Get transported to a desert isle to a medieval court

BRATTLEBORO- New England Youth Theatre’s Town Schools Theatre Winter Festival brings together three original 20-minute plays into one show, to be performed by local schoolchildren, at 7 pm, on February 15 and 16, at NEYT, 100 Flat Street.
“The Un-lost Island of Atlantis,” directed by Putnam Smith and performed by students from Putney Central School, tells the tale of the clash of two groups of explorers who discover the lost island of Atlantis at the same time.  “Death By Murder,” directed by Jay Gelter and featuring students from Oak Grove Elementary, is a comic murder mystery whodunit, with plot twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.  Finally, in the dark comedy “A Festival of Merriment and Joy for the Good King Heimlich,” directed by Doran Hamm and performed by students from Academy School, the good people of Chokeslandvilleshire rise up to overthrow their tyrannical king.   
Town School Theater is NEYT’s free theater experience for children in grades four to six.  The program has recently been expanded to to include more schools, and has added Workshop Wednesdays, when the students come to the theater for a variety of workshops including ones on lighting and sound design, improv, directing, costume design, and acting.
The program aims to engage children at all levels of production, inviting them to participate not just as performers, but as collaborators whose ideas and visions are both heard and respected.
The festival performs Friday, February 15, at 7 pm, and Saturday February 16, at 7 pm. Tickets for these performances are $8. For more information visit www.neyt.org.