Children’s Theatre Company (CTC), located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is widely recognized as the leading theatre for young people and families in North America. Winner of the 2003 Tony® Award for regional theatre, CTC has received numerous honors, including awards from The Joyce Foundation and The Wallace Foundation. It participates in the National Endowment for the Arts New Play Development Program, the Shakespeare for a New Generation program, the EmcArts Innovation Lab funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the New Voices/New Visions 2010 series presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. CTC serves more than 250,000 people annually through performances, new play development, theatre arts training, and community and education programs. For more information about Children’s Theatre Company, visit www.childrenstheatre.org. Peter Brosius is the artistic director of the Children’s Theatre Company. Elissa Adams is the director of new play development at the Children’s Theatre Company.
Contents
PrefacePeter Brosius
IntroductionElissa Adams
Average Family
Larissa Fasthorse
Brooklyn Bridge
Melissa James Gibson
Esperanza Rising
Lynne Alvarez
Snapshot Silhouette
Kia Corthron
Contributors
