TYA, or Theatre for Audiences Who Happen to Be Young?
New Victory Theater’s artistic director makes the case for breaking down borders, both between ‘adult’ and youth theatre and between U.S. and global work.
New Victory Theater’s artistic director makes the case for breaking down borders, both between ‘adult’ and youth theatre and between U.S. and global work.
Last month’s D.C.-area gathering of makers and advocates of theatre for young people offered a radical yet knowing optimism about the industry and the art form at an especially urgent time.
Finding ways to off-set the impact of international touring was a hot topic at recent TYA gatherings.
Children’s Theatre Company took a signature work to the gathering in South Africa.
Two decades ago, theatre for young people was just an ugly duckling. But look at it now!