Gateway to Open Youth Theatre Production of AVENUE Q School Edition, Today
Gateway Center for Performing Arts' Youth Theatre Company will finish its 2014/2015 Season with AVENUE Q School Edition, performing at the Southhampton Presbyterian Church, 4716 Macklind Ave, July 31st - August 1st.
In this coming of age story, Princeton, a recent college grad with a BA in English, struggles to find his purpose. Told with both live actors and puppets, the style is a throwback to programs from childhood but addresses topics more relevant to young adults struggling to find jobs, find love, and find themselves. Adapted for teenagers, this hilarious, PG-13 musical shines a satirical and heartfelt light on what it means to enter adulthood.
"AVENUE Q School Edition's content has been edited so that it is appropriate for high school aged actors to perform, but it still retains its grit, humor and heart," says director Stephanie Fox. "Ultimately, this story focuses on a group of characters trying to figure out who they are and, in the process, finding purpose in coming together to help a friend. Though the show in its original form is rated R, the themes resonate with young actors, making the school version a perfect opportunity to explore those ideas in a safe space."
AVENUE Q School Edition stars Sean Harvey, Addison Steinkamp, Becket Clark, Abby Cockerham, Alaina Baumohl, Nathan Woodard, Jonathan Elkins, Rebecca Velasquez, Tegan Counihan Ratliff, Kelly Gleeson, Beth Snitzer, Jenna Librach, and Ana Hein
Visit www.gcpastl.org/aveq for more information.
Gateway Center for Performing Arts is a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen, enrich, and shape the communities of St. Louis by providing exceptional performing arts exposure, education, and expression. Founded 2013, GCPA has provided musical theatre education and performance opportunities to over 250 children in the St. Louis community. GCPA believes that musical theatre, at its core, is a performance art, and one cannot truly have a complete experience without live performance. The GCPA Youth Theatre Company was created in 2014 to fulfill an important part of GCPA's mission to provide opportunities for ST. Louis youth to express and experience high quality performing arts.
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