Young People's Theatre
For director, actor, and educator Allen MacInnis, theatre is a precious opportunity for change
“You can’t perform if you’re self-conscious. It’s absolute death. And that extends to every other artist in the theatre: every designer, every director, every composer,” says the former artistic director of Young People’s Theatre. “If you’re concerned about how the audience will judge what you’ve done, something’s held back.”
iPhoto caption: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory production still by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: YPT’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is appropriately sweet
Director Thom Allison’s production embraces Charlie’s many incarnations and tones in a slick rendition that’s both fun sugar high and candy overload.
REVIEW: Jasmine Case astonishes as a wordless slave in Young People’s Theatre’s Truth
Truth is a must-see for children and parents wanting to learn more about the American Civil War and all the baggage it implies.
iPhoto caption: Photo by Shaquille Pottinger.
In Pictures: A Day in the (Wonderful) Life with Shaquille Pottinger
Intermission caught up with Shaquille Pottinger to walk through a day in the (wonderful) life of YPT’s big-hearted holiday show, playing until December 30.