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2023-2024 Season
Auditions
Ensemble
Classes/Camps
Friends of Rainbow
Past Seasons

About Us

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Rainbow Company Youth Theatre is a nationally acclaimed, award-winning youth theatre group funded by the city of Las Vegas. For more than 45 years, Rainbow Company has provided professional theatrical training programs for children of all ages.

Our mission is to educate and empower young artists in the community through inclusive, collaborative, and professional opportunities in all aspects of theatre.

Contact us:

Charleston Heights Arts Center
800 S. Brush St, Las Vegas, NV 89107
rainbowcompany@lasvegasnevada.gov
702.229.6553

Victoria Whitaker
Theater Program Specialist - Education
vwhitaker@lasvegasnevada.gov
Office 702.229.5017 | Cell 702.323.9472

Tatiana McCallum
Theater Program Specialist - Production
tmccallum@lasvegasnevada.gov
Office 702.229.3516 | Cell 725.502.9694

Follow Us on Social Media:

Instagram: @rainbowcompanyyouththeatre
Facebook: The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre
TikTok: @rainbowcompanytheatre

2023-2024 Season

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Individual show tickets are priced at $8 (plus $2 fee).  Buy individual show tickets here

There are no age restrictions for our audiences, however some shows include mature content and viewer discretion is advised. Call 702-229-5017 for more information.

Lord of the Flies
Written by William Golding
Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams

Directed by Daz Weller
Performances Sept. 22-24 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2 p.m.

'Lord of the Flies'' is a stage play adapted by Nigel Williams from the 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding. Both the novel and the play tell the disturbing tale of a group of British school boys stranded on an island and the tension caused by fear and power. This will be the Las Vegas debut of "Lord of the Flies," since it was first professionally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon in July 1995.


The Odyssey
Adapted by Gregory A. Falls and Kurt Beattie
Directed by Marcus Weiss
Performances Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 8-10, 2023. 
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2 p.m.

This is a celebrated version of Homer's masterpiece, nationally applauded in three professional productions and staged at the John F. Kennedy Center. Odysseus' epic journey home from the Trojan War is a fanciful adventure with the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops, the twin Sirens, the sorceress Circe, King Aeolus, and the trickster god, Hermes. This is a fast-moving realization of the Homeric classic that will intrigue both children and adults, while remaining faithful to the poetic original.


Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Cassandra Krupp
Performances Feb. 9-10 and Feb. 16-18, 2024
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2 p.m.

One of William Shakespeare's most popular comedic plays, "Much Ado About Nothing" centers around themes of misunderstandings, love and deception. The plot follows two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrives into town. It showcases the humorous and dramatic consequences of deceitful relationships, but ends in highlighting the transformative power of love and honesty.


The Addams Family
Book by Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Skip Galla Katipunan
Performances April 26-28 and May 3-5, 2024
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2 p.m.


In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirky family still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, and the spookiest nightmare faced by every family creates the focus of the musical -- the Addams kids are growing up. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.

Ensemble

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The Rainbow Company Ensemble serves as the core of our youth theatre programming. Ensemble runs August through May and offers professional-level training to young people, ages 10-18, selected yearly by open auditions. Ensemble is for students who want to learn all aspects of theatre.

Rainbow Company Ensemble functions in two parts. First, Ensemble members are required to attend weekly educational classes that train students in theatre history, performance, technical elements and leadership. Classeswill be Tuesdays from 5 to 7:30 p.m., with optional workshops from 7:40 to 8:40 p.m.,and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Second, members are required to work all four productions in our season, either in the performing cast or on the technical crew. The costumes, makeup, sets, lights, sound and backstage crew responsibilities are all handled by Ensemble members under supervision of staff along with professional directors and designers.

This nationally recognized program is rigorous and requires a high level of commitment. There is a $150 fee per semester for the Ensemble program, if you are selected.

Call 702-229-5017 for more information.

Classes/Camps

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Rainbow Company Youth Theatre offers multiple six-week sessions from September to May for young people ages 4-18 at Charleston Heights Arts Center. All classes are designed to build confidence, strengthen communication skills, and create connection.

Sessions:

  • Spring II : 04/29/24 - 05/25/24 (4-week session)

Sessions will begin again in August 2024.


Rainbow Company Youth Theatre also offers spring break and summer acting camps. Summer camp registration opens April 4, 2024.

