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.
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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.
The Frequent-Flyer Faculty of the University of Rochester
How the school’s theatre program brings in professional playwrights from New York City to teach.
Rap: Broadway’s New Jazz?
From ‘Shuffle Along’ to ‘Hamilton,’ a look at how black music has shaped the sound of U.S. musical theatre.
This Time It’s Personal for A. Rey Pamatmat
The playwright’s works come from within. Some also come from his own experience.
In Uganda, Using the Arts to Heal
A group of American artists travel to a nation affected by war, to help Ugandans tell their stories using music, dance, and drama.
