2015 Is One of the Only Juried Performing Arts Platforms Presenting Fully-Produced Pieces Created for Youth in North America

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1 HETPALEIS. P 2 WELCOME! On behalf of the IPAY staff we are happy to welcome you to Philadelphia for the 37th annual Showcase. Philadelphia has long been known as a place for meeting and exchange—not to mention revolution! It seems fitting that we gather here again, in one of the leading cultural cities in the United States and IPAY’s home base, to stir the artistic fires, develop professional cultural exchange networks, and share extraordi- nary performing arts experiences with new and old friends.

IPAY Showcase 2015 is one of the only juried performing arts platforms presenting fully-produced pieces created for youth in North America. In addition to attracting dynamic and diverse artistic companies from North America, we continue to be enriched by the growing reach of our global platform in welcoming new and returning artists, producers, presenters, and cultural liaisons from Mexico, Australia, Belgium, Sweden, Holland, the United Kingdom, and beyond.

Whether this is your first Showcase or you are a seasoned attendee; whether you are an artist, producer, presenter, agent, student, or all of the above; we welcome you and invite you to take advantage of all that this opportunity has to offer you, as well as to contribute what you can to make it a success. We hope that you find what it is that has brought you to Showcase and that your presence here helps to fulfill another community member’s purpose for being here. We look forward to seeing you at the performances, Kindling discussions, Cultural Spotlights, receptions—and more. Welcome and thank you for being with us.

Jeremy “ Boomer” Stacey, Executive Director Susan Crofton, Interim General Manager

CONTENTS Welcome from the IPAY Staff 3 President’s Welcome 5 IPAY & Showcase Supporters 7 Conference Schedule 8-9 Showcase Selection Committee 10 Showcase Selection Process 11 The Showcases 12-33 Venue Map 34-35 Spotlights 37-45 Cultural Spotlights 47 Kindling 49-53 IPAY Awards 54 Jim Rye Fellowship 55 Exhibit Hall Map 56 List of Exhibitors by Booth Number 57 Alphabetical List of Exhibitors 58-64 IPAY Board of Directors 65 IPAY Staff & Showcase Team 66

3 WELCOME!

Please join us at Showcase 101 for an overview of the next few days’ events, along with some useful tips to help set you up for a great conference.

Wednesday, January 21 8:00 am-9:00 am Doubletree Hotel – Orchestra Room

Throughout the conference, IPAY Ambassadors will be available to answer questions, direct you to the next event, and offer general assistance. You can identify Ambassadors as the one’s wearing American Flag bandanas! 4 FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Colleagues:

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am so pleased to welcome you to Showcase 2015! Our 37th annual signature event holds much in store for all of us.

If you are a first-time Showcase attendee, I bid you a special welcome. My own first Showcase was in 2006, and it’s not an overstatement when I say that IPAY was a game- changer for me.

Non-members, it is my hope that, upon your return home, your Showcase experience will lead you to join all of us—artists, presenters, producers, artist managers, and others—who are proud to support the organization year- round.

Philadelphia is the official home of IPAY, and as such, it is a pleasure to return to our organizational home town. While the Avenue of the Arts serves as our Showcase neighbor- hood, we’re not the only game in town, so be sure to check out some of the city’s great restaurants.

During the conference, if you are at all uncertain as to where to go, or if you have any questions whatso- ever, look for the IPAY Ambassadors. Anyone in this all-volunteer group will be happy to help you.

Showcase is a marathon, not a sprint, so if you plan on attending every Spotlight and every performance— and we hope you do!—take your time and make the most of it. Say hello to people you don’t know. Meet new colleagues and renew old acquaintances. Our community is about relationship building, learning from one another, and of course, serving as the focal point in North America for the best in performing arts for young people.

My sincere thanks to our hard-working Board of Directors, our dedicated Committee members, and our talented staff. Here’s to a thrilling, productive, and inspiring four days!

Best regards,

Peg Schuler-Armstrong President, IPAY Board of Directors

5 IN MEMORIAM The IPAY community mourns the recent passing of Maranne Welch. 1937-2015.

Maranne was one of the founding members of Showcase and IPAY and was the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater for many decades.

Her visionary leadership, generous spirit, and wonderful laugh will be greatly missed.

We dedicate Showcase 2015 to the celebration of her spirit and the great contribution she made to our community and thousands of children.

6 IPAY & SHOWCASE SUPPORTERS IPAY would like to thank our donors, whose generous gifts help support the organization and its initiatives, including Showcase. If you would like to join them in keeping IPAY strong and growing, please make a dona- tion today at www.ipayweb.org/contribute.

Foundation and Government Supporters

Showcase Sponsors

Individual Supporters Hélène Ducharme Sherri Leathers Lian Farrer Pam Lieberman Ray Gargano Mara McEwin, Treehouse Shakers Jodi Glass, Slingsby Theatre Company Rebecca Podsednik Laura Goodwin Peg Schuler-Armstrong Jason Holland Simon Shaw, Shaw Entertainment Group Douglas Irvine, Visible Fictions Jim Weiner, Boat Rocker Entertainment Saskia Janse

Special thanks to our wonderful Philadelphia partners and collaborators Arden Theatre Company Philadelphia Theatre Company Dance USA Philadelphia Plays and Players Theatre DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City University of the Arts Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 7 SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 1:30pm – 4:30pm SPARK - Creating Art for Young Audiences Kimmel Center: Merck Education Local Artist Workshop Center 4:00pm – 6:00pm Showcase Ambassador and Mentor Training DTH - Orchestra Room 6:30pm – 8:30pm Registration DTH - Overture Conference Room1 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 7:30am – 6:00pm Registration DTH - Overture Conference Room1 7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast on your own 8:00am – 9:00am Showcase 101 DTH - Orchestra Room 9:15am – 9:45am Welcome Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater 9:45am – 10:15am A LITTLE MARCHING BAND Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater 10:45am – 11:45am LOVE THAT DOG (group A) ArtsBank Theater 10:45am – 11:30am ARGUS (group B) Plays & Players Theatre 12:00pm – 1:30pm Member Meeting and Lunch (open to all attendees) Levitt Auditorium 1:45pm – 3:30pm Kindling Levitt Auditorium 4:00pm – 5:00pm LOVE THAT DOG (group B) ArtsBank Theater 4:00pm – 4:45pm ARGUS (group A) Plays & Players Theatre 5:15pm – 6:15pm Cultural Spotlight Netherlands/Flanders focus DTH - Orchestra Room 6:45pm – 8:15pm Opening Night Party sponsored by The Cultural Services Suzanne Roberts Theatre Lobby of the Québec Government Office in New York and CINARS 8:15pm – 9:15pm SKINK Suzanne Roberts Theatre 9:15pm – 10:35pm Spotlight bar open Plays & Players Theatre 9:45pm – 10:45pm Twilight Spotlights CDP Theatre Producers Plays & Players Theatre 10:45pm – 12:45am Kids’ Entertainment Showcase Lounge DTH - Standing O THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 7:30am – 6:00pm Registration DTH - Overture Conference Room1 7:45am – 9:00am Continental Breakfast sponsored by Harmony Artists Plays & Players Theatre 7:30am – 2:30pm Exhibit Hall Set-up DTH: Symphony Ballroom1 and Ormandy Ballroom2 8:15am – 9:00am Sunrise Spotlights sponsored by Windmill Theatre Plays & Players Theatre 9:30am – 10:30am RHAPSODY IN BLACK Suzanne Roberts Theatre 10:45am – 12:00pm Kindling Levitt Auditorium 12:15pm – 1:15pm THE PIGEONING (group A) ArtsBank Theater 12:15pm – 1:15pm I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS (group B) Plays & Players Theatre 1:30pm – 2:30pm Box Lunches (if pre-ordered) Available at Levitt Auditorium 2:45pm – 3:45pm THE PIGEONING (group B) ArtsBank Theater 2:45pm – 3:45pm I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS (group A) Plays & Players Theatre 4:00pm – 6:30pm Exhibition Hall (wine and cheese sponsored by DTH: Symphony Ballroom1 and Treehouse Shakers) Ormandy Ballroom2 6:30pm – 8:00pm Dinner on your own 8:15pm – 9:10pm THE BOX BROTHERS Suzanne Roberts Theatre 9:15pm – 10:35pm Spotlight bar open Plays & Players Theatre 9:45pm – 10:45pm Twilight Spotlights sponsored by Holden & Arts Plays & Players Theatre 10:45pm – 12:45am Kids’ Entertainment Showcase Lounge DTH - Standing O

