As Theatre for Children Matures

In 40 years of nurturing young people's love for the stage, Coleman Jennings has helped a profession develop, too

"...has been studying, creating, and teaching others to create theatre for children and youth. It's a field that has..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Family Man

"...of the playwriting program in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance, as a founding member of the playwright..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Aboard for Middle Earth

Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien needn't wait until the December 12 opening of the film of Lord of the Rings to take a journey to Middle Earth. Second Youth Family Repertory Theatre, an Austin arts company acclaimed for its intelligent, highly theatrical stage shows for family audiences, will ferry you there this weekend via its production of The Hobbit.

"...a ride to the home of the furry-footed Bagginses. Second Youth Family Theatre, a local stage company with a..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

O Rooster, Where Art Thou?

As Second Youth Family Theatre revives its original musical version of The Bremen Town Musicians, set in 1930s America with a country, bluegrass, and gospel soundtrack, writer / lyricist / composer Allen Robertson reflects on the show's creation 12 years ago.

"...the Austin arts community to name the best children's theatre company in the city, the answer you'll probably get..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...Unemployed coal miners and family members struggling with sexual abuse may have been unlikely..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...PLAY FOR YOUTH..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...PLAY FOR YOUTH..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

The Page and the Caterpillar

For years, Second Youth Family Theatre has set the standard for children's theatre in Austin, but its latest show, The Page and the Caterpillar, doesn't quite live up to that standard

"...Second Youth Family Theatre has been operating in Austin almost..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

2008 B. Iden Payne Awards

Big love for UT in this year's nominations for the annual ACoT theatre honors

"...a burnt-orange hue. The University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance received 23 nominations for the Austin Circle..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wise Up

For its staging of Sandy Asher's ironically titled children's comedy 'The Wise Men of Chelm,' Second Youth Family Theatre gets to bring the playwright to town

"...titled children's comedy The Wise Men of Chelm for Second Youth Family Theatre. "In the Yiddish tradition, there are..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Really Rosie

In the Second Youth Family Theatre production of the Maurice Sendak-Carole King musical Really Rosie, a cast of young performers brings a gang of rowdy Brooklyn kids to life with a spark and sass that suits their streetwise scrappiness and executes the show's musical numbers with the polish of much more experienced stage performers.

"...brother Chicken Soup), but those of us watching this Second Youth Family Theatre production of the Maurice Sendak-Carole King..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Nominations for the 2004-2005 B. Iden Payne Awards

A complete list of all Payne Award nominees.

"...PLAYS FOR YOUTHProduction..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature

The Toys Take over Christmas

Let the Toys Take over Christmas, as Second Youth Family Theatre does in this children's play by Patricia Clapp-Cone, a story about kindness and doing what feels right.

"...The Toys Take Over ChristmasScottish Rite TheatRE, through Dec. 20..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Top 10 Most Memorable Theatrical Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2004 (A Hierarchical List)

Barry Pineo lists his favorite stage productions of 2004

"...1) Metamorphoses (Mary Moody Northen Theatre, St. Edward's University) This beautiful script about the nature..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Beauty and the Beast

Second Youth Family Theatre's Beauty and the Beast is no less magical than other versions of the tale, but its real enchantment comes from the way it show us its fairy tale characters discovering each other's hearts.

"...and the Beast, especially in this sensitive revival by Second Youth Family Theatre. Here, there is no hulking, fur-covered..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Mark Twain Show

Second Youth Family Theatre's season opener is a perky and enjoyable sampler of the works of Samuel Clemens, better known to readers of literature and fence painters the world over as Mark Twain.

"...Second Youth Family Theatre's season opener is a perky and..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Articulations

The former bakery turned arts center on Tillery gets another tenant, Austin Musical Theatre gets an executive director, and Zachary Scott Theatre Center alums get plum acting gigs on opposite coasts.

"...this column, we reported on the Austin Circle of Theatres moving to the Eastside building, where Second Youth Family..."

July 5, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

2007 B. Iden Payne Awards: Prize night

Running down the winners at this year's awards from the Austin Circle of Theaters

"...ACoT's Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to Austin Theatre. The beloved actress, singer, and arts patron, who's had..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gary Grinkle's Battles With Wrinkles And Other Troubles In Mudgeville

Watching Second Youth Family Theatre's visually delicious theatrical confection 'Gary Grinkle's Battles With Wrinkles and Other Troubles in Mudgeville' is like seeing a children's book come to life

"...Second Youth Family Theatre has taken on some challenging pieces..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Man Who Laughed

More remembrances of Boyd Vance

"...first play I ever did at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center. It was in 1982, and the show was..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature

The Arkansaw Bear

The magic and spirit of Second Youth Family Theatre's production of The Arkansaw Bear make for a moving story of a child coping with a grandparent's death

"..."Quality" is a word that I associate with a Second Youth Family Theatre production, and this one is no..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Articulations

The Austin Circle of Theaters has handed out its annual B. Iden Payne Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in local theatre from August 2002 through July 2003.

"...B. Iden Payne Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in local theatre from August 2002 through July 2003. The ceremony returned..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Song From the Sea

"...Dougherty Arts Center Theatre, through Oct. 9..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

In Second Youth Family Theatre's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, two energetic actors perform a brisk version of the book with ingenuity and unexpected flair

"...The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeScottish Rite Theatre, through July 24, Running Time: 50 min..."

July 16, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Bremen Town Musicians

Although it harbors minor inconsistencies, Allen Robertson's The Bremen Town Musicians, set in Depression-era America and scored with gospel and bluegrass music, is a fine play for family viewing. It has enough talking, singing animals to satisfy any kid and music that is highly enjoyable in and of itself.

"...success of the music in the current staging from Second Youth Family Theatre is helped by the entire cast's..."

June 20, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Snoopy!!!: See You in the Funny Papers

Watching this neat and happy Second Youth Family Theatre production of Snoopy!!! is like paging through a random helping of funnies from the philosophically comic genius of Charles Schulz. And with songs at least as clever as the comic shtick, it's an easygoing, good-natured musical that, as advertised, is theatre fun for the whole family.

"...famous dog than Snoopy? Watching this neat and happy Second Youth Family Theatre production of Snoopy!!! is like paging..."

March 23, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

2007 B. Iden Payne Awards

More than 60 shows scored nominations for ACoT's annual theatre honors

"...stage actor – both produced by the Zachary Scott Theatre Center – and Refraction Arts' premiere of The Assumption,..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Night of Theater: The List

These Central Texas theatre companies are offering free tickets as part of the national Free Night of Theater campaign

"...Baker Theatre: The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie; Baker Theater, 216 S...."

Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature

A Christmas Carol

In this version of A Christmas Carol presented by Second Youth Family Theatre, actors use minimal pieces of set and costumes to conjure the many places and characters of Dickens' familiar tale and move through the text with intense focus, knowing exactly what story they need to tell and telling it well.

"...In this production presented by Second Youth Family Theatre, one of at least three Carols..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Free Night of Theater 2007: See a bit of drama, on the house

Time again for your annual chance to sample what area thespians do, at no cost

"...Free theatre. A great way to get people to sample some..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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