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#GivingTuesday 2024
Watch the video below to hear teaching artists Maxine Ford and Julie George Reagan describe the benefits and joy of arts education. We’ve created a special tree with 42 leaves, each representing one of the talented young cast and crew members in our fall production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. We’re asking 42 amazing…
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“Leaf” Your Mark: Support the Arts on Giving Tuesday
The holidays are in full swing, but we’re already looking forward to next spring thanks to receiving a Grassroots Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council for spring workshops. This grant requires our organization to match all funds dollar for dollar. Enter “Giving Tuesday,” a day set aside for supporting charities and community organizations since…
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Show Survey
Thank you to everyone who helped make the recent production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” a rousing success! To help us continue producing quality children’s theatre, we ask that you fill out the following survey. We want to hear everyone’s voice: participants (on-stage and off), family members and friends, members of the community. Each…
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Media Buzz for “Best Christmas Pageant Ever!”
We’re excited to see press coming out for this week’s performances of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” Special thanks to publicity leader Julie Crocker for making these spotlights happen: make sure to get your tickets purchased for what is sure to be a great show!
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Artwork Contest Winner
Congratulations to Faith Rhea and her winning entry in the artwork contest for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!” We look forward to seeing this image in all our publicity material to come. Thank you to all who provided submissions. We enjoyed seeing all of the creativity and it was a difficult choice. We are impressed…
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Tech Orientation on 9/28/24
Interested in building or painting sets, running lights, or working behind the scenes? A tech orientation meeting will be held on Saturday September 28 at 10am in Ayden. Crew members must be at least 12 years old (or 10 with parental participation), and pay a $5 fee (due on the Technical Orientation Day). Show T-shirts…
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And the cast is….
We are excited to announce the cast for Smiles and Frowns Playhouse’s production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. We are looking forward to working with these exceptional young people this fall. Parents, please use this link to accept the role by 9pm on Monday, September 16th. So what comes next ? We will have…
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Seeking Artwork for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
After three previous productions, we’re looking for the best “Christmas Pageant” artwork ever! Aspiring artists 18 years or younger may submit graphic drawings that will be used to promote our show: in our program, on T-shirts, and online. See this page for requirements and the submission form. The deadline for submission is Monday September 23.…
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The Best (Christmas Pageant) Auditions Ever!
Smiles and Frowns Playhouse is bringing the fan favorite “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” back to our stage for a record fourth time. Auditions are scheduled on Tuesday September 10 and Wednesday September 11 at the Ayden Recreation Center (see our map for directions). Interested actors should use this link to signup for a time.…