8 FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 7:30am – 6:00pm Registration DTH - Overture Conference Room1 7:45am – 8:45am Breakfast on your own 9:00am – 9:40am MISTER MOLSK (group A) ArtsBank Theater 9:00am – 9:40am TITUS (group B) Plays & Players Theatre 10:15am – 11:45am Kindling ArtsBank Cabaret 12:15pm – 12:55pm MISTER MOLSK (group B) ArtsBank Theater 12:15pm – 12:55pm TITUS (group A) Plays & Players Theatre 1:00pm – 1:45pm Box Lunches (if pre-ordered) Pick up at Suzanne Roberts 1:30pm – 2:30pm Cultural Spotlight Denmark/Norway/Sweden focus DTH - Orchestra Room 3:00pm – 3:30pm H’SAO Kimmel Center: Commonwealth Plaza 3:45pm – 4:35pm TAGGED Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater 4:45pm – 5:15pm TAMBOURINE SUBMARINE Kimmel Center: Commonwealth Plaza 5:15pm – 7:15pm Exhibition Hall DTH: Symphony Ballroom1 and Ormandy Ballroom2 7:15pm – 9:15pm Dinner on your own 9:15pm – 10:15pm SYMPHONIE DRAMATIQUE Suzanne Roberts Theatre 10:15pm – 12:15am Kids’ Entertainment Showcase Lounge DTH - Standing O SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 8:30am -5:30pm Registration DTH - Overture Conference Room* 8:30am – 10:00am Continental Breakfast Plays & Players Theatre 9:00am – 10:00am Sunrise Spotlights sponsored by Robin Klinger Plays & Players Theatre Entertainment 10:30am – 11:00am ANTS Kimmel Center: Commonwealth Plaza 11:00am – 11:45am ANOTHER LITTLE DANCE Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater 11:45am – 12:15pm ANTS Kimmel Center: Commonwealth Plaza 12:30pm – 2:00pm Kindling Levitt Auditorium 2:00pm – 2:30pm Box Lunches (if pre-ordered) Available at Levitt Auditorium 2:45pm - 4:45pm Exhibition Hall DTH: Symphony Ballroom1 and Ormandy Ballroom2 5:00pm – 5:50pm THE MOON’S A BALLOON Suzanne Roberts Theatre 6:15pm – 7:15pm Reflection Levitt Auditorium 8:00pm - Closing Night Party (dinner included) Solmmsen Court sponsored by Canada Council

DTH = Doubletree Hotel

1 located on the 3rd Floor 2 located on the Lobby Level

Schedule is subject to change 9 SHOWCASE 2015 SELECTION COMMITTEE Sherri Leathers (Chair) Linda Jackson Director of Programming for Education Director, Arts-in-Medicine Tennessee Performing Arts Center The MetroHealth System Nashville, TN Cleveland, OH United States United States

Katharine Carol Saskia Janse Artistic & Executive Director Co-Founder, Speeltheater Holland Vancouver International Children’s Festival Artistic Director, Speeltheater Holland STUDIO Vancouver, BC Edam Canada Netherlands

Hélène Ducharme Pamela K. Lieberman General Manager & Artistic Co-Director Executive Director Théâtre Motus Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater Festival Montréal, QC Pittsburgh, PA Canada United States

Lian Farrer Jim Morrow Vice President for Education Artistic Director State Theatre Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia New Brunswick, NJ Windsor, NS United States Canada

Ray Gargano James (Jim) Packard Director of Programming and Theater Manager Community Engagement Long Island Children’s Museum Overture Center for the Arts Garden City, NY Madison, WI United States United States

Jason Holland Rebecca M. Podsednik Director, Education Programs Program Coordinator Segerstrom Center for the Arts Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences Costa Mesa, CA Washington, DC United States United States

Douglas Irvine Jeremy “Boomer” Stacey (non-voting member) Artistic Director Executive Director Visible Fictions Theatre Company International Performing Arts for Youth Glasgow, Scotland Toronto, ON United Kingdom Canada

10 SHOWCASE SELECTION PROCESS The Selection process developed by IPAY, while subjective, is founded on a desire to shape a forum for the range of national and international work that is being created in the field of professional performing arts programming for young audiences. The focus is on quality work that is appropriate for a variety of venues and markets. The committee looks to achieve a balance of international arts disciplines reflecting diversity in age range, performing arts genres, trends, and audience appeal—with a common denominator of high artistic standards.

Each June, in an intensive two-day process, the Showcase Selection Committee reviews more than 100 applications from artists—in genres including theater, musical theater, mime, physical comedy, dance, music, puppetry, opera—to choose the artists and companies who will perform at Showcase. Selection Committee members are accomplished, experienced professionals in the field of performing arts for youth: artists and artistic or programming directors, arts education directors, children’s festival directors, and artist managers.

The committee applies the following criteria to select the performances for Showcase: • The work reflects an intrinsic artistic integrity. • The work demonstrates an overall artistic rationale with regard to form, direction, music, choreography, design, technical aspects, and casting. • The work is created and performed by professionals. • The work is fresh, innovative, relevant, and appropriate for youth, young adult, and family audiences.

To learn more about the selection process, visit http://ipayweb.org/showcase/selections.php

11 SHOW CASES Photo by EvaBlue EvaBlue by Photo A Little Marching Band Mucca Pazza United States

Wednesday, January 21 9:45-10:15 am Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater

Mucca Pazza orchestrates fun, wholesome, all-American excitement through genre-bending original com- positions, improvised choreography, and clowning. Sporting mismatched marching regalia and shouting surreal algebraic cheers, Mucca Pazza moves and plays at once, darting off in different directions and weaving in and out of the crowd, channeling everything from brass band groove to avant-garde game show themes without blinking.

Running Time 45 minutes Age Range 2+ Audience Size 100-10,000 Contact Laura Colby Elsie Management 223 Jay Street, Suite 301 Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States Phone 718-797-4577 Email [email protected] Website www.elsieman.org Artist Website www.muccapazza.com Booth # 253 12 SHOW CASES

Love that Dog Theatergroep Kwatta Netherlands Photo by Edwin Deen

Wednesday, January 21 10:45-11:45 am (group A) 4:00-5:00 pm (group B) ArtsBank Theater

“I guess it does Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels look like a poem empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won’t stop giving her class poetry assign- when you see it ments—and Jack can’t avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The typed up more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say. like that.” With a fresh and deceptively simple style, acclaimed author Sharon Creech tells a story with enormous heart. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack’s point of view, Love That Dog shows how one boy finds his own voice with the help of a teacher, a writer, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog.

Running Time 1 hour Age Range 8+ Audience Size 300 Contact Cheryle Hansen Kids’ Entertainment 460 College Street, Suite 202 Toronto, ON M6G 1A1 Canada Phone 416-971-4836 Email [email protected] Website www.kidsentertainment.net Booth # 111

13 Photo by Dylan Evans Dylan by Photo Argus Dead Puppet Society Australia

Wednesday, January 21 10:45-11:30 am (group B) 4:00-4:45 pm (group A) Plays & Players Theatre

Step into this whimsical wonderland where table-tops grow grass and water bottles become the depths of the ocean. Making use of nothing but household objects and the performers’ hands, Argus transcends from the simple to the sublime as it explores the attempts of a fragile little creature to find a home in a world where he just doesn’t fit in. Working on principles of found objects and transformation, this quietly touching piece highlights the beauty of an impossible life; one that is full of playfulness, joy and laughter.

Running Time 45 minutes Age Range 4+ Audience Size 200-450 Contact Keith Ghion Geodesic Management PO Box 753121 Bronx, NY 10475 United States Phone 646-415-9234 Email [email protected] Website www.geodesicmanagement.com Artist Website www.deadpuppetsociety.com.au Booth # 125 14 SKINK Brian Sanders’ JUNK United States

Wednesday, January 21 8:15-9:15 pm Suzanne Roberts Theatre

Set to a wide range of music, from pop to classical, SKINK tells a dream-like story through a series of fast- paced vignettes. A troupe of six performers uses an interactive and imaginative blend of dance and physical theater to portray the journey of a grumpy old man who, with the help of some friends, eventually comes to believe in his own imagination. The show explores ideas for using found, discarded, and unwanted materials in unexpected ways to create a magical world of wonder. Complete with a polka-dotted lizard for which the show is named, SKINK is a captivating journey for the entire family to enjoy.

Running Time 45-60 minutes Age Range 5+ Audience Size 200 Contact Jennifer Morris Siegel Artist Management 18 Amherst Avenue Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 United States Phone 570-824-2266 Email [email protected] Website www.siegelartist.com Artist Website www.briansandersjunk.com Booth # 143 15 Rhapsody in Black Bardavon Opera House United States

Thursday, January 22 9:30-10:30 am Suzanne Roberts Theatre

Developed at the Actors Studio in NYC in 2013, Rhapsody in Black follows one man’s spellbinding personal journey through an underprivileged childhood in the ghettos of McKeesport, Pennsylvania to teenage ex- periments with crime and drugs to scholastic achievement and an acting career that lands him in situations where he is virtually the only African American in the room.

