Elephant & Piggy’s: We Are In A Play! (TYA) Book and Lyrics by Mo Willems Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma Based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com. Ocean City Music Pier

The National TYA/USA Awards honor excellence in the field of Theatre for Young Audiences. Selected by a committee of peers from nominations made by TYA/USA members, awards are given annually in the following categories: The Harold Oaks Award for Sustained Excellence in …

Sep 19, 2019 · For the second year in a row, Deborah Wicks La Puma is the most produced TYA artist across the country. Her music is featured in 15 different productions this season (up from 13 productions last season) across the following titles: Ella Enchanted, Elephant & Piggie: We Are In A Play!, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

May 19, 2023 · Meet the proud director and composer of this triple-nominated theater for young audiences, Kathryn Chase Bryer and Deborah Wicks La Puma.

Aug 6, 2018 · The majority of the Theatre for Young Audiences seasons have been announced by venues across the country, and TYA/USA has reviewed them all to bring you a preview of the national TYA offerings for 2018/2019.

A proud Mexican-American and "Navy brat" who grew up in Brazil, Portugal and California, La Puma is a member of TYA/USA, ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild. Mother to three daughters and Mimi the Cat, La Puma lives in Southern California with …

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Apr 2, 2021 · Deborah Wicks La Puma, one of the most produced TYA composers in the country, will talk about the wide world of musicals for young audiences - from small van tours at local schools to professional Off-Broadway productions.

Mar 3, 2022 · D eborah Wicks La Puma is a composer, music director, and orchestrator. The most produced TYA composer of the '18-19 season, her works include "She Persisted: The Musical" (Based on the book by Chelsea Clinton, at Bay Area Children's Theatre) with Adam Tobin; "Elephant and Piggie's: We are in a Play!"

Back in 2013, I tried to grok the state of the theatre for young audienes (TYA) field in an op-ed for HowlRound. I wrote about what I called tectonic shifts in American and international organizations, leadership transitions, connectons, and emergence.