Back in October, we premiered a trailer for a new documentary being produced on Burien, called “Where We Live Now, Burien.”
This documentary is still in production, and another clip has been released, this time focusing on Burien’s Skatepark located at SW 144th and 4th Ave SW, near the community center.
Here’s an intro for this segment from the Editor’s (Rowan North) YouTube Channel:
“This is a section from a working documentary about the power of community collaboration and grassroots democracy in Burien, Washington…”
Here’s the clip:
As we mentioned before, the crew behind this production includes many well-known Northwest video folks, such as:
- Executive Producer: Anne Stadler, community leadership consultant, formerly KING-TV5 documentaries and specials Producer
- Co-Producers and Writers: Terry Tazioli, writer/on-air Host, formerly with The Seattle Times, KING-TV5
- Lucy Mohl, formerly Senior Manager, Microsoft (and previously KING-TV, Film.com and RealNetworks)
- Production Manager, Videographer, Editor: Aaron Stadler, www.fatcatVDO.com
- Videographers: Bill Fenster, www.billfensterproductions.com
- Diana Wilmar, www.foxwilmar.com/bios/bios
- Videographer/Editor: Rowan North, LinkedIn
- Still Photographer: Kimi Milo
- Audio: Stevan Smith
- Scott MacLaughlin
- Robin Sarmento
This project is still in production, and like most productions-in-progress, is still seeking funds to complete it.
Executive Producer Anne Stadler says:
“We’re looking for at least $7,000. One thing we want to do is get this packaged with a series of discussion questions to market to Mayors and City governments around the state and country. So anything more that we raise, will go toward THAT. Haven’t budgeted for that yet.
Donations will go towards editing the doc, as well as producing a couple of shorter pieces: skate park and young people; Burien and BIAS.”
Here’s how you can help:
Send whatever you can to the Sunyata Foundation; all Donors will get their names in the credits, as well as a DVD of the video, along with the heartwarming knowledge that you helped promote Your Burien (keep in mind that this is a non-profit, 501-C3 organization):
Sunyata Foundation
PO Box 58788
Renton WA. 98058
As more elements get produced, we’ll preview clips here…so stay tuned to The B-Town Blog.
by 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!
“I Am Highline,” a new film/DVD, has received a 4Culture Special Project grant to fund the development, filming and production of a promotional film about the Highline area.
The new high-definition film will be Directed by B-Town Blog Publisher Scott Schaefer, a three-time National Emmy Award winner for work on “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” an acclaimed kids’ educational show that aired on PBS. His other credits include “Penn & Teller: BS!,” “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “Almost Live!” and many others over a 23+ year career in media ranging from Seattle’s KING-TV to six years in Hollywood and much more.
Filming will be begin in the late summer and early fall and will feature diverse residents of Highline.
Schaefer will work with longtime collaborator, Director of Photography Mike Boydstun, a Grammy-nominated cinematographer on this Highline Historical Society project which will celebrate the ethnic composition of Highline. The film will focus on people representing 30 cultures that have moved here to live, work and raise their families, and will feature conversations in English and their own languages, talking about reasons for coming, and what living here means to them.
One early and important use of the footage will be to document these individuals and their contributions for the society’s collections. The DVD produced will be used for informational and fundraising purposes at area festivals and events. Another use will be to include pieces of these interviews that celebrate our local ethnic groups and their contribution to the region in the permanent exhibits of the new Highline Heritage Museum. And finally, parts of this film footage will be placed on the society’s website for everyone to see, and will provide the basis for expanding these stories into a documentary film that can be shown in the new museum theater as an introduction to Highline.
“The historical significance of this film is to continue documenting the heritage of the people of Highline,” said Cyndi Upthegrove, Executive Director of the Highline Historical Society. “We believe that we are among the first in Highline to provide this broad documentation, and we want to provide a baseline of information for the community to use for many purposes and for an extended period of time.”
The Highline Historical Society is a local non-profit organization undertaking a capital campaign to fund development of the Highline Heritage Museum on its site in Olde Burien. Community participation is welcomed and memberships are available.
For more information, check the Society’s web site at www.highlinehistory.org.
We first reported on the locally-made short comedy film “The Day My Parents Became Cool” last June when we posted a call for extras needed for scenes being filmed at Highline High School.
We reported from the set, showcased photos of the action, produced a video on the first sneak peek screening, interviewed Writer/Director Steve Edmiston as well wrote about the film’s first showing in various festivals (can you tell we love to see creative success?), and heck – we even proclaimed it as the #10 Top Burien-area story for 2008!
Well now we’ve got more exciting news about this B-Town Baby, including the Burien-area premiere date, time and place:
WHAT: Outdoor screening and Burien “public” premiere at the “Music and Movies In The Park“
WHEN: Friday, August 21st starting around 8:30pm, just before the outdoor showing of “Freaky Friday“
WHERE: Lake Burien School Park
Here’s a letter from Writer/Director Steve Edmiston on what else has been going on with this film:
Friends!
