Northern Castle Theatre for Children
Classical and Original Fairy Tales for Children from 1 to 100 years old



   

The Three Little Pigs, 1999 -- (l. to r.) Ailin Conant, Kim McCleod, and Katryn Kinser

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Who We Are and How We Got That Way

Adaptations of fairy tales by Northern Castle have a style of their own. The plays are interactive, and appeal to children from 1 year to 100 years. But children are not the only fans of this company. Adults come just to see and hear the gags that are written into the plays for older audiences. The troupe is also adept at improv. For instance, when you ask the children in the audience a question like, "Oh, dear, what am I going to do now?", you are going to get a lot of answers, and it's hilarious to see the actors trying to get the story back on track.

Northern Castle Theatre for Children mounted its first production, Snow White, in the Spring of 1995. The company was then headed by directors Oscar Davila and Mark Lariviere. Susan Forrest and Katryn played the roles of the evil Queen and Snow White. In 1998, after Mark and Oscar moved to San Francisco, Susan and Katryn took over the company, and produced two or three shows annually.  Katryn has moved to pursue theatre in New York.  In the future, Susan is joining with new partners to continue Northern Castle, and to write more original pieces, like the recent Groach of the Isle of Lok.

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