Carousel Theatre for Young People
1411 Cartwright Street V6H 3R7 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Meet the ' Little Shrimp' creative team behind our next AudioPLAY show coming Apr. 8May 2! Robyn Jacob is a pianist, singer, composer, and educator who lives and works on the unceded territories of the Swx wú7mesh, Xmkym and Sl’il’wta Nations. Her avant-pop project Only A Visitor has released three albums to date and her recent composition projects include a commission by Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion and a piece for string orchestra commissioned by Little Chamber Music. In 2020, she released 'Earth Leaps Up' on the label Elsewhere Music with her duo The Giving Shapes. Robyn is part of the collective Publik Secrets, currently in residence at Hadden Park with the Vancouver Park Board. Book now your tix now: https://bit.ly/lshrimp

Reminder! Get your tickets to stream Touchstone Theatre and our virtual cabaret The 2021 Lawyer Show Online: Cabaret-A-Ganza! fundraiser live online in your home on Apr. 23.

Meet the ' Little Shrimp' creative team behind our next AudioPLAY show coming Apr. 8May 2! Natalie Tin Yin Gan () is grateful to play, learn, and work on the unceded ancestral lands of the Musqueum, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her interests include food, writing, dance, and strange art performance. She has spent the pandemic working on her Cantonese speaking skills. Natalie is a late sleeper, a late riser, a late bloomer, a latecomer, and a late-night snacker. Book now your tix now: https://bit.ly/lshrimp

Lights up on Granville Island for World Theatre Day! #WTD2021

Join us for another Storytime Saturday as our performers bring their favourite stories to life! This week: 'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus' by Mo Willems, read by Amanda Testini.

Happy #WorldTheatreDay! What do you love about theatre? To celebrate #WTD2021, enter coupon code WTD20 and get 20% off a Family Bubble Pack (reg. $40) for LITTLE SHRIMP, our next AudioPLAY. (*expires at midnight) https://bit.ly/lshrimp

Looking for something to do with your little ones at home this festive season? Join us for Nom Nom Gnomes, a screen-free, audio play for children aged 3+. Find out more and book here: http://ow.ly/4R1950CtMiq

Announcing AudioPLAY, our season of screen-free, interactive audio theatre designed to engage and excite. Listen in! Beginning December 10th, tickets are on sale now: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/our-plays/ #CTYPAudioPLAY

Some of our winter drama school classes are already sold out! Find out more about our wonderful faculty and classes here: http://ow.ly/uLKe50CpH2r

Get in the Halloween mood with this spooky story read & adapted by Tom Pickett! And then check out our AudioPLAY season at carouseltheatre.ca! #CTYPAudioPLAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMBWLvVb5sE

Meet the Nom Nom Gnomes team! Kanon Hewitt is a lead artist for our first AudioPLAY. Kanon is a projection and sound designer, stage manager, producer, playwright, and performer from Tokyo, Japan. She is a graduate of UBC & a certified actor-combatant with Fight Directors Canada. Book for #NomNomGnomes here: http://ow.ly/TaDh50C1q9F

Meet the Nom Nom Gnomes team! Manami Hara is the lead artist for our first AudioPLAY. She immigrated from Japan to pursue theatre and has been building her career for the past 30 years as an actor, playwright, instructor, interpreter/translator, dramaturge & director. Fun fact: her first job out of Studio 58 was as Juliet in a Carousel production of Romeo & Juliet! Book for Nom Nom Gnomes here: http://ow.ly/hcqn50C1nrN

Meet the Nom Nom Gnomes team: Cindy Mochizuki is our Visual Designer! She creates multi-media installations, audio fictions, performances, animations, drawings, and community-engaged projects. She has exhibited, performed and screened her work in Canada, the United States, Australia, and across Asia. Find out more about #NomNomGnomes here: http://ow.ly/Rhjg50Ck9oA

Join Momoka and her brother Taku this winter as they sing, play and, of course, EAT! Nom Nom Gnomes is an intergenerational AudioPLAY about family, food and what brings us together, even while we’re apart. Running from December 10 - January 3rd, @Home. Find out more & book here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/plays/nomnomgnomes/

Check out what Rumble Theatre are doing before they join our AudioPLAY season: Tremors Festival is a free, multidisciplinary arts festival that explores not only the creation process but the politics & philosophies behind it. Book here: https://www.rumbletix.org/ https://www.straight.com//vancouvers-tremors-festival-chal

It's Orange Shirt Day, a day to remember and honour the children that were stripped of their culture and families because of residential schools. Read more about this year's Orange Shirt Day here: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/ #everychildmatters

Between them, Shiz and Randi have worked in set design, puppetry, acting, arts admin, directing, illustration and now: running CTYP! Find out more about their practice, how they want to collaborate with artists, and why they chose AudioPLAY: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//meet-shiz-randi-our-co-ar/

We'd like to thank everyone who shared their experiences with Mr Wade King through our third party disclosure program. We appreciate that in many cases, this wasn't an easy task. The board is currently awaiting a report from Mr King, which will inform next steps. Thank you for your patience as we establish a course of action from here.

