FOX 2 News St. Louis Kelley Hoskins shows us the Cinderella Project. Meet in the Patricia Corbett Theater lobby after the Saturday matinee performance to get your photo taken with Cinderella! Senior Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Mentor, Ohio. Orchestrations by Danny Troob Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Bryant, Arkansas. Senior Technical Production student from Dublin, Ohio. Stay up to date on CCM news and events by subscribing to ourNext OnStageemail newsletter, which is published every other Wednesday. Elsewhere: Make-Up and Wig Apprentice (2021) at the Santa Fe Opera, Make-Up and Wig Designer for The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, Connecticut) (KCACTF award winning), Make-Up and Wig Designer for Uncle Vanya at Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, Connecticut) and Evita at Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, Connecticut). TH: I make sure to set up the delivery with plenty of time ahead of the date they need the dress for. Wheelchair seating is available in both Corbett Auditorium and Patricia Corbett Theater. If you are a foster/adoptive parent or foster care case manager, please click here to fill out a referral form, Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition | 1750 S Brentwood Blvd. Elsewhere: Young Eponine in Les Miserables with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Little Rock, Arkansas), Katherine Plumber in Newsies with Royal Theatre (Benton, Arkansas), Cosette in Les Miserables with Royal Theatre (Benton, Arkansas), Chorus in Elf the Musical with Studio Theatre (Little Rock, Arkansas) and Young Bonnie/Chorus in Bonnie and Clyde with Studio Theatre (Little Rock, Arkansas). (KTVI) - For area teens who don`t have the means to purchase a new dress for prom, CBL Malls and the Metro St. Louis Cinderella Project are making dreams come true. To date, we are proud to have awarded over $183,000 financial awards, 50 laptops and 35 hair-dressing scholarships.We continue to support students with financial assistance for their application/registration fees for post-secondary education. Project Dream Dress provides a free prom dress to young people who: Are currently in foster care, or were adopted or have a legal guardian through foster care; and, Are current high school juniors or seniors; and, Live in the metropolitan St. Louis area (including Metro East Illinois), If you are a foster/adoptive parent or foster care case manager, please, Have families with extreme financial need and would be financially unable to otherwise attend prom; and. Freshman Stage Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio. There's a young women somewhere dreaming of being a princess at an upcoming prom. We cannot wait to bring it back. Amanda Bishop You can help Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition by. You can also connect with us onFacebook,Twitter,Instagram,YouTubeandLinkedIn. I encourage them to choose as many options as theyd like for this round this really increases the chances of finding the perfect dress! The Cinderella Project and the Community Council of St. Louis are making dreams come true.\" I really deserve to go to the prom,that's the one day that during high school a young girl can be a princess,\" said one high school senior.During prom season the Cinderella Project provides dresses to 150 girls from the metro area who received a free gown, custom alterations and gifts of hairdos and makeovers for the day of their prom. Our Cinderella storage area is very full and we cant fit any additional dresses into it until we can safely have volunteer groups come in to help sort the dresses. project is sponsored by the Community Council of St. Charles AtCCM: Co-scenic charge artist for LAmant Anonyme, assistant scenic designer for Pippin, props manager for Sunday in the Park with George. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Im baffled., Suspect charged in fatal shooting in downtown St. Louis, Former Sweetie Pies TV star Tim Norman gets two life sentences in nephews death, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol slams ump C.B. After those in need receive their dresses , the store is open to the public and any girl can shop for a dress for only $29.00. Sophomore Musical Theatre student fromHampton, New Hampshire. Freshman Musical Theatre student from Cincinnati, Ohio, Elsewhere: Ensemble in labelless with Lachey Arts (Cincinnati), Pierce in Capser the Friendly Musical with The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati, Tomi Newman We will be holding a Graduation Celebration Event in the spring of 2023. Cinderella Project Little Wishes Now & Forever Society: Planned Giving Giving Society Donor Advised Funds More Ways to Give My Account About Employment Opportunities Join Our Email List Success