Theatre of Youth was founded in 1972 by Rosalind Cramer and Toni Smith Wilson, theatre instructors at Daemen College. Since then, TOY has continued to gain expertise and experience in our field and grow in our dedication to bringing theatre into the lives of young people. Our plays are performed by professional adult actors in full-scale mainstage productions. Our professional staff have excellent training and many hold advanced degrees in their fields. Meg Quinn, Artistic Director, is proud to announce the 2008-2009 Season at Theatre of Youth. "I have selected plays this season that will challenge and inspire young people, " comments Quinn. "Our artistic staff is already discussing designs and promise yet another season of outstanding theatrical experiences for families." Last year over 50, 000 parents, teachers and young people attended Theatre of Youth productions. Keep in Mind that when you support Theatre of Youth, you are also supporting actors that live and work in Buffalo. Our actors are familiar to our audiences and feel like friends. Time and time again, parents tell us how much our plays impact their children. We hope that you will join us for the special theatre experience that only TOY creates for young people.
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Designed by father-and-son architects Eliel and Eero Saarinen in the 1930s, this music hall is internationally recognized as having perfect acoustic pitch. The estate of Edward and Mary Kleinhans provided the impetus and the funds necessary to build the home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places and now also houses the Buffalo Chamber Music Society alongside the QRS Concert Series. Kleinhans also hosts a variety of events, from concerts to commencement ceremonies for local schools, check website for complete calendar.
Lippes Concert Hall is located at Slee Hall and all visiting artist concerts and performances, organ recitals, student concerts, faculty performances etc. take place here. The Slee Hall is named after late Frederick and Alice Slee. They were great fans of chamber music, especially Beethoven string quartets. They established an endowment at University of Buffalo for an annual performance and since 1955, 46 string quartet ensembles have performed here. All student performances are free to the public and take place throughout the year.
