Monday, July 28, 2008

YES wins the AATE

The American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) named The Youth Education Entertainment Series (YES) in Santa Monica the 2008 Outstanding New Children's Theatre Company.


THANK YOU AATE!!!

AATE's mission is to advocate for theatre and education of the highest standards, the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) recognizes that theatre is essential in people's lives.

Y.E.S. started in 2004 with the play "Brownies, Bicycles and Bigfoot" an original play for youth by Callan Stout.

YES was founded when the failing Rainbow Factory revamped its image, its approach to theater and Tara Redipenning introduced the idea of producing theatrical adaptations of books on the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Reading List. This last innovation has true made YES the wonderful company it is today.

Since 2004 YES has produced over 20 plays and 4 musicals for youth at the Morgan-Wixson theater, its home in Santa Monica, CA.

In 2006, they produced a second play by Callan Stout, her adaption of "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling.

“The Jungle Book” was presented in a theatrical style drawn from the traditions of India and modern youth theatre using masks, live music, puppets, dance and excitement.

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