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WE MEET A MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER WHOSE NEW WORK IS PROFOUND AND UNPARALLELED.

EXPERIENCE A LIVE ART COMPETITION AND, LEARN ABOUT A THEATRE THAT'S INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON BROAD & HIGH.

>>> WELCOME TO BROAD &I'M YOUR HOST KATE QUICKEL.

AUBREY LISTON, AKA XIOMA, IS SINGER-SONGWRITER AND ARRANGER HIGH,WHO HER DESCRIBES HER SOUND AS CELLO PUNK AND INDIE POP.

XIOMA'S RECENT WORK CONFRONTS THE UNCOMFORTABLE TOPICS OF ROKEN TRUST, UNTRUTHS AND MANIPULATION.

SHE DESCRIBES IT AS A WAY TO HONOR THE EXPERIENCE.

>> I STARTED PLAYING CELLO WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

AT MY MOM'S, NOT REQUEST BUT SHE IS LIKE YOU SHOULD PLAY CELLO.

SO I DID.

A COUPLE YEARS LATER I STARTED WRITING SONGS AND I THINK I REALLY STARTED WRITING MUSIC AS A WAY TO COPE WITH THINGS THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

AT THE TIME MY DAD WAS AN ALCOHOLIC AND IT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS.

SO, THE SONG WRITING WAS REALLY A WAY I PROCESSED THAT.

SO, I THINK AS I HAVE CONTINUED WRITING MUSIC IT ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE KIND OF THINGS THAT YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE.

>> XIOMA, MY SINGER-SONGWRITER JOURNEY HAS ALL ABOUT INDIE POP, LYRICALLY FOCUSED AND I WOULD SAY THE LYRICS ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IN SOME WAY.

I FIND INSPIRATION FROM ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PLACES.

I HAVE A LITTLE NOTES APP ON MY PHONE SO WHEREVER I HEAR A PHRASE THAT I LIKE I WILL WRITE IT DOWN.

A LOT OF MY INSPIRATION COMES FROM POETRY.

I LOVE ALL OF MARY OLIVER'S WORK AND HOW SHE SEES THINGS.

I THINK --AND THEN WHEN I AM WRITING THE ACTUAL MUSIC I'VE SOURCED A LOT OF INSPIRATION FROM BOTH CLASSICAL MUSIC AND POP MUSIC I LOVE CAROLINE SHAW'S WORK WHO SAY VIOLINIST AND COMPOSURE AND JUST SO SMART WITH THE WAY SHE USES STRINGS.

AND THEN LIKE JACK ANTINOFF, A PRODUCER THAT I LOVE AND LOVE HOW HE ARRANGE.

SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES FOR INSPIRATION [MUSIC] >> YOU AND EVERYONE YOU LOVE WILL SOME DAY DIE IS AN INDIE-POP/PERFORMANCE SHOW.

REALLY EXPLORING RELIGION, AUTONOMY AND WHAT KIND OF HAPPENS IN THE AFTERMATH OF LEAVING THAT.

CHOREOGRAPHY, THERE IS STRINGS THERE IS SONGS AND SPOKEN WORD.

[SINGING].

>> A LOT OF WHAT THIS PIECE IS, IN THE LIVE SETTING, IS WHAT WOULD I WANT TO SEE AS AN AUDIENCE.

WHAT WOULD LIKE DRAW IN MY ATTENTION.

AND, ALSO, I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT MOVEMENT ON TOP OF WORDS.

I THINK IT KIND OF SHIFTED THE WAY THAT THE WORDS FEEL TO SING OR HOW THE MUSIC FEELS.

>> I THINK YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN KEEP THIS HAND AND TOUCH THE CHIN.

>> WE DID CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THIS PIECE.

AND IT WAS CHOREOGRAPHED BY MY FRIEND AND COLLABORATOR SAVANNAH DUNN.

I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO MAYBE EXPLAIN HER STYLE IS MODERN DANCE.

EVERYTHING SHE MAKES IS JUST KIND OF BEAUTIFUL AND INTERESTING TO WATCH.

THERE IS JUST SO MANY LAYERS UNDERNEATH.

I LOVE WHAT SHE HAS DONE THE CHOREOGRAPHY SHE HAS DONE FOR ME IS GESTURAL.