2024 Rainbow Company Youth Theatre Summer Acting Camp
July 8-19, 2024
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; final presentation on final Friday
Ages 8-12
Cost: $299 for two weeks of camp
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St.

Rainbow Company Youth Theatre Summer Acting Camp is a highly concentrated theatrical experience for students ages 8-12 years. This two-week, full-day workshop will spark imagination by diving into all aspects of theatre arts. Your student will build confidence, discover hidden talents, develop social skills and foster creativity. This theatre intensive culminates in a presentation by the participants.



Classes

Register for classes at registration.lasvegasnevada.gov.

Storybook Adventures!
Ages 4-6
Saturdays 9 - 9:45 a.m.
Students in Storybook Adventures will be introduced to the fundamentals of dramatization through storytelling and creative play!

Performance Fundamentals
Ages 7-9
Saturdays 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. 
Students will gain an appreciation for theatre and knowledge of performance fundamentals through the use of voice, body, imagination, exploration, and creative expression.

Youth Acting Workshop
Ages 10-12
Saturdays 12 - 1 p.m.
Students in this class will work on theatre skills and beginning techniques that explore character and scene creation through warmups, theatre experiences and exercises.

Teen Acting Workshop
Ages 13-17
Wednesdays 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Students will hone their acting skills using improvisation, character development, and scene study. Students will be challenged to take risks, make strong choices, and explore truth through their work.

Friends of Rainbow

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Rainbow Company Youth Theater receives support from The Friends of Rainbow, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization composed of parents and volunteers dedicated to its mission and upholding the highest standards in youth theater. The Friends of Rainbow also provide endorsements in the following areas:
  • Scholarship support
  • Production expenses
  • Educational opportunities
  • Program advertising

For questions or more information, contact Mark Keller, President of Friends of Rainbow, at Facemarkkeller@yahoo.com. 

Past Seasons

2023-2024 – 47th Season

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  • Lord of the Flies – Performances Sept. 22-24 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023 
  • The Odyssey – Performances Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 8-10, 2023. 
  • Much Ado About Nothing – Performances Feb. 9-10 and Feb. 16-18, 2024 
  • The Addams Family – Performances April 26-28 and May 3-5, 2024 

2022-2023 – 46th Season

  • "Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular" – Performances Sept. 30-Oct. 2 and Oct. 7-9, 2022
  • "Alice's Wonderland" : An Original Adaptation by Maythinee Washington – Performances Dec. 2-4 and Dec. 9-11, 2022
  • "Romeo and Juliet" – Performances Feb. 10-12 and Feb. 17-19, 2023
  • "Once On This Island" – Performances April 28-30 and May 5-7, 2023

2021-2022 – 45th Season

  • The Neverending Story” – Performances Oct. 1–10, 2021
  • “The Velveteen Rabbit” – Performances Dec. 3–12, 2021
  • “Still Life with Iris” – Performances Feb. 11–20, 2022
  • Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical”* – Performances April 29–May 8, 2022

2020-2021

  • "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"

2019-2020

  • "The Witches"
  • "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

2018-2019

  • "Winnie the Pooh"
  • "Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka"
  • "Stories from the Silver State"
  • "The Land of the Dragon"

2017-2018

  • "The Reluctant Dragon"
  • "The Wizard of Oz"
  • "Adventures in the Sagebrush State"
  • "A Little Princess"
  • "10-Minute Play Festival: Dreams"

2016-2017

  • "Seussical"
  • "Recollections of the Silver State"
  • "Peter Pan"
  • "10-Minute Play Festival"

2015-2016

  • "A Year with Frog and Toad"
  • "Voices from the Sagebrush"
  • "Bridge to Terabithia"
  • "(W)Rites of Passage"

2014-2015

  • "Meet Me in St. Louis"
  • "Digging Through Nevada's Past"
  • "Mr. Popper's Penguins"
  • "(W)Rites of Passage"
  • "The Nightingale"

2013-2014

  • "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers"
  • "Scrooge, the Musical"
  • "Spinning Nevada's Past"
  • "Ozma of Oz, a Tale of Time"

2012-2013

  • "Tom Sawyer"
  • "Honk!"
  • "Across the Truckee"
  • "Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Tale"

2011-2012

  • "Charlotte's Web"
  • "Oliver!"
  • "Uncovering Nevada's Past"
  • "Sleeping Beauty"

2010-2011

  • "Zombies Walk Among Us"
  • "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
  • "Sagebrush Stories"
  • "Metamorphosis"
  • "How I Became a Pirate"

