YOUTHSTAGE

The Sharon Playhouse's YouthStage is your launchpad to the spotlight! We welcome aspiring actors, singers, and dancers of all levels to experience the magic of fully-staged productions, helmed by top-notch theater professionals.

• Summer Youth Theater

  • The Sharon Playhouse offers 5 unique performance-based programs in the summer for ages 5-18. These immersive experiences are so much more than “theater camp.” They are vibrant training grounds where young people learn how to express themselves creatively, develop life skills, and make lifelong friends. Each of these are tuition-based programs. The Sharon Playhouse professional technical staff works on all of the YouthStage shows, bringing expert production values to every performance. Registration begins on February 1 for the following summer.

    • MUNCHKIN MUSICAL (ages 5-7)

      • This one-week experience, called Sharon Playhouse Stars, is for ages 5-7 and culminates in a homegrown musical based on children’s stories, adapted by Sharon Playhouse teaching artists. This original production is presented in The Bok with professional sets, props, costumes, lights, and sound.

      • Past Munchkin Musicals include: The Good Egg and the Talent Show by Jory John, adapted by Sarah Cuoco, and The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, adapted by Sarah Cuoco.

    • KIDS MUSICAL (ages 7-11)

      • This one-week experience is for ages 7-11 and culminates in a fully produced musical (professional sets, props, costumes, lights, and sound) in The Bobbie Olsen Theater at The Sharon Playhouse.

      • Past Kids Musicals include: 101 Dalmations Kids, Willy Wonka Kids, Aladdin Kids, Seussical Kids, Winnie the Pooh Kids, A Year with Frog and Toad Kids

    • KIDS PLAY (ages 7-11)

      • This one-week experience is for ages 7-11 and culminates in a fully produced play (professional sets, props, costumes, lights, and sound) in The Bobbie Olsen Theater at The Sharon Playhouse.

    • YOUTH MUSICAL (ages 10-16)

      • This two-week experience is for ages 10-16 and culminates in a fully produced musical (professional sets, props, costumes, lights, and sound) in The Bobbie Olsen Theater at The Sharon Playhouse

      • Past Youth Musicals include: Beauty and the Beast, Jr., Frozen Jr., Shrek, Jr., and Newsies Jr.

    • TEEN SHOW (ages 13-18)

      • The Sharon Playhouse Teen Intensive is a thrilling, 2-week training program where you'll expand your theater skills and land a role in a fully-staged production. In this application-based program (ages 13-18) you will forge unbreakable bonds with passionate peers, hone your talent, and discover the theater artist you were born to be. You will be cast in a role following auditions on Day 1 of the program. In addition to expanding your skills as an actor throughout the rehearsal and performance process, you will spend 90 minutes every day working on various aspects of technical theater and theater administration. You will work alongside professional designers, theater technicians, and production staff to gain valuable life skills and theater industry expertise. This holistic training program will broaden your abilities as a theater maker and will give you the foundation for an enjoyable and employable life in the theater industry.

      • Past Teen Intensive productions include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (performed in the parking lot of The Sharon Playhouse), Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill (performed in The Bok), and Peter and the Starcatcher (performed in The Bobbie Olsen Theater)

• The Annual Youth Holiday Show

  • The Sharon Playhouse produces an annual youth holiday show. Local performers ages 10-18 are eligible to audition. Auditions are announced in October and take place in early November. Rehearsals start in mid-November and performances take place in mid-December in The Bok at The Sharon Playhouse. There is no tuition for actors cast in this production.

  • Past Youth Holiday Shows include: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Elf Jr., The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.