Introducing 'Mother Goose' from Imagination Stage!
Janet Stanford has been the Founding Artistic Director at Imagination Stage for over 20 years. Under her leadership, Imagination Stage has become a leader for Theatre for the Very Young (TVY) programming around the world! Some of their original TVY works including Wake Up, Brother Bear, Inside Out, and Mouse on the Move are available in the PNA catalogue and we are excited to introduce their newest work, Mother Goose! Why do you find this work important for your community? Artistic leadership at Imagination Stage began seeing Theatre for the Very Young (TVY) plays at international festivals in the 1990’s...
Introducing 'Tiny Treasures' by Kevin Dyer
PNA is proud to introduce Tiny Treasures by Kevin Dyer as the newest addition to our catalogue! To celebrate, we sat down with Kevin to talk about this newest piece! Kevin became a writer at the age of nine and a half when his teacher, Mister Fox, typed up a story he had written. The fact that one month later the nice Mr. Fox ran him over in his car (true!) did not deter him. He is now a playwright with over 50 commissioned plays behind him. Tiny Treasures tells the story of James who is a young carer for...
International Women's Day
Happy International Women's Day to all the women who contributed to the theatre entertainment industry and continue to inspire us with their talent, creativity, and determination. From composers and playwrights to directors and producers, women have played a crucial role in shaping the stories we love and the characters we admire.At Plays for New Audiences, we're proud to support female voices. We believe that every story deserves to be told, and we're committed to providing opportunities for women to share their unique perspectives and experiences with the world. On this International Women's Day, we want to recognize the incredible contributions of...
'Snow White' with only two actors? Challenge Accepted!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, how will merely two actors play seven dwarfs in all? This was the question Greg Banks mulled over for months, drawing from his extensive experience adapting classic stories for small casts (including the three-person production of Huck Finn, the four-person shows Robin Hood and Pinocchio, and the 5-person play The Jungle Book). He remarked, “If I’ve done a small cast production, this is tiny and a challenge.” In fact, he originally started writing the show with a cast of three actors. One was to play Snow White for the entirety of the story, but Banks was looking for a way...