Save the Date!

The Director's Event for Phantom Tollbooth Jr. will be

Saturday November 17th 12:00-4:00pm

Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Families that sell 30 or more tickets to our show receive an invitation to the Director's Event! Families that sell 50 tickets may have two cast or crew members attend for free. Once 50 tickets are sold, additional family participants(cast or crew)may purchase admission for $8.

Let's Go Together!

Let's Go See The Other Journey Shows!

It is always fun to go see the other shows together and support our friends in their productions.

We can wear our show shirts and cheer loud together!

Remember that each cast and crew member in Phantom Tollbooth Jr. has a comp ticket to each of the other area shows. 

Here are some dates that we will go see the other shows. Hope you can join us!

Adventures of Tom Sawyer- Beaveton Area: Saturday Nov. 16th, 7pm

Fiddler On The Roof Jr- Portland Area: Sunday Nov. 17th 2pm

Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr- Van East Area: Saturday Dec. 7th 7pm

Program Update

Program Goal

We have a program goal of $3,000 in advertising for our program. We are currently at $470.

If we reach our goal, we will have a beautiful color cover for our Phantom Tollbooth Jr. program.

Funds from our program advertising help support Journey Theater programming in areas such as venue fees, scholarships for classes or camps, and show overhead to name a few.

Think of small businesses you visit such as your hairdresser, vet, or auto mechanic.

Maybe they would like to place an ad in our program and have it seen by the many people coming to see our show!

If you would like to place an ad, or know of a business that may like to place an ad, now is the time to place that ad!

Program Ads can be turned in to the magic box at classes or rehearsals.

Poster News

Posters for Phantom Tollbooth Jr. have arrived!

Our Publicity Committee will have posters ready for pick up at classes Thursday October 3rd.

Come on in and pick up posters for your students school, your church, and other busisnesses you visit frequently. 

Thank you in advance for helping get the word our for this fantastic show!

What is a Parent Pass?

Parent Pass Info

Parents with children in the show are entitled to purchase a Parent Pass.  The pass itself is a badge with a picture of your child(ren) and the show logo.  It's a fun keepsake, helps support Journey Theater, and will allow the holder to see multiple performances of the show (subject to seating availability) for a flat fee of $25 per pass.

Parent Passes may be purchased for the cast or crew member's parents, siblings and/or grandparents only, and each pass comes with a reserved seat in the parent pass section on Opening Night.   For all other performances, the Parent Pass holder may sign up to use an available, unsold seat.  These seats will be assigned by the box office committee just before the performance starts, by giving each pass holder on the list a ticket for an open seat, as available, in the order sign-ups were received.  In the event of a sold out performance, seats will not be available for Parent Passes.

If the Pass holder is working for his or her committee on Opening Night and will be unable to see that performance, they may reserve the seat for another performance.  Please contact the office as early as possible to make these arrangements - by email at b.maxwell@journeytheater.org, or by phone at
360-750-8550.

Parent passes are not guaranteed specific seats, therefore, they may not be used to sit with paid ticket holders.  Parent Pass holders wanting to sit with family or friends attending a performance will need to purchase a ticket with that group.

Please make a note of the deadline for Parent Pass orders, as late orders won't be accepted.

Thank you for your participation and support for this Journey Theater show!

Weekend Reminders for Sept 27th and 28th

Friday September 28th 

Rehearsal 6pm-9pm

Check the rehearsal schedule to see if you are called.

Please remember to:

• be on time for rehearsal
• bring your script/binder and a pencil
• bring a water bottle (and a snack if you want)
• wear appropriate clothes and shoes for rehearsing

Reminder: Parent Passes and Make Up Orders are due online by 3pm Friday.

Ordering make up for your first show? No need to worry about choosing what shade to order;our Hair and Make Up committee will test cast members for which shade to order.

Saturday September 28th

Rehearsal 9am-2pm

Check the rehearsal schedule to see if you are called.

Please remember to:

• be on time for rehearsal
• bring your script/binder and a pencil
• bring a water bottle and lunch
• wear appropriate clothes and shoes for rehearsing

Harmonies Practice

Here are some music clips of some of the group harmonies from Barbara Richardson for you  to practice.
Happy Harmonizing!

