Burien’s Hi-Liners will be holding auditions for their upcoming production of “High School Musical 2” on Jan. 25th, 29th and 30th, and they’re looking for talent.

And for the first time ever, they’ll be featuring a student band as well.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Auditions for “High School Musical 2” including for a student band

WHEN: Monday Jan. 25 ~ 4-8pm; Friday Jan. 29 ~ 4-6pm; Saturday Jan. 30 ~ 3-7pm

WHERE: Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, located at 15003 14th Ave SW.

INFO:  High School Musical 2 On Stage! synopsis: What time is it? Summer time! School’s out—and the Wildcats  are back for an all new adventure. Join Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan and the rest of the East High gang as they dive into the enchanted world of Lava Springs Country Club and put their talent to the ultimate test!

Click HERE to sign up to audition.

Do you play an instrument?  We need Drums, Electric Bass, Guitar, Keyboard, Trumpet, Trombone and Sax for our band!  You’ll receive training from our music director and play for every performance of High School Musical 2!

Sign up for a band audition HERE.

NOTE: All auditioners are asked to be available for Callbacks. If you are not available, please inform the directors at your audition.

COST: Tuition for this production is $350.00, which includes a T-Shirt and DVD of the show. For information regarding payment plans and other forms of financial assistance please contact The Hi-Liners at 206-617-2152.

DATES: Performance dates and times will be:

• Saturday April 24 ~ 7:30pm
• Sunday April 25~ 1:30pm
• Friday April 30~ 7:30pm
• Saturday May 1~ 7:30pm
• Sunday May 2~ 1:30pm

All performances will be held at the Renton Carco Theater, located at 1717 SE Maple Valley Highway in Renton.

Tickets will go on sale in February.

Sign up here: http://www.hi-liners.org/mainstage/audform.html

Burien’s Hi-Liner’s 2009 Annual Fundraiser will be a Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, Oct. 30th from 6pm to 10pm at the Normandy Park Cove.

The Hi-Liners is funded from ticket sales, tuitions and donations from a variety of sources. The average MainStage production costs exceed $75,000, and this annual fundraiser will help offset those costs as well as support area youth.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Hi-Liner’s 2009 Fundraiser Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner & Silent Auction

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30th from 6pm to 10pm

WHERE: Normandy Park Cove, 1500 SW Shorebrook Drive in Normandy Park

TICKETS: Click HERE to purchase event tickets and raffle tickets.

COST: Adults 18+ – $30 • Children 7-17 – $20

INFO: From their website:

Join us for a thrilling evening of food, fundraising, entertainment, who-done-it’s and more, that children ages 7-100 will enjoy! (Children must be 7 and up and be accompanied by an adult)

Enjoy a buffet dinner catered by long-time favorite, Sal’s Deli. There will be a silent auction, a cash bar and a raffle or two, along with director/acting coach Tony Curry and Events On The Edge as our fabulous entertainment! All proceeds of this event will go towards supporting The Hi-Liners theatrical programming for students and young adults.

MURDER MYSTERY THEME
Reality Bites: A TV/Film producer and director from L.A. are in town auditioning new talent and looking for new ideas for a new reality television show and film work. They heard that The Hi-Liners organization is bursting with talent and they want to find their next star! Director/ acting coach Tony Curry, Kate Moyer, Lynne Randall and other Hi-Liners will be there to audition for the part. After an unfortunate turn of events, they all become suspects in the murder of a private investigator who was investigating their backgrounds before they get signed. More suspects are discovered as the night unfolds, until eventualy, the murder is revealed.

Want to get even closer to the action? Would you like the opportunity to make your loved one a potential suspect in the evening murder mystery? Here’s your chance to snitch on your spouse, rat out your children, and set-up your friends…all for just $5!

Simply purchase a $5 raffle ticket for each individual that you’d like to incriminate and we’ll take care of the rest. Several suspects will be chosen from all of the raffle ticket purchased.

To purchase event tickets and raffle tickets, click HERE.