Stories Mission, Vision & Values Board & Staff Reports & Financials Press, Awards & Publications Newsletters Member Agencies Official Policies Senior Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Cleveland, Ohio. Our dedicated ReFresh team found a creative solution to continue to provide girls with the prom gowns of their dreams: virtual shopping tours. Meredith Randall Sound Designer forPipeline,Italian Futurist Project,Red VelvetandChildren's Hourat Florida International University (Miami, Florida). At CCM: Ensemble in 42nd Street, Soupy Sue in Urinetown, Bess Rahner in Dillusion: The Harry Houdini Musical. CCM Opera continues its season with Agrippina, Handels early masterpiece. All sizes are welcome and sizes Size 14 and larger dresses are especially needed. The exclusive location to drop off new and gently-used prom dress donations is at West County Center. boutique, opening in March at Mid Rivers Mall, where VIPs (Very I loved how supportive everyone was. Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Sophomore Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art from Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The school's roster of eminent faculty regularly receives distinguished honors for creative and scholarly work, and its alumni have achieved notable success in the performing and media arts. The director and producer of each production select times that are least likely to interrupt the performance, and latecomers will be seated only during these times. For area teens who don't have the means to purchase a new dress AtCCM:Board Operator forXanadu, Assistant Master Electrician forPippinandThe Burials,Production Electrician for30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty,Production Electrician2forHughes Project 2.0Elsewhere:Electrician Apprentice forGrease,Private Lives, Always Pasty Cline, God Of Carnage, An American in Paris,andMurder on the Orient Expressat The Cape Playhouse (Dennis, Massachusetts). We look forward to resuming the full event and receiving your generous donations next year. ST. LOUIS, MO Every girl deserves to feel like Cinderella at her prom! Illinois first responders prepare for what severe weather spring could bring. Freshman Musical Theatre student from Palmetto, Florida. Sami Tamulonis At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager of Wings, Assistant Production Manager of TDP Projects 2021, Production Assistant of Clybourne Park. Patrick Kiernan Miranda Cotman The Cinderella Project provides free prom dresses, shoes and accessories for teenage girls in St. Louis impacted by foster care, and those in extreme financial need, who cannot afford to purchase a formal dress. Our goal is to help break cycles of poverty by encouraging vulnerable youth to stay in school and complete their high school education. At CCM: Costume Design for She Loves Me. October 22 - Chamber Music Society of St. Louis - Handel Harp Concerto with Nicholas McGegan, conductor - Sheldon Concert Hall Preview and benefit performances are also available for some productions. Freshman Stage Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit foster-adopt.org/cinderella-project. County Center. Additional Lyrics By Douglas Carter Beane, David Chase and Bruce Pomahac, March 2-5, 2023, Patricia Corbett Theater, CINDERELLA is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. Elsewhere: #13 in The Wolves with UC's Mosaic Theatre Ensemble, Day Player in Booked with 35th Parallel Productions. Morgan Terry A tax donation receipt will be mailed to you. Join or renew your CCMpower membership today to help provide critical scholarship funds. Cinderella Project St. Louis Offers Free Prom Dresses There's a young women somewhere dreaming of being a princess at an upcoming prom. The Cincinnati area and the land that the University of Cincinnati has been built on is the native homeland of the Indigenous Algonquian speaking tribes, including the Delaware, Miami, and Shawnee tribes. Tickets are available now through the CCM Box Office. The store will close at the end of business on March 25, 2012. Abigail Tucker Benji Lookatch Cincinnati OH 45221-0003 Please inquire at the Box Office. At CCM: Master Carpenter for Opera Gala, Scenic Carpenter for CCMs 2019-20 season. Roza Gavriilidis or email Cinderella@communitycouncilstc.org. Junior Technical Production student from Amelia, Ohio. Senior Musical Theatre student from Phoenix, Arizona. Elsewhere: Technical Director for The Addams Family and Smokey Joe's Caf, Assistant Technical Director for Legally Blonde, Cinderella, The Comedy of Errors, and Brigadoon, Carpenter for Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Warsaw, Indiana). Senior Musical Theatre student fromRye, New York. As mentioned above, the 2022 Cinderella Project has been canceled. El Bowers Freshman Technical