News & Notes
“Peter Pan” Delights! Reaches For New Level In Creativity
November 4th, 2019
PYT’s Peter Pan flies high into the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts this weekend and next (November 9-17) with Loryn Hatten directing! Along with the Darling Family, there’s a band of thieving pirates, a group of hopelessly lost lost boys and even some very pink flamingoes! Spotlight was able to ask her a few questions […]
Lighting Up Stories on Stage: Spotlight on Naomi Shanson
October 2nd, 2019
Spotlight recently caught up with Stories on Stage (SOS) alum and current high school senior Naomi Shanson, who will be PYT’s SOS lighting designer for the 2019-2020 season starting with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Here’s the Interview! Spotlight: Naomi, tell us a little bit about yourself. How long have you been involved with theatre, […]
A Peek Behind the Mask-Making of Shrek
March 9th, 2019
Spotlight finally caught up with our busy director Loryn Hatten to ask her about the “ogre” masks that were made especially for our current show, “Shrek The Musical”. Here’s what she had to say! Spotlight: Loryn, a lot of Shrek The Musical is about that green ogre make-up! It’s such a distinctive part of the show. […]
Tech Week – A Parent’s Point of View: Spotlight on Pam Prodromou
March 7th, 2019
Spotlight was thrilled to reach a couple PYT parents to get their insights into what’s it like having an actor in the house and how they feel about going into Tech Week. Here’s one of the interviews – this time with Shrek parent, Pam Prodromou. Pam’s “Ash” plays “Mama Ogre”, “Mama Bear”, “Duloc Dancer” and “Rat”, in […]
Tech Week – A Parent’s Point of View: Spotlight on Eyal Ophir
March 5th, 2019
Spotlight was thrilled to reach a couple PYT parents to get their insights into what’s it like having an actor in the house and how they feel about going into Tech Week. Here’s one of the interviews this time with Shrek parent, Eyal Ophir. Eyal’s daughter Sahar plays “Gingy”, “Bluebird” and she’s also a “Dragonette” in the […]
PYT Introduces the Judy Robe!
May 17th, 2018
Recently, Actors’ Equity Association—the labor union that represents professional actors—announced that they will be renaming the Gypsy Robe ceremony this fall. The announcement has shaken the theatre community as the Gypsy Robe has been an important and beloved tradition for the better part of a century. Spotlight asked Loryn Hatten, PYT’s Producing Artistic Director to […]
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