THIS IS OUR YOUTH follows forty-eight hours of three very lost young souls in the big city at the dawn of the Reagan Era: Warren Straub, a dejected nineteen-year-old who steals fifteen thousand dollars from his abusive lingerie-tycoon father; Dennis Ziegler, the charismatic domineering drug-dealing friend who helps him put the money to good use; and Jessica Goldman, the anxiously insightful young woman Warren yearns for. Funny, painful, and compassionate, THIS IS OUR YOUTH is a living snapshot of the confusing moment between adolescence and adulthood.
Directed by: Brett Willis
Featuring: Carlen Escarraga, Rachel Renaud and Zac Scott
Set and Lighting Design by: Brett Willis
Costumes and Props by: Carlen Escarraga
Sound Design by: Zac Scott
While a solid ensemble, it is Carlen Escarraga as the social misfit Warren who gives the star turn here. While this sad character could easily become one-dimensional, Escarraga gives him such depth it is difficult not to root for him even as he is the master of his own fate.
A solid first outing by one of our city’s newest independent theatre companies.
-Mark Robins, Vancouver Presents