Offscript: Young at Art With Linda Hartzell and David Saar
This week’s guests are Childsplay’s David Saar and Seattle Children’s Theatre’s Linda Hartzell, TYA giants soon to retire. Plus, the editors recall their first theatre experiences.
Category Archives: Theatre for Young Audiences꞉ The Kids Are All Right
Plays for young audiences—even for very young audiences—are flourishing on stages big and small, both at theatres dedicated to young people and at major resident houses in the U.S. This series of stories takes the pulse of a national scene as enriching as it is entertaining, as high-stakes as it is low-barrier.
Youth Theatre Is Not Wasted on the Young
Kids, even very young ones, carry the lived sensation of theatre with them, even if they don’t literally remember it.
What’s So Special About Kids Today?
Theatre for young audiences is on the rise, and the possibilities are endless.
How Did the Rose Theater’s ‘Garden of Verses’ Grow?
Play’s the thing in creating theatre for toddlers, as this Omaha company learned in staging a gentle, rangy poetry anthology.
The TYA Canon: How Licensing Agencies Build Artists and Audiences
Samuel French, Music Theatre International, and Plays for Young Audiences aim to expand the reach and broaden the appeal of works for young audiences.
20 Theatres You Should Take Your Kids To
From Honolulu to Boston, a look at institutions that produce theatre for young audiences.
Animals + Children? Ann Carlson Accepts That Challenge
Part modern dance, part interactive improv, Carlson’s ‘Animal Dance’ at Children’s Theatre Company partners toddlers with livestock.
The Taboo of Sadness: Why Are We Scared to Let Children Be Scared?
It’s not only possible to confront young audiences with the full range of human emotions—it’s imperative.
D.C. Artists Protest Washington Post No-TYA-Review Policy
In 2014, the paper stopped reviewing theatre for young audiences, but local companies aren’t taking it lying down.
