On Saturday, May 15th the Free My Muse Theatre Company presented their 10th youth play production, "The Frog Prince" at the Anne Portnuff Theatre in Yorkton. Free My Muse Theatre Company put on both a 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm show.
The play tells the story of triple Queens who together have twelve daughters each born in a different month of the year and named accordingly. The play takes place after all the Princes have been taken from the kingdom except for Prince Robert, a frog turned into a Prince. As the Princesses argue over who will marry Prince Robert one of the Princesses falls in love with Prince Jeremiah, a Prince turned into a Frog. The play tells the story of love, family, and lessons leaned.
Free My Muse Theatre Company was founded in 2005 by Carrie Pengilly who thought Yorkton would be the "perfect place for an artistic venture like theatre." Pengilly also believed that theatre would become "something that would be important to a small community with a large drawing ares." From the company's humble beginnings in a community space co-sponsored by the City of Yorkton to owning their own studio the company has continued to thrive and grow.
Free My Muse Theatre Company performs two youth play productions a year, May and December. All youth students of the theatre company, ages 7-16, audition, and are given a part in each youth play production. Each play selected is adapted and collectively written by the director and cast specifically for the youth actors.
Pengilly says, Free My Muse Theatre Company is a "continued dream come true" and has been "from the first moment." She added that with "everyday the dream comes true" of her vision for the theatre company, and impart because of the "wonderful people" she works with.
"The Frog Prince" not only marks the 10th youth play production by Free My Muse Theatre Company, but also the 10th play for youth actor Sarah Kirschman. She became involved in 2005 at the encouragement of her older sister who was interested in acting. Kirschman says before acting she "really, really shy," but thanks to Free My Muse Theatre Company she is now "confident and able to speak to others." Kirschman continues to be involved, because as she states, "it is the most fun I have ever had in my life." She adds that she loves how every-one is so close to each other, and "the feeling of support" she gets from those around her. At the age of 15 Kirschman is now an assistant acting teacher at Free My Muse Theatre Company.
Pengilly concluded by thanking the community for their "continued support" and for "letting us evolve" as a theatre company. She encourages anyone interested in acting to come and see the many "talented students," or for any youth interested to register for the fall semester of acting classes starting in September.
