Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Acting Classes-Fall session 2014


Does your child make up little shows at home? Does your child look for attention at home and school? Does your child seem shy and socially awkward. Does he or she have a learning disability? Does your child's participation in sports seem to be a disaster?

These are common questions that find their answer in theatre. Though they come for different reasons and from different backgrounds, the common goal of putting on a show makes each individual in an acting class into a team and as a team, they learn to move mountains. Each accomplishment in a child's life is a building block for success in the future as an adult. Theatre transforms kids in so many ways. It teaches them valuable life lessons. The self-discipline needed for theatre transforms well into every other facet of life. For instance; dyslexic kids learn that words can become their friends rather than their enemies.

Bottle Tree Productions has been running acting classes for the last 8 years. We just finished our summer musical theatre camp production of Peter Pan and we are now excited about our upcoming fall classes.

Bottle Tree Productions starts its Fall session of acting classes Saturday ,September 20th at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church on the corner of Princess and Clergy Streets in down town Kingston. Our Stage Right Acting Classes are a great way to learn the fun and fundamentals of theatre. Live theatre is a great way for kids to learn to express themselves, develop their reading skills, learn social skills, find great friends, improve their public speaking skills, improve their grades at school, and to learn what it takes to succeed in show business.

Saturday morning our Stage Right Junior class for 6-10 years old runs from 10 am - 11 am. From 11 am to 12:30 pm it is our intermediate classes which consists of 11-12 years old. Our teen class runs for ninety minutes from 1 pm until 2:30 pm.

For further information please go to Acting Classes in the Fall

Or you can purchase a class on our secure paypal link below.




Acting Classes

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Peter Pan flies into St Andrews Presbyterian Church

The Bottle Tree Productions Musical Theatre Class presents the Disney Jr version of Peter Pan-the story of a boy who never wants to grow up and his adventures with pirates, crocodiles, mermaids, lost boys and Native Americans. The Darling family; Wendy, John and Michael, learn to fly and join Peter in his battle against the evil Captain Hook and his slimy side-kick; Smee. With great songs to enchant the young and the young at heart, this production takes place Friday July 18th at 2 pm in the hall at St Andrews at the corner of Princess and Clergy streets. Admission is free! kids of all ages welcome. The cast runs in age from 8-14 and have learned what it is like to work as a team to put their talents on stage. Our musical theatre classes are a great way to build talent, team work and self-esteem. For futher information about our musical theatre and acting classes go to Bottle Tree Acting Classes

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The Bobby Show at the Grand Theatre

Bottle Tree Productions presents THE BOBBY SHOW at the Grand Theatre

"Smooth, suave and sophisticated" -- The Bobby Show brings you the best of the 'Bobby' crooners from the 1950's and 1960's with this brilliantly conceived production. Sit back and enjoy your favourite hits and stories about the famous 'Bobbys' - Darin, Vee, Helms, Curtola, Goldsboro, Vinton and more.

Hear songs like 'Blue Velvet', 'Sway, 'My Special Angel', 'Beyond the Sea', 'Mack the Knife', 'Rockin' Robin' and 'Volare' last done in Kingston in a sold-out premier performance. This is the show that you have been waiting for!


Members of the band are Mike Myers as lead singer, Tim Hallman as musical director and on keyboard, Bob Arlidge on bass and Gary Barratt on drums

Saturday November 8th @ 7:30 pm


To purchase tickets please go to

http://kingstongrand.ca/event/bobby-show 


From a review by social media journalist Christine Bode

Watch out Michael BublĂ©! Smooth, suave, sophisticated, 60ish Michael K. Myers is a charismatic crooner, who after spending 40 years playing music might just have hit his stride and caught a wave to glory with his brilliantly conceived and orchestrated The Bobby Show!
The Bobby Show debuted last night to a sold out room at The Wellington Street Theatre and left an audience full of fans of the great “Bobby” singers of the late 50’s and early 60’s smiling from ear to ear and showing their appreciation for a superb night of entertainment with a standing ovation.
Written by Kingston, Ontario songwriter and performer Michael K. Myers who sang lead vocals and played guitar for 95% of the show, and joined by his seasoned band The Real Gone CatsTim Hallman (music director, keyboards),Gary Barratt (drums, percussion), and Bob Arlidge (electric bass, stand-up bass) – The Bobby Show is a night of nostalgic hits from “Bobby” singers Bobby Vee, Bobby Darin, Bobby Helms, Bobby Day, Bobby Sherman, Bobby Vinton, Bobby Curtola, Bobby Goldsboro, and Bobby Rydell that will appeal to not only my parents’ generation, but mine as well.
Myers, whose musical inspirations include Burt BacharachLennon & McCartney, and Rodgers and Hart has experience performing music in almost every genre including rock ’n ’roll, country & western, jazz and pop. He’s a skillful guitarist, witty and warm public speaker, and his tenor voice is clear, powerful and as delicious to the ears as Baileys to the tongue.
The band had to come back after their standing ovation and we were gifted with Bobby Freeman’s Do You Wanna Dance?
Did I?! You bet! If The Bobby Show doesn’t put a spark in your shoes, I don’t know what will. Encore, encore!!