The Prompt

StebenS Children ’ S theatre

Cast and Crew Narrators…...………...Sophia Ciavarelli*~

Hannah Harting*~, Jenna Lovik*

Amelia Ouverson*~

Jacob………………….Randy Davenport*

Reuben……………..Marcus Buttweiler*~

Simeon…………………Brandon Wiman+

Levi……………………....Anna Godfrey*

Judah…………………...…Noah Hoffman

Dan…………………………...Lily Grant*

Naphtali…………………….Kylie Hansen

Gad…………………Carolyn Bernemann*

Asher………………………..Grant Bohls*

Issachar…………………...Noah Fredricks

Zebulun……………………….Seth Pistek

Benjamin…………………….Noah Hahn+

Brother’s Wives……..…...Angela Schutt*

Ava Ciavarelli*, Kayla English

Liv Hackbart, Destiny Kinyaiya

Rebecca Kadera*, Annaliese Emmons~

Chloe Hoffman, Jennaya Everist

Abby Hartkopp, Makenna Hansen

Joseph……………………....Ben Siglin *~

Ishmaelites…...Aaron Ebel+, Ellie Scholl+

Alexander Shipman*

Potiphar…………………..Micah Emmons

Mrs. Potiphar……………Elise Obermire*

Guards…….Thomas Kadera, Ben Aronsen

Baker………………..Natania Emmons *~

Butler……………………..Jackson Everist

Pharaoh…………………...Henry Klatt *~

Classroom Children………Gracie Bartell+

Ellie Einertson+, Katelyn Hagenow+

Addyson Hall, Annemarie Hansen

Evelyn Hickman+, Sophie Malek

Romey Navarette+, Olivia Schissel+

Alex Bohls, Attis Ebel+, Silas Hoffman+

December 2-11, 2016

Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles; country-

western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock n’ roll, this Old

Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless. Joseph and his

coat of many colors come to life in this delightful musical para-

ble.

Important Dates for this Show:

Box Office opens to members on November 16, 2016

Public may purchase tickets starting November 17, 2016

OPENING NIGHT is Friday, December 2 at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec 3 at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec 4 at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec 7 at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec 8 at 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec 9 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec 10 at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec 11 at 7 p.m.

Tickets cost $13 for adults &

$10 for youth (18 and under).

Office hours are 1-5 pm

weekdays. You may purchase

your tickets through the mail with

a check, by phone with

Mastercard or Visa or by

stopping in with cash or check.

Call the Box Office (641-424-9802) or stop in at

616 North Delaware Ave

Mason City, Iowa 50401

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Mason City, Iowa www.stebesct.com ~ Like us on Facebook Nov/Dec 2016

Thank you to Alpha Orthodontics

for sponsoring Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

*SCT award winner

+SCT debut

~Musical tour member

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Stebens Children’s Theatre 2016-2017 Season

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

Dreamcoat” December 2-11, 2016

Sponsored by Alpha Orthodontics

“Little Women” February 22-26, 2017

Sponsored by Kingland Systems

“Anansi the Spider” The School Traveling Show

March 24 & 25, 2017 Sponsored by Alpha Orthodontics

“Beauty and the Beast” April 19-30, 2017

Sponsored by Demro Orthodontics

“Stepping Out at Stebens 2017” May 10-13, 2017

Sponsored by North Iowa Community Credit Union

“The Jungle Book” June 14-18, 2017

Sponsored by Children’s Dental Center of Mason City and Todd & Renee Hoeppner

“Smoke on the Mountain” Summer 2017

Sponsored by HyVee East, HyVee West & HyVee Drug Store

Don’t miss a show this season. Purchase a season membership and receive email reminders when it’s time to purchase your seats.

See the next column for all the details!

Save a Seat For Me Campaign For a $250 tax deductible donation you can

honor your favorite “star” with a name-engraved

plaque on one of our comfy theatre chairs. There are

a limited number of seats available! Call the box of-

fice for details.

Season Ticket Special Receive 15% off the single admission price;

get 7 admissions (includes 2 musical).

Deadline: December 11

The special price:

Adult-$64, Youth-$52

Donor Members

Opportunities Also Available Patron $120-199 (8 admissions)

Benefactor $200-389 (16 admissions)

Sustainer $390-699 (24 admissions)

Angel $700+ (32 admissions)

Explore these and more member perks!

Priority Seating Guest Ticket Orders

Exchange Privileges Donor Deduction

Crew of Joseph Assistant Stage Manager……..………………Lily Grant*

Assistant to the Director………………...…..Erika Sloan*

Lights Operator………………...…………..….Jon Losen

Makeup……………Sophia Ciavarelli*~, Eden Lewerke*

Annaliese Emmons~, Hannah Harting*~

Jenna Lovik*, Amelia Ouverson*~

Angela Schutt*

Props Designer……...………...…………Senai Lewerke*

Props Master……………………………..Eden Lewerke*

Spot Operators……....….Neve Lewerke, Tamar Lewerke

Stage Manager………………….....…Natania Emmons*~

Godfather and Papa Everett’s Coupons Are Still Available

Our students are no longer selling pizza coupons but

you can still purchase them for $15 each by contact-

ing Mary Lou at the box office. They make great

Christmas gifts or provide a quick meal during this

busy season when family is always hungry! SCT

receives $4.50 for each coupon sold.

Now Booking Tour Dates for these high energy and entertaining shows!

SCT presents these productions designed to tour to churches, libraries, retirement homes, business meet-ings, community celebrations & schools. Please call Tom Ballmer or Mary Lou at 641-424-9802 for booking inquiries for “Smoke on the Mountain” & “Anansi the Spider.”

