Childsplay – Theater for Kids and Families

For more than 40 years now, Childsplay has been putting on productions aimed at a target audience of children. Founded in 1977, Childsplay seeks to give children an experience that is thought-provoking and of the highest artistic quality. Childsplay is opening its new season with “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” written by Childsplay artistic director Dwayne Hartford. The play has received national awards and has now been produced by over 60 theater companies in the U.S. It’s based on the original book Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. We talk with Dwayne Hartford, the artistic director of Childsplay, and Debra K. Stevens, an associate artist with Childsplay