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Tony-Winner Jarrod Emick co-stars in AIDA and conducts performing workshops for STSME!

South Texas Summer Musical Encores!, a 501(c)(3) performing arts scholarship organization, is producing two musicals during its 2008 summer season to maximize performance and scholarship availability for its student musical theatre performers.  The 2008 musicals are Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida for four performances only, Thursday, July 17th  thru Sunday, July 20th , and Disney’s High School Musical, with eight performances Thursdays thru Sundays, July 24th -27th  and July 31st  to August 3rd .  Both productions are anticipated to be performed at last year’s locale, the El Campo High School Auditorium. 
Auditions are scheduled for Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, May 13th 2008, 7 to 9:30 pm at the El Campo Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, 201 East Jackson Street, El Campo, Texas  77437.  Auditions are open to all Wharton County area high school and collegiate students intending or currently majoring in musical or performing arts.  To schedule an audition, students should contact Encores! Artistic Director Nathan Hand at nhand@springisd.org and prepare a one-two minute monologue and a minimum of sixteen bars of a song from any musical of their choice.  An accompaniment will be provided.  With its inaugural production of Thoroughly Modern Millie last summer, Encores! provided three thousand two hundred-fifty dollars in student scholarships!

Jarrod Emick

South Texas Summer Musical Encores! is very proud to announce its 2008 Summer Guest Artist is Tony Award-Winning Broadway veteran Jarrod Emick.  Jarrod Emick is a Tony winner for his portrayal of Joe Hardy in the 1994 Broadway revival of Damn Yankees with Bebe Neuwirth and Victor Garber. His other Broadway credits are The Boy from Oz opposite film star Hugh Jackman, The Rocky Horror Show, Ring of Fire and Miss Saigon.  Mr. Emick will co-star and collaborate with Encores! students this summer in Aida and conduct several performing workshops during production rehearsals!
To schedule an audition or for more information regarding auditions or scholarship availability and criteria, please contact Encores! Artistic Director Nathan Hand at nhand@springisd.org

 

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Press Contacts: 

Nathan Hand
South Texas Summer Musical Encores!
Artistic Director
E-mail:nhand@springisd.org                                                                             
                                                                                             

Betty Webb
South Texas Summer Musical Encores!
Administrative Vice-President

Phone(979)453-1049