Youth Organizations

Scout Troop Workshops

Your troop or pack can participate in two, one-hour workshops and attend a Stages Theatre Company performance. Each workshop is designed for Scouts to get involved and learn about the world of theatre through exciting activities.

Girl Scouts in our troop workshops complete enough activities to qualify for a Let's Pretend Try-It or a Theatre Badge.

Boy Scouts in our troop workshops complete activities that count toward a Showman pin or a Theatre Badge.

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Create Your Own Workshop!

Stages Theatre Company can come to you! A professional STC Teaching Artist will travel to your meeting and facilitate a two-hour theatre workshop on the topic of your choice.

• GAMES R’ US: Explore theatre games and exercises designed to develop acting skills.
• CREATE A PLAY: Choose a story and take it from the page to the stage!
• MAKE ‘EM LAUGH: Sharpen your improv comedy skills with our best improv artists!
• STEPPING OUT: Jump into this fun, high-energy dance workshop and discover your star potential!

• BE A STAR: Take an in-depth look at how to audition for a play or musical and get the part!

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Theatre Arts Residency

Our residencies provide opportunities for young people and their mentors to work closely with skilled theatre artists. These high-quality, creative drama programs assist youth organizations in expanding your own arts activities. Students are challenged in a positive, supportive and constructive atmosphere that can culminate in a final demonstration of skills. Each program is customized to the needs of your particular school and age group. Take a look at some of these past topics designed to ignite imagination and further education.

Past Custom-Tailored Residency Topics Have Included:

Introduction to Acting

Creative Dramatics

Creative Movement

Reader’s Theatre

Multicultural Folk Tales

Play Making

Page to Stage: Building Literacy Through Theatre

Story drama and storytelling are effective tools to help students of all ages with their reading and writing skills. Students learn a language arts curriculum that includes building vocabulary, comprehension, story structure and interpretation. Theatre arts such storydrama and reader's theatre have been shown to contribute to student achievement in areas such as reading, history and science.

Positive Goal Setting

Students are constantly confronted with challenging choices. It’s critical that students learn how to set realistic and positive goals. Using theatre techniques, students discover how to make healthy choices and how to positively meet the challenges of everyday life.

Playwriting and Introduction to Shakespeare

Designed for students in grades 5 - 12, these residencies are an introduction to Shakespeare and/or the basics of playwriting. By focusing on classic literature or the fundamentals of creating stage dialogue, students engage themselves in topics such as character and story development.