Lawrence folks still swept up in the summer of soccer adrenaline can catch local theatre performer Jeanne Averill in the season premiere of “Ted Lasso” at a free community watch party.
As the saying goes, the show must go on. And for 50 years, the Summer Youth Theatre has gone on, rain or shine. In spite of all sorts of other barriers, it’s brought energetic theatre performances to the community and given thousands of young performers their first chances onstage.
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A common thread through almost all of Lawrence Summer Youth Theatre’s 50-year history has been Ric Averill, along with his wife Jeanne and their children.
