SAVE THE DATES
May 3 and 6
WHAT FOR?
Green Thumb Theatre is bringing its touring productions to the Anvil Centre Theatre in New West for the first time. There’s a performance of Celestial Being (recommended for ages five and up) on Tuesday, May 3 and of Still/Falling (for ages 12 and up) on Friday, May 6.
TELL ME MORE
The two productions are designed for young audiences.
Celestial Being, which runs 40 minutes, is aimed at the five-and-up crowd and explores the world of a young girl, Celeste, who is having a hard time at school. She can’t seem to make friends, so she decides she must be from outer space.
Still / Falling, for ages 12 and up, is described as a “realistic, honest and bitingly funny look at the difference between ‘teen angst’ and mental illness,” as seen through the eyes of Nina, a young girl struggling with anxiety and depression. It runs 50 minutes.
WHY SHOULD WE GO?
Any production by Green Thumb Theatre is guaranteed to make a good night out for kids and their parents. In the words of one playwright: “They respect young people. They also respect the theatre artists’ need to make good art. They don’t talk down to either children or artists.”
Green Thumb Theatre was founded in 1975 to develop original Canadian plays for young audiences and has since become known as one of the country’s leading theatre companies for young people. It explores social issues that are relevant to the lives of children and youth in an accessible way, by telling the stories of young people just like themselves.
Their productions also have connections to curriculum for teachers to tie them in to classroom learning.
OK, GIVE ME THE DETAILS.
Both productions have school matinees at 1 p.m. and family performances at 7 p.m. You can see anvilcentre.com/attend or www.greenthumb.bc.ca for more information, or you can buy tickets online at www.ticketsnw.ca.
