The Book of Ashes at Alderney Landing
Halifax Theatre for Young People is pleased to present The Book of Ashes, written by Emil Sher and directed by Annie Valentina, at Alderney Landing!
Based on a true event, The Book of Ashes tells the story of a librarian in Iraq who, with the help of a child, rescues over 30,000 priceless books from their library during the bombing of Iraq in 2003. A beautiful and magical tale about surviving war and chaos while maintaining hope through community and the power of storytelling.
The production run will include both showings for schools and public shows in the evening.
Public Shows:
Wed April 16 7 PM
Wed April 23 7 PM
Tickets: $10 and up/ Alderney Landing Box Office or www.tixr.com
School Shows:
Wed. Apr 16 10 AM
Thurs.Apr 17 10 AM
Tues. Apr 22 10 AM AND 1 PM
Wed. Apr 23 10 AM
Thur. Apr 24 10 AM
Grades 3 – 8
Learning Outcomes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n1EFhjclSj8VU7Gda7RWqb1FqwCt2kRt/view?usp=drive_link
The Book of Ashes has been PRE-APPROVED for all lower-income schools to be fully funded to attend – this including bus transportation! Book the show time with HTYP: info@halifaxtheatreforyoungpeople.com, then fill out the form at: https://daytrippers.ca
Let us know if you need any help with the application process – we want all students to be able to experience this special production.
Email; info@halifaxtheatreforyoungpeople.com for school shows information
Queer & Trans Youth Musical Project
We’re excited to announce an amazing creative team for our Queer and Trans youth musical!
We’d like to welcome Sinuhe Vazquez as our co-book writer along with HTYP Artistic Associate Riley Reign. Anita KC is the lead composer, and she will be collaborating with composers Katie Wayne and Ed St. Clair!
This musical is being developed to tour to schools in Nova Scotia and will be fun, energetic, uplifting, and filled with musical bops to sing and dance along to.
Produced in partnership with Page 1 Theatre, the Queer and Trans Project will have a staged reading at Page 1 Theatre’s OutFest this coming April as part of its first stage of development.
Book of Ashes
We’d like to welcome Annie Valentina as the director for our production of The Book of Ashes!
ANNIE VALENTINA (she/her) is a Slavic-Canadian director, playwright and dramaturg based out of Kjipuktuk/Halifax.
An alumna of Dalhousie’s Theatre BA program (2004) and the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab (2019), Annie was the Artistic Associate of Neptune Theatre from 2018 to 2023. She was the writer-director of Ballad of the Motherland, which premiered in the 2022/23 Neptune season. Most recently, she was Playwright-in-Residence for the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
Annie’s work explores identity and culture through a Queer, non-gender-normative, immigrant lens; it is guided by playful curiosity and a people-first approach to making art. She is delighted to be joining the team at Halifax Theatre for Young People for the Atlantic Canadian premiere of Emil Sher’s beautiful play The Book of Ashes.
HTYP’s production of The Book of Ashes will be on-stage at Alderney Landing this spring from April 16-24, 2025! We hope to see you there
Halifax Theatre For Young People at The Nest!
We are excited to be sharing a brand new office space with other indie theatre companies at The Nest! The Nest is a shared space on 6068 Quinpool Rd and is run by our friends DaPoPo Theatre Company. We are glad to share the space and create a community with many other great theatre companies!
Tessa, Abbey and Riley at the HTYP office in The Nest
Read our latest newsletter and subscribe to keep up to date!
https://mailchi.mp/e93fdbbc8473/happy-new-year-from-halifax-theatre-for-young-people?e=[UNIQID]
Halifax Theatre for Young People occupies a unique place within the theatre ecology of both our local and regional communities as the only full-time Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Company in Halifax Regional Municipality. We have had the opportunity to create, share and produce numerous productions, and meaningfully engage young audiences across Nova Scotia.For more information or to book a show email: info@halifaxtheatreforyoungpeople.com