In 1998, Capital Playhouse began a new program called the Page to Stage Theater-Literacy Program.

The Goal:

. . . to bring the written word to life on stage for students and families involved in literacy and reading programs throughout South Puget Sound.

The Hope:

. . . to spark their imagination and to inspire in them a desire to learn to read by uniting literacy and live theatre.

Capital Playhouse’s Page to Stage Theatre-Literacy Program is celebrating its 11th year in 2008 featuring a week long, community wide celebration of theatre and literacy activities for students 5 to 18.  Featuring an enchanting production of Peter Pan staged at South Puget Sound Community College’s new Center for the Arts, the festival culminates with a swashbuckling, neverland-inspired festival in Sylvester Park, Olympia’s historical  park in the heart of the downtown business community.

To date more than 5,000 students have participated in Page to Stage from throughout the southwest Puget Sound area.  The involvement of so many students is a result of the playhouse’s yearly invitation to a variety of community-based organizations to partner with us in behalf of students who have little or no access to the performing arts in combination with literacy-based activities.

Over the years students have attended productions specifically dedicated to Page to Stage audiences including Peter Pan, The Wizard of OZ, The Secret Garden, Once on This Island, Big River-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jane Eyre, Oliver! and West Side Story based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  The 2007 production was a reprise of The Wizard of OZ complete with flying actors and animals!  For 2008 get ready for more flying as Peter flies into your hearts and that cantankerous Captain Hook once again takes the stage.

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New this year to Page to Stage is a week of events, celebrating reading, literacy and performance, centered around Capital Playhouse’s musical theatre production of Peter Pan.  Among the many highlights of the week is a community wide free afternoon of reading and theatre fun at Sylvester Park in downtown Olympia, July 11 from 1 to 4 pm. See below for all the activities throughout the week and come join the fun!

 The Page to Stage Theatre-Literacy Celebration
July 5 through July 13, 2008

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND TO OUR FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS!

Comcast Page to Stage Platinum Sponsor

Safeco Insurance Page to Stage Gold Sponsor

Target Page to Stage Book Sponsor

Barnes & Noble Page to Stage Book Sponsor

The Olympian Page to Stage Media Sponsor

CAPTAIN HOOK LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST! WRITING, POETRY AND SEA SHANTY CONTESTS BEGINNING JUNE 26^th, AGES 8-18. Check out the PETER PAN GUIDE TO YOUR IMAGINATION! You can also pick up the contest information in the lobby at Capital Playhouse, 612 E 4^th Ave, Olympia.

• Saturday July 5^th 11 am
  Children’s Story Time: Peter Pan appearing in person!  Pirate Scavenger Hunt. Win a free book from the Barnes & Noble’s Summer Reading Program. Barnes & Noble: 1503 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia.
  Free, open to the public
• Saturday July 5^th 2:30 pm
  Olympia Film Society Benefit Screening of Peter Pan and audience sing along.  Attend in costume!  Capitol Theater, 206 5^th Ave. Olympia. 
  Tickets at the door. Open to the public. Proceeds benefit Page to Stage.
• Monday July 7^th  2-4 pm
  Olympia Timberland Library and Friends of the Olympia Timberland Library Peter Pan Block Party.  Attend in costume! Celebrity readers, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell direct from Neverland. Photo opportunities! Cake!  313 8^th Ave, Olympia.
  Free, open to the public
• Tuesday July 8^th  1-3 pm
  DeColores Books, Peter Pan read aloud in foreign languages with translations in English and other fun activities. 507 Washington St SE, Olympia
  Free, open to the public
• Wednesday July 9^th 7 pm
  Peter Pan performance for Page to Stage Theatre-Literacy Program students only. South Puget Sound Community College, Center for the Arts. 
• Thursday July 10^th 10:30 am
  Peter Pan for Page to Stage Theatre-Literacy Program students only. South Puget Sound Community College, Center for the Arts. 
• Friday July 11^th 1-4 pm
  Page to Stage Peter Pan Festival Day at Sylvester Park. Activities will include Captain Hook Look Alike Contest, Pirateology 101, special appearances by Peter Pan cast member, magic show, books galore, contest winners announced, reading activities and MORE! Corner of Capitol Way and Legion Way downtown Olympia.
  Free, open to the public
• Thursday July 10^th through July 13^th
  Peter Pan: South Puget Sound Community College, Center for the Arts:  2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia. 
  Open to the public. Tickets: (360) 943-2744 or at the door 1 hour prior to performances.

Many thanks to our festival participants and volunteers:  Olympia Timberland Library; Friends of the Olympia Timberland Library; South Sound Reading Foundation; Olympia Film Society; DeColores Books; Barnes & Noble; Downtown Olympia Starbucks; The Olympian’s Newspapers in Education Program; KIDS AT PLAY; State of Washington Sylvester Park; Poetry Contest Judge, Lucia Perillo; Drake Nicholson & Associates; Girls Without Limits; Shipwreck Beads; WSECU’s The Vault Financial Literacy; and Cielo.

Info about any of the events or contests, call Ann King, Page to Stage Festival Director, Capital Playhouse, Olympia, (360) 943-2744, ext. 14. Email:  ann@capitalplayhouse.com.