The Hi-Liners is independent and has received no financial or material support from the Highline School District since 1987.

For more information, visit www.hi-liners.org.

4Culture, the cultural development agency serving King County, recently announced federal stimulus funding awards totaling $250,000 to preserve jobs at 40 arts and cultural organizations throughout the region, including both a $7,500 grant to Burien’s Hi-Liners and $2,500 to the city.

The federal funds will help organizations extend or restore threatened salaried and contract jobs, ranging from executive directors and curators, to marketing managers, to actors and artists.

“The recession has deeply impacted non-profit cultural organizations of all sizes and disciplines,” said Jim Kelly, Executive Director of 4Culture, “However, the applications we reviewed demonstrate that arts managers are resilient, creative, and determined to continue programs in the service of their missions.” 4Culture will distribute the federal funds throughout the County to a diverse range of organizations and communities including:

Auburn Symphony Orchestra	Auburn	$10,000
City of Auburn Arts Commission	Auburn	$5,000
Bellevue Arts Museum	Bellevue	$10,000
City of Bellevue Parks & Community Services	Bellevue	$3,000
Music Works Northwest	Bellevue	$4,000
Attic Theatre, The	Bothell	$5,000
Northshore Performing Arts Center	Bothell	$5,000
City of Burien	Burien	$2,500
Hi-Liners, The	Burien	$7,500
City of Des Moines Arts Commission	Des Moines	$7,500
Duvall Cultural Commission	Duvall	$6,500
Fall City Arts	Fall City	$5,000
Centerstage Theatre	Federal Way	$7,500
Federal Way Symphony	Federal Way	$6,500
City of Kent	Kent	$6,500
City of Kirkland Cultural Council	Kirkland	$6,500
Kirkland Arts Center	Kirkland	$7,500
Kirkland Performance Center	Kirkland	$5,000
Studio East	Kirkland	$8,500
SecondStory Repertory	Redmond	$7,500
Evergreen City Ballet	Renton	$5,000
Arcade (NW Architectural League)	Seattle	$7,500
Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences	Seattle	$3,500
Degenerate Art Ensemble	Seattle	$3,000
Early Music Guild	Seattle	$7,500
Giant Magnet (formerly Seattle Int. Children’s Festival)	Seattle	$7,500
Langston Hughes PAC	Seattle	$5,000
Northwest Film Forum	Seattle	$7,500
Seattle International Film Festival	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Music Partners	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Public Theatre	Seattle	$7,500
Seattle Scenic Studios	Seattle	$7,500
Suyama Space (Space.City)	Seattle	$3,000
Theatre Puget Sound	Seattle	$7,500
Town Hall	Seattle	$7,500
Washington Lawyers for the Arts	Seattle	$7,500
Choir of the Sound	Shoreline	$5,000
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council	Shoreline	$6,500
Vashon Allied Arts	Vashon	$7,500
ArtsWest	West Seattle	$7,500

Earlier this year, 4Culture applied for and received the maximum award of $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to re-grant to King County arts and cultural organizations to support art jobs. The NEA had $50 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to distribute nationwide.

Cumulatively, over $1.2 Million dollars will help preserve jobs at nearly 100 organizations statewide through the NEA appropriations. The Washington State Arts Commission received ARRA funds to distribute state-wide, and over the summer announced awards totaling $285,000 to 24 arts organizations, including six in Seattle. In early September, the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs (SOACA) announced another $250,000 in ARRA funds to 22 Seattle-based arts organizations. SOACA and 4Culture were two of only sixteen local arts agencies nation-wide that received ARRA funds to sub-grant to constituents. The NEA also awarded grants totaling $450,000 directly to 12 Seattle arts organizations.