So much exciting news to share!
After our debut in February/March at Sedona, and the “Best Comedy Short” award in LA at the International Family Film Festival, The Day My Parents Became Cool will finally be screening in Seattle! We are an official selection of the 35th Seattle International Film Festival! You can see us in the press release at http://www.seattlefilm.com/about/news/detail.aspx?NID=158&year=2009.
Specific dates and times are TBD, but we will be screening on weekend of May 29-31, 2009. We will screen in the new state-of-the-art SIFF Cinema at Seattle Center, where all formats are brilliantly projected.
SIFF is an Oscar-eligibility-nominating festival (winning films become eligible for Academy voting) – so hopefully we’ll fill the house with motivated Parents’ fans! SIFF is the largest and most well-attended film festival in the United States with 150,000 attendees expected in 2009. With extensive local, national and international media coverage, SIFF is frequently included among the top 10 film festivals in the world.
We will organize event(s) around our Seattle premier, and keep you posted! (Please contact me if you wish to help!)
But wait, there’s more…
Big Island Film Festival Festival dates: May 14-17, 2009 Parents screening date: Saturday, May 16
BIFF is one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “Twenty Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.” Please let me know if you might wish to attend this outdoor fest! We need a representative to talk up the film during Q&A! Doesn’t get any better than this – big screens and palm trees, tropical beaches and celebrities! http://www.bigislandfilmfestival.com/Prescott Film Festival and Series Parents screening date: May 13, 2009
This is a brand new festival and film series (the festival directors saw us at Sedona), and we have been invited us to be the opening night short film (so, does that mean “we’re number one?”). http://www.prescottfilmfestival.com/A very special treat – the Seattle True Independent Film Festival Festival dates: June 5-14, 2009
Parents screening dates: June 8, 2009
This festival is the ultimate in cool, eclecticism, and fun. Last year, Moby (yes, Moby) was the special guest. We love this fest. Check us out at http://stiff.bside.com/2009/films/thedaymyparentsbecamecool_stiff2009.A truly big, truly outdoor screening – Burien Strawberry Festival Parents screening date: Friday, August 21, 2009
Once again, thank you Burien! We are a special screening before Freaky Friday.Thanks for all of your support – our Parents team is phenomenal, and we’re about to have a bunch of fun – thanks!
- Steve
And, in case you haven’t seen it yet, the sharply-edited trailer:
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- Report & Photos From Highline High Movie Set
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Megan Joy, left, is Paige and Highline Schools' Superintendent John Welch is Principal Higgens in "The Day My Parents Became Cool."
Area lawyer-turned-filmmaker Steve Edmiston, the Writer/Director behind the locally-produced comedy short “The Day My Parents Became Cool” has sent us this update on how his film is screening in Hollywood this coming week:
Friends –
“The Day My Parents Became Cool” is screening this week in Hollywood!
In addition to our world premiere at the Sedona International Film Festival, we are delighted to be “double-booked” with an official acceptance and two screenings in Hollywood at the 14th International Family Film Festival!
“Our man in Hollywood” representing the film at the IFFF is none other than Peter Weinstein – our wonderful “Dad” in the film. Peter will be attending both LA screenings for Q&A and we thought that many of our cast, crew, and “cool” supporters may want to forward this message to their LA contacts if they want to “show off” our collective efforts!
Also – we will have the additional support on Sunday of being represented in LA by Victor Kepler of EKE Pictures (our “executive-executive producer?”); Victor is flying to LA from Seattle to attend events on Sunday.
The scoop on the screenings:
* Thursday, February 26, at 2:00 pm
* Sunday, March 1, at 2:00 pmThe festival is at the wonderful Raleigh Studios in Hollywood:
Raleigh Studios
5300 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038
Website: iffilmfest.orgA special thanks to Peter and Victor for “representing” at this event; and thanks, and a hearty congrats, to all on the successes so far.
-Steve
P.S. – if you haven’t already, check out the website and trailer at www.thedaymyparentsbecamecool.com. Very cool start! Updates to come.
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- “The Day My Parents Became Cool” Sneak Peeks
- “The Day My Parents Became Cool” Production Update
- Report & Photos From Highline High Movie Set
- Your Chance To Be In A Movie This Saturday
Megan Joy, left, is Paige and Highline Schools' Superintendent John Welch is Principal Higgens in "The Day My Parents Became Cool."
We first broke the news about an original short comedy film being made in the area last June, then did reports from the set, at the sneak peek screening, and now we get official word that the world premiere for “The Day My Parents Became Cool” is set for the Sedona International Film Festival on Wednesday, February 25.
