Category: Education

10 Things You Can Expect From The Lake Dillon Theatre Company In 2019

The New Year is upon us, and the LDTC is gearing up for our 2019 season. The New Year is full of potential, and we are excited to deliver on some very exciting happenings from past favorites to new programs, 2019 will be a big year at the Lake Dillon Theatre Company.

1. It’s our 25th Anniversary!

Yes, it has been 25 years since the LDTC opened its doors as a small community theatre in Dillon. Since then we’ve expanded from a staff of one to a team of 10. We’ve produced hundreds of productions, including Kiss of the Spider Woman, Big River, Sister Act: The Musical, and so many more. Want to take a walk down memory lane? Or maybe just learn more about our history? Buy tickets to our 25th Anniversary Cabaret January 31 – February 3, 2019. Tickets are on sale now!

2. The Season to be Connected

After 25 years you are definitely connected to your community. This season we will celebrate that connection. You can expect musicals including Mamma Mia! and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday. Comedies including The Cake and Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park, and a few heartfelt stories including Every Brilliant Thing and Tiny Beautiful Things. Each show this season will connect us to the ones we love, our differences, our pasts, and our futures. Individual show tickets will be on sale soon, or purchase your season subscription today!

3. Specialty Nights

New this season are Specialty Nights an initiative designed to bring our patrons together as a community to enjoy some of Summit County’s finest food, drink and live music, all before taking in an exciting production at the Lake Dillon Theatre Company. Specialty Nights will begin 90 minutes before a show’s start time and will be held in the lobby of the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center. Check out all of the Specialty Nights the LDTC has to offer!

4. Cabarets, Cabarets, and more Cabarets

This year we begin our season with the 25th Anniversary Cabaret, but we are excited to announce this year’s line up includes 2 Signature Cabarets in May and November, 4 Summer Sunday Cabarets throughout July and the first Sunday of August, and of course our Signature Holiday Celebration, Holiday Follies. Tickets for all Cabarets will be on sale soon don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the 25th Anniversary Cabaret!

5. Theatre for Young Audiences

Another addition to our 25th Anniversary Season is our family friendly production Polkadots: the Cool Kids Musical. This fun and brightly colored musical will take place on select afternoons this summer. Tickets are $5.00 each or $20 for families of four or more! General Admission Tickets will be for sale at the box office on the day of the performance. Read more about Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical.

6. More Youth Theatre Offerings

This year we are excited to offer our most extensive variety of youth theatre classes, camps, and workshops. Starting this Spring, the LDTC Youth Theatre Program will provide 12 different Summer & Production Camps. Summer Camps are one-week camps that focus on one area of theatre, from singing, dance, and acting. With the new additions are the ever popular Youth Theatre Workshops, this year’s offerings include James and the Giant Peach Jr., Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS, and Guys & Dolls Jr. See all of our 2019 youth offerings or Enroll today!

7. Additional Adult Education

The LDTC is proud of our Adult Education Programs. This year you can still expect to pull back the curtain during Page to Stage, read and discuss a variety of plays in Play Club, discuss issues in arts today with experts and professionals in the field during Panel Discussions, and come early and stay late for our Prologues and Epilogues at every show. New this year adults can sign up for Introduction to Acting as well as Introduction to Playwriting.

8. Quality, Impact, Integrity, Intimacy, &, Diversity of Programming

Our values are important to us and will come with us to the new year. No matter what show you come to see, the educational program you or your children take part in we will always keep these values at the forefront.

9. Season Subscriptions

As always you can purchase tickets for every show and keep your wallet happy with a Season Subscription. This year we have a few new offerings, and if you purchase by January 31, you will get a complimentary beverage card.

10. Celebrations

There are so many reasons to celebrate this year. It’s our second full season in the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center. It’s our 25th Anniversary Season. Our season includes challenging, beautiful, and musical productions. We hope you will celebrate this year with us at a Specialty Night, a youth performance, cabaret, or theatre production. We’ll have a seat waiting for you. 

Instagram Takeover with Assistant Director of Education Violet Goforth!

Our Summer 2018 Assistant Director of Education, Violet Goforth, did an Instagram takeover showing us what she does at the LDTC and her favorite places in Summit County.

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Hello everyone! My name is Violet and I am taking over the Lake Dillon Theatre Company’s Instagram! I’m from Dallas, TX and I’m spending the summer as the Assistant Director of Education at LDTC. I am a first-year grad student at Texas Woman’s University. Previously, I taught in TX public schools for 3 years as a MS theatre teacher!

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Violet here! My FAVORITE restaurant in #summitcountyhas to be Sauce on the Blue. Delicious food with a gorgeous Blue River view? What more could a person want?! Btw, try their tiramisu dessert next time… you’ll thank me! And did I mention that is in WALKING distance of the Lake Dillon Theatre Company? Perfect spot for a bite to eat before or after a show.

101 Dalmatians was performed in the LDTC’s largest performance space called The Flex! We had our 1st dress rehearsal with microphones and costumes Thursday, July 19. 101 Dalmatians took place Saturday, July 21st at 10am and 12pm. We had an amazing cast party too! Oh, and tickets were FREE! Here’s a little preview of the campers hard work. “Spots for Cruellllllaaaa De Viiiiil!”

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Registration for Shrek Jr. Still Available

Youth Theatre Workshops provide your child with a whirlwind musical experience. 

Students who participate in our workshops experience what its like to put on a full-scale production through in-depth rehearsals, movement, voice, improvisation, character building, scene study, and creative writing. Our mission is to support your child’s artistic expression.

Give your child a well-rounded theatre experience and register them for Shrek Jr. This workshop starts June 11th. 

Here’s what you need to know:

Ages: 5th Grade through 9th Grade
Dates: June 11th – 29th

Monday – Friday: 9 AM to 4 PM

Performance: June 30th

1st Performance: 10:00 AM

2nd Performance: 12:00 PM

Cost: $650

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Spring Workshop – ORANGE IS THE NEW GLASS registration is FULL!

The LDTC is excited to announce our spring workshop production of ORANGE IS THE NEW GLASS.   In a fairy-tale kingdom obsessed with pop culture and social media, fairy godmothers are lawyers and the Three Little Pig-arazzi chase celebrities. But when Cinderella leaves her self-absorbed prince and winds up in jail with an unlikely girl squad, she doesn’t just cause a sensation–she starts a revolution. A warmhearted comedy full of clever characters.   Registration open to students age 7 – 14.

Survey Results Are In

The Youth Theatre Workshops are a huge hit with students and their parents.

100% of survey respondents indicated that they noticed their child being particularly excited, engaged or involved during the course of our summer youth workshops.

82% replied that their student showed new public speaking skills or new found confidence.

Parents of participants raved about the camps, commenting:

“My kids won’t stop singing”

“She’s still asking us when she gets to go back to theatre camp.”

Across the board, parents noticed their students practicing what they’d learned and looking forward to attending each day. One student would say:

“I don’t like acting camp, I LOVE it!”

Is your child asking you when they can come back to “theatre camp”? Or do you have a student that could benefit from engaging in the performing arts, gaining new skills and new friends?

Then don’t miss our FALL Youth Theatre Workshop: A Charlie Brown Christmas. Sign up HERE.

Without the support of our generous sponsors and partners, we would not be able to provide this valuable education:

·       The Summit Foundation

·       Alpine Bank

·       Vail Resorts Epic Promise

·       The Kerr Foundation

·       The Outlets at Silverthorne

·       Everest Materials

·       First Bank