An arts organization can only receive ARRA-appropriated NEA jobs funding from one source. With all three regional public funding entities receiving ARRA dollars, WSAC, 4Culture and SOACA devised an application process that would ensure that arts organizations wouldn’t have to submit multiple applications if they were eligible to apply to more than one agency. 4Culture was the final agency to undergo a panel process, and received 99 applications from organizations throughout King County. Proposals were evaluated on the significance of the position(s) to the mission and core services of the organization, the potential of the position(s) to have an immediate impact, and the organization’s ability to manage the funds.

According to their website:

4Culture is a unique integration of the arts, heritage, preservation and public art; committed to advancing community through culture. Public exhibitions and performances, public art, preservation of significant sites and interpretation of local history deepen our connections to the places in which we live and work. 4Culture stimulates cultural activity and enhances the assets that distinguish a community as vibrant, unique and authentic.

by Scott Schaefer

Burien’s own Hi-Liners’ fall production of the family-friendly “Thoroughly Modern Millie” wraps up this weekend (Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30pm and Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1:30pm) at the Highline Performing Arts Center, and we’d like to encourage all our Readers who haven’t been to go see it.

Not just to support the Hi-Liners, a great non-profit that helps kids channel their passions into pure talent (which you’ll definitely see on display, as this show is professionally produced and is hilarious!), but also because the Hi-Liners need your help.

If you don’t believe our endorsement, here are some others:

“The kids were absolutely AMAZING and I can’t wait to see it again next weekend!”, said one audience member.

“I laughed so hard that I nearly fell out of my seat!” said another.

“It was the most professional student production I’ve ever seen!” raved another audience member.

But don’t just rely on what you hear…go see the show and experience it first hand on its closing weekend – good seats are still available – to purchase a ticket, please visit their website at www.hi-liners.org or by calling 206-617-2152

Kathleen Edwards, our Artistic Director, has said it very well:

“We are not in existence to create professional actors and actresses. The Hi-Liners exist to help produce quality people who become assets to our community and our society in general.”

So far over 4,500 young people have experienced our program since 1994 and I am proud of each one. If our program sounds like a worthwhile addition to our community and you have enjoyed our shows, I hope you will take the time now to insure that we are doing this next year and for many years to come.

The Hi-Liners is a 501 (C) 3 Corporation and all donations are tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation to the Hi-Liners organization, please visit our website at www.hi-liners.org/support.

Thank You so much for your support and I hope to see you at the show!

- Gerry Gilbert
President
The Hi-Liners Inc.

We saw the show last weekend, and we were thoroughly impressed by the acting (especially Alexzandra Gorski as Millie, Kate Moyer as Mrs. Meers, Max Seifert as Mr. Graydon and Taylor Moury as Miss Flannery), the outstanding dancing/choreography, music (there’s a live orchestra in the pit), singing, and of course the hilarious script which includes some knock-out numbers done by local youths.

You should know that we saw this the day after returning from Vegas, where we saw some shows (including Cheap Trick doing Sgt. Peppers!), and we gotta say, this Hi-Liners production rivaled what we saw there.

That my friends is a thorough endorsement from The B-Town Blog, not only of our own Hi-Liners, but of the entire cast as well as Director Kathleen Edwards, Music Director Mara Ostrand, Choreographer Taryn Darr and every single other person involved!

Buy your tickets online, right now, right here (or by calling 206-617-2152) and support local arts and local youth!

Burien’s Hi-Liners are presenting “Thoroughly Modern Millie” beginning with special weekend “preview” shows Sept. 12th & 13th at Renton’s Carco Theater, then continuing for the two weekends of September 19th/20th and Sept. 26th/27th at the Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 South 152nd Street.

What do you do after a show like Peter Pan? That was the sixty-four dollar question for The Hi-Liners and their Artistic Director Kathleen Edwards.

“Every year our big fall MainStage show is the highlight of our season. After “flying” Peter Pan all over the Highline Performing Arts Center last year, we were not sure how we were going to top a show like that. Thoroughly Modern Millie is a “newer” Broadway musical that we believe will challenge our kids and our organization to keep moving forward, in other words, just the show we are looking for!”

