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Polaris Productions produces musical theater for young people, ages 7 through 22, to help them develop their craft and give them performance experience. This experience helps our young performers obtain work in theater, and helps them win admission to performing arts high schools and colleges. Participation in theater also teaches kids and teens the life skills they need to be successful as they transition into adulthood.
Polaris Productions produces musical theater for young people, ages 8 through 22, to help them develop their craft and give them performance experience.
"Thoroughly Modern Millie". Produced the classic musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie", performed by young people ages 12 through 20 in New York, NY. Seventeen young actors took part, supported by four theater professionals and eight adult and teenage volunteers. In April 2019, six public performances were held at Teatro LATEA in Manhattan, with a total audience participation of about 215 people. Thoroughly Modern Millie" received one Outstanding Performer award and six nominations from National Youth Arts.
"The Addams Family". Our fall 2019 program, The Addams Family, rehearsed once weekly, beginning in September, for a total of eight weeks. Two performances were held in November 2019. The project was to mount a small production of The Addams Family at the Flamboyan Theater in lower Manhattan. Sixteen kids participated, ages 8-18, with total audience participation of 144. Eight of these kids went on to take part in the Spring 2020 production of Legally Blonde, which began rehearsals in December 2019. Legally Blonde was put on pause when the pandemic broke out in NYC in March 2020.
"Really Rosie Theater Camp." Our July 2019 summer program was a two week long, weekday theater camp experience for children ages 7 through 13. The kids rehearsed the Maurice Sendak-Carole King musical "Really Rosie" and held two studio performances. Audience participation was about 75 people, with two theater professionals and two high school student volunteers leading the program.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Glen Johnson | Secretary-Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Lecee Galmiche Johnson | President | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda Cross | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Ellen Barnett | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Steven Tenney | Director | 0 | $0 |
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