TYA/USA Announces 2024 National Festival and Conference
Presented in collaboration with the Alliance Theatre, this year’s convening will focus on the theme of possibility.
All Stories About TYA/USA
Metro Theater Artistic Director Julia Flood to Retire
She will step down after a more than a decade of service to young audiences.
Peter Brosius Believes That Children Are Our Future
As he enters his last season leading Minneapolis’s Children’s Theatre Company, he reflects on the unique inspiration and value in making work for young people.
TYA/USA Announces 2023 National Award Recipients
Julia Flood will receive an award for sustained excellence, Brave Little Company an innovation award, and Caitlyn McCain an honor for community impact.
TYA BIPOC Superhero Project to Commission New Work From 20 Writers
A new program from TYA/USA, which partners its writers with 24 major TYA theatres, is billed as the largest such effort ever undertaken in the field.
Idris Goodwin Is New Artistic Director of Seattle Children’s Theatre
The versatile playwright, breakbeat poet, director, and educator takes the lead at the esteemed TYA theatre this month.
For Stan Foote, Theatre Was About Humanity and Growth
The longtime artistic director of Oregon Children’s Theatre lived out his passion for supporting the development of others, both onstage and off.
Sara Morgulis Named Executive Director of TYA/USA
She succeeds Jonathan Shmidt Chapman as leader of the national organization for theatre made for children, young adults, and families.
Online This Week: Watch Now and/or Later
From a socially distanced staging of ‘Lobby Hero’ to a TYA event addressing racism, there’s no shortage of theatre for your screen this week.
Camp in a Box (Plus a Screen)
Theatre companies are using their creativity to engage kids stuck at home, from s’mores to dress-up days.
