Theatre of Youth has always been dedicated to providing enriching experiences for the youth of WNY. While our plays are certainly entertaining, we pride ourselves on performing shows that have underlying themes and messages that are important for all children. Whether it be highlighting the impact of bullying; demonstrating empathy, awareness, and sharing; questioning ethical dilemmas like plagiarism; or dealing as we will this year with acceptance, diversity, and self-identity; Theatre of Youth provides a safe, responsible, alternative space to explore and practice the fundamental tools of Common Core. Not only that, we all don’t even realize the great things we are learning because we are having so much fun while we do it!
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Getting your group to a TOY performance is as simple as choosing your play, your date and then contacting us by phone or email at [email protected] or 716.884.4400 ext. 308
For a faster process, please have as much of the following information ready when booking:
• School name, address and phone number
• Contact person who will be on the trip, along with their cell phone number and email address
• Show title and preferred date • Grade level attending
• Approximate number of students
• Approximate number of adults
• Will you need any accommodation for wheelchairs or impairments, etc.?
THE SNOWY DAY & OTHER SHORT STORIES BY EZRA JACK KEATS
FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCES | FOR AGES 5+
January 12 – February 1, 2023. Approx. 60 minutes, no intermission.
Follow Peter and his friends as they set out to celebrate the first snowfall of the year with snowball fights, by making snow angels, and playing in the snow. Based on the Caldecott Award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats.
The Snowy Day and other stories by Ezra Jack Keats, celebrate the magic and boundless possibilities of the first snowfall! This uplifting musical play is all about childhood joys and living each day to the fullest.
Adapted for the stage by Jerome Hairston. Produced by special arrangement with Plays for New Audiences.
SECRET SOLDIERS: HEROINES IN DIGUISE by Wendy Lement
FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCES | FOR AGES 8+
March 1 – 16, 2023. Approx. 75 minutes, no intermission.
The secret history of women who fought as men in the civil war is revealed in this engrossing production. Several stories are uncovered in an interlocking set of true tales of battlefront women, with a focus on solider Private Lyons Wakeman (a.k.a Sarah Wakeman) whose letters were discovered by her nephew in an attic years after her death.
In this unique production, the audience is enlisted to be medical officers who will decide the fate of Lyons Wakeman: whether the medical record will reflect this individual’s birth gender (and thus be denied a pension), or keep history hidden and receive all the benefits of military service.
Written by Wendy Lement, and tells the true stories of women who fought in the Civil War as men.