The Young Theatre Makers Ensemble talk All in the Timing

WYO PLAY’s resident Young Theatre Makers Ensemble will present All in the Timing, David Ives’s collection of one-act plays at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 – 12  in the Mars Black Box Theater at the WYO Performing Arts & Education Center. 

It will be an evening of five short comedic plays: Sure Thing; Words, Words, Words; Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread; The Philadelphia; and Variations on the Death of Trotsky.

While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Young Theatre Makers Ensemble members Sydney Knapp and Grace Smith spoke on their experiences with the program and the production of All in the Timing. Both recently graduated high school and have been involved with the program since its beginning.

Smith enjoys being behind the scenes. She is directing one of the plays and told listeners her directing style for the production relied on trusting her actors.

According to the WYO, The Young Theatre Makers Ensemble will present these plays as part of a theatrical investigation. The public is invited to the Mars Black Box–which will be transformed into the David Ives Laboratory–where they will observe five different experiments with time, language, and human relationships.

In the smaller theater, audiences will be centered on the action and drama as plays happen around them. 

Knapp is an actor portraying four parts in the play. She said she enjoys smaller numbers in the audience, as long as the impact of the production leaves a lasting impression.

All in the Timing is presented by six members of the Young Theatre Makers Ensemble and three directors: Erin Butler, Ian Cannon-Wallace and Grace Cannon-Wallace. The Ensemble members include Smith and Knapp, as well as Daniel Kahm, Jordan Frey, Ted Keegan, and Jinxx Pozos. 

Due to mild adult language and themes, this performance is recommended age for audiences is 13 years and older.  

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