Firebird, a teen-run non-profit youth theater company, made their debut in 2013 with Down the Chocolate River and Beyond, based on a beloved chocolate fairy tale by Roald Dahl. The following year, they produced the premiere production of Expresso - a modern farce play about the monopolization in the world of retail. And last year, in 2015, Firebird produced an original adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, based on the renowned children's novel of the same name. "Alice" was nominated for two and received three National Youth Arts Awards, and was covered on Huffington Post.
This Spring, Firebird returns to the stage with Treasure Island, a brand-new adaptation of the classic English adventure story by Robert Louis Stevenson. In an exciting and experimental production featuring a cast of talented 12-to-18-year-olds, Firebird invites audiences to relive the swashbuckling high-seas journey onstage.
Our mission is to nurture the up-and-coming theatrical minds of our community, and create an artistic outlet for kids and teens to express themselves in new and exciting ways. The names in our playbills are names you could be finding in programs of Broadway shows not more than a couple years from now, just a couple blocks from the theaters they're performing in this year. We believe in young people making art happen.
FYT is a non-profit organization, run on fundraising programs and generous donations from people like you! With an off-Broadway theater venue and rehearsal space rental, alongside set construction and transportation, costumes, props, and tech support, Firebird needs you to help us take flight. We need as much help as we can get to make sure we can bring Treasure Island to the public. So please, make your donation today, and spread the word so others can do the same. With your help, we can set sail for the stars.
Treasure Island goes up the weekend of May 6th-8th.
Location to-be-announced.
Please save the date, we hope to see you there!
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Leo Lion
Artistic Director of Firebird Youth Theater
For more info on Firebird, please visit our website:
http://www.thefirebirdproject.org
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