Shakespeare Given Youthful Boost (Leader Post)

Shakespeare given youthful boost

Theatre group trains future stars

Bryn Levy, Leader Post

Published: Tuesday, October 02, 2012

You never know who you might be seeing at a production put on by Regina's Do It With Class Young People's Theatre company.The local youth theatre group has become an incubator for world-class talent nearly 20 years after its founding by artistic director Andorlie Hillstrom."We have three individuals from Do It With Class on stage in New York right now in Jesus Christ Superstar. We're just terribly proud," said Hillstrom.Other performers from the company have gone on to work at Stratford and the Shaw Festival Theatre, with still more working in regional theatre companies across the country."I know that at the pro colleges where our students decide to continue after high school, we are already identified as a nurturing place for young performers. We're very proud," said Hillstrom.This year will mark the fourth consecutive year that Do It With Class has put on a Shakespeare-in-the-round production as part of its season. The senior members of the troupe, ages 14 to 19, are performing the comedy Twelfth Night."The Shakespeare's have been very successful in the past, and we've continued using it because it helps young people in the company gain skills they might not otherwise: language skills, articulation, and working with complex characters," Hillstrom explained.To read the rest of this article click here.