I really liked the article about how children's theatre is evolving past the fairy tale plays, etc...I mean, how many of us have had the unfortunate experience of playing a grape or an elm tree in some elementary performance? Let's see, I have played an angel, a human (yes, the human was the unusual character in this particular play...everyone else was some kind of an alien), not to mention Mary Magdelene and Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. So many young people want to learn technique and I applaud any entity that allows them to explore their creativity. Cathedral high school has an amazing drama department and have offered some greta performances. I attended not only some of their larger productions but also their afternoon of one acts a few years ago that was fantastic, so I encourage everyone to take in some of these offerings. These could be the stage stars of the future. I believe Footlight also has a young people's performance every year, but I can't remember for sure. I know I saw the lovely Jessica Murphy in Chess along with Emma Davis and several other very talented actors. We need to support these kids as much as possible as they take on beefier and more challenging performances.