Archive for February, 2012

RFA to hold auditions for the for the summer musical to be held at the Lakeside Theater in Rangeley–“Once Upon a Mattress”.  Auditions will be held March 11 at 5pm and March 12 at 6pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd. 

All those who are interested in theater and may be waiting for the opportunity to join a group that always has fun and enjoys challenging productions; this is your invitation.  It is always good to have new actors join together for a fantastic experience.  We are calling all actors high school and adults.  This will be a show that will be enjoyed by all ages.

If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reached the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.

On January 30, Maine children’s author Lynn Plourde visited the kindergarten through second grade students at Rangeley Lakes Regional School.  In a multi-grade assembly Ms. Plourde presented a few of her 27 titles.  With her use of lively student participation she invited the children into the magic of the rhyme and imagination of Dino Pets.  Using her book Grandpappy Snippy Snappy children pondered the question, “How many uses can there be for a pair of suspenders?”  A fun filled student dramatization of Pigs in the Mud brought to life the language of yet another of her books.  During the day each primary classroom received an hour student workshop targeting grade level literacy curriculum goals.  A book signing session closed the day.  Ms. Plourde was born in Dexter and grew up in Showhegan.  After graduation from Skowhegan Area High School, she went to the University of Maine at Orono and received degrees in speech therapy.  “I believe that in today’s visual world, all children need extra help learning to be good listeners and speakers. And so, I developed a series of instructional books, CLASSROOM LISTENING AND SPEAKING (for preschoolers up through 5th-6th graders), which are filled with hundreds of fun learning activities for classroom teachers to use with their entire classes.”

          Lynn Plourde’s visit to RLRS was sponsored and funded by Rangeley Friends of the Arts.