Winter Drama School registration is now open for students aged 3 - 17! Check out all of our classes here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/drama-school/

Happy First Day of Drama School to our brilliant faculty and students!

Having a hard time deciding which AudioPLAY to book? Listen to all of them from just $50! Find out more here: www.carouseltheatre.ca/our-plays/

Thank you to everyone who has shared their experiences with Wade King through the 3rd party disclosure program. This program closes today, find more information here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//introduction-of-disclosur/

Halloween is coming up fast! Get in the spooky mood by listening to our free AudioPLAY teaser, The Thing at the End of the Bed, adapted and read by Tom Pickett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMBWLvVb5sE

Our drama school starts this weekend (with plenty of precautions to keep us all safe)! Find out more about Valeria Ascolese, one of our wonderful Teaching Assistants: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//meet-our-drama-school-tea/

Our rehearsal studios are open! If you book 3 hours before December 1st, we'll toss in an extra hour for free! Check out our rentals page for more info: http://ow.ly/C4kx50BTUsO

Full of questions about AudioPLAY? We put together this list of FAQs to answer them! Check it out here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/blog/audioplay-faqs/

Our friends at Embrace Arts Foundation are having a Halloween Dance! Throw on a costume and boogie with people of all ages and abilities. This event is free (& on Zoom!)

Meet our Drama School Teachers: Say hi to Laura Jaye, who has been teaching some of our littlest actors for over ten years! https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//meet-our-drama-school-tea/

We just had our first production meeting for #CTYPNomNomGnomes, our December/January AudioPLAY! We're not going to spoil anything, but it's looking very exciting! Book here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/plays/nomnomgnomes/

Drama School starts on Sept 26th, so we thought now would be a good time to introduce our faculty! Leslie has been with us since 2016 & will be teaching Drama Explorations and Teen Company Players! Find out more about her here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//meet-our-drama-school-tea/

Interested to know more about AudioPLAY? Check out this spooky teaser story read and adapted by Tom Pickett (who you'll remember from House at Pooh Corner and Elephant & Piggie!) Book tickets here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/our-plays/ https://www.youtube.com/watch

We'll be taking part in #LightUpLive this Tuesday - lighting up the Waterfront Theatre in red to raise awareness for an industry that is still dark. Find out more here: http://ow.ly/x88H50Bu4RT #liveevents

Can't decide on just one AudioPLAY? Play Packs are available from $50 so you don't have to choose! https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/our-plays/

Rounding out our AudioPLAY season is Little Shrimp by Nancy Tam & Derek Chan. Available from April 8 - May 2, Little Shrimp is a bilingual audio play about intergenerational relationships within Chinese culture. Book here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/plays/littleshrimp/ #CTYPLittleShrimp

Register here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/drama-school/

We hope everyone is having a safe, happy & healthy first week back at school!

A displaced Caribbean adventure about the spirits that bind us. Happening in Dis’ Place. Rishi & d Douen created by Rumble Theatre is available from Feb 4 - 28. Book here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/plays/rishiandddouen/ #CTYPRishiDouen

For those interested, here's a free collection of resources and training sessions on bystander intervention and harassment. We took the Anti-Asian Harassment & Xenophobia session recently, the next one is on September 22nd: https://www.ihollaback.org/harassmenttraining/

From our Friends: What are your options now that theatres are closed? Gateway Salon Series: Building Bridges covers opportunities for emerging #BIPOC & #queer artists & finding your place in the theatre community. Admission is free, but space is limited. bit.ly/3j4asTV

We've been busy making sure that our Drama School will be safe & ready for you this Fall! Registration is open for classes suitable for children aged 3 - 17. Find out more here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/drama-school/

Introducing our new Education Manager, Angie Descalzi! Angie comes to us after working with the Vancouver Fringe for 8 years. She was also instrumental in the inception of initiatives such as CultureBrew.art and CALTAC (Canadian Latinx Theatre Artist Coalition). After work, you can find her hanging out with her dog, Neelix or playing a good board game. Welcome, Angie! https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/team/

As you may know, we have engaged Wade King to deliver disclosure services to the Carousel community. Mr. King is an experienced disclosure & human rights professional. We appreciate all who have come forward to date and would like to remind anyone who has considered coming forward that this program continues until September 25th, 2020. Find more information here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//introduction-of-disclosur/

Have you heard? Our Fall Drama School is open for registration! With classes for young people aged 3 - 17, there's something for every budding creative! https://www.carouseltheatre.ca/drama-school/ ( Tim Matheson)

Our Education Manager job posting closes tomorrow! Get those applications in if you're passionate about TYA education and want to be a part of a small, dedicated team. https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//were-hiring-education-man/

We're hiring an Education Manager! The EM leads CTYP’s School Matinee Program, Drama School, and various outreach programs. Apply by August 20th: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//were-hiring-education-man/

Details of a third party safe disclosure program beginning August 4th can be found here: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//introduction-of-disclosur/

A statement from CTYP regarding the appointment of an external consultant and Interim Co-Artistic and Managing Directors. https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//ctyp-provides-update-on-i/

An update on Carousel Theatre for Young People's artistic leadership going forward: https://www.carouseltheatre.ca//update-on-artistic-leader/