Running Time 1 hour (school) / 90 minutes (public) Age Range 12+ Audience Size 500 Contact Cheryle Hansen Kids’ Entertainment 460 College Street, Suite 202 Toronto, ON M6G 1A1 Canada Phone 416-971-4836 Email [email protected] Website www.kidsentertainment.net Booth # 111

16 The Pigeoning Robin Frohardt United States Photo by Rob Long

Thursday, January 22 12:15-1:15 pm (group A) 2:45-3:45 pm (group B) ArtsBank Theater

Obsessed with cleanliness and order, Frank is also plagued by pigeons. Convinced the pigeons are plot- ting against him, Frank sets out on an adventure to solve a problem that perhaps isn’t really there? The Pigeoning is a darkly comedic yet heartfelt story that spins articulate puppetry, live music, and lo-fi special effects into an epic tale about the illusion of safety and control in the context of the end of the world. The Pigeoning takes a look at the divide between man and nature at time when listening to the animals may be our best bet...

Running Time 55-60 minutes Age Range 10+ Audience Size 100-300 Contact Laura Colby Elsie Management 223 Jay Street, Suite 301 Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States Phone 718-797-4577 Email [email protected] Website elsieman.org Artist Website www.thepigeoning.com Booth # 253 17 Photo by Steve Tanner Tanner Steve by Photo I Believe in Unicorns Theatre Alibi United Kingdom

Thursday, January 22 12:15-1:15 pm (group B) 2:45-3:45 pm (group A) Plays & Players Theatre

Tomas didn’t like books or stories. Stories were just for “Little Snotties.” He was happier clambering in the mountains like a goat or tobogganing with his Dad. That was until the Unicorn Lady came to town and reeled him in with her irresistible magic tales. But then disaster struck and put everything that mattered most in Tomas’s life in terrible danger…. I Believe in Unicorns is a spellbinding and moving story by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo. Theatre Alibi’s production draws on physical theatre, storytelling, puppetry, object animation, and live music.

Running Time 1 hour Age Range 6-12 years Audience Size 200-500 Contact David Edmunds Dep Arts 3rd Floor, Munro House, Duke Street Leeds, LS9 8AG United Kingdom Phone 44 113 234 6911 Email [email protected] Website www.departsltd.com Artist Website www.theatrealibi.co.uk Booth # 132 18 The Box Brothers Oorkaan/Percossa Netherlands Photo by Ronald Knapp

Thursday, January 22 8:15-9:10 pm Suzanne Roberts Theatre

Once upon a time there were four brothers who lived in a box, together with their best friend Big Drum. Their names were Oldest, Middlemost, Youngest, and Simpleton. One day they set out on a quest for happiness, the start of an exciting musical adventure. The Box Brothers is an energetic, acrobatic, and funny music performance with lots of percussion, performed by four percussionists. The story is being told by the music and movements of the musicians, and is almost without words. The four wooden boxes of the set can be any object in the story and... percussion instruments.

Running Time 55 minutes Age Range 4+ Audience Size 500-1,200 (depending on venue seating plan) Contact Cheryle Hansen Kids’ Entertainment 460 College Street, Suite 202 Toronto, ON M6G 1A1 Canada Phone 416-971-4836 Email [email protected] Website www.kidsentertainment.net Artist Website www.oorkaan.nl Booth # 111 19 20 Mister Molsk Etienne Borgers Netherlands

Friday, January 23 9:00-9:40 am (group A) 12:15-12:55 pm (group B) ArtsBank Theater

What’s the difference between a howling dog, a howling wind, and a howling baby? Mister Mølsk has no idea, since he never paid attention. Not to people, not to animals and above all not to nature. Then he accidentally disturbs the Museum of Sound. For the first time in his life Mister Mølsk uses his ears and discovers a world that he didn’t know existed. Guided by sound and music he makes a wonderful journey. Mister Molsk is a musical ode to the imagination. Poetic and brave for children everywhere in the world. Mister Molsk is a co-production with Nordland Visual Theatre (NO).

Running Time 40 minutes Age Range 4-8 Audience Size 125 Contact Etienne Borgers Lakenweversstraat 21 Maastricht, Limburg 6211 BK Netherlands Phone 31624885674 Email [email protected] Website www.etienneborgers.nl Booth # 163

21 Save The Date

July 6–July 24, 2015

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Friday, January 23 9:00-9:40 am (group B) 12:15-12:55 pm (group A) Plays & Players Theatre

A drama about telling big lies and small truths. About pigs that fall in love. About crows that talk. About running away from grief and finding yourself. The story of a 10-year-old boy on the edge—literally on the roof of his school—confronted by a situation that seems hopeless. He can either give up or fight.

Titus, originally written by Belgian writer Jan Sobrie, was awarded the Dutch-German Author Prize in 2007 and is considered one of Europe’s most successful plays for young people. This new English version, by Oliver Emanuel, premiered at the Imaginate Festival, Edinburgh in May 2012, directed by Lu Kemp and produced by macrobert arts centre.

Save The Date Running Time 40 minutes Age Range 10+ Audience Size up to 150 Contact Simon Shaw Shaw Entertainment Group PO Box 688 Great Barrington, MA 01230 United States Phone 413-274-0038 July 6–July 24, 2015 Email [email protected] Website www.shawentertainment.com Artist Website www.macrobert.org Booth # 222 LincolnCenterEducation.org 23

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H’SAO Canada

Friday, January 23 3:00-3:30 pm Kimmel Center: Commonwealth Plaza

Montreal Afro-pop group H’Sao draws inspiration from gospel, soul, R&B, and their roots in the African country of Chad. Formed by three brothers and one childhood friend, all singer-songwriters, the group features a unique style of masterful a capella singing that sets them apart on the vast soundscape of world music. With H’Sao’s hopeful lyrics, the energy is palpable and the joie de vivre is irresistible!

Running Time 90 minutes Age Range 9+ Audience Size 100-1,000 Contact Annick-Patrica Carrière agence Station bleue 4713 Papineau Montréal, QC H2H 1V4 Canada Phone 514-529-5717 Email [email protected] Website www.www.stationbleue.com Artist Website www.hsao.ca Booth # 101 24 Please join us for the closing reception on

Saturday, January 24 at 8:30 p.m.

Joignez-vous à nous en assistant à la réception de clôture Le samedi 24 janvier à 20 h 30 canadacouncil.ca conseildesarts.ca 25 tagged by Dave Deveau Showcase Friday Jan. 23, 3:45 pm Kimmel Centre: Perelman Theater

Celestial Being by Dave Deveau Spotlight Saturday Jan. 24, 9:00 am Plays & Players Theatre

www.greenthumb.bc.ca Lindsay Winch. Photo by Moonrider Productions

SAVE THE DATE! NOV. 14-20, 2016 MONTRÉAL / QUÉBEC / CANADA

www.cinars.org 26 tagged Green Thumb Theatre Canada Photo by Dave Deveau

Friday, January 23 3:45-4:35 pm Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater

The anonymous online world gives us permission to say and do things we would never do in real life. But where do we draw the line between fun and maliciousness? The harsh realities of cyber bullying and what happens when we’re discovered come to a head in tagged. As an Officer investigates Jerri and Webber, two young adults, in the incessant online harassment of a fellow student, not all is as it appears to be. Torn from the headlines, tagged dissects the dangerous potential for harm that exists between social media and young minds.

Running Time 50 minutes Age Range 13+ Audience Size 200-1,000 Contact Nadine Carew Green Thumb Theatre 5522 McKinnon Street Vancouver, BC V5R 0B6 Canada Phone 604-254-4055 Email [email protected] Website www.greenthumb.bc.ca Booth # 242

27 Tambourine Submarine Recess Monkey United States

Friday, January 23 4:45-5:15 pm Kimmel Center: Commonwealth Plaza

Recess Monkey invites the audience to board their imaginary “Tambourine Submarine,” a musical craft powered by rhythm that transports kids and families to exotic locales and hysterical happenstances. By way of insanely catchy and well-crafted pop gems, the audience encounters an octopus who tells knock-knock jokes; “Fish Sticks,” a drumming fish who can play every kind of beat imaginable; and a diving board so high that it breaks open the dance floor as kids jump as high as they can. The show is rife with opportunities for children and families to sing and laugh along and dance with abandon.

