First Stage Theater Academy Announces AN EVENING OF YOUNG COMPANY SHORTS, 5/6 & 7

First Stage Theater Academy's Young Company presents AN EVENING OF YOUNG COMPANY SHORTS with performances on Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 7 at 3:30 and 7 p.m. at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W. Walnut St. in Milwaukee. Directed by Todd Denning, the Young Company's spring show will feature Tom Stoppard's FIFTEEN MINUTE HAMLET, selections from David Ives' ALL IN THE TIMING, and more! Tickets are available one hour prior to each performance at the door for a suggested donation of $10/adults, $5/student.

First Stage's Young Company showcases the power of language through a selection of short plays, Shakespeare scenes, and musical numbers in this one-of-a-kind performance. Young Company is First Stage's advanced, pre-professional training program for students ages 15 and older. Students hone their craft through college-level coursework, master classes and performance in Young Company productions and New Play Workshops.

Director Todd Denning, is a theater artist who lives and works in Milwaukee as an actor, director, teacher, fight choreographer and sound designer/engineer. He has acted in several First Stage productions including PETER PAN AND WENDY, ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER and HOW I BECAME A PIRATE. His First Stage directing credits includes THE QUILTMAKER'S GIFT, GIGGLE GIGGLE QUACK and numerous other Company Class and Young Company productions.

For more information on the First Stage Theater Academy, the Young Company or other programs of First Stage Children's Theater, call 414.267.2970, email info@firststage.org or visit www.FirstStage.org.

About First Stage:
Celebrating our 25th anniversary in the 2011-2012 season, First Stage has become one of the nation's most acclaimed children's theaters and the second largest theater company in Milwaukee. First Stage is committed to new play development, presenting nearly 40 world premieres in its history, collaborating with renowned artists such as Harry Connick, Jr. and Stephen Schwartz, and award-winning authors Lois Lowry and Cornelia Funke. In addition to professional theater productions for families, First Stage transforms lives through theater with its unparalleled Theater Academy that fosters life skills through stage skills, the largest theater training program of its kind in the nation; and our dynamic Theater in Education programs that promote active learning in our schools and community, serving nearly 20,000 each year. First Stage is a member of TYA/USA, the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, the Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education and Americans for the Arts, as well as Theatre Wisconsin and Milwaukee Arts Partners, and is a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF).

 

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