ON THE STAGE I AM BLINDFOLDED FOR MOST OF THE SHOW SO I CAN NOT MOVE AROUND A LOT.

IT IS MOSTLY A LOT OF HANDS AND SHOWING THE WORK.

>> IT GIVES LIGHT TO EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE.

IN THE SAME WAY LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE.

>> SAVANNAH AND I DID COLLABORATE ON IT A LOT.

SHE WORKS A LOT FROM TEXT.

I GAVE SAVANNAH LYRICS FOR TWO OF THE SONGS AND ALSO A BIBLE VERSE SO SHE TOOK THE TEXT FROM THE LYRICS AND THE BIBLE VERSE AND JUST PUT WORDS ON TOP OF THEM.

SO EVERY WORD KIND OF HAS A MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

SO, ALL OF THE MOVEMENTS ARE HER IDEAS AND IF I DID NOT LIKE ONE I WOULD BE LIKE I AM --IT DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT.

[SINGING].

>> THE PROJECT ITSELF IS EXPLORING, I THINK, IF THERE IS A QUESTION IT WOULD BE WHY DID THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE AND WHO LOVED ME CHOOSE TO REMAIN SO STRICT WITH THEIR RELIGIOUS IDEALS AND KIND OF IGNORE THE PEOPLE THEY LOVE AND KIND OF TREAT THEM PRETTY HORRIBLY.

I WAS ASKING WHY.

I THINK THAT IT IS, WHAT I CAME TO OR MY THEORY MY HYPOTHESIS IS THERE IS A LINGERING FEAR OF DEATH THAT THE PEOPLE IN MY PAST HAVE AND THEY NEED THIS KIND OF RELIGION TO GIVE THEM COMFORT ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY DIE.

SO, IT IS VERY LAST SONG WHERE THIS LINE COMES FROM.

THEY SUGAR COAT THE HARD STUFF [SINGING].

>> THIS IS HOW THEY GOT YOU.

YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE TRUE AND IN THAT WANT IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

IT KIND OF EVOLVES.

>> TO HEAR MORE, YOU CAN FIND HER IN INSTAGRAM @XIOMA MUSIC >> NOW,WE HEAD TO RENO, NEVADA TO MEET TWO CONTESTANTS IN A LIVE ART COMPETITION CALLED, ART BATTLE.

PARTICIPANTS HAVE A LIMITED TIME TO PAINT A WORK OF ART.

TAKE A LOOK.

>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.

>> ALL RIGHT!

>> MY NAME IS ALISHA DYNAMIC.

ART BATTLE IS A SPEED PAINTING COMPETITION.

12 ARTISTS COMMIN THREE DIFFERENT ROUNDS, THE ART BATTLE ORGANIZATION PUTS ON REGIONAL COMPETITIONS.

FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WIN AT THESE LOCAL COMPETITIONS CAN BE INVITED TO GO ON AND COMPETE AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

I REACHED OUT TO THE ART BATTLE ORGANIZATION ABOUT BECOMING A HOST OF THE EVENT AND IT JUST WENT FROM THERE.

>> I FOCUS ON 3D ART.

I AM AN ABSTRACT ARTIST.

>> MY NAME IS BRIGETTE AND I AM A MULTI-FACETTED ARTIST.

PAINTING, DRAWING, I AM ALSO A FLORIST AND DESIGNER.

>> ART BATTLE IS LIKE A FUN LITTLE SHOW.

>> ARTISTS COME TOGETHER AND COMPETE FOR TWO ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES.

THE WINNER OF THE FIRST ROUND COMPETES AGAINST THE WINNER OF THE SECOND ROUND IN A FINAL ROUND AND THEN THEY SELECT A WINNER FROM THAT SET OF COMPETITORS.

>> YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES NOT TO DO YOUR BEST BUT TO DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES PEOPLE ENTERTAINED.

>> MY FIRST BATTLE WAS ACTUALLY ALL OF THE WAY BACK IN 2015.

THIS WAS MY THIRD TIME IN THE COMPETITION.

A REALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

>> I DID ONE RUN, TWO RUNS LAST YEAR.

I STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

SOME PEOPLE DOING THIS AND IT IS LIKE, HUH, THAT IS INTERESTING.

