Curtain Up: The Greatest Show

Directed by Caitlin Cremins

Teaching Artists: Yohanna Castillo, Jennifer Sutton

“Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for!” Step right up for a dazzling bilingual revue inspired by The Greatest Showman! This production brings together young performers to sing, dance, and build confidence throughout our 7-week rehearsal process. Featuring iconic songs like A Million Dreams, This Is Me, and Rewrite the Stars, we’ll celebrate the power of inclusion while developing theatrical skills onstage. Bursting with heart and spectacle, this production invites all young artists under the big top for our third annual Curtain Up program! Past programs include Encanto and The Descendants.

Performances:

Friday, February 6, 7:00pm
Saturday February 7, 2:00pm
Saturday, February 7, 7:00pm

Location:

The Auditorium at Basalt Middle School

Ticket Pricing:

$10 – Adults
$5 – RFSD Staff & Students

What is the Curtain Up Program?

The Curtain Up program is an initiative launched in January of 2024 to provide bilingual performance opportunities to 2nd-8th-grade students throughout the Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado. Our mission is to empower students both on and offstage through the performing arts!

Curtain Up is designed to be accessible to all students, regardless of prior experience or financial background. Every Curtain Up production is offered free to students, with a requested $35 supply fee. All students are encouraged to participate, even if they have never performed previously. In this model, students receive small group training scaffolded by grade level and grow and learn from each other while blended in group ensemble numbers.
Watch our 2024 Curtain Up cast share about the Encanto program HERE!

Rehearsal Schedule

• Please note that this program is open to students throughout the valley! If you are coming from farther away, you are welcome to come late to rehearsals, please communicate with our teaching artist team in advance.
• Reasonable rehearsal conflicts prior to February 2 are acceptable if disclosed in advance, but a large number of conflicts may affect role size and casting.
• Not every actor will be required for every rehearsal. ALL Rehearsals from February 2nd onwards are required.

Week One

• Tue Dec 09 | 4:00PM–6:00PM
• Thurs Dec 11 | 4:00PM–6:00PM

Week Two

• Tue Dec 16 | 4:00PM–6:00PM
• Thurs Dec 18 | No Rehearsal — Nutcracker at BMS

Week Three

• Tue Jan 06 | 4:00PM–6:00PM
• Thurs Jan 08 | 4:00PM–6:00PM

Week Four

• Tue Jan 13 | 4:00PM–6:00PM
• Thurs Jan 15 | 4:00PM–6:00PM

Week Five

• Tue Jan 20 | 4:00PM–6:00PM
• Thurs Jan 22 | 4:00PM–6:00PM

Week Six

• Tue Jan 27 | 4:00PM–6:00PM
• Thurs Jan 29 | 4:00PM–6:00PM

Tech Week

• Mon Feb 02 | 3:30PM–6:30PM
• Tue Feb 03 | 3:30PM–6:30PM
• Wed Feb 04 | 3:30PM–6:30PM
• Thu Feb 05 | 3:30PM–6:30PM

Performances

• Fri Feb 06 | 7:00pm
• Sat Feb 07 | 2:00pm / 7:00pm