A Musical Revue

Smoke on the Mountain Sponsored by Hy-Vee Food Stores

& Hy-Vee Drug Store

Pastor Oglethorpe, the enthusiastic minister of Mount

Pleasant Baptist Church, has enlisted the gospel sing-

ing Sanders Family in his efforts to bring his tiny con-

gregation into “the modern world.” Between songs,

each family member “witnesses” - telling a story

about an important event in their life. “ A charming

and funny celebration of

Americana.” - The New York

Times

Rev.Oglethorpe-TomBallmer~

Sally Mae-Hannah Harting*~

Burl-Ben Siglin*~

Vera-Lydia Ouverson*~

Denise-Amelia Ouverson*~

Dennis-Marcus Buttweiler*

June-Sophia Ciavarelli*~

Stanley-Henry Klatt*

Our School Tour

Anansi the Spider Sponsored by

Alpha Orthodontics

The trickster, Anansi, angers the sky god, Nyame; first

by stealing his proverbs, then by falling in love with

his daughter, the beautiful Aso. Nyame requires the

spider to prove his worth by passing an impossible

test. A comical story with many a universal truth.

The SCT tour can educate and entertain your young

ones in your very own school gym. Please encourage

your school to consider booking this opportunity.

Here’s Your Opportunity to Make Dreams Come True SUPPORT OUR YOUTH

The SCT Board of Directors has committed to assuring that no young person be turned away from

the theatre for financial reasons. Please help “support our youth” through our annual “end-of-the-year”

appeal! This campaign has been happening for the past ten years, and has made scholarships available to

hundreds of children; and kept tuition for all our students as low as possible.

More than 20% of our current students receive scholarship help with their tuition on a sliding scale

dependent on financial need and family size.

Stebens Children’s Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. At SCT only volunteers are used

to raise financial support; so there are no hidden or outside fundraising costs. Every dollar donated will be

used in support of student tuition costs.

Please help support these North Iowa young people with your tax-deductible gift. Donations may

be mailed or brought to the box office. Please designate your gift to the “end-of-the-year” fund. Thank

you for your generosity and support!

Winter 2017 Saturday Workshops January 14 through February 18, 2017

Once Upon a Time Story Drama

10:00-10:45 a.m. Saturdays Preschool Ages 4-5

Everyone loves a good story especially when it comes alive

through story dramatization. Each week the children will

play creative drama games, listen to a traditional rhyme,

folktale or story and then improvise the story with their

friends. Goldilocks, Humpty Dumpty, Billy Goats Gruff

and more all await you on Saturday mornings. Join the

fun!

There Once Was a Giant…, There Once Was a Secret

Door…, There Once Was a Hole in the Ground... 11:00-11:50 a.m. Saturdays Ages 5-7

Each week students will be presented with the beginning of

a new story that has no ending! Together, the group will

create the rest of the story through discussion and dramati-

zation. A new original story will be created each week to

act out and enjoy!

Contact SCT box office to sign up now. Fee is $40 each.

The Children’s Theatre Foundation Direct gifts of money, cash securities, land or other proper-

ty can be made to the Foundation at any time. Gifts will

help the Foundation meet its mission of providing long-

term financial stability to the Stebens Children’s Theatre.

Monetary gifts can be sent directly to The Children’s Thea-

tre Foundation, 616 North Delaware Ave, Mason City, IA

50401 or contact Executive Director, Tom Ballmer at 641-

424-9802.

Weekly Tier Class Openings Still Available Stebens Children’s Theatre exists to instruct young people in the theatre arts and provide high-quality,

theatrical experiences to the North Iowa area. Tier class is the most exciting way to get involved with all as-

pects of theatre including performing, technical theatre and classroom fun! You can still join in.

1st TIER-CREATIVE DRAMA–Monday, 6-7 pm-Age 7-9…. Introduction to theatre through story-

telling & creative drama making theatre fun for the student rather than the audience.

3rd TIER–MUSICAL THEATRE–Monday, 4:30-6:00 pm-Age 9-11…. Continuation of acting tech-

niques focusing on musical theatre with music videos, singing & dancing.

4TH TIER-THEATRE ARTS-Tuesday, 4:30-6 pm-Age 10-12…. Focus is on the actor’s voice

through reader’s theatre, scene study, improvisation and mime.

5th TIER–THEATRE ARTS–Wednesday, 4:30-6 pm-Age 11-13...offers much variety for the student

including scene study and combat mime, scene adjudication night and skits for the Variety Show.

6th TIER–SKILL BUILDING–Thursday, 4:30-6 pm-Age 12-14….Focus is on building performance

skills through extensive use of theatre games, improvisation & creating acts for performance to an audience.

SKILL BUILDING–(HIGH SCHOOL)–Thursday, 6-7:30 pm-Age 14-18…. Stretching performance skills

through creating acts, improvisation, comedy, voice, dialects/accents & technical design.

Classes meet weekly and run thru May 31, 2017. The fee for Tier 1 students is $75 per month and all

other students (Tiers 2-7) is $90 per month, paid at the first of each month. The registration deposit is the tui-

tion for the 1st and last months-$150 for Tier 1 students & $180 for all others. Tuition is reduced by $5 for

families with 3 or more students registered. Information on scholarships (available for families with finan-

cial need) can be obtained by contacting the box office at 641-424-9802.

Stebens Children’s Theatre

616 N Delaware

Mason City, IA 50401

641-424-9802

stebenstheatre@msn.com

www.stebensct.com

Starting

November

16, 2016

get your

tickets for

Save the Date!!!!

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Stebens’ Annual Auction

Fundraiser

Music Man Square

Call the SCT Box Office

to volunteer!