チャリティー・ショーケース•Charity Showcase 2020

Nagoya Players Junior is proud to present our first in a series of annual variety-act showcases designed for children. Through the Charity Showcase we aim to promote English-language study in a fun and educational environment. And what’s more, children who have completed NP Junior’s Acting, Dancing, and Singing workshops will get the opportunity to perform on stage!

Proceeds and donations from the show will be distributed to local charities in Aichi.

SHOW SPONSOR

We are very grateful to IPE Academy for being our Show Sponsor for the 2020 Charity Showcase. IPE has been a long time supporter of the Nagoya Players and instrumental in helping us create our NP Junior series of workshops and programs for children.

IPE Academy is one of the oldest privately owned Eikawa in Nagoya. They teach all levels from children to adults. IPE offers a unique curriculum of Art+English and Music+English for Japanese children. They also cater to the Japanese-language learning community and have helped many students pass the JLPT.

For more information about IPE Academy please visit their website:
https://ipeacademy.com/

PERFORMANCES

There will be a total of 4 performances:
Saturday, Nov 28th: 17:00-18:15
Sunday, Nov 29th: 11:00-12:15, 14:00-15:15, 17:00-18:15

1. Performed in English, level appropriate for children and beginners.
2. Performances will be approximately 75 minutes in length.
3. Nagoya Players’ Charity Showcase is family-friendly and appropriate for all ages.
4. The show is free seating, please arrive early to get a good view of the stage.

*Seating for these shows is extremely limited and in compliance with COVID-19 safety regulations. It is highly recommended you RSVP early. We are expecting to reach maximum capacity for each show.

PARTICIPATION FEE

Advanced ¥1000 per person (*Child, Student, Adult & Senior)
Door ¥1500

1. *Children under 3 are not permitted.
2. Participation Fees can be paid for in advance at IPE Academy in Imaike or via *Bank Transfer.
3. Payment is due 1 week after RSVP.
4. *Nagoya Players is not responsible for additional bank fees.
5. Advance payment ends on Thursday, Nov. 26th 2020.
6. The deadline for cancellations and changes is also Thursday, Nov. 26th 2020.

IPE Academy
Clean Building 2A, 14-13 Honencho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-0076
TEL) 052-712-6200

RSVP

VENUE

Youth Square
3-6-8 Yanagihara, Kita-ku, Nagoya
462-0845

ACTS

Mr Joe’s ESL Magic
Mr Joe is one of Nagoya’s best magicians. He has crafted a special English-learning magic show that will amuse and amaze both children and adults. ESL Magic features cutting-edge modern magic as well as classic illusions. You’ll see magic that Mr Joe has learned from master magicians in this interactive and humorous show.

Kid’s English-Rakugo: The Zoo
Rakugo Performer, Mr. Hiroyuki Ota (太田博之) will retell the classic Rakugo story, The Zoo in English. The story has been customized for children with simple and clear English by local playwright and author Shawn Mahler. Mr. Ota’s funny, expressive and fast-paced storytelling perfectly blends together Japanese and English performance. We’re very excited about this show. It is a very special and rare combination of cross-cultural acting and narrative!

NP Junior’s Act In English presents, Town Mice, Country Mice
Actress, singer and now director, Naudia Patterson has been training the children enrolled in our Act In English workshop for over a year. The culmination of all their hard work will be a live performance based on the classic Aesop fable, The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse. Written by Naudia Patterson and Shawn Mahler this play has been designed to teach children the basics of stagecraft and performance in a creative and nurturing English-speaking environment. We’re so proud of these younger performers. With ages ranging from 4 to 13, they’ve come together and learned how to perform an entire play as a team. We’re really looking forward to their acting debuts!

CAST

Mr Joe’s ESL Magic
Joe Hindman

The Zoo
Hiroyuki Ota

Town Mice, Country Mice
Thomas Tricker
Oliver Tricker
Yuzuki Naganawa
Hinata Hyodo
Calum Vigrow
Twila Vigrow
Riku Imamura
Saku Imamura
Hatsu Kojima
Oscar Kenny

CREW

Naho Futamura, Translator
Emily Bailey, Illustrator
Valeriya Takazato, Make-Up Artist
Junko Takabe, Make-Up Artist
Emi Maruyama, Make-Up Artist
Allan Van Der, Set Designer
Naudia Patterson, Director
Yoshiko Matsushima, Executive Producer
Shawn Mahler, Producer

CHARITY

We will be collecting donations at the show to send to local charities in Aichi. Nagoya Players has reached out to local orphanages who have expressed interest in working with us and could benefit from more funding. We are open to charities of all kinds and hope to raise enough money from these shows to make an impactful donation to organizations in need.

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