Mid- July and what to do?

Posted by Lisa Seward On July - 15 - 2010

Summer is hotter than ever and there is only so many camps and so many water parks to visit…What is a parent of a child to do?   Hmmm….. this question has been pondered for centuries as far back as Eucalyptus in the days of Atlas or Caesar. Years ago children could amuse themselves with novel widgets [...]

Yonge Street Players teacher , TY KOSTYK, performs…

Posted by Lisa Seward On July - 12 - 2010

Olymprov every Wednesday@ 8 pm at The Second City Training Centre ( 70 Peter Street, Toronto). Kostyk says, ” It’s a classic ‘Quebec style’ Improv Competition …that pits two teams against each other ina hockey arena-esque stage …complete with a jingle bell ringing referee!  There’s a killer team featuring some Second City big hitters like Natasha [...]

COMEDY & IMPROVISATION FOR KIDS CAN EQUAL BETTER GRADES

Posted by Lisa Seward On July - 8 - 2010

It makes perfect sense! When children are being funny….genuinely funny…kids laugh with them and the barriers start to break down between the need to be popular and the goal of fitting in…BECAUSE laughter is an equalizer! Thinking about what to say or respond to with other kids in a large or small group takes nerve, timing [...]

Summer fun….

Posted by Lisa Seward On July - 7 - 2010

Yonge Street Players knows how to have a vacation! While waiting for classes to start up again at YSP on September 25th- why not tell your parents to go see some Comedy shows at Toronto’s Fringe Festival! Many of the shows are great theatre for teens as well. Never before has Toronto had such great [...]