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Captain Brett Meredithof the Salvation Army and Kent Smith
of the Hill Country Childrens Theater
The Hill Country Children’s Theater joins The Kerrville Salvation Army
As of July 1, 2009 the Hill Country Children’s Theater (HCCT) will become a wonderful program addition to The Salvation Army. The HCCT was founded in 2002 with the primary purpose of exposing young people to theater and public performance in a supportive and educational environment. Now in their 8th season, the HCCT can proudly boast that over 250 children have participated in productions such as “Bobby Sox,” “A Pirates Tale,” “Wonderland, Alice Return,” “Bugsy and Me,” and several others.
With a dedicated Advisory Board and committed President, Kent Smith, the HCCT is ready for action. “The Salvation Army’s willingness to add us to their program is quite a blessing. We are very excited about the union and anticipate many wonderful projects in the near future,” said Mr. Smith. Effective July 1st, the new Director, Kimberli Hood Easley will join the HCCT team as well. Kimberli has a Masters degree in Theater and over 10+ years experience formerly with the Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center: Home of the Hal Holbrook Theater. Her directing credits are numerous including Adventures of Tom Sawyer, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the Crucible. Kimberli has directed Steel Magnolias twice, once for CenterStage Productions in Huntingdon, TN, as well as for the Kudzu Playhouse in Hernando, MS.
“This is an excellent cultural opportunity for the youth of our community, and we are so excited to have the HCCT become a part of our programming lineup at The Salvation Army. I see a fantastic future for this program as we all work to ‘Do the Most Good’ with young people of the Hill Country,” expressed Captain Brett Meredith of The Salvation Army.
With great eagerness, two program camps are already scheduled in August. The first camp begins the week of August 3rd – 7th while the second camp will be August 10th – 14th from 9:00 am – 12:00pm. The theater camps will be held at the Hanszen Blackbox Theater at Schreiner University with a cost of $75. So ‘break a leg’ and register your children today (some scholarships are available). Class size is 30 children. To become a part of this drama or inquire more information, please contact The Salvation Army at 830-257-3620.
Update...December 08, 2009
Our Fall production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever concluded on Saturday, December 5th. It has been nearly a year and a half since the theater's last production and we feel that it was a huge success. The play included a cast of over thirty children and adults. This was the first stage experience for several of our performers and the learning experience was tremendous for them. We are looking forward to our Spring production of Wild Pecos Bill.
WINTER ACTING CLASSES
Registration Due: January 12 / Semester Begins: January 19
A ten week semester of Tuesday classes ending in a recital on Friday, March 26.
Acting I (ages 8-10) 5:30-6:30, Acting II (ages 11-14) 6:30-7:30 , Acting III (ages 15-18) 7:30-8:30
Application Fee: $25 Class Fee: $75 Scholarships Available
WILD PECOS BILL
Spring Production
Auditions, March 29 & 30
Show, May 6 – 8
Acting Roles for ages 8 – Adult / $25 Costume Fee
Opportunities for singers and dancers to participate
HCCT Summer Drama Camps
June 14-18 ( ages 6-7 ) / June 21-25 ( ages 8-10 ) / July 12-17 ( 11-14 )
Application Fee: $25 Camp Fee: $75 Scholarships Available
HCCT Summer Theater Workshop
Ages 15-18 ( High School ) / July 30-31
Application Fee: $25 Workshop Fee: $75 Scholarships Available
Workshops will cover a variety of theater interests, such as costuming, make-up, set design, and acting.
*all dates , times, and fees subject to change pending
Calendar / Staff confirmations.
Our New Director...
Kimberli Hood Easley formerly served as artistic director for The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center:
Home of the Hal Holbrook Theater and the
Dixie Players/Dixie Youth Theater, since their
inception. Before the opening of the Dixie, Ms.
Easley formed CenterStage Productions, in conjunction
with the town of Huntingdon to begin
acting classes and performances in preparation for
the opening of The Dixie. Graduates from Center-Stage have already gone on to study theater and
work in professional theatres across the country.
Easley’s theater career began in first grade as Little
Red Riding Hood and continued throughout school
and college. During graduate school, Ms. Easley
began touring with repertory theater companies as
an actor, writer, and director and continued to do
so until moving to Huntingdon in 2001; her tours
included national and international performances.
Easley has taught theater and acting at various
colleges and fine arts academies in Dallas/Ft.
Worth and in West Tennessee. In addition, she has
directed and taught children’s theater for ten years
and developed an award winning improvisation
team.
Professional directing credits include: Babes in
Toyland; A Christmas Play; Much Ado About
Nothing; The Crucible; Catacombs; The Runner
Stumbles; The Miss Firecracker Contest; To Kill a
Mockingbird; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever;
Godspell; and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Easley has also directed two productions of Steel
Magnolias, one for CenterStage Productions in
Huntingdon, as well as for the Kudzu Playhouse in
Hernando, MS. The Kudzu production won four
regional theater awards including Best Comedy,
Best Overall Production, Best Ensemble Cast, and
Best Supporting Actress.
Ms. Easley thanks her husband, Jesse, hounds,
Abilene, Chloe, Buckey, and the rest of her family
for their patience and support. Kim and her husband
Jesse reside in the old homestead house on
Adolf Steiler ranch in Comfort.
If you are interested in any aspect of our organization or wish to contribute to our efforts, please contact us and let us know. We are now taking registrations for our next production. You can access the registration form by clicking on the Registration link on our Home page.