The next generation of theatre-makers from two islands 'on the edge of the earth' will take to the stage as part of The Youth Theatre Island Exchange Project a collaboration between Theatre Newfoundland Labrador Youth Theatre and  Launceston, Tasmania-based Second Storey Youth Theatre.  Eighteen youth performers - two brand new plays, each reflecting their sense of island culture and connection to home.  The nights will feature With Cruel Times In Between, a moving play using performance art  to example the Newfoundland and Labrador culture and island life which remains as true to our spirit as the salt in our breeze.
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Two Show:   Aug 4 & 5, 2011
$25 Adults; $12.50 Students
(price includes HST)
Stagehead Academy
DOUBLE BILL PACKAGE
On nights when two plays are performing in Cow Head at the
Warehouse Theatre and Ethie Room you can take in both plays and save. 
Pay full price for the early show and receive a 20% discount on the later show.
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This lovely rhythmic piece is based on various selections from poems, prose, songs and plays of famed Newfoundland & Labrador writer Al Pittman.  Chasing a Sound Like Rain, inspired by submissions of poetry, writing and images sent in from young people around the state of Tasmania, is a haunting tale set in the caves and forests around iconic Mole Creek.  This lyrical and frank play explores the complexities of growing up on an Island, our search for identity and our connection to home.
While in Cow Head the 10 TNL students and 8 Tasmania students will participate in Stage Head Academy, a youth theatre intensive designed for teens considering a career in theatre and including classes in acting, directing, writing & technical theatre, under the leadership of TNL Artistic Associate Sara...h McDonald-Anderson and taught by the professional team of artists at the Festival.  The Youth Theatre Island Exchange group will perform in Corner Brook on Aug. 9 & 10 and at the LSPU Hall in St. John's on Aug. 13th.