All-of-us Express Children's Theatre

All-of-us Express Children's Theatre
Presents: Cowabunga!

Fair Play 2002

The "Fair Play" project began when All-of-us Express applied for and received an Agricultural Fair Artists Residency Program grant, administered by the Michigan Association of Fairs & Exhibitions (a non-profit organization for the advancement of fairs and allied interests). This grant, funded through MCACA, enabled us to produce a play for performance at several county fairs during the summer of 2002.

From our point of view, Fair Play was much like Storybook Story Theatre (SBST), except that we did not have the long lead time to find participating cast. (SBST sends out letters to prospective participants in December; with this project we did not know for certain we had the grant until after the Wizard of Oz auditions in late March.)

In spite of the short lead time, we were able to pull together a cast and production team to write the script, choreograph combat, direct, rehearse, gather props, make costumes, and take the show on the road! See photos from rehearsal.

Sorry You Missed Us!

All dates on which each fair was open are shown, but we did not perform every day at every fair. A few performances were canceled because of inclement weather.

Cowabunga! Show Times at County Fairs
	Fowlerville		Ingham		Jackson
Fri			July 26
Sat	July 13		July 27
Sun	July 14		July 28		August 4	5:00
Mon	July 15		July 29		August 5	1:00, 3:00, 5:00
Tue	July 16		July 30	1:00, 3:00, 5:00	August 6	1:00, 3:00, 5:00
Wed	July 17	1:00, 3:00, 5:00	July 31		August 7	1:00, 3:00, 5:00
Thu	July 18	1:00, 3:00, 5:00	August 1		August 8	1:00, 3:00, 5:00
Fri	July 19		August 2	1:00, 3:00, 5:00	August 9	1:00, 3:00, 5:00
Sat	July 20		August 3	1:00, 3:00	August 10	1:00, 3:00, 5:00
Sun	July 21

Links of Interest

Some of the sources of information found by the Fair Play script writers.

All in all, livestock is an effective resource
"Cow Parts," Discover, August 2001
French Cheeses
Milk Carton Boats
Milk Paint (casein based)
More Than A Cow
The Laughing Cow

Staff

The Fair Play Traveling Troupe consisted of the Director, an adult driver (or two) and five young performers who also made costumes, props, set and helped with writing the script. Several other young people helped with script writing and costuming.

Fair Play Adult Staff
Doreen Evans	Costume Advisor
Genesis Garza	Fight Choreographer/Instructor
Bill Helder	Script Advisor
William Miles	Show Director
Melody Stratton	Set Advisor
Evelyn Weymouth	Project Coordinator

It is the mission of All-of-us Express Children's Theatre to provide young people with an opportunity to produce plays of a professional quality, and to provide the community with an opportunity to enjoy live family-oriented dramatic activities.

All-of-us Express, P.O. Box 1871, East Lansing MI 48826, (517) 394-4118

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