Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh my!

The Lorain Palace Theater has marked another successful year of summer youth theater! July 30th, 31st, and August 1st, the Lorain Palace Youth Theater celebrated its 33rd year with a production of The Wizard of Oz. More than seventy students ages eight to eighteen participated in the three shows. Each night the theater was filled to its licensed capacity of 650 people! The shows went wonderfully, but that is only half of the program. The other half is the six weeks prior to the show, when students are taught all aspects of theater- costumes, props, lights, sets, acting, dancing, and safety. Lorain Palace Theater Executive Director, John Handyside, would like to thank the parents for sharing their children and thank the staff for their time and effort. "They've just been stellar. The best in thirty-three years!" says John. Jessica Smith has been the producer of the Palace Youth Theater for five years. She says, "This has been the BEST show overall. The cast, crew, staff, sets, costumes, EVERYTHING came together beautifully to create a professional, Broadway show. I'm so proud of everyone's hard work and determination during those six short weeks, and I hope PYT continues to raise the bar on children's theatre, and continue to bring the community together through the arts."