March 29th, 2010 :: PROGRAMS
Arts4Kids "Tom Sawyer" Theatre Workshop
April 24, 2010
Tom Sawyer
National Big Read Event
Kingsport, Tenn. (March 1, 2010) –In support of Kingsport’s Big Read Program, the Arts4KidsProgram will be offering a workshop titled “Tom Sawyer” on Saturday, April 24th, from 10-11:30 AM at the Kingsport Renaissance Center Theater. This workshop will feature Mark Twain impersonator Kurt Sutton, along with other theater activities. Arts4Kids Outreach will be at the Riverview Boys and Girls Club on Friday, April 2nd, Holly Hills and Cloud Boys and Girls Clubs on Friday, April 9th, and at Girls Inc. on Friday, April 16th.
Kurt Sutton, the author of “An Evening with Mark Twain” is a veteran award winning stage actor, musician, and writer. He has appeared on stage, television and in movies. Mr. Sutton wrote the play after years of studying Samuel L. Clemens the man. This aspect of bringing Clemons on stage with Mark Twain lends a unique and entertaining twist to the usual depictions of Mark Twain. Most of the material attributed to the character “Mark Twain” actually was biographically Clemens; including his musical talents which Mr. Sutton has made part of the show. The play provides a slice of Americana for the whole family.
Arts4Kids Club is an introductory arts program for children ages 6-12 presented by the Arts Council of Greater Kingsport. Arts4Kids Club registration is $20 for the school-year program, or $5/individual workshop. The program is designed to expose children to a wide variety of arts and encourage their life-long pursuit of creative endeavors. For more information or to join, visit the Arts4Kids section of our website at www.kingsportARTS.org. The Arts4Kids program is funded under agreement with the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as, the Kingsport Community Foundation (a fund of the East Tennessee Foundation), Eastman Chemical Co., the City of Kingsport, Junior League of Kingsport, and other local sponsors.
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