Production student from Cincinnati, Ohio, At CCM:Scenic Crew forSomething Rotten. Elsewhere: First Hand at Santa Fe Opera, Wardrobe Technician at The Guthrie Theater, Costume Design at Saint Paul Academy, Minneapolis Musical Theater, Design Assistant at Theater Latte Da, The Ordway Center. Gift cards will be used to purchase dresses, jewelry, shoes and other prom accessories. Karen Deer is a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AtCCM: The Girl in Once. Some area teens don't have the means to purchase a new dress for prom. July 8 - July 16 - The MUNY - Cinderella. Elsewhere: Hooch in Kinky Boots with The Muny (St. Louis, Missouri); Ensemble in Matilda, Footloose, Jersey Boys, Jerome Robbins Broadway and the Muny 100 Gala with The Muny (St. Louis, Missouri). Featuring Missouris first Nordstrom, West County Center is also home to exceptional retail including: Apple, Ann Taylor, Chicos, Coach, Lush, Sephora and more. At CCM: Wardrobe Crew Head for Cinderella, Wardrobe Crew Head for Fellow Travelers. SashaSpitz (she/her) Freshman Stage Management student from Cincinnati, Ohio. open to the public and all gowns will be offered for $29. The organization touches teens and restores their dreams. Natasha Cox Elsewhere: Ella in Cinderella with Summer Repertory Theater (Santa Rosa, California). With the wave of a wand, the Cinderella project and the Community Council of St. Louis has collected hundreds of new and gently worn dresses . If you would like to help with the project, call 636-978-2277, Join the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music for an absolutely magical production of Rodgers + Hammersteins musical Cinderella on March 2-5 in CCMs Patricia Corbett Theater. Cinderellawill last approximately 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission. Senior Lighting Design and Technology student from Milton, Georgia. Elsewhere: Bobby in Cabaret and Giles Corey/Mercy Lewis in The Crucible with Parallel 45 Theatre (Traverse City, Michigan). The Cinderella Project has become much more than giving free prom dresses to girls impacted by foster care. At CCM: Projections Designer for The Magic Flute, Programmer for Xanadu, Media Programmer for Fall Dance, Content Creator for Sunday in the Park With George. Elsewhere: Props Crew for the Celebrate Cedar Point Spectacular Parade and Night Show at Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio). The Lucille Acua Only a couple of times weve had to re-do the virtual shopping tour, and in those two instances, we successfully found the perfect dress the second time around. Elsewhere: Production Sound, Video and Lighting Technician for Interlochen Center for the Arts, summer 2021. Ryan Dever We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. Junior Stage Management student from St. Louis, Missouri. Second-year MFA Sound Design and Technology student from Kingston, New York. Rose Messenger Elsewhere:Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act, Ensemble in Cinderella with Summer Repertory Theatre (Santa Rosa, California), Ensemble in The Music Man in Concert with The Pacific Symphony (Costa Mesa, California). Ryan Behan service agencies, can shop and select the dress of their dreams for The House Manager has been instructed to minimize the disturbance to patrons already seated when accommodating latecomers. CCM's faculty and staff and its state-of-the-art facilities make possible the professional training and exceptional education on which CCM believes the future of the arts relies. Senior Stage Management student from Farmington Hills, Michigan. The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition is a non-profit agency that strives to create permanency in foster childrens lives by recruiting and supporting foster and adoptive families. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted. Senior Musical Theatre student from Huntington Beach, California. At CCM: Sound Designer for Dialogues of the Carmelites, A1 for Pippin, Assistant Sound Designer for Blue Stockings, Co-Sound Designer for Boom 2022, PSE for Assistant Sound Designer for The Laramie Project, A2 for The Secret Garden, A2 for The Rocky Horror Show. Thank you! Our Mission Our goal is to help break cycles of poverty by encouraging vulnerable youth to stay in school and complete their high school education. We work to encourage and recognize outstanding young people from across the Lower Mainland who reach the milestone of graduation despite overwhelming adversity. Sign up to be a Personal Shopper (aka Fairy Godmother) or a Seamstress. If you would like to help with the project, call. Here is what we learned from her: YC: How did the virtual shopping tour idea come about? Senior Technical Production student from Los Alamitos, California. The Metro St. Louis Cinderella Project collects dresses from the public and then offers girls who would not otherwise be able to afford a prom dress a chance to pick one out for free. Every young lady deserves to feel like a Cinderella Princess at her Prom. At CCM: Assistant Designer for The Laramie Project, Prop Master for Little Shop of Horrors, Hope After Hate. Donations will be collected until Valentines Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2023. The center is located conveniently at the intersection of I-270 and Manchester Road. At CCM: Can-Can Dancer in Orpheus and the Underworld, Musical Theatre Class of 2025 Freshmxn Showcase: Light. Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II There's a young women somewhere dreaming of being a princess at an upcoming prom. Hunter Lee Get your tickets now through the CCM Box Office! There was a problem saving your notification. July 28 - August 1 - Breckenridge Music Festival. Suite 210 | St. Louis, MO 63144 | (314) 367-8373. JacksonReagin (he/him) To learn more about our referral process, please visit the Refer a Student page. There was a problem with reporting this article. At CCM: Dancer in Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. Elsewhere: Set Advisor for The Secret Life of Bros at Cincinnati Lab Theatre. Elsewhere: 2021 Stage Crew at the Santa Fe Opera, Production Assistant at South Coast Repertory, Lighting Assistant for The Britney Runs a Marathon Movie Premiere. Third-year MFA Make-Up and Wig Design student from Wappingers Falls, New York. free. Elsewhere: Carmen, The Sound of Music, The Jungle Book, Tenor Overboard, Holy Grail and The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson with the Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York), Designer in the Annual DAAP Fashion Show, New York Fashion Week, recipient of the Albert C. Yates Fellowship. Content is submitted and reviewed before posting on STLtoday.com, but not verified for accuracy. Senior Lighting Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio. At CCM: Lawn-Chair guy in Midsummer Night's Dreamand Chaz in the Phoenix Project. Im baffled., Suspect charged in fatal shooting in downtown St. Louis, Former Sweetie Pies TV star Tim Norman gets two life sentences in nephews death, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol slams ump C.B. For more information, contact (636) 978-2277 or email Cinderella@commitycouncilstc.org. Once weve gone through all the dresses available, I take all the choices and hang them up nicely, in a room with plenty of light. Jie Min Sophomore Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Mason, Ohio, Melanie Reitman Elsewhere: Butler/Brother in Josephand the Technicolor Dreamcoat at the New Jersey State Theater (New Brunswick, New Jersey). Senior Musical Theatre student from Hunstville, Alabama, At CCM:Ensemble in 42nd Street, Ensemble and Catherine understudy in Pippin, Ensemble in Cinderella Elsewhere: Maria in The Sound of Music at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Ensemble in Sweeney Todd at Black Rock Theater(Fairfield, Connecticut), 54 Sings Barbie at 54 Below (New York, New York), Haley Root Convenient parking is available in the CCM Garage at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue. No matter how shy I was/am they were always cool and enthusiastic. Elsewhere:Off-Broadway productions of A Salute to the Brave (world premiere) and She Stoops to Conquer (The Actors Company Theater); Simon Dawes Becomes a Planet (Time Shared Productions); Richard III, As You Like It, Around the World in 80 Days (world premiere), Julius Caesar (co-design, Matt Webb), Stuart Little, The Shakespeare, Stealer (Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Henry VI Part One, Breach (Baldwin Wallace University); The Hunting of the Snark (The Players NYC/University of Michigan). Overhire with IATSE Local 5,andcarpenter with CVG Made. The project is sponsored by the Community Council of St. Charles County. This year . Sage Shepard Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Click here for more information. Elsewhere: Fiona in Brigadoon and Ensemble in Legally Blonde at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Warsaw, Indiana), Morticia in The Addams Family and Cinderella in Into the Woods (Las Vegas, Nevada). We appreciate your passion to continue this wonderful work. confidence and self esteem in junior and senior high school Julia Yameen (she/her) Elsewhere:You're a Good Man Charlie Brown with Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois). FOX 2 News Kelley Hoskins gives a closer look at the Cinderella Project of St. Louis. We look forward to resuming the event and receiving all your wonderful donations next year! Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). My favorite part of virtual shopping though is the girls, parents, and case managers overwhelming gratefulness for this process. In 2019 . www.concordtheatricals.com. At CCM: Hal Hefner in Rocket Science, Jules in Sunday in the Park with GeorgeandDa in Once. 2022 is the second year in a row that the Cinderella Project has been scaled down because of the COVID pandemic. Once a year, our lawyers trade in their power suits to wave the magic wand and play fairy godmother to young ladies in need of that perfect prom outfit. The Cinderella Project will held at the Coalitions ReFresh clothing boutique at 1710 S. Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood MO 63144. AtCCM: Assistant Technical Director for Something Rotten!, Master Carpenter for Marriage of Figaro. TH: During 2021, we received a lot of calls from case managers and parents inquiring about prom dresses. Freshmen Musical Theatre student fromTeaneck, New Jersey. Brady Smith Gowns should Elsewhere: Carpenter for Cinderella at Trollwood Performing Arts School. View CCM's current calendar of events. Elsewhere:Female swing inAudrey: A New Musical(Off Broadway), Johanna inSweeney Toddand Fraulein Kost/Fritzie inCabaretat Black Rock Theatre (Fairfield, Connecticut), Crystal inLittle Shop of Horrorsat The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Annaliese/Rapunzel in54 Sings Barbieat 54 Below (New York, New York). About the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. Special thanks to Lauren Linger (& Joan) for their creative consulting assistance and to Joshua John McKay as well as to CCM faculty members Aik Khai Pung and James Bunte. AtCCM:Sound Designer forOur Town,Unfortunate Mechanism(CCM Radio Play) andThe Missing(Radio Play). At CCM: Head Carpenter for Something Rotten and Cinderella, Wardrobe Crew for Our Town, Scenic Crew for The Marriage of Figaro, L'Amant Anonyme and Galileo Galilei. Elsewhere: Set crew in Puffs, Student Technical Director in Indecent with CAST Kentucky Theatre. Visit the display on Level 1 near Nordstrom: take a donation envelope, purchase a gift card from the marked store and drop it in the slot on the stand. The organization touches teens and restores their dreams. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Sophomore Musical Theatre student fromCerritos, California. Elsewhere: Assistant scenic charge artist and props artisan for Twelfth Night at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. So our ReFresh manager at the time came up with this idea we could take the girls through the store virtually and safely deliver the dresses to their homes. FOX 2 News St. Louis Kelley Hoskins shows us the Cinderella Project. We miss our wonderful volunteers and sharing this exciting time with the young ladies we serve. The exclusive location to drop off new and gently-used prom dress donations is at West County Center. 4 killed, 4 critically injured in crash at South Grand Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue, Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts to each one of you who has made the Cinderella Project possible over the years! Gowns of all shapes, sizes and styles are welcomed. At CCM: Ensemble/Jojo u/s in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty Elsewhere:Young Nala in The Lion King (Broadway), Lavender in Matilda (Broadway), Little Nancy in A Christmas Story (Original Broadway cast), Kayla in Radio City Christmas Spectacular and Radio City Music Hall (New York, New York), Young Celisse in Godspell Broadway (Cast of 2032), Mimi in Rent with Forbidden Theatre Company Film/TV: Lost Girls (Netflix), Beaches (Lifetime), Landing Up (Apple TV/Amazon Prime), Frozen Fever (Disney+), 67th Annual Tony Awards (CBS), Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS). Telex listening devices are available for checkout during performances in both Patricia Corbett Theater and Corbett Auditorium. Logan Vanderpool Nate Jones Our community truly shows up to make this special event possible. We were so sad that we couldnt meet this need to the same level as previous years, but we knew there had to be something we could do to help. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. If you have sewing skills, were in desperate need of volunteer seamstresses too. Sean Haffey Donations are accepted until February 26. Emma King Join or renew your CCMpowermember today to help provide critical scholarship funds. First-year Masters Sound Design and Technology student from Miami, Florida. Sophomore Sound Design and Technology student from Amelia, Ohio, Bryan Pivaral Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office. Grace Mayo Virtual shopping tours have been wildly successful. Cinderella Project We are thrilled to announce the return of the Cinderella Project for 2023! Thank you for your support. Junior Musical Theatre student from Butler, Pennsylvania, AtCCM: Delores in The Wild Party, Swing in Pippin, Andrew Burke (he/him)