THEN SINCE I AM A MEMBER OF GENERATOR.

THEY SAID HEY, WE ARE DOING THIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO IT?

APPLY.

OKAY, LET'S DO THIS.

>> I SELECT 11 ARTISTS BEFOREHAND.

I TRY TO DO A GOOD MIX OF FOLKS THAT ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF REPEAT PAINTERS THAT CERTAINLY IS ENCOURAGED.

I TRY TO INVITE NEW PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME.

IT IS ABOUT PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO DO THINGS IN THE ART WORLD.

TO START WE HAVE TO HAVE SIX EASELS IN THE SPACE.

WE USUALLY TRY TO SET THE SPACE UP A LITTLE BIT.

MORE OF A PARTY ATMOSPHERE.

TURN THE LIGHTS OUT, PUT UP COLORED LIGHTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

GET THE MATERIALS TOGETHER.

WE PROVIDE PAINT AND CANVASES, WHEN THE ARTISTS ARRIVE WE START.

>> I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A TECHNIQUE EACH TIME I CAME AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS, LIKE, INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT AND FOR THIS LAST COMPETITION I DECIDED TO DO A LIFE DRAWING.

AN APPROACH A LOT OF OTHER ARTISTS HAVE TAKEN.

I DECIDED TO ASK SOMEONE IN AUDIENCE AT RANDOM TO BE THE MODEL.

>> SINCE I USED 3D GLASSES I LIKE THE REACTION OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY SEE THROUGH THE LENSES.

THE PERCEPTION OF REALITY IN THE SHARP MOMENT IS CHANGED.

I AM OFFERING THEM OR GIVING THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING THEY NEVER SAW IT BEFORE.

WITH ABSTRACT ART.

FOR ME IT IS, LIKE, YES!

I TOUCHED YOUR HEART.

SOME WAY, GOT A FEELING INSIDE OF YOU.

>> SPENT THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES ON THE COMPETITION AND THE SKETCH.

THE SECOND FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES ON BACKGROUND LAYERS AND NOT WORRYING ABOUT THE DETAILS.

THE LAST FEW MINUTES REALLY FOCUSED ON DETAILS.

>> IN THE FIRST ART BATTLE I DID, I DID A COUPLE OF RUNS, THEN I REALIZED WHEN YOU ARE OVER THERE, THERE IS OTHER FACTORS GOING ON.

YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE SEEING PEOPLE AND THEY ARE LIKE THIS IS COOL.

THIS IS NOT.

THERE IS THE MUSIC.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS SOMETHING TO --IT IS JUST SOMETHING LIKE THIS JUST GO AND DO IT.

WHEN YOU BLINK YOUR EYES ALL RIGHT I HAVE 10 MINUTES.

YOU BLINK AGAIN, YOU HAVE FIVE.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP FOCUSED ON THE TIME ITSELF.

>> THE LAST FEW MOMENTS OF THE ART BATTLE ARE REALLY CRUCIAL BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS WHERE YOU REALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING UNEXPECTED AND WOW THE CROWD WITH SOMETHING.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE WORK FROM FURTHER AWAY.

OFTENTIMES UNDER TIME CRUNCH YOU GET FOCUSED ON LIKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE PIECE.

YOU KNOW, IT IS THE PRESSURE.

LIKE YOUR HEART IS RACING.

IS IT GOOD ENOUGH?

YOU ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT THE OTHER FOLK'S PIECES AND KIND OF SCALE THEM UP AGAINST EACH OTHER AND IT IS REALLY JUST A MOMENT OF LIKE VULNERABILITY.

>> WITH 20 MINUTES YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK.

YOU CAN BE OVER THERE LIKE THIS, YOU ARE NOT IN THE OLYMPICS.

>> AMAZINGLY THEY REALLY TEND TO BUST THOSE THINGS OUT IN THE 20 MINUTES.

IT IS A FAST AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE ARTISTS BUT THEY REALLY DO A GREAT JOB.

AT THE END OF THE 20 MINUTES THE AUDIENCE VOTES, THE ART BATTLE HAS A CHECK BASE PLATFORM TO VOTE AND BID BECAUSE ALL OF THE PAINTINGS ARE FOR SALE AND THEY GIVE US THE TOP TWO.

