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John Olive

John Olive is an award-winning and widely produced playwright: The Voice of the Prairie, The Summer Moon, Standing On My Knees, God Fire, many others. In the past decade John has written extensively for TYA: Sideways Stories for Wayside School, Jason & the Golden Fleece, Water Babies, many others. More info at: johnolive.net

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Essay

The Gaming Challenge to Theater for Young Audiences

3 August 2011

Playwright John Olive looks at what theatre for young audiences (TYA) can learn from video games.

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