Mission Statement
Youth Theatre at the U (YTU) teaches young people to communicate, collaborate, create and celebrate by experiencing, hands on, the theatre arts. In the classroom and in rehearsal, students learn valuable principles, techniques, and skills that help them grow—as people, and as artists. Through discipline-based dramatic discovery, students learn to express their ideas, emotions, opinions, fears, needs and desires, both on and off the stage. YTU is also dedicated to the development and performance of new works that explore the complexities of contemporary issues and social tensions facing young people today. We believe that young people are integral to the creation of this work as writers, actors, dramaturgs, directors, designers, and audience members. Through theatre, our students have the opportunity to celebrate not only the joy and magic of live performance, but life itself. Theatre changes lives!
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