Taking Broadway by storm in 2002, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” is based on the Oscar-winning film starring Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore. This romantic musical is filled with tremendous dancing that captures the style and mood of the roaring twenties. Bring your tap shoes and tap back to Manhattan at the height of the Jazz Age when women were just beginning to enter the workforce, raising their hemlines and rewriting the rules of love.

This feel good performance directed by Kathleen Edwards and choreographed by Taryn Darr, (most recently seen in the 5th Avenue Theater’s production of “Catch Me If You Can”) will have you humming “everything today is thoroughly modern” for weeks!

“Thoroughly Modern Millie” will have a special “preview” weekend performance at the Renton Carco Theater on September 12th and 13th, then will play for just two more weekends – September 19, 20, 26 & 27 at the Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 South 152nd Street, Burien.

SNEAK PREVIEWS:

• Saturday, Sept. 12 – 7:30pm Renton Carco Theatre
• Sunday, Sept. 13 – 1:30pm Renton Carco Theatre

MAIN PERFORMANCES:

• Saturday, Sept. 19 – 7:30pm Highline PAC
• Sunday, Sept. 20 – 1:30pm Highline PAC
• Saturday, Sept. 26 – 7:30pm Highline PAC
• Sunday, Sept. 27 – 1:30pm Highline PAC

And here’s a special offer from the Hi-Liners:

Introducing, our best discount ticket offer ever… Millie Madness Pricing!
Purchase 4 or more tickets and receive $5.5 off per ticket!
Purchase 12 or more tickets and receive $7.5 off per ticket!
Purchase 20 or more tickets and receive $10 off per ticket!
(discount pricing valid for Highline Performing Arts Center performances only)
Click HERE to purchase tickets!

For tickets and information please visit www.hi-liners.org or phone 206-617-2152.

The Hi-Liners MainStage produces two major Broadway musicals each year featuring a live orchestra and high-end production values. Students ages 9-22 participate in a rigorous audition and rehearsal process based on the Actors Equity Association model. Members of the cast are mentored and supported by local professionals in all fields of the theatre arts. In these productions we strive to meet the highest artistic standards in every way, and to provide our young actors with a truly memorable, quality experience. The Hi-Liners, South King County’s premier youth theatre, is dedicated to the advancement of fine arts opportunities through live, high-quality musical theatre and education for young people.

Burien’s Hi-Liners will be holding auditions for their musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” on June 5th, 6th and 7th, and they’re looking for talent.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Auditions for “Thoroughly Modern Millie”

WHEN: June 5th at 4pm, June 6th at 12:30pm and June 7th from 12:30pm to 4:30pm

WHERE: Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, located at 15003 14th Ave SW (map below)

INFO: “Thoroughly Modern Millie” is a high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. It’s the zany new 1920’s musical that has taken Broadway by storm! Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz – a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Based on the popular movie, the stage version of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers.

NOTE: All auditioners are asked to be available for Callbacks. If you are not available, please inform the directors at your audition.

COST: Tuition for this production is $350.00, which includes a T-Shirt and DVD of the show. For information regarding payment plans and other forms of financial assistance please contact The Hi-Liners at 206-617-2152.

DATES: Performance dates and times will be:

• September 12 – 7:30pm Carco Theatre
• September 13 – 1:30pm Carco Theatre
• September 19 – 7:30pm PAC
• September 20 – 1:30pm PAC
• September 26 – 7:30pm PAC
• September 27 – 1:30pm PAC

Sign up here: http://www.hi-liners.org/future/audform.html

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Burien’s Hi-Liners are getting ready for spring’s growing season by planting a hilarious man-eating plant on stage in the classic “Little Shop of Horrors,” which begins Friday March 20th at the Renton Carco Theater.

Here are the details:

WHAT: The Hi-Liners production of “Little Shop of Horrors”

WHEN:

Friday, March 20 – 7:30pm
Saturday, March 21 – 7:30pm
Sunday March 22 – 1:30pm
Friday, March 27 – 7:30pm
Saturday, March 28 – 7:30pm
Sunday, March 29 – 1:30pm

WHERE: The Renton Carco Theater, located at 1717 SE Maple Valley Hwy in Renton (map below)

INFO: A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill- tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination!

