Laguna Playhouse Announces 2010-11 Youth Season
By: Nicole Rosky Sep. 10, 2010
The Laguna Playhouse is proud to announce its 2010-2011 Youth Theatre Season, which includes two Youth Theatre plays geared toward elementary and middle school children plus a Theatre for a New Generation production aimed at teens and their parents.
The season begins November 12 - 21 with Charlotte's Web the Musical, continues with Eat (It's not About Food) (Theatre for a New Generation) February 10, 11 & 12, and concludes April 22 - May 1 with Treasure Island.
Single tickets are $18 to $20 for Youth Theatre performances, and $12.50 for Theatre for a New Generation performances. To purchase tickets, call (949) 497-2787, or visit www.LagunaPlayhouse.com.
Laguna Playhouse 2010-11 YOUTH THEATRE SEASON
CHARLOTTE'S WEB THE MUSICAL
November 12 - 21
Fridays: 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sundays: 1:00 p.m. & 5:00p.m.
Student Matinee: November 18 at 10 a.m.
Based on the novel by E.B. White
Written by Joseph Robinette, based on the novel by E. B. White
Music and Lyrics by Charles Strouse
Musical Direction by Diane King Vann
Choreography by Ellen Prince
Directed by Kelly Herman
This award winning children's classic by E.B. White of an unlikely friendship between a pig and a spider is now a charming musical.
Fern, a young girl who understands what animals say, adopts a baby pig and names him Wilbur. However, when Wilbur is about to be sent to the butcher, Fern, his animal friends and Charlotte, a little grey spider, want to save him. Charlotte writes "some pig" in her web and it is the beginning of a glorious campaign to rescue Wilbur. Suitable for ages five and up.
TREASURE ISLANDApril 22 - May 1
Friday: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. & 5:00p.m.
Student Matinee: April 28 at 10 a.m.
By Ken Ludwig
Based on the novel by Robert Lewis Stevenson
Directed by Donna Inglima
Treasure Island is a stunning tale of pirates and buried gold. The adventure begins at an Inn on the Devon coast of England in 1775 and quickly becomes an unforgettable adventure of treachery and mayhem as young Jim Hawkins, a 14 year old boy, goes on a quest to find the notorious Captain Flint's treasure. Featuring the legendary characters; dangerous Billie Bones, two-timing Israel Hands, the famous woman pirate, Anne Bonney, the evil, murderous Blind Pew, and the unscrupulous buccaneer Long John Silver. Suitable for ages five and up.
THEATRE FOR A NEW GENERATION
EAT (It's Not About Food)
February 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 pm
Student Matinees: February 11 at 10 a.m.
Written by Linda Daugherty
Directed by Donna Inglima
Interwoven with vignettes, ranging from realistic to satirical, Eat dramatizes the confusing and dangerous world of eating disorders in girls and boys. Candidly exploring causes and warning signs, the play takes a hard look at the influences of society and media on young people as they struggle with this rampant and often tragic disease.
ABOUT THE Laguna Playhouse YOUTH THEATRE
Since its early days, The Laguna Playhouse recognized the value of offering plays for young audiences. In the 1980s, what had been a sporadic history of producing children's theatre was transformed into a formal program called The Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre. The current program offers a two play subscription series of plays and musicals based upon popular books or stories aimed primarily for children of elementary and middle school ages.
What makes the Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre Season unique in the region: the plays are directed and designed by theatre professionals and are fully-mounted with The Playhouse's technical resources. The staff for each production is drawn principally from The Playhouse's Youth Conservatory Program. Open casting is "age-appropriate," which means that young people play young people in the plays. The content of the plays is typically similar to G-rated or PG-rated films.
ABOUT THEATRE FOR A NEW GENERATION
Theatre for a New Generation offers thoughtful and compelling productions for teenaged audiences who may have outgrown our Youth Theatre Season.
Each TNG play is a fully-evolved piece of theatre and may involve Youth Conservatory students. Plays are chosen for their relevance to the concerns of teenagers and for their ability to communicate frankly and directly, at a level those teenagers will respect and appreciate.
TNG plays are for teens, parents and educators, and parental discretion is strongly advised. The content of the plays is typically similar to PG-rated or PG-13-rated movies. The subject matter is always challenging, and has ranged from plays about the Holocaust, racism and school violence, to works about damaging rumors about sexual identity and the need to overcome self-destructive behavior.
ABOUT Laguna Playhouse
Founded in 1920, the Laguna Playhouse is one of the oldest continuously-operating theatres on the West Coast, and has evolved from an amateur theater into a professional League of Resident Theatres (LORT).
More than 100,000 theatergoers annually attend performances at the Laguna Playhouse. Noted for its Award Winning Youth Theater, Education and Community Outreach programs, The Playhouse's continued growth, expansion, artistic excellence, audience popularity and critical acclaim have helped make it one of Southern California's most important nonprofit theatre companies.
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