Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "At first glance, the audience awaiting the start of 'Mr. Freezy' seems a bit tall -- and old.
Inventive, funny and delightfully messy, 'Mr. Freezy' uses food, utensils, packaging and equipment that would be found in an ice cream truck to create an imaginative epic aimed at theatergoers ranging in age from 5 to 12.
But on Thursday morning, the audience that Arena Theatre Company from North Melbourne, Australia, hoped to entertain was almost universally adults."
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I think its really cool that Pittsburgh out of all places, held this annual showcase for the second time in a row, this is something I really would have liked to see especially the show "Mr. Freezy" which comes from the Windmill theater in Australia that also does children's shows with puppetry that display a similar aesthetic direction to that of Tim Burton. Its cool that the festival was directed towards children's theater too that kind of strays from the boring educational theater they're accustomed to and presents something that is bold and from what I can see from the pictures and tell from its story, visually dynamic and original. What I like most is that this seem like the type of progressive theater that above all does not talk down to its viewers regardless if they are children.
This is AWESOME! I wish the article would have talked a little more about the contrast between adult and children's theatre, particularly because I've never thought about it too in depth before. I have yet to come across children's theatre as an adult, but I think several things would make the experience far more enjoyable. First off, I assume (not know...) that children would be easier to please. In order to do this, you would need to focus more on aesthetic than anything else (which for me would be fun). On the other hand, I don't think the stories should be diminished in any way because of this. Whether you're a child or not, I still think you can pick up on themes and values underlying the plot, etc. This makes me want to try children's theatre for a change.
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