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Young People’s Theatre is proud to present the World Premiere of the classic children’s folktale Jack and The Giant Beanstalk by Linda A. Carson, presented in the round on the Mainstage from April 2 to 21. Seating will take place directly on the stage, allowing up-close interaction with the cast in this delightful, audience-participation piece.
This new spin on the much-loved story finds Jack, a farmer’s son, surrounded by land that just won’t grow anything. “The dirt’s dead” says his father, who sells off everything they own, little by little, to buy food so they can eat. When Jack finally has to sell his toys for food, he trades them instead for magic beans, which takes him on an amazing journey of excitement and peril. Jack climbs the giant stalk from which the magic beans grow and reaches a green and fertile land in the sky. There, Jack discovers the source of the trouble with his farmland and learns how to make it fertile again.
Directed by Kim Selody. Featuring Stephen Guy-McGrath and Dale Yim.
Set and Costume Designer: Michael Gianfrancesco; Lighting Designer: Bonnie Beecher; Sound Designer: Cathy Nosaty; Dramaturgy: Stephen Colella and Allen MacInnis; Assistant Director: Marjie Chud; Stage Manager: Giselle Clark-Trenaman.
Commissioned by YPT and developed with help from children at Casa Loma Early Learning Centre, this production uses audience participation and a magical setting to bring this beloved story to life.
Linda Carson is a graduate of Canada’s renowned Studio 58 acting program and has been a professional actor, clown and writer for the past eighteen years. Linda’s first play Dying To Be Thin won a Jessie Richardson Award in Vancouver. Carson is part of the creative team that wrote the award-winning, internationally acclaimed hit Mom’s the Word.
JACK AND THE GIANT BEANSTALK
Written by Linda A. Carson
WORLD PREMIERE | MAINSTAGE | APR. 2 TO 21, 2012
Performances: Tues. to Thurs. @ 10:30 AM & 12:45 PM | Sat. Apr. 2 @ 2PM | Mon. Apr. 9 at 2PM | Sat. Apr. 14 & 21 @ 11 AM & 2PM | Mon. Apr. 16 @ 10:30 AM | Sun. Apr.15 AT 2PM
RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 4 to 8
Young People’s Theatre | 165 Front Street East, Toronto
Tickets $10-$20 | Box Office: 416.862.2222 | Online: youngpeoplestheatre.ca
For more information visit youngpeoplestheatre.ca
2012-02-29
Toronto: YPT presents the world premiere of the classic children’s folktale “Jack and the Giant Beanstalk”