Alpine Theatre Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional theatre company based in Whitefish, Montana

Whitefish, Montana

Whitefish is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 5,032 at the 2000 census. It is home to a ski resort on Big Mountain called Whitefish Mountain Resort. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer hails from Whitefish....

. It presents musicals, plays and concerts. It also provides education and outreach to students in Montana's Flathead Valley.

History

ATP was formed in December, 2004 by actors David Ackroyd, Betsi Morrison and Luke Walrath. All three actors moved to Montana's Flathead Valley after sustaining successful careers on stage, in film and on television. Alpine Theatre Project was formed with the vision of creating a professional regional theatre within the outdoor recreational environment of Northwest Montana.

Structure

Alpine Theatre Project is governed by a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors. It is managed by a full-time staff of 3. It hires full-time seasonal staff for its operations throughout the year.

Performance Space

Alpine Theatre Project operates mainly out of the newly renovated Whitefish Performing Art Center. The 454 seat auditorium is housed in the Whitefish Middle School and is owned by the Whitefish School District. The $5.5 million renovation was funded through private community donations.

Union Affiliations

ATP operates under contract agreements with the following professional theatrical unions:

• Actors Equity Association - the national labor union for professional stage actors and managers
• United Scenic Artists - the national labor union for theatrical designers and scenic artists
• Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers

Summer Season

Alpine Theatre Project produces the bulk of its shows during the summer months. Currently, it runs two musicals and one play

Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...

 during the summer. Each production runs 6 performances per week for 2–3 weeks.

Yuletide Affair

ATP produces the Yuletide Affair every December. This annual holiday concerts changes format from year to year and features holiday songs and skits with a roster of ATP recurring artists.

Onstage with the Glacier Symphony and Chorale

In January, 2007, ATP began collaborating with the Glacier Symphony and Chorale in presenting classic musicals in concert with a full symphony orchestra.

Other Programs

Alpine Theatre Project also produces other concerts and fundraisers throughout the year. These concerts vary in content and format, and take place in various communities around the Flathead Valley.

Internships

The ATP Internship program was begun in 2005 to offer theatre students in high-school and college a practical arts education. Interns work alongside ATP professionals during the summer seasonin every production department, including administrative. Students are eligible for college credit.

Alpine Kids! Theatre Project (AKTP)

In 2008, ATP began offering theatre education to youth in the Flathead Valley. The after-school program offers education through performance, taught by ATP's company of artists. In Fall, 2008, AKTP will begin incorporating these classes into work on a full production for kids, by kids.

Production history

2004

• Yuletide Affair 1

2005

• My Fair Lady
  My Fair Lady
  My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
  
  
• K2
  K2 (film)
  K2 is a 1991 motion picture loosely based on the story of two friends' ascent of the second-highest mountain on Earth, K2. The story is based on a play written and presented as a senior-thesis at Stanford University. These roles were played by Michael Biehn and Matt Craven...
  
  
• Yuletide Affair 2

2006

• Camelot
  Camelot (musical)
  Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe . It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King....
  
  
• Picasso at the Lapin Agile
  Picasso at the Lapin Agile
  Picasso at the Lapin Agile is a play written by Steve Martin in 1993. It features the characters of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, who meet at a bar called the Lapin Agile in Montmartre, Paris...
  
  
• Yuletide Affair 3

2007

• The Sound of Music
  The Sound of Music
  The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
  
   with the Glacier Symphony & Chorale
• Godspell
  Godspell
  Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
  
  
• I Love You, You're, Perfect, Now Change
• Moonlight & Magnolias
• Dracula
  Dracula
  Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
  
  
• Yuletide Affair 4

2008

• West Side Story with the Glacier Symphony & Chorale
• The Full Monty
  The Full Monty (musical)
  The Full Monty is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek.In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club...
  
  
• Pete 'n' Keely
• Another Side of the Island starring Olympia Dukakis
  Olympia Dukakis
  Olympia Dukakis is an American actress. In 1987, she won an Academy Award, BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for her performance in Moonstruck...
  
  
• Yuletide Affair 5