GROWING STAGE THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES INC

Main Stage Productions: Our Main Stage Season is the hallmark of our operation. We offer a carefully crafted slate of time-honored classics and new, original works designed to appeal to a diverse, multigenerational audience. The Star Ledger noted, “The Growing Stage is the premiere children’s theatre in New Jersey… even parents who attend plays only to dutifully give their kids some culture won’t feel they’ve made a sacrifice.”

The Growing Stage is the only theatre-for-young-audiences company in the region that gives community artists the opportunity to participate in professional productions. We hold the mentoring of young people as a fundamental responsibility, and the professionals we cast are an excellent resource and example for our aspiring young cast members. Our productions provide quality family entertainment, and at the same time they educate, enlighten, pose questions and spark imaginations.

We give young people the opportunity to actively participate in the arts through a range of professionally taught classes and workshops. Through our ongoing Creative Arts Academy we off three semesters of arts learning throughout the school year, a Summer Arts Day Camp, New Playwriting Festival, and the Studio Series - two all-youth productions under the direction of our professional team. Recognizing the paramount importance of the arts in children’s education, we offer a variety of professionally cast, school-day programs including Main Stage Matinees, touring productions and workshops in statewide. Teaching guides and “talk back” sessions are features of these exciting, educational experiences that are offered at an affordable per-seat cost. The arts invite young people to create, explore and share with others their natural gifts of imagination and expression. The Growing Stage cultivates that ideal in all our our education programs.