WE DO THE SECOND ROUND.

SAME THING.

AND THEN IN THE FINAL ROUND WE HAVE THE FOUR ARTISTS PAINT, VOTING, BIDDING, THEY TELL US THE WINNER.

>> TONIGHT'S WINNER IS BRIGETTE!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> AMAZING JOB, BRIGETTE!

>> FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO MEET PEOPLE AND FIND OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE INTERESTED IN THE SAME THINGS THAT I WAS.

AND THAT WAS REALLY INSPIRING TO MY CREATIVE JOURNEY.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY RIVALRY OR LIKE I AM NOT GOING TO TALK TO YOU, THIS IS AN ART BATTLE.

DUDE, WE ARE DOING ART HERE.

THE ART IS THE ART, ART SHOULD BE FUN.

>> I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE ACCESS TO THE ARTS IN OUR TOWN AND COMMUNITY AND THAT IT IS OKAY TO TAKE A CHANCE AND GET TO KNOW PEOPLE AND EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT COMPETING IN THE ART BATTLE, GOING TO THE ART EVENTS, GOING TO THE GENERATOR.

DONATING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE PROMOTING THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.

ARTWORK IN OUR YOUTH AND SCHOOLS.

I HOPE THAT WE CAN JUST CONTINUE TO SPREAD THAT ARTISTIC NATURE THROUGHOUT RENO.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT GROW AND CONTINUE.

>> TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT THE RENO GENERATOR.

COM >> SINCE 1963 COLUMBUS CHILDREN'S THEATRE HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY FOR YOUTH PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION IN CENTRAL OHIO.

NEXT, WE HEAD INTO THE KITCHEN TO LEARN HOW CCT IS BUILDING A LIFELONG LOVE OF THE ARTS.

> >> WITH ME TODAY IS ZACH ALMONTE.

ZACH, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> OF COURSE.

TELL ME ABOUT THE MISSION AND HISTORY OF COLUMBUS CHILDREN'S THEATER.

>> SURE.

IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 60 YEARS WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH PRODUCTIONS AND CLASSES IN THEATER PRODUCTION AND WE ARE ALSO ALL OVER THE STATE IN TOURING PRODUCTIONS IN SCHOOLS AND OUT REACH.

>> AMAZING.

I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.

>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

>> GOOD QUESTION.

IT LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR DEPENDING ON THE ORGANIZATION.

FOR ME, SELECTING THE SEASON FOR THE YEAR.

FINDING SHOWS THAT ARE A GOOD FIT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

AS WELL AS GENERALLY GUIDING THE ARTISTIC VISION OF THE COMPANY.

AND THEN I SERVE AS THE PRODUCER FOR ALL OF OUR SHOWS.

I AM THE ONE MAKING SURE ALL OF THE THINGS HAPPEN AND THAT ALL OF OUR TALENT, CREATIVE AND TALENTED CAST CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A SHOW POSSIBLE.

>> THAT MUST TAKE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF TALENTS AND BRAINS TO BE A BUSINESS MANAGER AND CREATIVE MANAGER.

>> TELL WHAT ABOUT IT TODAY.

>> WE ARE DOING HANKY-PANKY.

IT IS AN APPETIZER, POPULAR IN THE 1970s.

IT IS A COMBINATION OF GROUND MEAT AND PROCESSED CHEESE TO MAKE IT NICE AND CREAMY.

>> CAN'T GO WRONG.

>> YOU PUT IT ON TOASTED BREAD AND IT IS A HIT FOR HOLIDAYS OR GATHERINGS.

>> THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS.

I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE IT >> THE INGREDIENTS TODAY ARE A POUND OF GROUND BEEF, A POUND OF GROUND PORK, VELVETA, 16 OUNCES, HALF IT'SSPOON OF BLACK PETER AND RYE COCKTAIL BREAD.

>> I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THERE IT IS A SIMPLE AND COMFORTABLE RECIPE.

>> OUR NAME IS COLUMBUS CHILDREN'S THEATER, BUT OUR MISSION IS MORE BROAD THAN THAT.

TRANSFORMING FAMILIES THROUGH THE POWER OF THE STAGE.

SO, THROUGH OUR DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE SERIES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WE SERVE LITERALLY EVERY PART OF THE FAMILY.

