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YPT is pleased to announce the remount of their 2005 Dora nominated smash hit Blue Planet by internationally acclaimed author and playwright Andri Snaer Magnason. Featuring a brand new, outstanding cast, this thrilling adventure will be presented on the Mainstage April 8 to May 2, 2013. Opening on Thursday, April 11.
On a planet far out in space there are no adults, only children. These wild children – whose well of youthfulness has never run dry – play all day without anyone telling them what to do. When a mysterious salesman lands on their planet and grants them their most fervent wish – the ability to fly – an adventure ensues. The children don’t realize the price they have to pay to have everything they want until they discover their ability to fly is putting children on the other side of the planet in peril. Bravery and youthful ingenuity are needed to reverse the consequences of their actions. And in the end, everyone gets what they need and a little of what they wish for.
Directed by Allan MacInnis. Featuring, Sascha Cole, Jakob Ehman, Darrel Gamotin, Jajube Mandiela, PJ Prudat, Aaron Stern and Rylan Wilkie as Jolly Goodday.
Set & Costume Design: Camellia Koo; Lighting Designer: Jason Hand; Original Music & Sound Design: Lyon Smith; Stage Manager: Andrea Schurman.
Andri Snaer Magnason is one of Iceland's most celebrated writers. He has written poetry, plays, fiction, and non-fiction. In 2002 LoveStar was named "Novel of the Year" by Icelandic booksellers and received the DV Literary Award and a nomination for the Icelandic Literary Prize. His children's book, The Story of the Blue Planet—now published or performed in twenty-six countries—was the first children's book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize, and was also the recipient of the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award and the West Nordic Children's Book Prize. Andri is the winner of the 2010 Kairos Award.
Blue Planet
WRITTEN BY ANDRI SNÆR MAGNASON
RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 3-8
MAINSTAGE | APR. 8 - MAY 2, 2013
Community Opening at 7PM
Performances: http://youngpeoplestheatre.ca/en/current/calendar_blueplanet.cfm
Young People’s Theatre | 165 Front Street East, Toronto
Tickets: $10-$20 + HST & service charges | Online: youngpeoplestheatre.ca
Box Office: 416.862.2222 | For more information visit youngpeoplestheatre.ca.
Photo: Jessica Greenberg and Kevin Bundy. ©2005 Tom Sandler.
2013-03-10
Toronto: Young People’s Theatre presents a remount of the Dora-nominated “Blue Planet” April 8-May 2