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Original Music by
Darin Goulet
For Kids
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Winner - 2008 Outstanding Awarded by the American Alliance |
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2008-2009 Season Information about School Shows |
Y.E.S. is part of the Santa Monica Theatre Guild's commitment to developing young talent through training and performance, working with adult theatre mentors on and off stage, to provide a rewarding and entertaining theatre experience for all ages. Participants range in age from 7-17.
Y.E.S. offers five youth productions each year with performances Saturday and Sunday mornings (11 a.m.), and one Youth Musical each November/ December with performances Saturday and Sunday afternoons (2 p.m.). Y.E.S. shows are also selected to support national and local school reading lists. For information about our weekday school shows, send an email to yestheatre@yahoo.com.
Y.E.S tickets are $8, or $6 for children 12 and under. Auditions for Y.E.S. productions are open to all and there are no fees or membership dues for participation. To perform or work behind-the-scenes, please sign up for the audition list by clicking on the email list link.
Theatre Group for as BEST L.A. THEATRE FOR KIDS!
You (and your friends) can vote once a day through July 15.
Y.E.S. 2008-2009 Season
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by Laura Numeroff October 11 - 26, 2008 |
Book by Michael Stewart, Music by Charles Strouse November 8 - December 13, 2008
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by Frances Hodgson Burnett January 31 - February 15, 2009 |
by Ruth Stiles Gannett March 21 - April 5, 2009
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Book and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric May 16 - 31, 2009 |
by Bernard Waber July 11 - 26, 2009 |
Y.E.S. School Shows
Teachers who are subscribed to the "Y.E.S. School Shows" email list receive the first opportunity to reserve seats for their class. The email list is also used to request teachers' feedback about books Y.E.S. is considering for dramatization in the future. To sign up for the email list, click here.
Tickets for School Shows are $5 per person (children and adults), and a limited number of scholarship tickets are available in cases of student's financial hardship. The Morgan-Wixson Theatre is convenient to Big Blue Bus #7 or #8, and nearby parking is available for school buses or parent's vehicles. Virginia Park is also located a short walking distance from the theatre and classes have enjoyed picnicking there after a show. To inquire about shows for the 2007-08 school year or to receive further information, please email us.
Y.E.S. named 2008 Outstanding
New Children's Theatre Company!
Awarded by the American Alliance
for Theatre and Education (AATE)
In being selected for this honor, Y.E.S. joins prior winners such as the respected Adventure Stage Chicago and Dallas Children's Theatre. This prestigious national award honors a theatre company serving young audiences which has been in operation at least two but not more than five years. Criteria include a high level of artistic production, sound management practices, and community engagement. AATE is the leading national organization in the United States for theatre educators, theatre artists, and educators who use drama and/or theatre in the classroom.
In his recommendation of Y.E.S. for the award, Tom Whaley, the Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, wrote: "I see it as a win-win in terms of younger students seeing older students and adult actors on stage, reinforcing literacy and allowing students to attend a live theatre performance in a real theatre!"
Pictured above: Y.E.S. co-founders Tara Redepenning and Anne Gesling display the plaque from AATE.
Y.E.S. T-SHIRTS
Special Y.E.S. t-shirts commemorating the AATE award are now available for purchase by emailing yestheatre@yahoo.com. Children's sizes are only $12 and adult sizes are $15. The t-shirts are 100% cotton.
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PAST Y.E.S. SEASONS
2007-2008 Season | |
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
12th Annual Youth Musical |
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Bunnicula |
The Hundred Dresses |
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing |
Mr. Popper's Penguins |