AND SO WE HAVE OUR SANDBOX SERIES THAT IS FOR 0-5-YEAR- OLDS, AND THOSE ARE LITERARY- BASED PROGRAMS WHERE KIDS CAN COME AND BE INTERACTIVE WITH A STORY BOOK THEY ARE MOST LIKELY FAMILIAR WITH.

DOES INVOLVE READING THE BOOK BUT THERE IS ACTIVITY AND GAMES.

SOMETIMES IMPROV WITH THE THEME.

THEN SPOTLIGHT SERIES THAT IS FOR YOUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.

GENERALLY GOOD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

THOSE ARE SHOWS LIKE JUNIE B. JONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THEN PROFESSIONAL SERIES, IT IS AN EXPANDED PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING THAT IS MEANT TO REACH TEENS AND ADULTS.

>> WONDERFUL.

I HAVE LITTLE KIDS SO I APPRECIATE THERE IS AN ACCESS POINT FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY LIKE YOU SAID.

THAT IS AMAZING.

AND I JUST LOVE THE IDEA OF INTRODUCING KIDS TO THEATER EARLY.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> IT IS.

THE MAGIC OF THEATER AND THE WONDER THAT STARTS IN CHILDHOOD.

SO EXCITING AND GLAD TO HAVE A TRAJECTORY THAT THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN LOVE THEATER.

>> AMAZING.

LET'S GET STARTED WITH THIS APPETIZER WHAT DO WE DO FIRST?

>> FIRST, BROWN THE MEAT.

START WITH THE GROUND BEEF OR PORK.

>> DROP IT IN AND WE ARE WARMING UP THE PAN.

>> GET IT IN THERE.

MEAT TIME.

WE HAVE GROUND BEEF AND SAUSAGE.

>> THEN, WE WILL BREAK IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> OKAY.

>> I LIKE TO BROWN IT UNTIL IT IS CRISPY.

>> GOT TO GET IT CRISPY.

>> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS NICE AND BROWN.

>> OKAY.

>> WE WILL SEASON IT UP WITH OUR GARLIC POWDER AND BLACK POWDER.

>> ALL OF, THE MEAT, THE CHEESE, THE BREAD, THE THREE MAIN THINGS YOU WANT.

>> EVERYTHING.

MY FAMILY MAKES IT FOR CHRISTMAS EVE.

>> LITTLE BITES.

>> YES.

IT FEELS FESTIVE AND DEFINITELY COMFORTING.

>> YES.

BROWNING NICELY >> IT IS.

PUT IT TOGETHER.

ADD THE SEASONINGS.

SIMPLE, RIGHT, GARLIC POWDER?

>> IT IS.

DUMP THAT RIGHT IN.

>> I DON'T LIKE TO ADD SALT BECAUSE THE THESE HAS SO MUCH SALT.

YOU CAN ADJUST BEFORE YOU PUT IT ON THE BREAD.

>> SOME LIKE TO ADD RED PEPPER FLAKES.

THERE IS THE SIMPLE VERSION.

>> I LIKE THAT.

DRESS IT UP HOW YOU LIKE.

>> YES.

ALL MIX TOGETHER.

ALL CRISPY AND BROWN.

>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS LOOKING PRETTY DONE.

WE ARE GOOD TO GO.

>> OKAY.

>> OKAY.

NOW, FUN PART.

YOU WANT TO DUMP ALL OF THAT VELVEETA IN THE PAN.

ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF VELVEETA.

FOR HOLIDAYS WE WILL DOUBLE THE RECIPE.

>> WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED MORE CHEESE.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

SOMETIMES YOUR KIDS IT GETS TOO CHEESY.

ADJUST FOR YOUR TASTES.

WE WILL LET IT MELTDOWN.

>> NOT THE PRETTIEST BUT SMELLS GOOD.

>> SHE IS GOING TO STAY THAT WAY.

>> YEAH.

>> NOT A BEAUTY CONTEST >> NO, HERE FOR THE TASTE >> AND EASE OF THE FLAVOR DELIVERY.

>> A COUPLE BITES AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE GOOD TO GO.

>> THAT LOOKS PERFECTLY MELTED AND MIXED.

