CANYON CREST ACADEMY PRESENTS FANCIFUL FAIRY TALE

 THE KING STAG

Its fairy tales and Italian feasts at Canyon Crest Academy this March as THE KING STAG runs March 20 through 28, 2009, with a special “ Night in Serendippo” Italian dinner on March 26!   Directed by CCA’s very own Michael Schwartz, and featuring original music by senior Katie Balch, this fun and fantastical production includes shadow, hand and life-sized puppets, a whimsical set, a life sized bear and parrot, a live band playing Balch’s original music, and masked characters inspired by the commedia dell’arte art form. You won’t want to miss this breakthrough production!

      THE KING STAG tells the story of King Deramo (Ryan Sandrew) of the Kingdom of Serendippo who is searching for the love of his life.  When he finally finds her, he is double-crossed by his best friend and servant Tartaglia (Cory Gordon) who uses the King’s own magic spell to take over his body and steal both the kingdom and his new wife, Angela (Aryn Wuthrich).   THE KING STAG also features the talents of the following CCA Students:  Katherine Bazan, Haley Carlborg, Lily Detwiler, Chelsea Fryer, Angela Han, Kyle Koerber, Jeffrey Lorenzen, Austin Meredith, Connor Murphy, Arturo Ortega, James Perkins, Izzy Pollak, Nick Scutti, Kaleigh Stegman, and Taylor Strumwasser.

            On March 26, 2009,  theatergoers can enjoy a special treat, as the Canyon Crest Academy Envision Theater Club will host “A Night in Serendippo,” an Italian dinner event at 5:30 p.m. in the CCA Amphitheatre just before the 7 p.m. show.  Dinners include pasta with meatballs and sauce, salad, breadsticks, and a drink. Student dinners are $10 and adult dinners are $15.Tickets must be purchased by March 24th. NO TICKETS FOR THE DINNER WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR AND TICKETS FOR THE PERFORMANCE MUST BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. All proceeds will benefit all Envision Guests Artists.

THE KING STAG  is a CCA Envision Theatre production, a unique, award-winning arts program which enriches the lives of all CCA students through a wide variety of classes -- both during and after school -- through opportunities for exploration and interaction with teaching artists in their chosen fields of study.   All proceeds from Envision Theatre shows  will support the Envision Theatre program.   Envision is made possible by the generous support of the Canyon Crest Academy Foundation, www.canyoncrestfoundation.org.