LORRAINE
KIMSA THEATRE RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS
WITH A NAME CHANGE AND A POWERFUL NEW SEASON
2011-12 Season: Change Your World |
The 2011-12 Season will bring with it a playbill of dynamic
theatrical experiences certain to affect positive change in the lives of young people and
those who care about them. It will also denote a significant change to the theatre – our
name. Beginning July 1st, Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People will return
to the name it was given in 1966 by founder Susan Douglas Rubes: Young Peoples
Theatre (YPT).
2011-12 Season Playbill
LKTYP has announced the 2011-12 Season line-up which is jam-packed with
eight commanding, professional productions, each designed to explore the central theme, The
Power of Change. As Artistic Director Allen MacInnis says, "It is
vital that young people develop a sense of their own power in order to be able to function
in the world. They need to feel they can affect their circumstances. They need to learn
how to negotiate power with others. They need to understand the depth and the limits of
their own power in order to accomplish anything. Change is also an inevitable force in the
world. It is an expression of hope, evidence of vitality, and it is a fact of life for
young people that can be overwhelming. This coming season is all about making connections
between power and change. LKTYP seeks to empower the imaginations, the confidence, and the
independence of the ever-changing children and teenagers who see our plays and engage with
our programs".
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February 6 to 20, 2012
THE GREAT MOUNTAIN
Written by Tracey Power
Produced by Red Sky Performance
MAINSTAGE | RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 1-7
First Nations adventure story that examines environmental issues using drama, dance and
movement
Young Nuna has started to hear things she can't figure out. Her grandmother realizes
that Nuna has inherited the ability to hear the spirits of rushing rivers and soaring
mountains. So she takes her granddaughter to the river of her own childhood and entrusts
her to a boatman who will bring Nuna to where a glacier is melting and the spirit of a
great mountain is sorrowfully weeping. Does Nuna have the power to answer the mountain's
call for assistance? Along her journey, Nuna discovers the transformative power of nature
and the importance of courage in this entertaining re-telling of the Aboriginal story of
Jumping Mouse.
February 27 to March 17, 2012
THE NEVERENDING STORY
Written by Michael Ende; adapted for the stage by David S. Craig
Produced by Roseneath Theatre
MAINSTAGE | RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 3-8
The adventure classic presented in an innovative new production
Bastian is a bullied boy who escapes his troubles by burying himself in books. His
latest – impulsively stolen in an old bookshop – has drawn him into an adventure
like no other. The Childlike Empress of the land of Fantastica faces oblivion by a
frightening enemy known only as The Nothing. The Empress enlists a boy of Bastian's
age named Atreyu to shoulder the daunting task of eradicating The Nothing,
informing him that he will have both magical helpers and angry opponents in his quest. As
the adventure unfolds, Bastian discovers that both he and Arteyu are locked in battles to
find or hold onto the power to make change in their different worlds, but it is Bastian
who holds the key for both.
April 2 to 21, 2012
JACK AND THE GIANT BEANSTALK
Written by Linda A. Carson
MAINSTAGE | RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES JK-3
An interactive play where the problems on Jack's farm are solved by more than just
magic beans!
This new spin on the much-loved story finds Jack, a farmer's son, surrounded by land that
just won't grow anything. "The dirt's dead" says his father, who sells-off
everything they own, little by little, to buy food so they can eat. When Jack finally has
to sell his toys for food, he trades them instead for magic beans, which takes him on an
amazing journey of excitement and peril. Jack climbs the giant stalk from which the magic
beans grow and reaches a green and fertile land in the sky. There, Jack discovers the
source of the trouble with his farmland and learns how to make it fertile again.
Commissioned by LKTYP and developed with help from children at Casa Loma Early Learning
Centre, this production uses audience participation and a magical surrounding environment.
May 7 to 17, 2012
BEYOND THE CUCKOO'S NEST
Written by Edward Roy
MAINSTAGE | RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 9-12
Advisory: Strong language
A powerful new play addressing mental health issues among teens
Commissioned by LKTYP, this riveting play explores the topic of teen mental health.
