review - THE LITTLE PRINCE - Youth Works at Theater Works

Noah Clarke, Lindsay Gagnon and Scarlett Abernathy
photo by Josiah Duka Photography

highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

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"...St. Exupery's THE LITTLE PRINCE...the timeless story of the unusual little person...who befriends a marooned pilot..,a fable about love and loyalty and true "matters of importance."
Directed by Paul Pedersen, the show is technically elegant and sublimely well-acted. Brett Aiken, Michelle Barry, and Matthew Sanders have endowed the simply set stage with an air of magic and possibility...Scarlett Abernathy...is enchanting as the golden-haired prince...embodying in motion and expression the essence of her character, and also proving that less is more....Noah Clark brings a refreshing natural demeanor and sensitivity to his role as the Aviator and narrator of the tale. In this story within a story, both share a close encounter of a very special kind, and each weaves a path to enlightenment....Along the way, the Little Prince's encounter with the Fox (Olivia Pratt) is revelatory. It's a seminal moment in the journey, during which some of the most memorable and instructive of St. Exupery's lines about friends and relationships are uttered by this slinky sly creature. Olivia Pratt infuses this role with grace and fluidity and a knowing sparkle in her eyes....By story's end, in moments that are at one and the same time poignant and uplifting, the audience will be treated by a remarkable young cast to necessary reminders that "the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart," and that you become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." " - Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)