A second showing—on the festival’s biggest day—will be Saturday, February 28.
The film was written and directed by local filmmaker Steve Edmiston, a lawyer-turned-filmmaker, and here’s the well-produced trailer – see if you recognize any of the locations used:
The short has also been selected by the International Family Film Festival, and will play there on Thursday, Feb. 26th and Sunday March 1st in Hollywood.
“The Day My Parents Became Cool” is a comedic short about a group of teenagers who wake up one morning to find that adults have adopted teen fashion, complete with tattoos, body piercings, sagging jeans and lots of ‘tude. Edmiston describes the film as “Ferris Beuller’s Day Off meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
Patrick Schweiss, Executive Director of the Sedona International Film Festival, says “I was HOWLING through it (especially having an 11-year-old and 7-year-old myself)…I could totally relate.”
Some other reviews of the film we found on the film’s website (including our very own…):
“… a slick-looking comedy that goes beyond image and explores how parents and their kids relate..”
- Richard Seven, The Seattle Times
“…a cute, family-safe comedy about high school students’ reactions when all grown-ups (including parents and teachers) suddenly change their looks and personalities to rival that of the most outrageously-dressed teen. Solidly acted and directed, with a fun script, great original music, all beautifully shot in HD…”
- Scott Schaefer, B-Town Blog“… a bizarre world where all of the adults on the entire planet have literally “become cool” and desire to look and act just like their teenage kids, which provides both comedy and horror.”
- Steve Clare, Prost Amerika Film“…the story of a cosmic catastrophe that causes all adults on the planet to become “cool,” adopting teen fashion and body image… high school students are more than just another brick in the wall.”
- Lynsi Burton, Seattle Post Intelligencer
More than 100 students from Highline, Mount Rainier, and Federal Way high schools were involved with the movie as extras, script consultants, and production assistants. A band formed by Federal Way high school students composed and recorded music for the movie’s soundtrack.
The movie was shot at Highline High School in Burien and a home in Normandy Park.
The Day My Parents Became Cool was made on an extremely low budget, funded by contributions from community members and grants from King County 4Culture, the City of Burien and the Federal Way Arts Commission.
“This film literally started out as an idea for a neighborhood home movie for my daughters, but the script quickly turned into a much larger idea,” says Edmiston. “We couldn’t have stepped up to a project of this size without the support of the schools, the cities, and local arts community.”
Other films written by Steve Edmiston include The Spy and the Sparrow and A Relative Thing. For more information about The Day My Parents Became Cool, go to www.thedaymyparentsbecamecool.com.
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- “The Day My Parents Became Cool” Production Update
- Report & Photos From Highline High Movie Set
- Your Chance To Be In A Movie This Saturday
Area resident Steve Edmiston, Writer/Director of the short “The Day My Parents Became Cool,” which was filmed in Burien and Normandy Park, tells us that his film’s official “World Premiere” will be at the Sedona International Film Festival Feb. 24th through March 1st.
The festival, located in Sedona, Arizona will showcase 135 films in a range of categories on six screens, and will feature appearances by TCM’s Robert Osborne, Jane Seymour and others.
If you feel like heading on down to sunny AZ for this, you can get ticket info here.
More info on “The Day My Parents Became Cool,” including photos, available at its MySpace Page.
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- “The Day My Parents Became Cool” Sneak Peeks
- “The Day My Parents Became Cool” Production Update
- Report & Photos From Highline High Movie Set
- Your Chance To Be In A Movie This Saturday
B-Town Blog video shot at the “sneak peek” on Dec. 7th:
The B-Town Blog proudly welcomes its latest Advertiser: 3TreeMemories Celebration of Life DVD’s!
3TreeMemories is a local homegrown startup business run by Pieter (Bruno) Hoolboom. Bruno has been a Burien 3 Tree Point resident for over 50 years.
Bruno transforms your digital and printed photos into a fabulous music video that will knock your socks off. Even better, he can incorporate video clips from your camcorder or VHS tapes to knock both your shoes & socks off!
These DVD productions make great gifts that will be treasured for a lifetime. Make great tributes for graduations, memorials, retirements, birthdays, anniversaries, or honoring your elderly parents or loved ones.
What makes 3TreeMemories productions so special?
- Local Burien business
- Great quality and attention to detail
- Cool Titles & transitions
- Can accept your photos and videos in almost any format
- Scanning, cropping, and enhancing your old printed photos
- Incorporation of video and audio clips in addition to photos.
- Great music selections
- Great prices well below professional
- Additional DVD copies with cool labels & slim cases for friends and family
- Satisfaction guaranteed!
Hear what some satisfied customers are saying…
“I personally, have seen many DVD’s at Graduation’s, Anniversary’s & Funeral’s, and I will say that Bruno’s DVD’s are by far a better quality.”