Running Time 1 hour Age Range 2-10 Audience Size 200-600 Contact Sarah McCarthy Dandelion Artists 6669 Wilbur Avenue #46 Reseda, CA 91335 United States Phone 818-533-1655 Email [email protected] Website www.dandelionartists.com Artist Website www.recessmonkeytown.com Booth # 145 28 Symphonie Dramatique Cas Public Canada Photo by Damian Siqueiros

Friday, January 23 9:15-10:15 pm Suzanne Roberts Theatre

Symphonie Dramatique is a mordant look at the mythical couple of Romeo and Juliet. This adaptation, geared to audiences 10 and up, draws from William Shakespeare’s romantic masterpiece to evoke no- tions of seduction, desire, unchained passion, and death. In this highly contemporary version, eight of the company’s dancers present a vibrant homage to the original tale tinged with impetuousness and contagious energy. A paean to the impossible and the battle that must be waged to fulfill one’s destiny, this powerful and sober work sheds new light on the most famous love story of all time.

Running Time 55 minutes Age Range 10+ Audience Size 500 (school) / 800 (general audience) Contact Nadine Asswad 504 Bourbonnais Mascouche, QC J7L 3C6 Canada Phone 514-663-4884 Email [email protected] Website www.caspublic.org Booth # 135

29 Photo by Gavin D Andrews D Gavin by Photo

ANTS Polyglot Theatre Australia

Saturday, January 24 10:30-11:00 am 11:45 am-12:15 pm Kimmel Center: Commonwealth Plaza

ANTS is a work that brings human-sized ants into a public space for a mix of roving performance and large- scale interaction with children and their adults. The ants enter the public space in search of food. Intent upon their task, they barely notice the children who are drawn irresistibly to them. Gradually, the children begin to understand that the ants want them to bring them food as the ants gather crumb after giant crumb. The crumbs, hundreds of them, form beautiful wavering lines, transforming a landscape and constantly changing and making new patterns, allowing the child to be part of the clan and creators of the landscape.

Running Time 30 minutes Age Range 2-12 years Audience Size unlimited Contact Laura Colby Elsie Management 223 Jay Street, Suite 301 Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States Phone 718-797-4577 Email [email protected] Website www.elsieman.org Artist Website polyglot.org.au Booth # 253 30 Another Little Dance (Nog een Danske) HETPALEIS Belgium Photo by KurtVan der Elst

Saturday, January 24 11:00-11:45 am Kimmel Center: Perelman Theater

Another Little Dance is a new and glorious dance performance for preschoolers and their parents with plenty of familiar movements. There’s a garden party. There are children playing under the tables. There are three little girls with ribbons in their hair, wearing their prettiest shoes and two little boys with freshly- combed hair, wearing their best trousers. They jump up and fall down, push and pull, and tease each other to set everything straight again.

Running Time 45 minutes Age Range 4+ Audience Size 400 Contact Tom Rummens Meistraat 2 Antwerp, 2000 Belgium Phone 324-92918805 Email [email protected] Website www.hetpaleis.be/english Booth # 124

31 The Moon’s a Balloon Patch Theatre Company Australia

Saturday, January 24 5:00-5:50 pm Suzanne Roberts Theatre

A balloon can be many things. It can be a friend to play with. It can be big or little, empty or full. A balloon can hold its breath for days or disappear in an instant. A balloon can make your hair stand on end and fill you with laughter. A balloon can be something loved or something lost, something shared or something broken. A balloon can be anything you need it to be! Using simple white balloons, this new show by Patch Theatre Company celebrates how we make friendships and build relationships without our relationship with objects. The show is a visual-theatre feast of image, music, dance, light, and play that will engage, delight, and inspire young audiences.

Running Time 50 minutes Age Range 3-8 Audience Size up to 1,000 Contact Jim Weiner Boat Rocker Entertainment 240 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036 United States Phone 646-220-6730 Email [email protected] Website BoatRockerEntertainment.com Booth # 159

32 33 VENUE MAP

City Hall

Chestnut St

Walnut St Rittenhouse Square S 15th St

S Broad St

Locust St

Delancey St S 17th St Spruce St

S 19th St Pine St S 18th St S 13th St

S 16th St

Lombard St S 12th St Bainbridge St South St Washington Square West

Fitzwater St

Christian St

34 Doubletree Hotel Gershman Hall 237 South Broad Street Levitt Auditorium 401 South Broad Street

Kimmel Center Suzanne Roberts Theatre Perleman Theater and Commonwealth Plaza 480 South Broad Street 300 South Broad Street

Plays & Players Theatre ArtsBank Theater & Cabaret 1714 Delancey Place 601 South Broad Street

Hamilton Hall Solmssen Court 320 South Broad Street

35 36 SPOTLIGHTS Artists who are not selected to Showcase may be chosen for a “Spotlight,” a short, low-tech excerpt of the show. Spotlights provide additional opportunities for artists to have their work seen at Showcase, and are curated as part of the Selection Committee’s review of all applications. Each hour-long Spotlight event features three or four different artists or companies, each given 10 minutes to present their work. (Spotlight sponsors are allotted 15 minutes.) All Spotlighting artists have representation in the Exhibit Hall.

Wednesday, January 21 TWILIGHT SPOTLIGHTS 9:45-10:45 pm Sponsored by CDP Theatre Producers Plays & Players Theatre

A seemingly “banal” youngster decides to isolate himself The History of the World from the outside world and spend the very last months of (based on banalities) his mother’s life looking after her. It’s a story about how our own world and the outside world change when we lose a Kopergietery loved one, about how a seemingly grey and ordinary indi- Belgium vidual can make a difference.

Running Time 75 minutes Age Range 14+ Audience Size 250-400 Contact Nele Roels, Manager Blekerijstraat 50 Gent 9000 Belgium Phone 3292661144 Email [email protected] Website www.kopergietery.be Booth # 124

37 With Eugene Ionesco’s The Chairs (as adapted for children by Lise Vaillancourt), Pierre-Paul Savoie continues his cho- The Chairs reographic investigation of interactions between dance and PPS Danse theatre, drawing inspiration from the theatre of the absurd Canada and tragicomedy. Dance and story meet to create a poetic farce that is marked by great humanity.

Running Time 60 minutes Age Range 8+ Audience Size 350 Contact Anouk Leblanc Dominguez, General Manager 4430 rue Parthenais Montréal, QC H2H2G5 Canada Phone 514-272-1198 Email [email protected] Website www.ppsdanse.com Booth # 103

Incorporating an eclectic mix of narrative influences—including comic books, video games, hip-hop movement, Six Stories Tall Hispanic folklore and urban mythology—Six Stories Tall Adventure Stage Chicago celebrates the heroic actions of young people. The show’s United States flexible, modular storytelling structure uses five actors and a DJ to take the audience on a thrilling, heartfelt journey.

Running Time 1 hour Age Range 7-14 Audience Size 1,200 Contact Mary Kate Barley-Jenkins, Managing Director 1012 N. Noble Street Chicago, IL 60642 United States Phone 773-969-5523 Email [email protected] Website www.adventurestage.org Booth # 161

38 Adapted from Oliver Jeffers’ original picture book, The The Incredible Incredible Book Eating Boy tells the story of Henry, who Book Eating Boy discovers the joys of reading books instead of eating them! The imaginative production combines text, puppetry, an CDP Theatre Producers original soundtrack, songs, and movement. Australia

Running Time 50 minutes Age Range 3-10 Audience Size 200-1,000 Contact Andrew Threlfall & Vicki Middleton Suite 2a, 245 Chalmers Street, Redfern Sydney, NSW 2016 Australia Phone +61 2 9011 5260 Email [email protected] / [email protected] Website www.cdp.com.au Booth # 251

39 Thursday, January 22 8:15-9:00 am SUNRISE SPOTLIGHTS Plays & Players Theatre Sponsored by Windmill Theatre

El Arbol explores Mexican folk music, exploding with music, rhyme, and enchanting characters. This bilingual show The Tree & The Donkey invites audience participation in telling the story of a lonely Who Loved to Sing tree and a donkey who loves to sing. The life cycle turns and they become musical instruments; the dance of the El Arbol y el Burro que townsfolk becomes the heartbeat of the tree. Queria Cantar Running Time 50 minutes Cascada de Flores Age Range all ages United States Audience Size 20-400 Contact Arwen Lawrence Knudsen Productions, LLC 1737 Blake Street Berkeley, CA 94703 United States Phone (415) 999-3340 Email [email protected] Website www.cascadadeflores.com Booth # [TBA]

Where I Live explores “the state of inhabiting”: one’s body, one’s house, one’s village and one’s planet. The two char- Where I Live acters fold and refold paper and cardboard, and play with des mots d’la dynamite sound and lights in a delightful ritual to help them under- Canada stand each other, exploring the boundaries and pathways from the Self to the Other.

