Carousel Theatre facts for kids
Carousel Theatre's administrative offices on Granville Island, Vancouver
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| Formation | 1974 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Children's theatre Theatre for young audiences |
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| Website | http://www.carouseltheatre.ca |
Carousel Theatre (also known as Carousel Theatre For Young People) is a professional theatre company for young audiences located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company stages plays for young people, families and educators at the Waterfront Theatre and Performance Works on Granville Island and tours to elementary schools across British Columbia and Canada. It was also the first Canadian theatre company to offer signing during its performances for the hearing impaired. Carousel Theatre is a member of PACT, the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres.
Other activities
In addition to producing and staging theatrical performances, Carousel operates a theatre school for young people from the ages of 3 to 17 years old. The company also operates a "Teen Shakespeare Program" for young people aged 13 to 17 during the months of July and August, culminating in a production staged by the teen actors.
Awards
Carousel Theatre and its artists have been honoured with a number of awards.
"Jessie" Awards
Over the years, Carousel theatre received numerous Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards and nominations, including:
- 2011
- Outstanding Design, Theatre for Young Audiences - Heidi Wilkinson, Bird Brain
- Outstanding Artistic Creation, Theatre for Young Audiences – Carole Higgins, Bird Brain
- Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences, Bird Brain
- Significant Artistic Achievement, Theatre for Young Audiences, Design Team, Pharaoh Serket & The Lost Stone of Fire
- 2010
- Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences, A Year with Frog & Toad
- Outstanding Performance, Theatre for Young Audiences, A Year with Frog & Toad
- Outstanding Design, Theatre for Young Audiences - Heidi Wilkinson
- Outstanding Artistic Creation, Theatre for Young Audiences - Gordon Roberts (Musical Direction) A Year with Frog & Toad
- 2008
- Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences, Seussical (awarded with the Canada Council Prize for Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences)
- Outstanding Artistic Creation, Theatre for Young Audiences - Steven Greenfield, Musical Direction, Seussical
- Outstanding Performance, Theatre for Young Audiences - Allan Zinyk, Seussical
- 2007
- Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences, The Odyssey (awarded with the Canada Council Prize for Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences)
- 2006
- Carole Higgins, Outstanding Artistic Creation (direction), The Big League
- Alexa Dubreuil, Josh Dickson, Nathan Schwartz, Chris Van Hyfte, Significant Artistic Achievement (acting ensemble), The Big League
