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"Reminiscing with Anna" offers charming look at one woman's journey through 20th century
 This review appeared in The Flint Journal on Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Still, when Flint Youth Theatre's Artistic Director William P. Ward sat down with his grandmother some 15 years ago, he was able to do just that. "Reminiscing with Anna," which opened Friday at FYT, is the play that grew out of those hours spent asking questions and listening to her tale of a life that spanned the 20th century.
Four actors play a host of characters mentioned and described by the feisty and often forgetful Anna (Bea Enders) as she sits in her comfy Richmond, Mich., living room. But it all begins with The Grandson (Walter Hill), who sets the stage by remembering frequent trips to Detroit as a boy and his enchantment with streetcar tracks.
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Creepers: Tales of Shadows, Shivers and Shrieks |
Flint Youth Theatre gets in spirit of Halloween season with "Creepers"
This review appeared in The Flint Journal on Sunday, October 12, 2008
Flint Youth Theatre celebrated the season Friday with the opening night of a delightful compendium of urban legends gathered under the title "Creepers."
Subtitled "Tales of Shadows, Shivers and Shrieks," this is both nostalgic and scary fun for young and old.
Upon entering the Elgood Theatre, the mood is immediately set as fog swirls around an autumn forest clearing. Dim lanterns hang from the skeletal trees and the scrubby shrubbery nonetheless twinkles eerily.
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Message of FYT's 'The Giver' meant for mature audience
This review appeared in The Flint Journal on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
A much anticipated production of Lois Lowry's Newbery award-winning children's novel "The Giver" opened this past weekend at Flint Youth Theatre. Not for the younger set, this Eric Coble-adapted script is aimed at middle school and older with its science fiction account of a society made "safe" through the elimination of choice.
Walter Hill directs this, his final effort with FYT, with an emphasis on symbolism and forewarning.
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Flint Youth Theatre celebrates anniversary in style with "Arthur"
This review appeared in The Flint Journal on Monday, July 21, 2008
Flint Youth Theatre's 50th Anniversary season concludes this month with the stellar and completely unique "Arthur, King of Britain."
Written and directed by William P. Ward, this impressive production opened to a packed house Friday. Performed in both FYT theaters (Act One in Elgood; Act Two in Bower), it was a theatrical experience to remember.
Told in flashback, the action is in the mind of Old Bedwyr (Ted Valley) who lies abed in a Christian monastery around 539 AD. Propped on his bed, he retells the tale of his life while a monk (Dylan Raishe) transcribes it.
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'Diary' helps ensure audiences won't forget
This review appeared in The Flint Journal on Monday February 18, 2008
It's been said that history forgotten is bound to be repeated. The Nazi Holocaust during Adolf Hitler's reign of terror is on the brink of that abyss as time and survivors slip away.
However, the written word remains, as in Flint Youth Theatre's current Signature Series offering by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, "The Diary of Anne Frank." Much more than a simple play, this Wendy Kesselman adaptation is a poignant voice reaching out across the years to a new generation.
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