2009-2010

  • "The Witches"
  • "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
  • "Unsung Characters of Nevada's Past"
  • "The Orphan Train"
  • "Jack and the Beanstalk"

2008-2009

  • "The Kid Who Ran for President"
  • "Cinderella"
  • "Mark Twain's Nevada"
  • "The Samurai and the Shadow Princess"
  • "The Reluctant Dragon"

2007-2008

  • "My Neighbor the Monster"
  • "The Wizard of Oz"
  • "Kit Carson's Frontier Adventure"
  • "The Ghost of the River House"
  • "The Great Cross Country Race"

2006-2007

  • "Cheaper by the Dozen"
  • "A Year with Frog and Toad"
  • "Trails of Old Nevada"
  • "One to Grow On"
  • "The Land of the Dragon"

2005-2006

  • "Wiley and the Hairy Man"
  • "Miss Nelson is Missing"
  • "Snowshoes Across the Sierras"
  • "I Never Saw Another Butterfly"
  • "The Little Mermaid"

2004-2005

  • "The Little Princess, Sara Crew"
  • "Seussical"
  • "Las Vegas Days of Old"
  • "(W)Rites of Passage"
  • "Bridge to Terabithia"

2003-2004

  • "Winnie the Pooh"
  • "Little Shop of Horrors"
  • "Sacagawea, the Bird Woman's Return"
  • "The Diary of Anne Frank"

2002-2003

  • "Charlotte's Web"
  • "Snoopy!"
  • "The Final Journey"
  • "Step on a Crack"
  • "Sleeping Beauty"

2001-2002

  • "El Jinte Sin Cabeza: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
  • "The Emperor's New Clothes"
  • "Characters of the Cornstock"
  • "Two Pails of Water"
  • "The Boyfriend"

2000-2001

  • "Paper Lanterns, Paper Cranes"
  • "The Apple Tree"
  • "Fool of the World"
  • "The All Aboard! Rails West to Nevada"
  • "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers"

1999-2000

  • "Jack and the Beanstalk"
  • "Meet Me in St. Louis"
  • "Nevada Stories: The Way West"
  • "Wetlands"
  • "Skin of Our Teeth"

1998-1999

  • "The Dreaming Pool"
  • "Oliver!"
  • "Adventures in Old Nevada"
  • "Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf"
  • "The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon-Marigolds"

1997-1998

  • "The Crane Wife"
  • "Little Women"
  • "Best Stories of the Silver State"
  • "Noodle Doodle Box"
  • "No One Will Marry a Princess with a Tree"

1996-1997

  • "Tom Sawyer"
  • "Cinderella"
  • "Tales of Old Nevada"
  • "Clarissa's Closet"
  • "The Miracle Worker"

1995-1996

  • "The Odyssey"
  • "The Wizard of Oz"
  • "Nevada Tales, Tall and True"
  • "The Green-Tree Boy"
  • "Cheaper by the Dozen"

1994-1995

  • "Tales of Trickery"
  • "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
  • "More Stories of the Silver State"
  • "Innocents"
  • "The Point"

1993-1994

  • "Wiley and the Hairy Man"
  • "The Wind in the Willows"
  • "Bridge to Terabithia"
  • "Stories of the Silver State"
  • "Big River"

1992-1993

  • "One to Grow On"
  • "Story Theatre"
  • "Dog Pound Boy"
  • "Charlotte's Web"

1991-1992

  • "Written in Water"
  • "Jack and the Beanstalk"
  • "MacBeth"
  • "The Sugar House"
  • "The Fantasticks"

1990-1991

  • "Fools"
  • "Written in Water"
  • "The Sleeping Beauty"
  • "Hating Alison Ashley"
  • "The Diary of Anne Frank"
  • "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"

1989-1990

  • "From the Life of the Bog People"
  • "The Catechism of Patty Reed"
  • "Beach of Dreams"
  • "The Tingalary Bird"
  • "Rockway Café"
  • "Really Rosie"
  • "Rock Stories"
  • "Winnie the Pooh"
  • "The Incredible Jungle Journey of Fenda Maria"

1988-1989

  • "Mother Hicks"
  • "Weyland's Sword / Young Men at Arms"
  • "Cinderella"
  • "The Nightingale"
  • "The Skin of Our Teeth"