Pronouns Harmony

Adverbs Harmony

At The Market Harmony

Lethargian Shuffle Group 2

Show Schedule Update

Here is an update for our show schedule.
Our rehearsal schedule did not have the correct information.
We will not have a show on Sunday Nov. 3rd, and we will a matinee only on Saturday Nov. 9th.
Our rehearsal schedule has been updated accordingly, and can be found in the Rehearsal Schedule Tab above.
I apologize for the confusion!

Fri 11/1	6:00 Call	OPENING NIGHT (7pm) & AFTER-PARTY
Sat 11/2	6:00 Call	7:00 Show
Wed 11/6	8:30 Call	SCHOOL DAY PERFORMANCES – 9:30 & 11:45am show
Fri 11/8	6:00 Call	7:00 Show
Sat 11/9	2:00 Call	3:00 Matinee
Sun 11/10	1:00 Call	CLOSING SHOW (2pm) & STRIKE PARTY

Friendly Reminder to pay your production fees and order your t-shirts online by 3pm Tuesday!!
T-shirts will not be available to purchase after this time.
Late fee for production fee will apply after this time.

*Please note time is 3pm(not 3am as stated in the parent meeting agenda)

Hot Off the Presses

Here a press release for Phantom Tollbooth. I have also attached a link at the bottom of this post for easy sharing. You can pass this along to your friends and family as well as to any group you think may be interested in attending our show. Your school, church, youth group, scout troop, ...you get the idea. 
Thank you in advance for helping get the word our for our show! We want to see that house sold out!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Sarah Williams at 360.609.6447 or s.williams@journeytheater.org, or

Bethany Larson at 360.921.2944 or b.larson@journeytheater.org

JOURNEY THEATER ARTS GROUP PRESENTS THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH JR.

Youth Theater Production Runs Two Weekends – November 1-2 and November 8-10

At Fort Vancouver High School Auditorium

VANCOUVER, WA – September 20, 2013 – Journey Theater Arts Group presents THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH JR. Norton Juster’s beloved children’s book is given full musical treatment in this acclaimed stage version of the modern tale of a boy who must save the princesses Rhyme and Reason and reunite the brother Kings who rule over the cities of Dictionopolis and Digitopolis. Aided by a trusty time-keeping dog, Tock, Milo successfully brings harmony to the Land of Wisdom and learns many things about words and numbers along his journey. Perhaps the most important lesson he takes with him, however, is that everything we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone. When he returns home, he realizes there is never a reason to be bored in a world full of so many things to discover.

With a book adapted by Mr. Juster himself, witty lyrics full of wordplay by Sheldon Harnick (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SHE LOVES ME) and a melodious score by Arnold Black, THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH JR. is an endearing show that audiences of all ages will find appealing.

Performances are November 1-10, 2013 at the Fort Vancouver High School Auditorium.  Tickets are on sale now at JourneyTheater.org or by calling 360.750.8550.  Pre-sale adult tickets are $12.  Youth and senior tickets are $10.  The Saturday, November 2^nd 7 p.m. showing is a “family day” performance with all tickets $10 in advance.  Tickets for all performances will be $3 more at the door.

School Day Performances are scheduled for Wednesday, November 6^th at 9:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.  Tickets are $6 each for groups of 10 – 99 and $5 each for groups of 100 or more, with one free ticket for every 15 purchased.  Call our office to arrange to bring your class or home school group!

About Journey Theater Arts Group

Journey is the most dynamic theater arts community in the Portland/Vancouver area, offering dozens of classes in drama, dance, voice and more, as well as producing 12 shows in four locations during the school year and a professional-level community theater musical each summer.   Journey strives for excellence, while providing a welcoming and encouraging environment where kids ages 6 to 18 and their families can build life-long skills and friendships. Journey is a 501c3 nonprofit educational organization, with offices located at 1400 NE 136^th Ave, Suite 201, Vancouver WA.  Contact at360.750.8550 or www.journeytheater.org.

