TYA/USA Announces 2016 Harold Oaks Awards
Dr. Megan Alrutz and the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte are among the honorees for contributions to theatre for young audiences.
All Stories About Childsplay
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.
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.
20 Theatres You Should Take Your Kids To
From Honolulu to Boston, a look at institutions that produce theatre for young audiences.
Childsplay and Rising Youth Theatre Sponsor Playwriting Competition
The Arizona–based youth theatres join forces with national organizations to offer students playwriting opportunities.
Childsplay Announces 2015–16 Season
Artistic director David Saar’s last season is filled with adventure, imagination and magic.
Childsplay Artistic Director David Saar to Retire After Four Decades
The company’s founding artistic director will step down, handing the reins to longtime ensemble member Dwayne Hartford.
Childsplay Theatre Stages a Drama Intervention in Arizona Schools
Armed with generous federal funding and a research partner, the Tempe-based company is helping teachers introduce drama into the classroom, with a special emphasis on language learning.
2 New Plays Put a Contemporary Spin on Robin Hood
David Farr’s ‘The Heart of Robin Hood’ and Greg Banks’s ‘Robin Hood’ render Sherwood Forest with tinges of feminism and Occupy Wall Street.
News in Brief (May/June 2013)
Theatrical Revolutions, Children’s Theatre, and festivals abound in this month’s News in Brief.
