Kansas Arts on Tour Roster - Theatre
Seem-To-Be Players
The Seem-To-Be Players are a professional troupe of actors, playwrights, directors, teachers and musicians who seek to expand the imagination, encourage creative thinking and promote an appreciation of our shared humanity thorugh innovative productions and drama education for children, educators and families.
The Players provide an early introduction to the diverse world of theatre for thousands of children each year using a variety of theatrical styles and forms to illuminate classics, showcase biographies and share imaginative original stories. Since 1973, the Players have shared a vision of a world where girls have great adventures as quickly and as often as boys, where the unexpected is necessary and where fantasy and reality meld in an absurd potpourri of theatrical images stirred and mixed with original music.
Program Descriptions
- Rapunzel: Adapted by award winning playwright, Max Bush, will be ‘held over from its’07-’08 tour. The beautiful production is literature-based, true to the original Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tale and is a coming of age piece suited for school performances, grades 1 through 8. Directed and with original music by Ric Averill, the play is a delight for all ages and highly recommended for your family theatre series. Sets by Alex Coppaken and costumes by Jennifer Glenn create fairy tale magic on stage.
The production will be booked exclusively through the Lawrence Arts Center as part of our Theatre at the Center series. Although the Arts Center will be phasing out the Seem-To-Be Players after next year’s tour and 35 wonderful years, the Center will be making a transition to more educational and opportunistic touring of specific shows and projects. A past example of such work is Tom and Ric Averill’s RED BLOOD AND HIGH PURPOSE, which toured Kansas thanks to the Kansas Health Foundation. A future example is the rock opera with modern dance based on the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe that Ric Averill is currently creating through residencies in San Diego, California, and Kearney, Neb.
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Ric Averill
940 New Hampshire
Lawrence, KS 66044
785/843-2787
Fax: 843-6629
lacdrama@sunflower.com
www.lawrenceartscenter.org |
Performance Fees
- Range from $2,400 to $5,400 depending on number of performances.
- Fees are negotiated based on number of performances, number of additional services, such as residencies and workshops, and the ability of the company to group performances in communities of geographic proximity.
Travel Expenses
- The company asks for hotel rooms for the night prior to production. Remainder are included in above fees.
Technical Requirements
- The company can perform anywhere from a ‘cafetorium’ to a sophisticated Broadway stage. After years of touring, we are able to adapt to a great variety of circumstances, but ‘if you have it, we’ll use it’ to make shows even more professional.
- The basic technical rider, teacher’s study guide, photos and other information are available on the Seem-To-Be Players professional company portion of the Lawrence Arts Center’s website.
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