Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA)

MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, 2009, 8 minutes
"Jeffrey Brown interviews Missoula Children's Theatre founder, Jim Caron."

New Day Films, 2014, 69 minutes
"The Year We Thought About Love goes behind the scenes of the oldest queer youth theater in America. In a twist on the common image of LGBTQ youth as victims, the film reveals the troupe members as artists and activists, celebrating the fullness of their lives in both thoughtful and hilarious ways. Our camera crew slips into rehearsal rooms, kitchens, classrooms, and subways capturing the wit, candor, and attitude of these young people. Together they explore love - romantic, familial, and religious - as they write scripts based on their lives. While the play takes shape, other challenges come hurtling at the cast. We learn more about the lives of several troupe members, highlighting both the unique and universal struggles of LGBTQ adolescence. A transgender teenager is kicked out of her house; a devout Christian wrestles with his church’s homophobia; and a girl dares to wear boys’ clothing at school even as she models dresses on the runway on weekends. When the Boston Marathon bombs explode outside their building, the troupe becomes even more determined to share their stories of love to help heal their city."

Axe Sud; Arte France, 2011, 66 minutes
"The director, Nicolas Liautard revisits the tale of Snow White in a unique way through a dreamlike and visual spectacle: it is not a theater play because it is not spoken; it is not an opera but there is music. It is a contemporary adaptation combining four actors, puppets and live animals. This performance of great beauty got nominated at Molières 2010 in the category young audience."

Contemporary Arts Media, 2009, 63 minutes
"Puppetry and Spectacle, Part 2 of 2 - a full performance of Dr. Egg and the Man with No Ear - a selected work by Jessica Wilson. Her works are defined by their rich visual narratives and seamless combination of art forms including puppetry, physical performance and projected image."

2009, 28 minutes
"with excerpts from seven performances by Jessica Wilson. These works are defined by their rich visual narratives and seamless combination of art forms including puppetry, physical performance and projected image."
"Part 1 features excerpts of seven selected works by Jessica Wilson, including: Stormy Night, Frankenstein, Dream Masons, Dr. Egg and the Man with No Ear, The Western Ring Cycle, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Under the Big Sky.
Stormy Night - live acetate animation from the picture book by Michelle Lemieux which explores philosophy for children, produced for Terrapin Theatre - 2001 - in theatre puppetry for family audiences.
Frankenstein - bunraku puppetry in a haunting rendition of the Mary Shelly's tale, produced for Terrapin Theatre - 2004/6 - in theatre puppetry for family audiences.
Dream Masons - produced by Salamanca Arts Centre on the facade of that building, for the opening of the Ten Days on the Island Festival - 2007 - open air spectacle.
Dr. Egg and the Man with No Ear - a fable for the post human family, produced by Redmoon Theater in Chicago from the story by Catherine Fargher - 2007/8 - in theatre puppetry.
Western Ring Cycle - three distinct works developed with local community and viewed from moving buses for the Big West Festival - 2007 - community work.
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs - marionette puppetry and projected image exploring a journey in one woman's mind, produced for Terrapin Theatre - 2003 - in theatre puppetry for adult audiences.
Under the Big Sky -produced by Brink Performance on a 20 metre cliff face for QPAC's Stage X Festival - 1997 - open air spectacle."