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    GLT YOUTH COMPANY TO PERFORM ORIGINAL PLAY ON LOCAL HISTORY

    Caledon Enterprise, Canada
    Independent and Free Press, Canada
    May 2 2008


    GLT Youth Company producer

    The Georgetown Little Theatre Youth Company (GLTYC) is staging an
    original production called The Georgetown Boys this month.

    The GLTYC is proud to present this original theatrical production based
    upon the stories written by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and adapted for
    the stage by Sam Hancock. The two-week run of the production will take
    place at the GLT Studio in Stewarttown from May 1 to 10, with a special
    one-night-only Gala Performance at the John Elliott Theatre on May 14.

    To purchase tickets for the Studio performances, please call
    905-877-3422. Tickets are $10.

    This production is indicative of the growth of the Youth Company
    over the past five years. The young cast and crew are thrilled to
    be a part of this unique event. Based on two books by award-winning
    author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Aram's Choice (available in stores now)
    and Call Me Aram (to be released in fall 2008), The Georgetown Boys
    was adapted for the stage and directed by local Georgetown resident,
    Sam Hancock. He has directed many productions since graduating from
    Guelph University's theatre program. His plays have won audience
    awards and have been staged in Toronto, New York and San Francisco.

    Forchuk Skrypuch is the author of many books for children, including
    Silver Threads and Enough as well as her Young Adult novels, The
    Hunger and Nobody's Child, which was nominated for the Red Maple Award,
    the Alberta Rocky Mountain Book Award, and the B.C. Stellar Award.

    In 1923, 110 young Armenian boys, aged 8-12, were brought to Canada
    to live on Cedar Vale Farm in Georgetown where they were trained in
    farming with the aim of becoming Canadian farmers. The Georgetown
    Boys documents a significant moment in the history of Georgetown
    and Canada. It was "Canada's noble experiment" --Canada's first
    international humanitarian effort. Many of these orphans grew up and
    settled in Southern Ontario, reuniting with their friends as often
    as they could, forming a tight-knit community that continues to this
    day among their descendants.

    The Georgetown Little Theatre is proud to support the efforts of the
    Youth Company. There are 24 performers in this production with as many,
    if not more, adult and youth volunteers helping backstage. Organizing
    and rallying this large troupe of theatre artists is Cat Heaven,
    Sue Bryan and Kay d'Entremont who have been the guiding force behind
    the GLTYC since its inception in 2003.
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