One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a house-hold name, thanks to a highly successful film version and a score by the songwriting team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who redefined the animated musical film with Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty And The Beast” and “Aladdin.” Charming, tuneful and hilarious, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, “Little Shop Of Horrors” never fails to entertain.

“Little Shop of Horrors” is a story that includes unusual characters, such as a man-eating plant from outer space and a sadistic dentist. The language is mild, and all mature subject matter is dealt with in a humorous, cartoonish manner.

This show is suitable for most audiences and involves cast members as young as 9.

Parental discretion is advised for children under 12.

Please reference the 1986 Frank Oz film of the same name for more insight.

TICKETS:

• Adults: $18.00
• Students/Seniors: $15
• Children 12 and under: $12
• Ask us about our group discounts! Call 206-617-2152.

Click HERE to purchase tickets.

For more information, please visit the Hi-Liners website.

Want a taste of this classic? Check out this clip from the 1986 film featuring Steve Martin:

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The Hi-Liners fall production of “Peter Pan” left behind more than just “pixie dust” after the sold out closing matinee on Sunday, September 21, 2008.

Over 200 canned or boxed food items and $140.00 was collected for the Highline Area Food Bank in Burien. For a donation of non perishable food, patrons received a commemorative picture of themselves with “Peter Pan”.

“Usually we offer souvenir pictures with a MainStage show character for a small fee, as a fundraiser for our organization, “says Gerry Gilbert, President of The Hi-Liners. “Our Gala Fundraising Auction is coming up on October 4, 2008 and we decided to kick off our annual fundraising drive by giving first to our home community.”

For tickets and information regarding The Hi-Liners 4th Annual Gala Fundraising Auction with local celebrity and honorary chair Grant Goodeve, please visit www.hi-liners.org or call 206-617-2152.

Burien’s Hi-Liners are holding open auditions for their upcoming production of Disney’s “High School Musical” on Sat., Sept. 27th from 12:30-4pm at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church (map below).

From their press release:

Warm up your dance moves and start practicing those foul shots as The Hi-Liners DownStage Center presents Disney’s “High School Musical, On Stage!” 

From “Wildcat Cheer” to “We’re All in This Together” the cast of students, ages 7-18 will bring Disney Channel’s smash hit musical to life. 

Incorporating elements from “West Side Story”, “Romeo and Juliet” and “Grease”, this seventy minute one act edition has universal appeal and the timeless message that when we work together, good things happen! 

Auditions are September 27, 2008 from 12:30 – 4:00pm at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, 15003 14th Ave SW, Burien, WA 98166

Audition is open to children ages 7-18

No previous experience necessary! 

To schedule an audition or for more information about The Hi-Liners, please visit www.hi-liners.org or phone 206-617-2152.

Or click here to signup online to audition.

 DownStage Center is the Hi-Liners’ theatre education arm, presenting low tech, high quality performance opportunities, as well as workshops with introductory, intermediate and advanced-level instruction for students (pre-k through college). 

The Hi-Liners, South King County’s premier youth theatre, is dedicated to the advancement of fine arts opportunities through live, high-quality musical theatre for young people (ages 7 to 22.)

• Children ages 7-18 may audition.
• NO previous experience necessary!
• Performances will be held at The Renton Carco Theater, 1717 SE Maple Valley Hwy ~ Renton
• Seats will be reserved.
• All tickets are $10.
• Tickets will go on sale November 1st!
• Schedule of auditions/rehearsals/production:
  

Auditions	September 27	12:30-4:00pm
Callbacks	September 29	4:30-7:30pm
Mandatory Parent/Cast Meeting	Oct 13	6:30-7:30pm
Rehearsals Monday’s & Thursday’s	Oct 13-Dec 18	4:30-7:00pm
Rehearsals Saturday’s	Oct 18-Dec 20	12:30-3:30pm
Tech Week Rehearsals	January 5-8	Time TBA
Performances	January 9	7pm
Performances	January 10	3pm and 7pm
Performance	January 11	3p

To get you in the proper mindset, here’s the famous “audition scene” from the Disney movie:

More info at the Hi-Liners website.