Running Time 35 minutes Age Range 2-5 Audience Size 130 Contact Ilya Krouglikov 7755, boul. St-Laurent, Suite 300 Montréal, QC H2R 1X1 Canada Phone 514-528-7070 Email [email protected] Website www.desmotsdladynamite.com Booth # 202

40 Australia’s acclaimed children’s theatre company introduc- Big Bad Wolf and es North America to two new productions. In Big Bad Wolf, Grug and the Rainbow a hilarious, table-turning version of the classic tale, one girl is brave enough to double check this wolf’s bad press, Windmill Theatre and an unlikely friendship is born. Grug and the Rainbow Australia presents more adventures featuring the much-loved picture book character created by Ted Prior.

Running Time Big Bad Wolf: 50 minutes, Grug and the Rainbow: 35 minutes Age Range Big Bad Wolf: 5+ Grug and the Rainbow: 5 and under Audience Size Big Bad Wolf: approximately 200-400 Grug and the Rainbow: up to 250 Contact Theresa Holden Holden & Arts Associates P.O. Box 50120 Austin, TX 78763 United States Phone 512-477-1859 Email [email protected] Website www.holdenarts.org Artist Website www.windmill.org.au Booth # 235

41 Thursday, January 22 9:45-10:45 pm TWILIGHT SPOTLIGHTS Plays & Players Theatre Sponsored by Holden & Arts Associates

Adapted from Maurice Sendak’s beloved classic, this award-winning guided play experience invites the audience Where The Wild to help transform Max’s bedroom into a forest, create the Things Are “wild rumpus,” and “let our wild things out!” In keeping with Mr. Sendak’s wishes, the production keeps the story inti- Presentation House mate to ignite children’s imaginations. Canada

Running Time 1 hour Age Range 3-7 Audience Size 140 Contact Theresa Holden Holden & Arts Associates P.O. Box 50120 Austin, TX 78763 United States Phone 512-477-1859 Email [email protected] Website www.holdenarts.org Booth # 235

A non-verbal story told with masks, movement, and music, Snow Angel demonstrates how acts of kindness can really Snow Angel make a difference. In a community where neighbors are Quest Theatre disrespectful and uncaring, a young girl leads her selfish, Canada thoughtless brother and a lonely old man to forgiveness and true friendship.

Running Time 1 hour Age Range 5+ Audience Size 400 Contact Karen Youngberg. Tour and Education Coordinator Bay 9, 6143 4h Street SE Calgary, AB T2H2H9 Canada Phone 1-403-264-8575 Email [email protected] Website www.questtheatre.org Booth # 158

42 Marmalade is a delicious, sensory performance about Marmalade meeting, mixing, and moving—an exploration of the world Claire Parsons Co. through body, eye, feeling and taste. The two performers, Sweden living in their own special world with their own special objects, invite young children to to experience, play, laugh, or just look at things.

Running Time 30-45 minutes Age Range 2+ family Audience Size 60 Contact Anna Lafvas c/o Parsons Tomtebogatan 12 Stockholm, 11339 Sweden Phone +46 (0)70 6682171 Email [email protected] Website www.claireparsons.com Booth # 126

The Toy Box is an interactive, creative fun zone where kids The Toy Box of all ages can create theatre, train, play, explore, and even Playground Studios throw a great party. This highly immersive, technology- Canada driven environment features music, art, costumes, games, lighting, and projected images with live green-screen interaction to spark creativity and imaginative play.

Running Time flexible Age Range all ages Audience Size 30 people at a time; 15 minutes per group Contact Cheryle Hansen Kids’ Entertainment 460 College Street, Suite 202 Toronto, ON M6G 1A1 Canada Phone 416-971-4836 Email [email protected] Website www.kidsentertainment.net Booth # 111 43 Saturday, January 24 9:00-10:00 am SUNRISE SPOTLIGHTS Plays & Players Theatre Sponsored by Robin Klinger Entertainment

Celestial Being explores the world of a young girl with a big imagination and her struggle with making social con- Celestial Being nections. When she meets a new friend, Martin, her world Green Thumb Theatre opens up. We learn that though people with autism and Canada Aspergers interact with the world a little differently, seeing things differently can be a wonderful gift.

Running Time 45 minutes Age Range 5-13 Audience Size any Contact Nadine Carew, General Manager Green Thumb Theatre 5522 McKinnon Street Vancouver, BC V5R 0B6 Canada Phone 604-254-4055 Email [email protected] Website www.greenthumb.bc.ca Booth # 242

While preparing a theatre stage for a major international conference, an employee is constantly distracted by the Clip! only thing that interests him: playing. Playing in a theater, Dolce Vita Spectacles playing at being a guest speaker, playing with a diabolo, Canada playing the video producer; for the fun of playing. Will someone finally discover his many talents? Hopefully!

Running Time 1 hour Age Range 6-12 Audience Size maximum 450 (school) / 900 (family) Contact Vincent Messager 4545 Ave. de Melrose Montréal, QC H4A 2S8 Canada Phone 514-774-3048 Email [email protected] Website www.clipsoloclown.com Booth # 164

44 Nature Displays, a collaboration with the Cleveland Museum Nature Displays of Natural History, is inspired by their exhibit, Nature’s Mating Inlet Dance Theatre Games: Beyond the Birds and the Bees. The choreography United States focuses on beauty, humor, and human beings’ place in this multifaceted aspect of nature. The show includes numerous individual sections in order to best curate length and content.

Running Time 50 minutes Age Range 5+ Audience Size 500+ Contact Bill Wade 11125 Magnolia Drive Cleveland, OH 44106 United States Phone 216-721-8580 Email [email protected] Website www.inletdance.org Booth # 205

Seeing award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre is like watch- PUSH Physical Theater ing a live-action movie. Physical illusions and gravity-defying, United States dance-infused acrobatics captivate audiences’ attention and ignite their emotions. As well as all-age public performances, PUSH offers education productions and workshops that intro- duce students to the movement arts and support curriculum areas such as physical science, character development, and literacy. Running Time 1 hour Age Range grades K-12 Audience Size unlimited Contact Robin Klinger Robin Klinger Entertainment 80 Knights Bridge Road Great Neck, NY 11021 United States Phone 516-472-7130 Email [email protected] Website www.robinklingerentertainment.com Booth # 232 45 On the road again!

A Kennedy Center commission based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems

Available for Spring 2016 and the entire 2016-2017 Season! FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit Simon at Shaw Entertainment Group in the Exhibit Hall! shawentertainment.com

Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

Additional support for Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play! is provided by Clark Charitable Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; and the U.S. Department of Education.

Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

46 CULTURAL SPOTLIGHTS IPAY Showcase has long benefitted from a diverse range of productions from around the world. Sometimes we see several productions from a specific country or region and we can start to get a sense of the artistic landscape of where the work is coming from. At Showcase 2014, IPAY piloted Cultural Spotlights as an opportunity for our community and Showcase delegates to get up close and personal to a region or country. These spotlights go beyond promoting a single artist and will highlight the broader cultural context of a region or country. This will include looking at all artistic genres in which work is being created for young audiences, including connections to festivals or showcases, opportunities for collaboration or artistic intersection, funding opportunities, and other considerations that have affected the artistic ecology.

Wednesday, January 21 5:15-6:15 pm Orchestra Room, DoubleTree Hotel The Netherlands & Flanders

Join us for a look at the Dutch and Flemish scene of performing arts for young audiences. This Cultural Spotlight will focus on the Netherlands and the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, known as Flanders. Joris Janssens, Director of the Flemish Institute for the Performing Arts in Brussels and Kees Blijleven, Artistic Director at Jeugdtheater de Krakeling in Amsterdam and special guests will join us to discuss the cultural dynamics that has led to a vibrant and diverse field of performing arts for young audiences. Facilitated by Tony Reekie, CEO and Director at Imaginate, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Friday, January 23 1:30-2:30 pm Orchestra Room, DoubleTree Hotel Denmark, Sweden & Norway

Moderated by Tony Reekie, this session will feature our guests Henrik Kohler, Director of TeaterCentrum in Copenhagen, Denmark, Niclas Malmcrona, Director of ASSITEJ Sweden in Stockholm, and Adne Sekkelsten, Managing Director, The Norwegian Touring Network for Performing Arts and Showbox Festival in Oslo, Nor- way. Discover the differences and similarities between these neighboring countries as well as between our own cultural contexts while learning more about this prolific cultural region that has produced some of the most important companies producing work for young audiences.

47 PA Performing Arts for Young Audiences

2015 Season

Imaginative Exhilarating Essential Performing arts for everyone!

