The Vortex is a bastion for fearless theatre. For over 30 years their summer youth program has passed that torch to middle and high school students, teaching them to explore the boundaries of what live performance can deliver. This year the talented teens have diligently worked on Thrive, or What You Will, a Shakespeare-inspired introspection on identity. Main character Jeanne changes actors throughout the performance in this feminist take on taxonomy, botany, and one’s place in the world. What a perfect chance to glimpse the universal adolescent struggle. – Cat McCarrey
Through August 3