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Thursday afternoon, several unsuspecting cast members of Burien’s own Hi-Liners upcoming production of “Peter Pan” were arrrguably shocked when two authentic Seafair Pirates stormed in wearing full regalia, swords, axes, accents and costumes at their rehearsal space at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church.

The raiding scalliwags included “DC” and “ClapEye,” two real, working Seafair Pirates who even have their own trading cards (DC is on the left, ClapEye on the right)

 

The occasion was to help the young Hi-Liner cast, especially those playing the roles of pirates in “Peter Pan,” to better understand how to portray the part realistically.

“I bet you’re all waiting for me to utter that infamous 18th letter of the alphabet, aren’t ya?” quipped DC, whose duds made it obvious that he outranked his lowly co-hort, ClapEye. “But a true pirate never says such a letter, no. A true pirate needn’t stoop to Hollywood cliches and stereotypes, so there’s no need to say that dreaded 18th letter…”

After the entire room agreed by shouting the dreaded 18th letter, DC then entertained them with tales of what accents to use (cockney is best, even though it’s technically inaccurate but sounds ‘piratey’ enough), how to work with props, why pirates always exaggerate everything, how to handle a fake sword or gun, and why his clothes were fancier than ClapEye’s (he outranked him and therefore had more loot).

One highlight of the visit was when DC asked how the young pirates would take a swig from a (prop) Rum bottle. As quickly as you can do Jack Sparrow slurring the 18th letter of the alphabet, a young pirate-acting woman named Gillian Peterson jumped up to volunteer. Below is an animation of her swig:

The Hi-Liners’ “Peter Pan” starts flying at the Highline Performing Arts Center Sept. 6th.

Buy tickets online here.

Hi-Liners website here.

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Burien’s own Hi-Liners will be staging (or should we say “flying”) their own production of “Peter Pan” starting Sept. 6th and running through Sept. 21st at The Performing Arts Center, located at 401 South 152nd Street.

First produced on Broadway with Mary Martin and Cyril Richard, and more recently a major hit starring Cathy Rigby, this is one of the world’s most celebrated musicals, and includes all the charm of Barrie’s Peter and Tinker Bell and the children, pirates and Indians of Never Never Land, embellished with show-stopping songs.

And it’s all produced locally!

RICH HISTORY, BRIGHT FUTURE

That’s exactly where The Hi-Liners have set their sights – their very bright future.

The Hi-Liners have come a long way since their early beginnings in 1966 in Burien. Mr. William A Moeller, a teacher in the Highline School District, founded a high school summer program he called “The Hi-Liners.” This group quickly evolved into a year ’round district-wide performance ensemble. The Hi-Liners performed extensively in the Western United States in the early 1970’s and received recognition in the prestigious New Yorker Magazine comparing them to other more nationally known groups such as “Up with People”.

In 1991 former members of the group were recruited by Mr. Moeller to do a series of reunion performances to celebrate the grand opening of the then new, state of the art Highline Performing Arts Center. These shows provided the catalyst for annual reunion shows and for the reorganization of The Hi-Liners into a private non-profit company.

In 1994 the new board of directors, many of whom were former Hi-Liners themselves, decided that the Hi-Liners was not about nostalgia but about providing opportunities for young people to experience theater combined with personal growth, just as they did.  The Hi-Liners came full circle, reviving the summer program and dedicating it to providing professional direction in developing a student’s talents in conjunction with the backdrop of quality sets, costumes and a live orchestra, thereby giving both the performers and the audience a genuine musical theater experience.

