almost everything. I dream about doing art most nights. My joke — which is probably also a truth — is that I›m going to have to live to be 104 to get all my ideas finished.”
Using boards from shipping crates, the artist does abstract paintings on the wood. “I Love working with tire treads and hub caps,” she shares. “I do finger weaving with salvaged copper wire that I strip the insulation from. I tend to
SHERRI ORIONA MEADOWS
CATHY BORTHWICK