Theatre

Theatre Youth theatre is described as a performance whose main purpose is to enrich the audience’s lives in some way during the course of the production. “How Da B-52 cockroach learned to fly” is an excellent example of a performance for youth theatre. The play is based on an award-winning children’s book by Lisa Matsumoto. Although the book was written for a younger audience, both children and adults alike find humor and educational value in “How Da B-52 Learned to Fly.” With the help of exuberant performers, unique props and a creative set, the story of how the B-52 cockroach was a successful example of what youth theater should be. The play is centered on Kimo the cockroach and his brothers. The play is done in story form with two narrators, one who is telling the story and the other who is listening and asking questions about the major characters. The major conflict that Kimo encounters is trying to fit in and gain acceptance amongst the rest of the insects in the insect kingdom. The insects all view the cockroaches as being lazy with no good traits that could help out there society. play, youth, audience, really, kimo, because, insect, attention, story, kingdom, visual, though, made, lighting, example, characters, brothers, being, very, through, thought, message, main, insects, even, costumes, whole, way, towards, theatre, theater, spectacle, since, showed, props