[NEohioPAL] HEIGHTS YOUTH THEATRE TO OPEN 2009-2010 SEASON WITH OLIVER!

[Pamela Fine]

N E W S   R E L E A S E
 

 

HEIGHTS YOUTH THEATRE TO OPEN 2009-2010 SEASON WITH OLIVER!



University Heights, OH - Heights Youth Theatre (HYT), with the generous support of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the Eaton Charitable Fund, the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council is proud to announce its 2009-2010 season.  HYT is opening its upcoming season (October-November, 2009) with the beloved classic Oliver!, directed by Nathaniel Motta.  Nathaniel directed last season's very moving production of Fiddler on the Roof.

 

Heights Youth Theatre is made up of youth, ages 6-18, from all over Greater Cleveland.  The Theatre produces three full length musicals each year, engaging over 200 youth each season and entertaining thousands.

 

The season will continue with Seussical (January-February, 2010) directed by Sean Szaller, director of HYT's recent production of Godspell, and culminate with Once on this Island (pending availability, February-March, 2010), directed by Leighann Niles DeLorenzo.

 

Says Pamela Fine, Executive Director, we are so pleased to have the opportunity to once again work with such talented directors who will engage 

our youth and audience in what is sure to be a very exciting, educational and enjoyable season! 

  

Heights Youth Theatre has been in existence for almost 55 years, initially being housed at Cain Park and then relocating to Wiley Middle School, 

to a theatre built to equity standards for Heights Youth Theatre.  Many believe it to be one of the oldest children's theatre companies in the country.

 

Since 1954, Heights Youth Theatre (HYT) has engaged children and youth in a comprehensive theater experience. The experience at HYT goes beyond the development of musical, technical and acting skills. Young people who participate in the program enjoy a safe, nurturing environment

and a cooperative learning experience as they work together to put on a professional production. The youth involved in the program help in the 

areas of costumes, set construction, stage crew, stage management and also are musicians in the pit.  

 

In October 2006, Heights Youth Theatre was named in Cleveland Magazine's "Best of Cleveland" issue for tops in children's theater.  

Several HYT youth have gone on to study Musical Theater/Theater at universities such as Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, 

NYU Tisch School, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Ithaca College and Skidmore; some have attended summer 

programs at Interlochen Arts Academy, Fairmount Performing Arts Camp, Stage Door Manor, Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern's Cherubs program and others have gone on to perform on Broadway in shows such as the recent tony award winning Hair, Spring Awakening, Wicked 

and the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

 

 For more information on auditions, tickets, sponsorships and donations visit www.heightsyouththeatre.org.
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