A Friend in the Moon

A Friend in the Moon The last show of our 2024/25 season is the world premiere of Billie and the Moon by Wren Brian! We asked Wren about her inspiration for Billie's character, working with MTYP's Creators' Unit, and her own memories from summer camp! Q: Your latest play comes out of MTYP’s Creators’ Units. Can you talk a bit about ...

A Fairy Tale Woven with Métis History

A Fairy Tale Woven with Métis History Next up on MTYP's Mainstage is Blue Beads and Blueberries by Erin Macklem, a Métis re-imagining of an old English folk tale. When a father asks his daughters how much they love him, he feels slighted by the response of his eldest and sends her away. This sets her off on an adventure ...

A Pedal Powered Performance

Life-Cycle The next show on the MTYP Mainstage is a wordless acrobatic performance about identity. Life-Cycle rolls onto the Mainstage from January 17th to 26th. A man, returning home from a long time away, is on a journey to discover who he really is. An old yellow bicycle inspires him to keep moving. Life-Cycle combines acrobatics, puppetry, and digital effects to create ...

Ambitious Amphibians – Musical Brings Humanistic Truths to Lily Pad

Ambitious Amphibians – Musical Brings Humanistic Truths to Lily Pad From the Winnipeg Free Press By Ben Waldman Posted Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 In 1973, during a filmed interview for Temple University’s Profiles in Literature series, writer-illustrator Arnold Lobel was asked whether books should be primarily entertaining or realistic for children. The author didn’t hesitate: “I think they can do ...

Frog and Toad Embrace the Simple Joys of Friendship

FROG AND TOAD EMBRACE THE SIMPLE JOYS OF FRIENDSHIP A Year With Frog and Toad is coming back to MTYP's Mainstage for the holiday season! Jennifer Lyon, who plays Toad, chatted with us about the show and why these two characters have remained so comforting and dear to us through the years. What was your first introduction to Arnold Lobel’s ...