Sue D. Burien, WA
“Without hesitation would I give Bruno’s work the highest recommendation to anyone wishing to compile an enriching, memorable, loving and thoughtful collection of their loved ones”
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“Everybody has enjoyed Bruno’s video and has remarked at what a lasting treasure it is for us to enjoy forever!”
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“I had the privilege of viewing a graduation video that Bruno did for his son’s graduation. It was amazing. High quality and very fun to watch! A true stroll down memory lane.”
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So, show your support to our latest Advertiser by either emailing him or giving him a call (his website may not be online yet), and making a memorable DVD to kick off 2009:
- Email: pieterbh@3treememories.com
- Phone: (206) 551-2871
The City of Burien recently re-launced their website, which we reviewed Sunday, and now they’ve released a brand spankin’ new “image” video called “Burien, The Place To Be” (aha…is “The Place To Be” our city’s new slogan?):
For those of you who can’t spare the precious five minutes to watch it, here’s our subjective shotsheet:
- Nice scenic shots of various beaches and parks
- Kids splashing through water
- A seagull flying
- Bike riders racing through town
- Friendly female voiceover
- Shots from the Strawberry Festival, Farmers Market, Music & Movies in the Park, etc.
- A pedestrian traffic light changing from “Don’t Walk” to “Walk” (oooh…symbolism…)
- Trash Ape at the Strawberry Festival while the Voiceover talks about the 4th of July Parade (oops)
- Groovy action shots of kids skatin’ at the skatepark
- Shots of local medical offices
- Illustrations of Burien Town Square with unintentionally-humorous Voiceover touting “affordable housing” (we nearly LOL’d)
- Feel-good testimonial interviews with:
- Tara Farquhar, Real Estate Agent
- Carla Galagher, Elementary School Teacher
- Rodalfo Hernandez, Owner/Broker of SeaReal Investments (who then does a Spanish-translated version of his soundbite)
- Richard St. Peter, President/CEO of Schick/Shadel Hospital
- Dr. Kris Brecht, Adult & Pediatric Medicine of Burien
- Todd Carden, Co-Owner of Elliott Bay Brewery
- Rochelle Flynn, Burien Arts Commission Chair
- Ending shot of hip dude at skatepark in an I (heart) Burien t-shirt saying “Gotta love Burien…”
So…check it out, let us know your thoughts (email us or Post A Comment below), and stand by for our nominations for a new slogan for Burien coming up soon (if you have any ideas, please email them in ASAP!).
Lots of action on the local filmmaker front, and we just heard from Director/Proucer Frank Oliver, who we first reported as seeking funds and locations for his film “War of the Grandmas” on Aug. 24th.
Good news – he’s secured funding for his film and is now auditioning!
Here’s an update from Frank:
I have secured funding for my film project and will be auditioning for cast from now until the end of September.
I will begin principal photography on the weekend of October 10 to 12. Additional scenes will be shot the following weekend of October 17 to 19.
I am encouraging all actors (union/non-union) to audition by visiting the website, reviewing the script excerpt, and sending me a headshot and resume to info@warofthegrandmas.com.
If I or Mary Huckstep see a good fit, we will schedule an initial audition by phone. Actors should be prepared to read from this script excerpt. We are looking for actors with some comedy experience.
I still need help locating some classic cars for the film. There will be no highway or racing. Most times the cars will be parked or driven down a residential street approaching a driveway.
I am looking for a:
- Classic Ford Mustang convertible or any other 50s-60s convertible
- Classic VW Beetle, preferably with a hippie flower power look
- Hummer or any Luxury 4×4 truck
- Mercedes SUV or any other high-end, luxury SUV
- Beat-up cargo van (eg, plumber/pipe fitter van)
- Ford escort (earlier model) or late 80s Chevrolet Cavalier
For more information, visit the War of the Grandmas website here.
Tonight at 7pm, Burien Arts Association’s FREE Performing Arts Series presents Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” performed by Greenstage at Dottie Harper Park, located next to the Burien Library at SW 146th and 4th Ave SW (map below).
From the Greenstage website:
“If music be the food of love, play on!”
Shipwrecked in the land of Illyria, her brother lost at sea, Viola finds herself in the middle of a bizarre love triangle.
Employed by Duke Orsino, and disguised as a boy, she is sent on an embassy of love to Countess Olivia, who finds herself smitten by this intriguing messenger.
Love, mistaken identities, disguises, revenge, tomfoolery, sword fighting, passion, and music – sweet music, make Twelfth Night one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most complete comedies.
According to Erin Williamson, Executive Director of the Burien Arts Association, everyone is encouraged to “Bring a chair and a picnic dinner, and enjoy!”
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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:
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| Sept 21 | 1:30pm |