The audiences have grown each year as The Hi-Liners have matured the quality and complexity of the programs presented. They have taken on big productions such as West Side Story, The Sound of Music and Les Misérables, while developing “DownStage Center,” their high quality youth theatre education program.

Their programs and enrollment have experienced incredible increases in recent years, propelling them to the forefront of youth theatre in South King County.  Now they have set their sights on future development by taking flight with their biggest fall show ever, the high flying Broadway Musical “Peter Pan.”

A NEW DIRECTION

Under the direction of Kathleen Edwards, The Hi-Liners resident Artistic Director,  fifty young people from Seattle and all over South King County have come together to perform this timeless and enchanting tale of the boy who would not grow up.  From the first moment Peter Pan soars through the nursery window to the final battle with the comically fierce Captain Hook, the audience will delight in this fantasy adventure.

“We have pulled out all the stops for this show, “says Edwards.  “We are building sets, the kids are working harder than ever with our choreographer, Kristin Culp and musical director, R.J. Tancioco, and we hired Flying By Foy, the most respected flying company in the world, to “fly” Peter and the Darling children. This is the same company that flew Mary Martin’s “Peter Pan,” in the 1950’s and they “fly” people all over the world in major productions, touring companies and things like the opening ceremonies of the Olympics!

We wanted to celebrate the tradition of The Hi-Liners by taking on a classic like Peter Pan, yet add an element never attempted before in the Highline Performing Arts Center –we wanted to fly!  We want to see these kids soar, both in “Peter Pan” and in life!”

Gerry Gilbert, president of Hi-Liners, agrees.

“We have put together a fantastic show and hope that our many loyal patrons and those new to our productions enjoy this great theater opportunity right here in South King County!”

This Broadway style musical runs consecutive weekends from September 6-21, 2008, at the Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 South 152nd Street, Burien.  For information and online ticket purchases, please visit www.hi-liners.org or phone 206-617-2152.  Tickets are also available at the door with cash or check only.

The Hi-Liners, South King County’s premier youth theatre, is dedicated to the advancement of fine arts opportunities through live, high-quality musical theatre for young people (ages 7 to 22).

Here’s the schedule for the show:

Performances	Sept 6	7:30pm
	Sept 7	1:30pm
	Sept 9	8:00am-3:00pm (Student Shows)
	Sept 12	7:30pm
	Sept 13	7:30pm
	Sept 19	7:30pm
	Sept 20	7:30pm
	Sept 21	1:30pm

Buy tickets online here.

Hi-Liners website here.

Burien’s own Hi-Liners (Downstage Center) will be performing “Mulan, Jr.” this weekend at the Kent Performing Arts Center, which is located at Kent Meridian High School in (you guessed it…) Kent.

Performances are scheduled for:

• FRIDAY JULY 11th at 7pm
• SATURDAY JULY 12th at 7pm
• SUNDAY JULY 13th at 3pm

According to their website, “Mulan Jr.” is a musical based on the Disney movie:

Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney’s Mulan.

The Huns have invaded, and it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor! 

Mulan Junior is a heart-warming celebration of culture, honor and a fighting spirit. The score includes favorites like “Reflection,” “Honor to Us All” and “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” as well as new songs that will get you up on your feet!

The Hi-Liners were started in 1966 by Mr. William A Moeller, a teacher in the Highline School District. He founded a high school summer program he called The Hi-Liners, which quickly evolved from a summer group into a year ’round district wide performing group.

Each year the Hi-Liners have simple goals:

• As an organization to learn something new and apply that learning to make our program better
• To open at least one young mind to the magic of live musical theater and the unique talents they each possess

Auditions for the Hi-Liners are open to anyone between the ages of 9 and 22 and are held in early June for the summer program and in January for their Spring productions.Tickets to “Mulan, Jr.” are just $10 each, and can be purchased online here.

Coming March 22-30, 2008 to The Highline Performing Arts Center (401 S 152nd Street in Burien):

All seats are reserved.

Tickets are on sale now.

Click HERE to reserve your seats!

More info here. 

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