05/21/2026
Bringing theatre to life for children across the Valley 🎭
Senior Kaylee Myers breathed life into her designs for the sets of Lemonade Stand, a show written by Lojo Simon and directed by assistant professor Nicola Olsen.
Blending cultural representations of Armenian, Hmong, and Oaxacan characters accurately and respectfully into the production involved tapping into experts, and then creating the colorful, functional set pieces that supported and enhanced the play's plot and performances.
The hands-on learning experience involved working in tandem with the cast, crew and director to plan, create, paint and demonstrate the moving parts of backdrops, the lemonade stands and other parts of the set in order to create a seamless show.
The cast took the play to schools all around the Valley throughout the semester. Near the end of its run, Kaylee got to see her set in action at a free community performance during Fresno State Vintage Days.
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Lemonade Stand is a production of Fresno State's Theatre for Young Audiences, a touring theatre by students that has visited over 40 schools and reached thousands of students every year across the San Joaquin Valley for over 50 years.
Full story and photo gallery on Fresno State Today: bit.ly/4nFPRbk.
