The Belleville Area Council for the Arts (BACA) has contracted with the Missoula Children’s Theater Program for the summer of 2025.
Missoula Children’s Theater will arrive in Van Buren Township with Missoula’s two directors on Sunday July 20. Auditions for our play “The Jungle Book” will begin on Monday, July 21 at 4 p.m. at Mc Bride Middle School, located at 47097 McBride Ave, Van Buren Township. (Dinner for the participants will be provided.)
The play can accommodate (parts in the play) up to 60 children. There is no charge for student participation. Students in Van Buren, Belleville, and Sumpter are invited to audition for a part or volunteer for a position in production to assist the Missoula directors.
If chosen as a participant, please plan to attend (mandatory) daily rehearsals all week. The schedule for rehearsals will be provided by the Missoula directors
The hotel accommodations for the two directors have been donated by Holiday Inn, located on the North Service Drive, near Wayne County Fairgrounds. For their truly generous donation, the Community thanks the hotel most profoundly.
Again, rehearsals will run all week, commencing Monday, July 21 (after auditions) through Saturday, July 26. There will be a dress rehearsal at McBride School on Friday evening, July 25. There will be two performances at McBride School on Saturday, July 26: a matinee at 3 p.m. and an evening performance at 5 p.m. Tickets are priced at $2 for children and $5 for adults. Tickets will be available through members of the Missoula Committee and available at the door.
Missoula is an expensive program to host. We are asking members of the community to be a Friend at $10 or a Benefactor at $20. We need your support. Please contact a committee member.
Your name as a Friend or Benefactor will appear in the program, an acknowledgement of your support. A business card ad in the program is $200. Please contact Barbara Miller either by email bmiller321main@comcast.net or by phone (cell 734-516-0025). For further information, please go to the BACA website at www.bacaart.org .
Barbara Rogalle Miller
Harry VanGelder (chair), Reggie Ion, and Cheryl Harshaw.
All are members of the Belleville Area Council for the Arts