1987-1988

  • "Alice in Wonderland"
  • "A Little Princess"
  • "(W)Rites of Passage, Too"
  • "Androcles and the Lion"
  • "Dandy Jim Valentine and the Time-lock, Clock-work, Crack-proof Safe"
  • "Al Greco"

1986-1987

  • "Fool of the World"
  • "Elsie Beckman"
  • "(W)Rites of Passage"
  • "Once Upon a Mattress"
  • "Puss-in-Boots"

1985-1986

  • "Troubled Waters"
  • "The Wiz"
  • "Vagabonds"
  • "A Meeting of Mimes"
  • "The Emperor's New Clothes"
  • "Li'l Abner"

1984-1985

  • "Paper Lanterns, Paper Cranes"
  • "Oliver!"
  • "Aladdin"
  • "A Wrinkle in Time"
  • "Annie"

1983-1984

  • "Charlotte's Web"
  • "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
  • "Snoopy!"
  • "Hansel and Gretel"
  • "East of the Sun, West of the Moon"
  • "Roses and Briars"

1982-1983

  • "Gypsy"
  • "The Ransom of Red Chief"
  • "The Wind in the Willows"
  • "The Green-Tree Boy"
  • "Beauty and the Beast, The Legacy of the Rose"
  • "Apologies"

1981-1982

  • "The Sound of Music"
  • "Wiley and the Hairy Man"
  • "The Nightingale"
  • "Goldthroat"
  • "To Kill a Mockingbird"

1980-1981

  • "Cinderella"
  • "Oh Brother!"
  • "Winnie the Pooh"
  • "Pinocchio"
  • "Odd Man Out"

1979-1980

  • "Oliver!"
  • "Step on a Crack"
  • "Androcles and the Lion"
  • "One to Grow On"

1978-1979

  • "Special Class"
  • "The Wizard of Oz"
  • "Aladdin"
  • "Golden Horse, Silver Night"

1977-1978

  • "Alice in Wonderland"
  • "Ransom of Red Chief"
  • "Hansel and Gretel"
  • "The Hobbit"

1976-1977

  • "Pippi Longstocking"
  • "Two Pails of Water"
  • "The Hide-and-Seek Odyssey of Madeline Gimple"

"Lord of the Flies"

Lord of the Flies

Written by Nigel Williams
Directed by Daz Weller
Performances Sept. 22- 24 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2 p.m.

'Lord of the Flies'' is a stage play adapted by Nigel Williams from the 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding. Both the novel and the play tell the disturbing tale of a group of British school boys stranded on an island and the tension caused by fear and power. This will be ‘Lord of the Flies’ Las Vegas debut since it was first professionally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon in July 1995.

The Odyssey

Adapted by Gregory A. Falls and Kurt Beattie
Directed by Marcus Weiss
Auditions Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, by appointment.
Performances Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 8-10, 2023
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2 p.m.

This is a celebrated version of Homer's masterpiece, nationally applauded in three professional productions and staged at the John F. Kennedy Center. Odysseus' epic journey home from the Trojan War is a fanciful adventure with the man-eating, one-eyed Cyclops, the twin Sirens, the sorceress Circe, King Aeolus, and the trickster god, Hermes. This fast-moving realization of the Homeric classic will intrigue both children and adults, while remaining faithful to the poetic original.

Much Ado About Nothing

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Cassandra Krupp
Auditions Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, by appointment.
Performances Feb. 9-10 and Feb. 16-18, 2024.
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2 p.m.

"Much Ado About Nothing" is a comedic play about misunderstandings, love and deception. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrives in the town. The first, between Claudio and Hero, is nearly altered by the accusations of the villain, Don John. The second romance, between Claudio's friend Benedick and Hero's cousin Beatrice, takes center stage as the play continues, with both characters' wit and banter providing much of the humor.

The Addams Family

Book by Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman 
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Skip Galla Katipunan
Auditions Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, by appointment.
Performances April 26-28 and May 3-5, 2024
Showtimes Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 2p.m.

In the kooky, upside-down world of the AddamsFamily, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and deathand suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirkyfamily still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by anyother family, and the spookiest nightmare faced by every family creates thefocus Lippa, Brickman, and Elice’s musical: the Addams kids are growingup. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested,and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed toavoid for generations: change.

Auditions


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Auditions are open to all members of the community ages 8-18 years. All auditions will be held at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. in Las Vegas, Nevada.

There is no cost to audition for Rainbow Company productions or the Ensemble. Auditions will be by appointment.

Check back soon for upcoming auditions for the 2024-2025 season.



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