Group 2: ages 10-17 from 5:30-7:00pm (signup link)
All cast and crew for "Treasure Island" may attend (covered by production fees). We are able to take on 12 additional students in each group ($5 each, collected on the day of the workshop).
Edited 2/8/23: mail completed applications and all materials to PO Box 1945 Greenville, NC 27835.
Edited 2/2/23: Application Form now available for download.
Purpose: Annual award to graduating senior student participant of Smiles and Frowns Playhouse who intends to pursue higher education. Deadline is February 28, 2023. Refer to criteria below for eligibility requirements and necessary supporting documents needed. Fill out application completely. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The award amount will be set by the board at the first meeting of the calendar year not to be less than $500. Recently the amount has been $1000. If no student qualifies for the scholarship, no award will be given that year. The scholarship will be awarded to only one graduating senior and must be used during the first year of higher education. The scholarship is open to any graduating senior who meet the requirements regardless of their intended major.
Award Criteria
Applicant must be a high school senior and been involved in at least 3 Smiles and Frowns Playhouse productions as a member of the cast or crew.
Letter of recommendation in an envelope with the signature of the writer of the letter written across the sealed closure of the envelope. Letters from family members, current members of the Smiles and Frowns Playhouse Board of Directors, the current artistic director, or Andrea Croskery are not acceptable as letters of recommendation.
Copy of High School Transcript
Essay (250 words minimum) focused on what your experience with Smiles and Frowns taught you and how those experiences will benefit you in the future.
An interview with the selection committee may be scheduled.
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us here on the website or on FaceBook.
We are looking for an illustration to promote our production of Treasure Island. The deadline is February 24. Submissions may be mailed to P.O. Box 1945 Greenville NC 27835, sent electronically (use the contact form to request a link), or delivered in person on a rehearsal day to the Ayden Arts and Recreation Building on Lee Street. Please note the following criteria:
Drawn with black pen or very dark pencil on white unlined paper no larger in size than 8.5 x 11 inches.
Do not include the name of the show.
Do include the artist's name.
All artists must be young people, aged 18 and younger.
The winning artist will receive two free tickets for the show. Artwork will be used on the playbill, all advertisements for the show, and on the show T-shirts, as well as displayed in the hallway outside the theater. Check out our past shows for examples of past winners. Break a leg!
Thanks again to everyone who auditioned for Treasure Island! We had great turn out and appreciate each and every young actor who graced our stage. More information including the full list, upcoming dates, and a link to accept roles may be found over on our Cast/Crew section.
We look forward to hoisting the sails with everyone this spring!
Congratulations to the cast of the 16th Annual Jefferson County Children's Shakespeare Festival. A wonderful group of young people auditioned for this show and we are looking forward to a great production. Please follow this link to accept the role/roles that you have been given. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D45AFA729ABFA7-were
Things to note: New parents will have a Zoom orientation meeting on Thursday, September 15th at 7pm. The link for this meeting will be emailed to you on Monday. The first cast meeting/parents meeting is scheduled for September 19th at 6:30pm. All cast and crew need to attend to get copies of scripts, learn about the expectations, and have the chance to learn each other's name. While the cast and crew are meeting in the auditorium, parents will be meeting with the producer and committee leaders to finalize assignments and pay the production fees.
Congratulations to the cast and we are looking forward to working together with you and your children!
Attached to this post is the paperwork that needs to be completed and brought to the audition. There will also be copies there for you to complete, but doing them beforehand will speed the process of auditioning significantly. There is also a form to complete for being part of the tech crew. You do not need to sign up for an audition time, just bring the completed form during the audition times (between 5pm and 7pm on either the 6th or 7th.)
We are really excited for this production! It is different from anything Smiles and Frowns Playhouse has done in the past. First, there's Shakespeare; second, there's three different shows happening; third, the audience will be getting the chance to "pull back the curtain," and see what sometimes happens backstage. Come be part of the fun or come watch it in November!
It's time to see which children's theater group will win the festival this year! The powerhouse theater group, Curtains Up Theater Exchange, is back along with the students from Southern Grove Middle School, but the newcomers from Winchester Academy will also be there ready to strut their stuff on the boards. Come see what goes right and what goes wrong. Will the judges be impressed and excited or questioning why they ever agreed to be involved? You never know what can and will happen at the Jefferson County Children's Shakespeare Festival!
Smiles and Frowns Playhouse is excited to introduce the young actors of eastern North Carolina to the works of William Shakespeare in collaboration with Brendan P. Kelso, author of Playing with Plays, edited versions of Shakespeare's classic plays for children.
Auditions will be Tuesday and Wednesday September 6th and 7th from 5 to 7pm with performances on November 11th at 7pm and November 12th at 2pm.
Advance tickets for the spring production of The Princess Who Had No Name are now available for $5 from members of the cast, if you are lucky enough to know one.
They are also available at Edward's Pharmacy in Ayden, and at Body Bliss Salon and Spa and Artisans in Greenville. Tickets will also be available for $7 each at the door on the day of the show.
The actors have been working SO hard on their roles and their lines. Come out April 8th or 9th and watch this funny, fairy-tale mashup with all its princesses, dueling princes, dwarves, bears, and good and not-so-good fairies creating magic and mayhem.
We are looking for an illustration for our production of The Princess Who Had No Name!
The basic rules:
1. Drawn with black pen or very dark pencil on white unlined paper no larger in size than 8.5 x 11 inches.
2. Do not include the name of the show.
3. Do include the artist's name.
4. All artists must be young people, aged 18 and younger.
5. Deadline: March 5th
The artist of the chosen illustration will receive two free tickets for the show and their artwork will be used on the playbill, all advertisements for the show, and on the show t-shirts. The artwork will also be hung in the hallway outside the theater along with the illustrations from our 35 years of productions and included on the webpage for the show. To see previous selections of artwork, visit the webpages for each show located here on our website: http://smilesandfrowns.org/shows or view them in person along the hall near the theater foyer at the Ayden Arts and Recreation Building on Lee Street.
All submissions can be hand delivered to Susan McCrea at rehearsal Monday through Thursday from 4:30-6pm at the theater, submitted digitally to smccreasfplayhouse@gmail.com, or mailed to P.O. Box 1945 Greenville NC 27835.
