Tag: children
Challenging Theater to Treat Children as Intelligent Beings
I used to roll my eyes at theme park shows. Then I saw the merit is in their theatricality.
Son to Forgive His Betraying Mother? Ask “The Treasurer”
Wall board and masking tape cover a lifetime of scars in Max Posner’s The Treasurer.
“Mary Jane,” Mom to Chronically Sick Child, Gently Explodes
The audacity of hope in the face of mortality. Mary Jane endures because she must.
Our Lack of Kindness: The Fault, Dear Brutus, Is Our Own
Maybe someday we will remember that hate is taught.
You Wrote a Children’s Play About Chernobyl?
I could say “a play about Chernobyl” and end it there. "Children's play" is the kicker.
TVY Rising: Peeking Inside Theater for the Very Young
If you don’t spend time around babies, bringing them to the theater may seem strange.
We Watch, Too: A Parents’ Roundtable on Theater for Kids
What do parents look for in the theater they watch with their children?
US Strike on Syria: Meaningless, Impotent, Illegitimate?
The lame and awkward gesture raises questions about U.S. intentions.
Why TYA Should Join the Dark Side (of Fairy Tales)
Fairy tales told with their original darkness prepare kids for the dangers of real life.
Brooklyn Children’s Theatre Founder Talks “Muslim Voices”
Amy W. Graves on diverse students, the First Amendment and public schools.
Why Do Theaters Dumb Down TYA?
Introducing a new column on how we can make better, smarter theater for young audiences
Tarika Barrett Juggles Work, Life and Politics at Girls Who Code
Tarika Barrett on creating a more diverse picture of what a techie looks like.
My Audience of One: Why I Write
I think a lot about how they might know me if I dropped dead one day.
Women’s Self Defense More Important Now Than Ever
The Safety Godmother, Ellen Snortland, discusses her new movie "Beauty Bites Back."
5 Self-Care Tips for Parent-Artists in Summertime
Share your ideas, best practices and small victories.
Resources & Inspirations For Moms Relaunching Careers
"I’m still the same highly educated, ambitious woman — I just took a career break."
Shakespeare and Special Needs Teenagers
Katie Yohe shares insights from directing youth with cognitive disabilities.
Where Are Competent, Compassionate Leaders for Flint, MI?
Politicians have become too petty to fix our worst problems.
50 Ways to Support Female Artists
Buy the art and forty-nine other ways to show love to your favorite artists.
Lifting the Brain Fog: Memory, Part 1
Memory is a messy thing; it affects decisions, emotions and learning in complex ways.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
