PlayMakers' award-winning Summer Youth Conservatory returns for 2016

Violet

Directed by Matthew Steffens (who also choreographed)

DISCOVERING WHO YOU ARE IS THE GREATEST JOURNEY OF ALL

A girl with a disfiguring scar sets out from her home in Spruce Pine, NC to seek healing and finds her true beauty along the way. Watch the best young talent from across the Triangle shine in this powerhouse piece of theatre showcasing musical styles from country, gospel, bluegrass and honky-tonk rock to Memphis blues. Violet is the moving story of a courageous heroine you’ll never forget.

AGE RECOMMENDATION

This inspiring contemporary musical is touching, funny and sometimes frank with moments including adult language and subject matter that might be inappropriate for younger audience members. We recommend Violet for patrons ages 13 and older.

summer youth conservatory

Violet is the culmination of PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory, a six-week practicum for high school students—both on stage and behind the scenes—combining top-notch teaching with unparalleled practical experience. Students work with professional directors, choreographers, musical directors, and theatre technicians to mount a professional quality production for all to enjoy.

CLICK HERE to learn more about our Summer Youth Programs.

“a work of great resonance and beauty and joy”

New York Magazine

“The Broadway musical we’ve been waiting for has arrived!”

Newsday

A Photo Story of how our production of Violet comes together, courtesy of Huth Photo.

Reviews

Local Theatres Prepare the Next Generation
By Taryn Oesch
BroadwayWorld.com
July 27, 2016

“Violet” actors shined in youth production
By Leah Moore
The Daily Tar Heel
July 24, 2016

PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory Presents Violet: A Musical
By Alan R. Hall
Classical Voice of North Carolina
July 23, 2016

NEWS

Youth Cast Presents ‘Violet:’ Exploring Inner Beauty And Race In The South
By Will Michaels and Frank Stasio
WUNC / The State of Things
July 21, 2016

Opening Tonight: A Youthful VIOLET
By Kate Dobbs Ariail
The Five Points Star
July 21, 2016

Student-acted musical appeals to North Carolinians, current political climate
By Leah Moore
The Daily Tar Heel
July 21, 2016

Teen Phenom Ainsley Seiger Tackles the Title Role in the PlayMakers SYC Production of Violet
By Robert W. McDowell
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
July 20, 2016

Violet
By Brian Howe
INDY Week
July 20, 2016

‘Violet’ Opens at PlayMakers Theater Featuring Local Students
CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO
By Erin Wygant
WCHL/Chapelboro.com
July 18, 2016

Who’s Talking (radio interview)
With D.G. Martin
WCHL/Chapelboro.com
July 16, 2016

PlayMakers Summer Youth Conservatory Goes “Violet”
With Aaron Keck
WCHL/Chapelboro.com
July 14, 2016