VORTEX SUMMER YOUTH THEATRE
In teaching kids how to swim in the great waters of theatre,
the VORTEX Repertory Company likes to start 'em in the deep end of
the pool: full productions of literary masterpieces from Moby Dick
and A Tale of Two Cities to such mature works of the stage as Machinal,
Rhinoceros, and An Enemy of the People.
VORTEX's tuition free Summer Youth Theatre started in 1991 and continues
to give teen thespians credit for being able to handle complex material,
casting them in major roles opposite adult artists. Seeing youthful
artists fearlessly making their way through such challenging work
is exciting. And by treating our young charges as colleagues, Artistic
Director Bonnie Cullum and her grownup team develop a sense of common
purpose and shared spirit among the company that comes through in
every fascinating performance.
2008 School for Scandal
2007 Wyrd Sisters
2006: The Visit
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth Performance:
Taylor Flanagan (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Ensemble Performance: Avery Ashwill
& Ian Stilwell (nomination)
2005: Vitriol and Violets: Tales from
the Algonquin Round Table
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth Actor:
Kathleen Fletcher (winner)
2004: The Good Woman of Setzuan
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding
Youth Performer (nomination)
2003: The Conference of the Birds
2002: Moby Dick
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding
Direction (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth Actor - Stewart Johnson (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Youth Actress - Elizabeth Doss (winner)
2001: Cyrano de Bergerac
2000: The Frogs
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Direction (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Production (nomination)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Actor - David Saldaña
(nomination)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Actress - Tiffany Nicely-Williams
(nomination)
1999: Machinal
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Sound
Design (winner)
B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding
Production of a Play for Children (winner)
1998: Animal Farm
1997: Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities
The David Mark Cohen New Play Award
(winner)
1996: The Madwoman of Chaillot
1995: The Insect Comedy
1993: An Enemy of the People
1992: Rhinoceros
1991: The Skin of Our Teeth
1991: Step on a Crack
AUDITIONS & INTERVIEWS MAY OF EVERY YEAR
Call 512-478-5282 for audition appointments.
The VORTEX Summer Youth program is a FREE award-winning, fun and
educational summer theatre program for teenagers at The VORTEX 2307
Manor Road, Austin.
Participants are selected without regard to gender, color, ethnicity,
economic status, disability, or ability. Theatrical experience is
not required. Must make and keep a professional commitment. VORTEX’s
SYT provides tuition-free opportunities for teenagers ages 13-17
to learn and have fun while working to produce a play with full
design values and 6 public performances. The experience enhances
self-esteem and creativity, providing an excellent summer activity
for Central Texas youth.
This program receives funding from the Texas Commission on the
Arts and the City of Austin.