PAPAYA at the Bride Re-defining performing arts for young International Family Series audiences in Philadelphia. Exploring engagement as an art form. Evalyn Parry’s SPIN January 23 - 25 Canada PAPAYA is proud to partner with IPAY music theater in support of Kindling and presentation of SPIN. Het Filiaal’s Miss Ophelia February 5 - 8 The Netherlands PAPAYA LEADERSHIP shadow puppet theater W. Courtenay Wilson The Mayhem Poets Executive Director May 13 - 17 United States Whit MacLaughlin spoken word Artistic Director for Producing

Sebastienne Mundheim Shows at Painted Bride Art Center, Artisti Director for Engagment 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia Jeremy “Boomer” Stacey Artistic Director for Presenting www.PAPAYAlive.org 48 THIS IS KINDLING... From dictionary.com [kin-dl] verb (used with object), kindled, kindling. 1. to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning. 2. to set fire to or ignite (fuel or any combustible matter). 3. to excite; stir up or set going; animate; rouse; inflame: He kindled their hopes of victory. 4. to light up, illuminate, or make bright: Happiness kindled her eyes.

verb (used without object), kindled, kindling. 5. to begin to burn, as combustible matter, a light, fire, or flame. 6. to become aroused or animated. 7. to become lighted up, bright, or glowing, as the sky at dawn or the eyes with ardor.

Kindling is an exploration of the community of performing arts for young audiences. It is a platform for discussion that aspires to spark, question, celebrate and exchange ideas, opportunities and dreams that promote the growth, development and possibilities for our sector. Kindling is a starting point and an opportunity.

Kinding2015 starting point… It all starts with a story. For artists it might start with a desire to explore: “Why tell this story in this way at this time?”

For presenters it might be the necessity or opportunity to share that story with their community or audiences: “Why is this story relevant at this time? Why is it important to share this story with your community?”

Kindling2015 Unpacking the contexts influencing artistic creation and curatorial vision; the intersection in which they meet; and the connections of agents, educators, producers and others that help make this happen.

What’s YOUR Story? IPAY believes in COMMUNITY and all of what that could entail. We believe in the importance of the individual as well as the collective roles and responsibilities within the greater eco-system that contribute to the possibility of transformative arts experiences for young audiences. Healthy communities rely upon under- standing of dynamic and diverse contexts or influences, symbiotic relationships and the sharing of stories.

Daily Kindling Kitchen Table sessions will take place. Recognizing that past Kindling sessions have not had satisfactory time for community discussion, the majority of each session this year will focus on open discussion.

The Kitchen Table is an open invitation for IPAY community members to come together to share stories, ask questions and contribute to an ever evolving dialogue. There are no right or wrong answers and listening is as important as speaking.

Each table will have invited guests and a Kindling host but it is YOU that makes the table come alive. Join us to share relevant ideas from your own experiences and to discuss ways in which you have been inspired to think differently about what you do and how you do it. Each table will have a different starting point inspired by our guests and several tables will be up and active during each timed session.

Pull up a chair, get yourself seated and tell us YOUR story.

49 KINDLING2015STARTING POINT...

CONTEXTS & INFLUENCES: cultural, demographics, intended audience, financial ARTISTIC VISION why tell this story in this way, at this time?

Role of AGENTS, PRODUCERS, EDUCATORS, others = how do they support the story?

50 What happens at the intersection of artistic vision and curatorial vision? What are the questions that should be happening? What is the relationship between artist/ presenter as well as everyone that supports this intersection? What affect do contexts and influences have from creation to presentation? Is it ok that curatorial vision may not support the original intent of the creation?

CONTEXTS & INFLUENCES: cultural, demographics, intended audience, financial CURATORIAL VISION why share this story? how is it relevant?

TELL US YOUR STORY...

51 KINDLING SESSIONS

Wednesday, January 21 SPIN 1:45-3:30 pm Created and Performed by Evalyn Parry Levitt Auditorium Directed by Ruth Madoc-Jones Sponsored by PAPAYA

Canadian artist Evalyn Parry takes her audience on an uncommon theatrical and musical journey in SPIN, her tour-de-force performance celebrating the Bicycle as muse, musical instrument and agent of social change. Inspired in part by the incredible true tale of Annie Londonderry, who in 1894 became the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle, Parry spins a web of stories which travel from 19th century women’s emancipation to 21st century consumer culture, peeling back layers of history to ultimately reveal a profoundly contemporary and personal heart to her performance.

Parry’s “co-star” is a vintage bicycle: suspended in a mechanic’s stand on stage and connected to a variety of electronic effects pedals, the bike is played—from fenders to spokes to bells—by percussionist Brad Hart, conjuring an astonishing and unique sonic accompaniment to Parry’s songs and monologues. Projec- tions by award-winning designer Beth Kates add a captivating visual layer to SPIN.

Thursday, January 22 10:45 am-12:00 pm Kitchen Table Levitt Auditorium

Friday, January 23 10:15-11:45 am Kitchen Table Levitt Auditorium

Saturday, January 24 12:30-2:00 pm Kitchen Table Levitt Auditorium

Saturday, January 24 6:15-7:15 pm Reflection & Visioning Levitt Auditorium

52 A chance to reflect on Kindling2015 as well as an opportunity to look ahead. IPAY aspires to evolve outside of the event of Showcase in order to continue Kindling conversations, to fuel discussion and development and to further support the field.

Kindling2015 Guests and Hosts Gary Blackman Tony Reekie Producer and Co-Founder CEO and Director Arts Power Imaginate Cedar Grove, NJ Edinburgh, Scotland United States United Kingdom

Marisa Giménez Cacho Tom Rummens Deputy Director for Theatre for Children and Youth International Outreach National Theatre Het Paleis (The Palace) Secretary General, ASSITEJ-International Antwerp Mexico City Belgium Mexico Bebe de Soares Cheryl Ewing Founder and Artistic Director Creative Consultant Amazonas Network Waterloo, ON Santiago Canada Chile

Paul Fitzpatrick Johan de Smet Producer Artistic Director Catherine Wheels Theatre Company Kopergeitery Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland Ghent United Kingdom Belgium

Jonathan Shmidt Chapman Boomer Stacey Associate Director of Artistic Programming Executive Director New Victory Theatre IPAY Artistic Director Toronto, ON Trusty Sidekick Canada New York, NY United States James Weiner Managing Director Erwin Maas Boat Rocker Entertainment Director, Teacher New York, NY New York, NY United States United States

Evalyn Parry Artist Toronto, ON Canada

53 MICKEY MINERS, COLLEEN PORTER & VICTOR AWARDS Mickey Miners Award IPAY’s highest honor, the Mickey Miners Award, is presented at each year’s Showcase to someone who has made a significant impact over an extended period of time in the field of performing arts for young audiences. The award may be bestowed on anyone involved in the field, whether a presenter, agent, artist, producer, administrator, or teaching artist. The honoree exem- plifies energy, vision, experience, and wisdom in pursuing a lifelong commitment to transforming the lives of young people through live performance of the very highest artistic quality.

People’s Choice Victor Award The People’s Choice Victor Award was established in honor of Victor Podagrosi, Founding Director of Child’s Play Touring Theatre of Chicago. Victor, who died unexpectedly in 1995 at the age of 41, dedicated his life and his art to helping children discover and celebrate their personal voices through the creative act of writing. The Victor Award recognizes the most outstanding Showcase performance, as voted on by the conference attendees.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE for the 2015 Victor Award Winner! You will find ballots in your conference bag.

Colleen Toohey Porter Artistic Development Award

The Colleen Toohey Porter Artistic Development Award pays tribute to the life and work of an innovative, influential, and generous member of the IPAY community by nurturing emerg- ing artists in the field of performing arts for young audiences. Linked to the annual Showcase Kindling initiative, this award advances the professional growth and development—at an international level—of North American-based professional artists through mentorship and participation in creative resi- dencies and laboratories.

Congratuations to the 2015 Resident Artists: Cassadie Petersen Nadira Beard

54 JIM RYE FELLOWSHIP The late Jim Rye was the Artistic Director of the Birmingham Children’s Theatre. Jim served on the Show- case Committee for many years, his company performed and exhibited, and he served as a mentor for many up and coming professionals in the field. We honor him by supporting the up and comers in today’s ever expanding field of performing arts for young people.

The International Performing Arts for Youth’s Jim Rye Fellowship offers an outstanding opportunity for graduate students to be involved with the inner workings of a major performing arts for young audiences conference. After a competitive application and review process, Jim Rye fellows are provided with a year long membership in IPAY, a Showcase conference registration, and a small travel stipend (if they do not live in the host city). In addition, mentors with experience in the student’s field of interest help the scholar navigate the conference and facilitate the student’s introduction to other professionals in the field, allowing them important networking opportunities.

In return, the fellows provide valuable assistance to the conference organizers, helping the conference run smoothly by providing help as needed, taking on projects such as assisting with registration, serving as liaison with artists, conducting audience surveys, working the IPAY booth and serving as reporters or recorders for educational sessions and discussions.

