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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF METRO DETROIT TO CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF YOUTHEATRE
Fun, food, costumes, and performances mark historic milestone for children’s theatre...
Southfield – To kickoff it’ s landmark 40th Anniversary Season, Youtheatre is throwing a party for the families and children of Metro Detroit! On October 30, 2004, join Youtheatre for their 40th Anniversary Party from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. As the kickoff event for their 2004-2005 Weekend Family Series, the event will feature many fun activities for families, including Halloween games, cool prizes, Youtheatre giveaways, and a costume party for children and parents alike!
What’s more, Youtheatre has partnered with award-winning Mello-D’s Youth Under Construction (MDYUC), who will get the party started when they perform their fun and positive Hip-Hip/Pop songs on the Millennium Centre stage. Youth Under Construction will feature two back-to-back “5 Youth” performances as part of the festivities, at 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. CLICK READ MORE FOR ALL THE DETAILS....
As the main attraction of the party, Theatre IV from Richmond, Virginia will bring their version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to the Millennium Centre stage. Tickets for the party are only $10.00 per person, which INCLUDES our late afternoon performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tickets to the party are extremely limited, so families should call the Youtheatre Box Office at (248) 557-PLAY (7529) to reserve their advance tickets. For any families that cannot attend the anniversary party, they can attend the individual performances of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, at 11:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets for the individual show performances are only $8.00 per person.
Youtheatre began in 1964 as a program of the Detroit Institute of Arts, managed and conceived by director Michael (Mickey) Miners. Originally titled “Detroit Youtheatre”, it focused on providing an extension of the arts education that children received at the DIA as it quickly grew in awareness and popularity throughout Metropolitan Detroit. Offering performing arts experiences in varied disciplines such as puppetry, dance, music, drama, and mime, Detroit Youtheatre was a leader in the cultural community – and Mickey Miners was becoming a true icon in Metropolitan Detroit theatre.
In 1991, after almost 30 years at the DIA, the nationwide recession forced the decision to cut Detroit Youtheatre from the DIA’s programming. With so many children, teachers, and families touched by Detroit Youtheatre every season, Mickey and his staff decided to become a separate, self-contained non-profit performing arts organization, simply titled “Youtheatre”. Moving operations to Music Hall in Downtown Detroit, Youtheatre found a new home until the year 2000, when the newly renovated Millennium Centre in Southfield’s Cornerstone District offered a sparkling new home. Sadly, Mickey Miners would not be able to see Youtheatre’s transition into the new Millennium.
Although he passed away in 1999, Mickey’s vision continues to thrive and flourish today, as Youtheatre is Michigan’s largest non-profit center of professional performing arts for young people. Currently, Youtheatre presents performances to over 100,000 children every season, offering education, entertainment, and enrichment to kids throughout Southeastern Michigan.
From its humble beginnings in the early 1960’s to the current 40th Anniversary season, Youtheatre has become a vital organization in the Michigan performing arts community and continues to inspire children to follow their dreams.
Youtheatre, a non-profit organization dedicated to the performing arts, is based out of
The Millennium Centre, 15600 J.L. Hudson Drive, Southfield, MI 48075, and offers both the Field Trip to Broadway Series and Weekend Family Series. Both allow young people and their families to appreciate the richness of the varied disciplines and the multi-cultural aspects of the performing arts via live, professional theatre experiences. All Youtheatre performances are staged by professional actors, dancers, and musicians. Youtheatre also provides community outreach through the Disadvantaged Youth Program and Student Philanthropy Program. For more information, visit the Youtheatre website at www.youtheatre.org or call the Youtheatre box office at (248) 557-PLAY (7529).
For more information on Mello-D’s Youth Under Construction, please visit www.youngpop.com or call (248) 545-4411.
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