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VORTEX SUMMER YOUTH THEATRE
In teaching kids how to swim in the great waters of theatre,
the VORTEX Repertory Company likes to start 'em in the deep end
of the pool: full productions of literary masterpieces from Moby
Dick and A Tale of Two Cities to such mature works of the stage
as Machinal, Rhinoceros, and An Enemy of the People.
VORTEX's tuition free Summer Youth Theatre started in 1991 and
continues to give teen thespians credit for being able to handle
complex material, casting them in major roles opposite adult artists.
Seeing youthful artists fearlessly making their way through such
challenging work is exciting. And by treating our young charges
as colleagues, Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum and her grownup team
develop a sense of common purpose and shared spirit among the company
that comes through in every fascinating performance.
2008 School for Scandal
2007 Wyrd Sisters
2006: The Visit
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth
Performance: Taylor Flanagan (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Ensemble Performance: Avery Ashwill
& Ian Stilwell (nomination)
2005: Vitriol
and Violets: Tales from the Algonquin Round Table
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth
Actor: Kathleen Fletcher (winner)
2004: The Good Woman
of Setzuan
B. Iden Payne Award for
Outstanding Youth Performer (nomination)
2003: The Conference
of the Birds
2002: Moby Dick
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding
Direction (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth Actor - Stewart Johnson (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth Actress - Elizabeth Doss (winner)
2001: Cyrano de Bergerac
2000: The Frogs
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Direction (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Production (nomination)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Actor - David Saldaña
(nomination)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Actress - Tiffany Nicely-Williams
(nomination)
1999: Machinal
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Sound
Design (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding
Production of a Play for Children (winner)
1998: Animal Farm
1997: Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities
The David Mark Cohen New Play Award
(winner)
1996: The Madwoman of Chaillot
1995: The Insect Comedy
1993: An Enemy of the People
1992: Rhinoceros
1991: The Skin of Our Teeth
1991: Step on a Crack
AUDITIONS & INTERVIEWS MAY OF EVERY YEAR
Call 512-478-5282 for audition appointments.
The VORTEX Summer Youth program is a FREE award-winning, fun
and educational summer theatre program for teenagers at The VORTEX
2307 Manor Road, Austin.
Participants are selected without regard to gender, color, ethnicity,
economic status, disability, or ability. Theatrical experience
is not required. Must make and keep a professional commitment.
VORTEX’s SYT provides tuition-free opportunities for teenagers
ages 13-17 to learn and have fun while working to produce a play
with full design values and 6 public performances. The experience
enhances self-esteem and creativity, providing an excellent summer
activity for Central Texas youth.
This program receives funding from the Texas Commission on the
Arts and the City of Austin.
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