News & Notes

First Timers Ready to Set Sail in “The Pirates of Penzance”

May 7th, 2019

Spotlight was delighted to get the chance to interview a few PYT first-timers about their upcoming debut in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. Meet Scarlet Songhyun Lee, Maxine Edmonds and Joelle Wong who are all making their first appearance in a PYT MainStage show.  We asked them a few questions and especially why you […]

PYT Producer Brian Burns Breaks Record for Pirates!

May 5th, 2019

What record does veteran producer and long-time PYT volunteer Brian Burns hold? Well, we’ll get to that in a minute. First, let’s get to know a little bit about Brian! Brian started volunteering at PYT in 1996, when his daughter Anna was in her first PYT show, Charlotte’s Web. Two years later, he produced his first […]

Veteran PYT Performer Takes Her Final Bow in “The Pirates of Penzance”

April 29th, 2019

Recently Spotlight was able to talk to long-time PYT-er Olivia Cobb about her feelings approaching her final performance in PYT’s “The Pirates of Penzance”. If you have not met her yet, Olivia is 18 years old and besides performing, she enjoys working backstage, art, baking, and teaching theater. She hasn’t done a musical with PYT […]

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