The 2015 Jim Rye Fellows Amanda Pintore Tamar Mackay Arizona State University City College of New York MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences MS in Educational Theatre

Chadwick Taylor Jason Gerhard University of Nebraska 2013 former Rye Fellow MFA in Directing University of Central Florida MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences

Samantha Hubshman Tamekia Jackson New York University New York University MA in Educational Theatre MA in Mixed Media & Non-Profit Management

Front Row Kneeling: Yasu Theodore Ishida, David Morton, Su Wang

Standing: Danny Campos (Rye Fellowship Program Manager), Kelly Prestel, Rachel Desoto, Tamara Weisz, Hanife Schulte, Dave Peterson, Peg Schuler-Armstrong (IPAY Board President) and Jason Gerhard. 55 EXHIBIT FLOOR MAP Symphony 161 162 163 164 165 166 Ballroom

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ORGANIZATION BOOTH ORGANIZATION BOOTH Agence Station Bleue* 101 PLA’C’ART 162 L’Aubergine* dub102 Etienne Borgers* 163 PPS Danse* 103 Dolce Vita Spectacles* 164 Piccadilly Arts 104 Theatre Beating* 201 Kids’ Entertainment* 111 des mots d’la dynamite* 202 Society of the Educational Arts, Inc.* 112 Les Parfaits Inconnus 203 Child’s Play Touring Theatre* 113 Wonderheads* 204 JRA Fine Arts* 121 Inlet Dance Theatre* 205 Harmony Artists* 123 DynamO Théâtre* 212 Institute for the Performing Arts 124 Roseneath Theatre* 213 in Flanders* Theater Simple 214 Dutch Performing Arts* 124 Brad Simon Organization* 215 Geodesic Management 125 Java Dance Company* 221 Performing Arts Scandinavia* 126 Shaw Entertainment Group* 222 Loyd Artists* 131 ArtsPower National Touring Theatre* 224 Dep Arts* 132 Squonk* 225 Pentacle* 133 Robin Klinger Entertainment LLC* 232 Geordie Productions* 134 Vital Theatre Company 233 Agence Nadine Asswad* 135 Los Angeles Choreographers & 234 Theatre IV 142 Dancers* Siegel Artist Management, LLC* 143 Holden & Arts Associates* 235 Dandelion Artists* 145 The Roots Agency* 241 L’Illusion, Théâtre de marionnettes 155 Green Thumb Theatre* 242 ImaginAerial* 156 KBAM! Kevin Bruce Arts Management 243 Theatre de l’Oeil* 157 Theatr Iolo 244 Quest Theatre* 158 Australia Council for the Arts* 251-252 Boat Rocker Entertainment* 159 Elsie Management* 253 Adventure Stage Chicago* 161 Théâtre Motus* 254 [*IPAY member] 57 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF EXHIBITORS Adventure Stage Chicago* L’Aubergine* 1012 North Noble Street 801, 4e rue office 112 Chicago, IL 60642 Québec, QC G1J 2T7 United States Canada Tom Arvetis, Producing Artistic Director Raphael Frechette, Touring Manager [email protected] 514-817-6040 Mary Kate Barley-Jenkins, Managing Director [email protected] [email protected] www.laubergine.qc.ca 773-969-5523 Booth #102 www.adventurestage.org Booth #161

Agence Nadine Asswad* Australia Council for the Arts* 504, Bourbonnais P.O. Box 788 Mascouche, QC J7L 3C6 Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012 Canada Australia Nadine Asswad, President Collette Brennan, Director, Market Development 514-663-4884 +61 2 9215 9043 [email protected] [email protected] www.caspublic.org / www.toutatrac.com www.australiacouncil.gov.au Booth #135 Booth #251-252

Agence Station Bleue* Boat Rocker Entertainment* 4713 Papineau 240 West 44th Street Montréal, QC H2H 1V4 New York, NY 10036 Canada United States Annick-Patricia Carrière, President Jim Weiner, Managing Director 514-529-5717 646-220-6730 [email protected] [email protected] stationbleue.com http://boatrockerentertainment.com Booth #101 Booth #159

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre* Brad Simon Organization* 9 Sand Park Road, Suite 6 445 East 80th Street Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 New York, NY 10075 United States United States Gary Blackman, National Tour Coordinator Barbara Simon, President 973-239-0100 212-730-2132 [email protected] [email protected] www.artspower.org www.bsoinc.com Booth #224 Booth #215

[*IPAY member] 58 Child’s Play Touring Theatre* DynamO Théâtre* 4161 North Damen Avenue 911, rue Jean-Talon Est, bureau 131 Chicago, IL 60618 Montréal, QC H2R 1V5 United States Canada June Podagrosi, Founder & Producer Josée Guérette, Touring and Market Development 773-294-7541 1-514-274-7644 [email protected] [email protected] www.cptt.org www.dynamotheatre.qc.ca Booth #113 Booth #212

Dandelion Artists* Elsie Management* 6669 Wilbur Avenue #46 223 Jay Street Reseda, CA 91335 Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States United States Sarah McCarthy Laura Colby, Director 818-533-1655 718-797-4577 [email protected] [email protected] www.dandelionartists.com www.elsieman.org Booth #145 Booth #253

Dep Arts* Etienne Borgers* Munro House, Duke Street Maastricht, Limburg 6211BK Leeds, LS9 8AG Netherlands United Kingdom Etienne Borgers David Edmunds, Director & Executive Producer +31 (0)624885674 Jemma Edmunds, Finance Director [email protected] 0113 234 6911 www.etienneborgers.nl [email protected] Booth #163 www.departsltd.com Booth #132

Dolce Vita Spectacles* Geodesic Management Montréal, QC H4A2S8 P.O. Box 753121 Canada Bronx, NY 10475 Vincent Messager, President United States 514-774-3048 Keith Ghion, President [email protected] 646-415-9234 http://dolcevitaspectacles.com/en [email protected] Booth # 164 www.geodesicmanagement.com Booth #125

[*IPAY member] 59 Geordie Productions* L’Illusion, Théâtre de marionnettes 103-4001 Berri 6430, rue St-Denis Montréal, QC H2L 4H2 Montréal, QC H2S 2R7 Canada Canada Jessica Abdallah, Education & Outreach Manager Sabrina Baran, Co-Artistic Director 514-845-9810 514-523-1303 [email protected] [email protected] www.geordie.ca www.illusiontheatre.com Booth #134 Booth #155

Green Thumb Theatre* ImaginAerial* 5522 McKinnon Street 83-44 Lefferts Boulevard #3F Vancouver, BC V5R 0B6 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Canada United States Nadine Carew, , General Manager Laura Witwer, Co-Founder 604-254-4055 [email protected] [email protected] Chris Delgado, Creative Consultant www.greenthumb.bc.ca [email protected] Booth #242 212-252-3131 www.imaginaerial.com Booth #156 Harmony Artists* 6399 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 914 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Inlet Dance Theatre* United States c/o The Music Settlement Jerry Ross, Vice President 11125 Magnolia Drive 323-655-5007 Cleveland, OH 44106 [email protected] United States www.harmonyartists.com Bill Wade, Executive/Artistic Director Booth #123 216-721-8580 [email protected] inletdance.org Holden & Arts Associates* Booth #205 P.O. Box 50120 Austin, TX 78763 United States Michael Holden, Co-Director [email protected] Theresa Holden, Co-Director [email protected] Spring Karlo, Marketing Director & Sales Associate [email protected] Sarah Saltwick, Associate Artistic Manager & Sales Associate [email protected] 512-477-1859 www.holdenarts.org Booth #235 [*IPAY member] 60 Institute for the Performing Arts in Flanders* KBAM! Kevin Bruce Arts Management Dutch Performing Arts* 308-1545 E 2nd Ave Sainctelettesquare 19 Vancouver, BC V5N 1C8 Brussels, 1000 Canada Belgium Kevin Bruce Marijke De Moor, Communication & International 604-253-6965 Projects [email protected] +32 497 73 11 96 www.kbamonline.com [email protected] Booth #243 Johan De Smet, Artistic Director, Kopergietery [email protected] Gerhard Verfaillie, Artistic Director, Krokusfestival Kids’ Entertainment* [email protected] 460 College Street, #202 Vincent Van den Bossche, Bookings & International Toronto, ON M6G 1A1 Relations, Fabuleus Canada [email protected] Cheryle Hansen, Executive Director http://enicpa.info/members/vti [email protected] Booth #124 Avril Helbig, General Manager [email protected] Tara Bailey, Director of Touring Java Dance Company* [email protected] PO Box 7001, Newtown 416-971-4836 Wellington, 6023 www.kidsentertainment.net New Zealand Booth #111 Sacha Copland, Artistic Director +64 276639481 [email protected] Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers* www.javadancecompany.co.nz 351 S. Virgil Avenue Booth #221 Los Angeles, CA 90020 United States Louise Reichlin, Director JRA Fine Arts* 213-385-1171 3050 Business Park Circle [email protected] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 www.LAChoreographersAndDancers.org United States Booth #234 Janet Ivey 615-859-7040 [email protected] www.jrafinearts.com Booth #121

