March 16, 2016

Hello Everyone,

OTW: Sessions 2016 Registration is Open! Our one-day event is happening Friday morning May 6 at the Kennedy Center preceding the New Visions/New Voices kick-off events! Sessions will feature a conversation with Rob Weinert-Kendt, Editor-in-Chief of American Theatre Magazine, a reading from our Year 3 Young Playwrights for Change winner, and a discussion we’re calling On The Edge - Challenging the Art Form. Go HERE for more information and to register. New Visions/New Voices registration is also open: go HERE.

With that, we are also taking nominations for this year's Harold Oaks Awards. Learn more and nominate HERE. Deadline is April 15.

We've also announced the winners of the Young Playwrights for Change Year 3 competition! Go HERE to find out more.

Our next Professional Development Webinar on the Role of the Artistic Director in TYA is coming up March 29. Info and Registration information is coming soon to the Professional Development homepage.

Theatre for Young Audiences/USA is thrilled to celebrate the World Day of Theatre for Children – March 20, 2016! Take a child to the theatre and become a member of TYA/USA today! We also want to hear from our members about how you’re celebrating! Send messages via Facebook or @TYA_USA using #TakeAChildToTheTheatre or EMAIL us.

International News: Check out the updated International Programs homepage at the brand new TYA/USA website. Registration is open for the upcoming ASSITEJ gathering in Birmingham, UK. The News Blog also highlights opportunities in India and Romania.

Finally, our friends at AATE, EdTA, and ITS have partnered to make TIOS a much more visible advocacy campaign for theatre in our schools and schools in our theatres. They invite all of us to become TIOS Champions! Learn more HERE.

The Omaha Theater Company at the Rose Theater is seeking highly-qualified, energetic candidates for a full time Teaching Artist position. Priority given to applicants who apply by March 31. (Read More.)

The Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, NY, Seeking Teaching Artists. Brand new TYA/USA member Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, New York, is seeking to expand its roster of over 30 full-time in-house teaching artists immediately. (Read More.)

The Magik Theatre Seeks Artistic Director. The position is open until filled. (Read More).

Metro Theater Company seeks Teaching Artist Fellow for the 2016-2017 season. Application Deadline is March 28, 2016. (Read More).

Teens Dramatize LGBTQ Life In Kansas City For Coterie's Annual Project Pride (KCUR): Advances in equal rights for LGBT people – along with the struggles that remain – filtered through the imagination of theatrically inclined teenagers should make for intriguing performances this weekend when the Coterie Theatre presents "Gears and Queers," the result of the third annual Project Pride. (Read More.)

BEHIND THE CURTAIN | ‘Brooklyn Bridge’ connects communities beyond its story. (Queen Anne & Magnolia News): Building community is the theme of Melissa James Gibson’s “Brooklyn Bridge,” a play currently co-produced by the Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) and the University of Washington (UW) School of Drama at SCT’s Charlotte Martin Theatre. (Read More.)

'Concerts for Fifth Graders' look to inspire next generation concert music patrons (The Orange County Register): Thirty years ago, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County formed a partnership with a youth orchestra it felt could effectively introduce school kids to the world of orchestral music. (Read More.)

Bay Area Children's Theatre to Premiere RICKSHAW GIRL (Broadway World): Bay Area Children's Theatre brings Naima's daring adventure to the stage with its world premiere of Rickshaw Girl by playwright Aditi Kapil, adapted from the award-winning novel of the same name by local author Mitali Perkins. (Read More.)

BWW Interview: Stephen Fox and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH at The Growing Stage (Broadway World): Broadwayworld.com had the opportunity to interview the Musical Director for JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, Stephen Fox. Fox is thrilled to be musical directing his first show at The Growing Stage. (Read More.)

Appalachian Young People’s Theatre receives national award (Appalachian State University): The Boone-based Appalachian Young People’s Theatre (AYPT) received the 2016 Sara Spencer Child Drama Award at the 67th annual Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Convention held in Greensboro, North Carolina March 2–6. (Read More.)

Bringing theatre alive for children with disabilities (The Irish Times): Belfast theatre group has devised new ways of opening access for excluded kids. (Read More.)

New award for kids' theatre (Straits Times): Belfast theatre group has devised new ways of opening access for excluded kids. (Read More.)

14 Ways Being A Drama Kid Can Help You As An Adult (BuzzFeed): Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not worth doing! (Read More.)