Child actors

Mykala Mikesell (left) and Brandee Ryan act out a scenario during an improv workshop taught by the Utah Shakespeare Festival educational tour at Ogden High School on Monday.  KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Acting troupe teaches teens to think on their feet

OGDEN — Amy James stood before her angry boss, trying to come up with an excuse for why she would be 18 hours late for her shift as a theater concession stand worker.

“Pirates stole my ... comb?” Amy guessed, trying to take cues from her concession co-workers, who were acting out the excuse behind the boss’s back.

“No, my hair dryer,” Amy corrected. Then, after more wild gyrations and jumps from her friends: “And then the pirates forced me to walk the plank!”

Children's talent manager is charged with molesting client

LOS ANGELES -- A veteran children's talent manager pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a former client as police sought the public's help in investigating whether he victimized other aspiring young performers.

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