Press Release

Announcing TREK!

HYPE is becoming TREK -   Teens Reaching Out to Expand the Kingdom!  We'll be transitioning to our new name on our website and printed materials through the course of our Fall session.   We are excited for this year and look forward to serving our Journey Community.  

All of your show payments and ordering(T-shirts, parent passes, meals, etc.) will be made on-line now!

Look on the payments and ordering tab above and follow the link to see the ordering page.

Please note that you will need to be signed in to your Journey Theater Account to access the ordering page.

Production Fees will be paid through your family account on the Journey Theater Website.

Saturday Rehearsal

Saturday Sept 21

9am -2pm

All cast are called to rehearsal this Saturday.

Please remember to bring:

• Binder/Script and pencil
• Comfortable clothes for dancing(following our dress code) and dance shoes(or shoes appropriate for dancing)
• water and a lunch

The full rehearsal schedule has been posted on the forms and list page of our callboard.

Welcome to the Show

Welcome to the Show!

What a great weekend of auditions and call backs!

Our first rehearsal for all cast and crew is  Friday, Sept. 20th from 6pm - 9pm at Faith Baptist Church.

  All rehearsals will be held at this location.  

Our First Parent Meeting is also Friday Sept 20th at Faith Baptist Church. New Parents  meet from 6:30-9:00pm, Returning Parents 7:30-9:00pm.  This is a required meeting for ALL CAST parents.  Crew parents are welcomed and if you are new, you will find it very helpful. 

Cast and Crew should bring/wear:  

• Wear a dark solid colored shirt for program photos & clothing that is comfortable and appropriate shoes (closed toe shoes required - no sandals/flip-flops)
• bring a 3 ring binder & pencil
• water bottle

Cast and crew must attend all rehearsals they are scheduled for.  The rehearsal schedule will be available at the first parent meeting. I will post it on the call board if I have it sooner.

At our first rehearsal on Friday, photos will be taken for our program. Cast and crew should wear a black, no logo shirt for program photos. Cast members will also be asked to leave a $5 deposit to check out a rehearsal CD. Cast members requiring a script will be asked to leave a $25 deposit for script check out. (2 separate checks please)  Deposits will be returned at the end of the show when the student returns their CD or script at Strike. 

3-2-1- Movie Night

Here a link to the flyer and permission form.
Please bring signed permission forms with you to 3-2-1 movie night!
3-2-1 Movie Night Permission Form

Callbacks

Congratulations on Great Auditions!!

Check the callback list for your name!

Callbacks are at Faith Baptist Church from 9:00-1:00. 

Please wear comfortable clothes and closed toed shoes that you can move and dance in. 

Bring water and a snack or lunch with you!

Remember that callbacks are closed.

Please remember to be prompt for pick up at either

10:30am or 1:00pm.

Called Back 9:00am-10:30am

Abby Ritsema

Aiden Blackwelder

Analyn Rose

Autumn Childs

Baily Scully

Ban Kautz

Brevin Bazurto

Chloe Stewart

Drew Lieurance

Drew Forstom

Erik Martin

Ethan Blackwelder

Faith Hurley

Grace Lukens

Isabelle Swanson

Keeton McMahon

Khrystyna Ecoff

Laney Silcox

Lindsey Silcox

Mathew Froese

Natalie Shaw

Peter Stewart

Reed Stewart

True Fontaine

Tyler Lugenbeal

Whitney Schilling

Called Back   9am-1pm

Aaron Heacock

Aimee Martin

Alex Fortrom

Andrew Rose

Annika Mogseth

Ashley Kormanik

Bennett Giebels

Clayton Lukens

Drew Lieurance

Drew Swanson

Emily Warner

Emma Murgueitio

Faith Hurley

Haley Givvenes

Hannah Bergman

Hannah Hurley

Hannah Reuther

Havilah Swanson

Hope Martinez

Jacob Williams

Madeline Giebels

Mason Collum

Michael Williams

Natalie Williams

Paige Ditty

Samantha Dearing

Sophia Fortenberry

Sydney Tag

Bring a Friend - Sept 17th and 19th