ALL RIGHT, DOUBLE SPOON TACTIC.

>> YES.

>> IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A SCOOP.

>> JUST LIKE A LITTLE BIT?

>> YES.

YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD MORE.

OKAY.

SHE LOOKS ADORABLE AND IN THE OVEN?

HOW LONG?

>> THEY DO.

10 OR 15 MINUTES.

YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE BREAD TO GET TOASTY AND THE MEAT AND CHEESE WILL GET CRISPY ON TOP.

>> WHILE THOSE ARE IN THE OVEN TELL ME OTHER WAYS THE FAMILIES CAN EXPERIENCE CHILDREN'S THEATER.

>> WE HAVE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND OUT REACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE HAVE NINE WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP.

MOST YEARS, AND WE SEE OVER 125 KIDS EACH WEEK.

>> WOW.

>> PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THEATER THAT WAY.

AND THOSE KIDS GET TO DO A MIX OF THINGS.

WE CALL IT THEATER 360.

THEY GET TO DO SOME ACTING, SINGING, DANCE AND THEY LEARN ABOUT CARPENTRY AND LIGHTING AND SEWING AND WE HAVE ACADEMY CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

KIDS CAN JOIN US ON SATURDAYS AND LEARN ABOUT A SPECIFIC AREA OF ACTING, MUSIC, THEATER.

AND THEN DRAMA CLUB PROGRAM.

NEW TO US THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AFTER SCHOOL MUSICAL PROGRAM WHERE A GROUP OF KIDS WILL WORK WITH ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO SAY LOCAL ACTOR AND DIRECTOR AND THEY PUT TOGETHER A FULL LENGTH KID'S SHOW AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF REHEARSAL.

>> SO WONDERFUL.

SO MANY WAYS TO GET KIDS INVOLVED AND TRY EVERYTHING OR FOCUS WHAT THEY LOVE THE MOST.

>> YES.

>> AMAZING.

>> OPTIONS FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO PURSUE IT AS A CAREER OR EXPERIENCING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DON'T KNOW THEY LOVE IT AND THOSE THAT WANT TO PURSUE IT FURTHER CAN AND FAMILIES THAT JUST WANT TO CHECK US OUT CAN DO THAT THROUGH THE LIBRARIES AND SOME OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

INCLUDING THE CULTURAL PATH PROGRAM THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN LIBRARY THAT ALLOWS PATRONS TO CHECK OUT TICKETS.

WE WERE THE FIRST THEATER COMPANY INVOLVED IF THAT PROGRAM AND DO IT FOR EVERY SHOW IN OUR SEASON.

FOLKS CAN COME IN AND CHECK OUT A FEW TICKETS, A VOUCHER, MAKING THEATER ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS IS IMPORTANT TO US.

>> WHAT A INCREDIBLE RESOURCE FOR COLUMBUS FAMILIES.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE ARE EXCITED TO DO THE WORK AND INTRODUCE FAMILIES TO THE LOVE OF THEATER.

>> ZACH, THESE LOOK INCREDIBLE.

THEY CAME TOGETHER SO EASILY.

THEY ARE JUST DELIGHTFUL.

I CAN NOT WAIT TO TRY ONE.

BEFORE WE DIG IN WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOLKS TO KNOW ABOUT COLUMBUS CHILDREN'S THEATER IN >> WE ARE EXCITED TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY THEATER PROGRAMMING FROM OUR SHOWS TO EDUCATION AND TRULY FOR ALL AGES.

SO, THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN EXPERIENCE REALLY GREAT LOCAL THEATER.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATER ARTISTS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO IMPORTANT.

GREAT.

I THINK WE SHOULD TRY ONE OF THESE.

>> I THINK SO.

I HAVE MY EYE ON THIS ONE.

THEY LOOK SO DELICIOUS.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

IT HAS BEEN A BLAST.

>> WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE.

>> TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT COLUMBUS CHILDRENSTHEATRE.

ORG >> WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW.

REMEMBER YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.

ORG.

AS WELL AS OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL, THANKS FOR WATCHING.

[MUSIC] >>> PRODUCTION OF BROAD & HIGH IS FUNDED BY GREATEST COLUMBUS ARTS, CELEBRATING EXPRESSION, FOSTERING TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC ART AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.