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Plays for Young Audiences E-News
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August 2006
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In this issue
-- Antigone
-- Harriet's Halloween Candy
-- Ask the Artists
Greetings! Welcome to the second edition of the Plays for Young Audiences e-newsletter. We're excited to share the list of new plays that have been added to PYA's 2006-07 script catalog: Antigone, Fashion 47, Harriet's Halloween Candy, Huck Finn, The Lost Boys of Sudan, Jason and the Golden Fleece, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl. (Please note, these titles will become available throughout the 2006-07 season.) In this issue, we detail Antigone, a classic tragedy performed in unique promenade style, and Harriet's Halloween Candy, an hilarious, romping, musical ode to the fun of Halloween. |
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Antigone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It takes guts to stand up to the most powerful man
in the country. Especially when you're 15. After both
of her brothers kill each other in opposing sides of a
war, Antigone dares to defy her uncle, King Creon,
by burying her ‘traitor’ brother. When Creon discovers
that Antigone has performed the burial despite his
command, he orders her to be walled up in a cave
alive thus starving her to death. Creon does not
listen to the pleadings of Ismene, Antigone’s sister,
nor his son Haemon, who is engaged to Antigone.
Haemon goes to Antigone’s cave, sees that she has
hung herself and kills himself as well. Hearing this, his
mother also takes her own life at the fateful end of
this Greek tragedy. Audience Recommendation: 13+.
This production of Antigone is a modern dress interpretation of the classic tragedy. It is performed in promenade style, which requires the audience to stand while the characters move through and around them. In this way, the experience of the story becomes vital and present. Antigone was named one of (Minneapolis') City Pages Ten Best Plays in 2003. NOW AVAILABLE! |
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Harriet's Halloween Candy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harriet loves Halloween. She loves dressing
up; she loves hanging out with her friends; and she
loves getting all that delicious, gooey, chewy,
chocolaty sweet candy. What she does not love is
having to share with her baby brother, Walter, even
when her parents make her. Once back from her trick-
or-treating, the very important sorting process
begins. In theory, this is when Harriet will decide
which of her treasures she will bestow on her
brother. Licorice whips? Nougat bars? Marshmallow
puffs? Tangy tarts? Chocolate drops? No!! They’re all
too good to share. And they’re all hers. To keep her
stash safe, Harriet tries hiding it, but what will she
do when she has to go to school? Why, take it with
her, of course. When her friends find out she’s been
hoarding all the goodies for herself, they turn their
backs on her selfish ways. Her obsession has landed
her in a sticky mess. But with the help of her mother,
Harriet proves that she knows nothing is sweeter
than a true friend. Audience Recommendation: 5+.
This adaptation of the charming children’s book is enlivened by original music composed by Chad Henry, who brought us The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, also available from PYA. *Available November 2006*
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Ask the Artists ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have you ever wanted professional advice and
information on programming theater for young
audiences?
A new feature on the PYA website, Ask the Artists, is a place where you can ask Peter Brosius, Artistic Director of The Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and Linda Hartzell, Artistic Director of Seattle Children’s Theatre, about programing theatre for young audiences. Your question will be answered in a timely manner, and the best inquiries will be posted on the website. |
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