Patricia, Jude and Trey are meeting regularly at an early intervention clinic for
teenagers newly diagnosed with a mental health issue. In a series of scenes in the clinic,
along with flashback scenes from their personal lives, we get to know the teens and their
individual struggles. During the course of the story, the play reveals just how normal the
teens really are: school workloads, worried parents, peer pressure and broken hearts. But
the obstacles they confront are even more challenging because of their diagnosed
conditions and the stigma associated with mental illness. This uplifting play serves to
reinforce that stigmatization is one of the biggest barriers to finding and holding hope
for improvement. And for teens, hope of improvement is crucial.
Beyond the Cuckoo's Nest provides an effective teaching tool for the TDSB's
Mental Health Awareness Week (May 7-14).
May 8-17, 2012
BAOBAB
Written
by Hélène Ducharme
Produced
by Théâtre Motus and SÔ Company (Mali)
STUDIO | RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES SK-7
An epic African story comes to life – it's HD, 3D and in person
In this West African folktale, an ancient baobab tree stands tall amidst a persistent
drought. One day the tree brings forth an egg and from the egg is born a little boy. The
villagers recognize that this little boy is the only one who can undertake the quest to
bring water back to the land. But there are three tests to be passed before success is
possible. Can a little boy change the history of the world? Using puppetry, masks, and the
rhythms of the drum, Baobab makes powerful change come to life.
LKTYP will also present the Drama School's senior company, The
Ensemble, in The Studio from May 2 to May 5, 2012. |
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The Great Mountain
A young girl’s story of the transformative power of nature and the importance of courage.
February 6 − 20, Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front Street East |
Young Nuna has started to hear things she can’t figure out. Realizing she has inherited the ability to hear the spirits of rushing rivers and soaring mountains, Nuna’s grandmother takes her to the river and entrusts her to a boatman who brings her to where a glacier is melting and the spirit of a great mountain weeps. Does Nuna have the power to answer the mountain’s cry? In this retelling of the Aboriginal story of Jumping Mouse, a young girl discovers the transformative power of nature and the importance of courage.
Recommended for grades 1-7
Performances:
Monday − Thursday @ 10:30 a.m. & 12:45 p.m. (with some exceptions)
Saturday & Sunday @ 2 p.m.
Monday, February 20 @ 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15-$20. Call 416.862.2222 or visit youngpeoplestheatre.ca |
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Everything Under the Moon
Boundary-pushing theatrical spectacle at Harbourfront Centre's World Stage
February 18-23, Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. |
Everything Under the Moon is an old-time shadow play re-imagined; a fantastical, theatrical performance work pairing hand-animated, real-time projected images with live music and song that tells the story of two small, winged creatures—a honey bee and a little brown bat—as they set out together on an urgent quest to save themselves and their species.
Everything Under the Moon was created by Toronto visual and performance artist Shary Boyle and Winnipeg songwriter and performer Christine Fellows. With Everything Under the Moon, Boyle and Fellows have pulled out all the stops, creating a modern classic epic adventure tale that blurs the lines between musical theatre and visual spectacle.
Using multiple overhead projectors, costumes and puppets to bring Boyle's artwork to life, and an original score by Fellows performed on xylophone, timpani, wurlitzer, ukulele, cello, trumpet, percussion and voice, Everything Under the Moon touches on loss, environmental threat, adaptation and the restorative powers of friendship and community as it champions the collaborative spirit as a means of survival.
Suitable for family audiences, ages 5 to adult.
Performance times
(through Family Day weekend and beyond):
Sat February 18, 2012 - 7 pm (opening night reception to follow)
Sun February 19, 2012 - 2 pm
Mon February 20, 2012 - 2 pm
Wed February 22, 2012 - 10am
Thurs February 23, 2012 - 7 pm (artist talk Q&A hosted by Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery to follow)
Performance length: 60 minutes
Tickets: Adults $15; Children $10 (5-12 years old)
Call 416-973-4000 or visit www.shadowsongs.me |
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