Friday, June 11, 2004
Shakespeare Can Be Fun . . . For Kids!
Shakespeare Can Be Fun . . . For Kids!
Back by popular demand, The Stratford Youth-Can-Do Players present their second annual Shakespearean performance on Friday, June 18th at 8pm and Saturday, June 19th at 4pm and 8pm in the Joseph L. Cotton Park on the Bunbury Road in Stratford. This year’s play is Lois Burdett’s Shakespeare Can Be Fun! A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Kids. It is a walk-along play with all of the action happening outdoors using the park’s natural surroundings. Fifteen Stratford youth from the ages of 12 to 17 are taking part in this year’s creative and energetic production. Come and join fairies, mixed-up lovers a donkey named Bottom and a jolly crew of young actors in a show not to be forgotten. This show is suitable for all ages and free for children and students. The production is directed by Emily Hanlin.
A Just So-Mask Experience
The Creative Dramatics Mask Troupe will present two of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved Just-So Stories on June 12 at noon and 2pm Confederation Landing Park in Charlottetown. The members of this troupe have spent the last several months creating a menagerie of masks from an array of materials. This mask experience will take place as outdoor theatre-in the round and audience members are invited to bring lawn chairs. So, come and celebrate creativity and discover how the Camel Got His Hump and meet the curious Elephant’s Child . This show is suitable for all ages and free to the public.