[*IPAY member] 61 Loyd Artists* Performing Arts Scandinavia* 126 Worley Cove Road Kaplansbacken 2, Leicester, NC 28748 Stockholm, 11224 United States Sweden Susan Lounsbury, Artist Representative Henrik Köhler, Director 518-647-5916 [email protected] [email protected] Niclas Malmcrona, Director www.loydartists.com [email protected] Booth #131 Ådne Sekkelsten, Director [email protected] +46 070 605 86 33 Des mots d’la dynamite* www.assitej.se 7755, boul. St-Laurent, suite 300 Booth #126 Montréal, QC H2R 1X1 Canada Nathalie Derome, Artistic Director Piccadilly Arts Ilya Krouglikov, Tour Marketing 491 Baltimore Pike #672 514-528-7070 Springfield, PA 19064 [email protected] United States desmotsdladynamite.com Chrissie DiAngelus Booth #202 [email protected] Alisa Kaeser 888-761-9098 Les Parfaits Inconnus piccadillyarts.com Montréal, QC H2H 2J7 Booth #104 Canada Sylvain Dubois, General Manager 514-259-2079 PLA’C’ART [email protected] 358 10e rue www.lesparfaitsinconnus.com Québec, QC G1L 2M7 Booth #203 Canada Chantal Cimon, General Manager 1-418-780-3699 Pentacle* [email protected] 75 Broad Street, Suite 304 www.placart.ca New York, NY 10004 Booth #162 United States Amy Miller 212-278-8111 PPS Danse* [email protected] 4430 rue Parthenais pentacle.org Montréal, QC H2H 2G5 Booth #133 Canada Pierre-Paul Savoie, General Director 514-272-1198 [email protected] www.ppsdanse.com Booth #103

[*IPAY member] 62 Quest Theatre* Shaw Entertainment Group* Bay 9, 6143 4th Street SE P.O. Box 688 Calgary, AB T2H 2H9 Great Barrington, MA 1230 Canada United States Nikki Loach, Artistic Director Simon Shaw, President 403-264-8575 413-274-0038 [email protected] [email protected] www.questtheatre.org www.shawentertainment.com Booth #158 Booth #222

Robin Klinger Entertainment LLC* Siegel Artist Management, LLC* 80 Knights Bridge Road 18 Amherst Avenue Great Neck, NY 11021 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 United States United States Robin Klinger, President Jennifer Morris 516-472-7130 570-824-2266 [email protected] [email protected] www.RobinKlingerEntertainment.com www.siegelartist.com Booth #232 Booth #143

The Roots Agency* Society of the Educational Arts, Inc.* 108 Glenray Court 107 Suffolk Street New Freedom, PA 17349 New York, NY 10002 United States United States Larry Kosson, President, Performing Arts Manuel Morán, CEO & Artistic Director 717-227-0060 [email protected] [email protected] Richard Marino, Managing Director www.therootsagency.com [email protected] Booth #241 212-529-1545 teatrosea.org Booth #112 Roseneath Theatre* 651 Dufferin Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M6K2B2 Squonk* Canada 136 Millerstown-Culmerville Road Natalie Ackers, Managing Director Tarentum, PA 15084 416-686-5199 United States [email protected] Steve O’Hearn, Co-Artistic Director Andrew Lamb, Artistic Director 412-496-6480 [email protected] [email protected] www.roseneath.ca www.squonkopera.org Booth #213 Booth #225

[*IPAY member] 63 Theater Simple Theatre IV 1620 SW Trenton Street 114 West Broad Street Seattle, WA 98106 Richmond, VA 23220 United States United States Llysa Holland, Artistic Instigator Eric Williams, Director of Tour Operations 206-784-8647 ext. 1 800-235-8687 [email protected] [email protected] www.theatersimple.org www.theatreiv.org Booth #214 Booth #142

Theatr Iolo Théâtre Motus* Chapter Arts Centre 330-150 rue Grant Market Road, Canton Montréal, QC J4H3H6 Cardiff, CF5 1QE Canada United Kingdom Marie-France Bruyère, Director of Tour Marketing John Carey Williams, Producer and Communication +44 (0)29 2061 3782 450-616-1427 [email protected] [email protected] www.theatriolo.com www.theatremotus.com Booth #244 Booth #254

Theatre Beating* Vital Theatre Company Unit 1, 2 Peers Street, Brunswick East 2162 Broadway, 4th Floor Melbourne, VIC 3057 New York, NY 10024 Australia United States Geoff Pinfield, Producer Kathleen Toner, Booking Director 61 (0)481183671 512-294-1921 [email protected] [email protected] www.cyberpaddock.net.au/producer/1187 www.vitaltheatre.org/tour Booth #201 Booth #233

Théâtre de l’Oeil* Wonderheads* 7780, Henri-Julien Ave 1808 NE Wasco Street Montréal, QC H2R 2B7 Portland, OR 97232 Canada United States Jocelyne Losier, Marketing Director Emily Windler, Associate Head 514-278-9188 503-891-7546 [email protected] [email protected] www.theatredeloeil.qc.ca www.wonderheads.com Booth #157 Booth #204

[*IPAY member] 64 INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FOR YOUTH BOARD AND STAFF President Treasurer Peg Schuler-Armstrong Nadine Carew Director, Programming and Production General Manager Lincoln Center Education Green Thumb Theatre New York, NY, United States Vancouver, BC, Canada

Vice President of Planning Secretary Pamela K. Lieberman (vacant) Executive Director, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater and Festival The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Vice President of Communications Director of Programming for Education Ray Gargano Sherri Leathers Director of Programming & Director of Program Services for Education Community Engagement Tennessee Performing Arts Center Overture Center for the Arts Nashville, TN, United States Madison, WI, United States

Vice President of Development Immediate Past President Simon Shaw Mary Kate Barley-Jenkins Shaw Entertainment Group Executive Director Great Barrington, MA, United States Adventure Stage Theatre Chicago, IL, United States Board Members At Large Hélène Ducharme Mara McEwin General Manager & Artistic Co-Director Artistic Director Théâtre Motus Treehouse Shakers, Inc. Montréal, QC, Canada New York, NY, United States Lian Farrer Whit MacLaughlin Vice President for Education Artistic Director State Theatre New Paradise Laboratories New Brunswick, NJ, United States Philadelphia, PA, United States Laura Goodwin Rebecca M. Podsednik Vice President, Program Coordinator Learning and Engagement Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences Walton Arts Center Washington, DC, United States Fayetteville, AR, United States Douglas Irvine Shelley Quiala Artistic Director Director of Arts Education & Engagement Visible Fictions Theatre Company Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom St. Paul, MN, United States Saskia Janse Co-Founder, Speeltheater Holland Artistic Director, Speeltheater Holland STUDIO Edam, Netherlands 65 INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FOR YOUTH MISSION The IPAY mission is to create professional and educational opportunities supporting meaningful performing arts experiences for young audiences in North America.

IPAY’s vision is to PRODUCE... PROMOTE... PRESENT... • artistic excellence and innovation • the intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic growth and development of our audiences • participation, collaboration, and partnership among the professional (global) community • investment in performing arts for young audiences

IPAY STAFF AND SHOWCASE TEAM Executive Director Interim General Manager Jeremy “Boomer” Stacey Susan Crofton Toronto, Ontario, Canada Philadelphia, PA, United States [email protected] [email protected]

Web & Membership Administrator Showcase Coordinator Gabriel Bloomfield Samantha Tower Philadelphia, PA, United States Philadelphia, PA, United States [email protected] [email protected]

IPAY Bookkeeper Showcase Manager Kristin Wynn Germaine Henry Philadelphia, PA, United States Austin, TX, United States

IPAY Accountant Showcase Production Managers Sharon Benner FlySpace Productions Philadelphia, PA, United States Jen Owen and Cory Cope Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Rye Fellowship Coordinator Designer Danny Campos Olga Maystruk Austin, TX, United States Administrative Support Lucy O’Regan Banff, AB, Canada

International Performing Arts for Youth C/O CultureWorks The Philadelphia Building 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 320 Philadelphia, PA 19107 267-690-1325 66 67 Photo by Jean Gagnon Returning to Montréal, partnering with CINARS, January 27 – 30, 2016

Returning to Montreal for the first time since 2003, IPAY is thrilled to partner with the leading arts organization CINARS to present Showcase 2016, North America’s premier international performing arts platform presenting juried productions created for young audiences.

Stay tuned for 2016 Call for Selection Applications.

SHOWCASE 2016 MONTRÉAL SAVE THE DATE! JANUARY 27 – 30, 2016

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