GPP's COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
GPP will be following the policies in place at our venue with Moorhead Area Public Schools. Please respect their mask policy for all guests, volunteers and patrons visiting during our build, rehearsals, and performances. For more information about GPP's policies and guidelines, click on GPP's COVID-19 Preparedness Plan above - our Board of Directors will be updating this document regularly. For more information on Minnesota's Department of Health guidelines, visit "Stay Safe MN" website.
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Gooseberry Park Players is excited to produce Beauty & The Beast as their 2021 summer musical. Based on the 1991 animated classic, the stage version of Disney's Beauty & the Beast includes all the wonderful original songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Alan Menken and Tim Rice. The show also features an adapted libretto by Linda Woolverton. The Broadway production ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out! If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
The "tale as old as time" will be performed July 20-25 at Horizon Middle School's Performing Arts Center in Moorhead. Ticket info and GPP's Covid-19 Preparedness Plan can be found here.
The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out! If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
The "tale as old as time" will be performed July 20-25 at Horizon Middle School's Performing Arts Center in Moorhead. Ticket info and GPP's Covid-19 Preparedness Plan can be found here.
Gooseberry Park Players announces Beauty & The Beast Cast List
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A Note From Our Managing Artistic Director
Thank you SO much to everyone who came out and auditioned for this summer's production. You all did a fantastic job, and the artistic team was very impressed! We easily could have cast this show so many different ways.
As I'm sure you all read at the auditions, we unfortunately had to limit our cast size for Beauty and the Beast. We wish we could offer roles to everyone who auditioned, but we are trying to keep the cast size a bit smaller, so that we can keep every student's health and safety a priority while we are still dealing with the effects of COVID-19. We hope you understand! Hopefully, we will be back to full capacity for next summer's show!
Congratulations to all those cast in the show! To those who did not get cast, you are all so talented and we wish we could offer you spots this summer. If you are still interested in being a part of the Gooseberry Park Players family, you are invited to join our crew/tech team this summer. If you are interested in this option, please email me at gppdirector@gmail.com! If you are not interested in participating in a crew/tech position, we hope that you will audition again next year, when we should be able to go back to our larger program size!
Thank you all for coming! We really loved seeing you all shine!
All the best,
Ryan Scoble, Managing Artistic Director
As I'm sure you all read at the auditions, we unfortunately had to limit our cast size for Beauty and the Beast. We wish we could offer roles to everyone who auditioned, but we are trying to keep the cast size a bit smaller, so that we can keep every student's health and safety a priority while we are still dealing with the effects of COVID-19. We hope you understand! Hopefully, we will be back to full capacity for next summer's show!
Congratulations to all those cast in the show! To those who did not get cast, you are all so talented and we wish we could offer you spots this summer. If you are still interested in being a part of the Gooseberry Park Players family, you are invited to join our crew/tech team this summer. If you are interested in this option, please email me at gppdirector@gmail.com! If you are not interested in participating in a crew/tech position, we hope that you will audition again next year, when we should be able to go back to our larger program size!
Thank you all for coming! We really loved seeing you all shine!
All the best,
Ryan Scoble, Managing Artistic Director
Please welcome our new Managing Artistic Director, Ryan Scoble! You can read about Ryan in our January newsletter below.
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Gooseberry Park Players is proud of the students and staff that made 2020's Production Video possible!
Our July virtual theatre classes were a hit, thanks to the careful planning by our board and amazing staff! GPP was able to keep several program traditions alive, and the resulting production is more than we could have ever imagined. Thank you to our grantors, sponsors, donors and families who entrusted our nonprofit theatre company to bring quality theatre education and a meaningful project to fruition. We are so proud of our #GPPfamily!
GPP's preview video, by past Co-Managing Artistic Directors, Darcy & Lauren Brandenburg: https://youtu.be/7dS2hSi1bq0
GPP's 2020 Production Video: https://youtu.be/yhz2hp-9vl8
GPP T-shirts are available by filling out this order form: https://forms.gle/NMCnfsDunFZ7tdwy6
Read about our 2020 season in our August newsletter above, and subscribe today!
GPP's preview video, by past Co-Managing Artistic Directors, Darcy & Lauren Brandenburg: https://youtu.be/7dS2hSi1bq0
GPP's 2020 Production Video: https://youtu.be/yhz2hp-9vl8
GPP T-shirts are available by filling out this order form: https://forms.gle/NMCnfsDunFZ7tdwy6
Read about our 2020 season in our August newsletter above, and subscribe today!
THANK YOU to all who helped bring The Wizard of Oz to life on the Gooseberry Park Players stage in 2019!
And thank you to the following media outlets for raising awareness about our show and theatre program. Read about and listen to Radio interviews for 2019's production of The Wizard of Oz below:
Gooseberry Park Players extends a huge thank you to the many people (students & their families, staff, and the board) for all of their efforts, investment and dedication. Also, much gratitude and appreciation to the generous businesses and sponsors that help launch our productions and continue to keep our summer theatre program fully funded. We couldn't do it without YOU! A full list of our 2019 sponsors is listed here. Thank you to Gary Lura Photography for the our rehearsal pictures, and production photos by Kaelan Akvik.
And thank you to the following media outlets for raising awareness about our show and theatre program. Read about and listen to Radio interviews for 2019's production of The Wizard of Oz below:
- KFGO Podcast, Nighttime Live with Bob Harris
- KVLY’s Valley Today
- WZFG Interview, The Flag AM 1100
- WDAY
- Article in The Forum, By John Lamb
- Broadway World article by Brian Michaels
- Stage Notes Podcast with Brian Michaels
Gooseberry Park Players extends a huge thank you to the many people (students & their families, staff, and the board) for all of their efforts, investment and dedication. Also, much gratitude and appreciation to the generous businesses and sponsors that help launch our productions and continue to keep our summer theatre program fully funded. We couldn't do it without YOU! A full list of our 2019 sponsors is listed here. Thank you to Gary Lura Photography for the our rehearsal pictures, and production photos by Kaelan Akvik.
Gooseberry Park Players provides young people with a unique educational and multi-generational summer theatre experience. Youth ages 11 to 18 are invited to participate in our July production each year. Our productions are based on classic and contemporary dramatic literature designed to intrigue, inform, educate, and entertain a family audience. We believe in providing a theatre opportunity for every child. We are a fee free program, meaning there is no activity fee to participate. Learn more about Gooseberry here. Check out our Donor & Sponsor Info Page and our Gooseberry Park Players Informational Video.
A special thank you to our major grantors who have helped make our productions possible, including Moorhead Parks and Recreation, Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC), Alex Stern Family Foundation, The FM Area Foundation with funding through the Francis J. and Doris Y. Butler Memorial Fund, and The Arts Partnership (TAP) with this activity being funded in part by a City Arts Partnership Grant from The Arts Partnership through funding jointly provided by the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo, and Sanford's Art Partnership Merit Award.