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The cast of Madagascar Jr. (Young Company Summer Festival 2018), Credit: Nile Scot Shots.

ABOUT THE YOUNG COMPANY

The Young Company is Greater Boston Stage Company’s year-round theatre education program for students in grades 1-12, offering artistic training and performance opportunities in a professional setting. ​

GREATER BOSTON STAGE COMPANY'S EDUCATION MISSION

The Young Company at Greater Boston Stage Company ​helps the next generation become better artists, better audience members, and better people through theatre education.
VISION
We believe GOOD THEATRE MAKES GOOD PEOPLE.
 
To create Good Theatre, we are committed to:
  • Creating a collaborative, process-oriented and professional artistic environment.
  • Hiring the best Boston-based professional teaching artists who specialize in navigating the intersection of education and high-level theatrical art.
  • Examining performance as a collaboration between the artist, the text, and the audience.
  • Developing and implementing an individualized learning approach for each student.
 
To inspire Good People, we are committed to:

  • Maintaining a safe and friendly working environment in which students can explore their individuality and identity.
  • Fostering the development of engaged citizens and successful young adults by instilling the four habits-of-mind at the core of our curriculum: confidence, empathy, ownership, and agency.
  • Establishing an inclusive environment in which all students (novice and experienced, atypical and neurodiverse populations) can experience the joys of theatre and find personal successes.
 
Furthermore, the Young Company is committed to:
  • Removing financial barriers to participation by offering a Financial Aid program funded by generous donors.
  • Providing ongoing professional networking and Mainstage performance and employment opportunities to students and alumni who choose to pursue a career in theatre. 
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PROGRAMS OFFERED
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SUMMER (Beginning July)

SUMMER FESTIVAL Participate in first-come, first-served theatre festival comprised of rehearsals and workshops,
culminating in public performances on our stage.
 
FALL (Beginning September)​

PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS Explore vocal technique, musicianship, song repertoire and audition skills in weekly private lessons.

ACTING CLASSES Engage with various performance styles and explore the fundamentals of acting once a week.

WINTER (Auditions Late October)

WINTER FESTIVAL Audition for fully staged productions culminating in public performances and student matinees on our stage.
 
SPRING (Beginning February)

PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS Explore vocal technique, musicianship, song repertoire and audition skills in weekly private lessons.

ACTING CLASSES Engage with various performance styles and explore the fundamentals of acting once a week.

THEATRE CLUB See six productions in the Boston area,
each followed by an in-depth discussion.


YEAR-ROUND (Varies by Season)

YOUNG COMPANY COMES TO MAINSTAGE Roles in our professional Mainstage productions specifically designated for students 18 and under.

STUDENT MATINEES Specific performances designated for school groups, with a PDF study guide and a talkback with the artists.

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​THEATRE CLUB See six productions in the Boston area,
each followed by an in-depth discussion.

​24-HOUR MUSICAL Mount a full stage production (including costumes and lights) in 24 hours!











SPRING SHAKESPEARE Audition for Shakespeare program that includes workshops and the mounting of a Shakespeare play, culminating public performances.

VACATION WEEK (February and April) Experience a friendly and immersive one-week workshop
culminating in a public performance.  







​GROUP THEATRE TOURS A one-hour tour of our performance venue and rehearsal spaces, with a lively discussion led by Education Department staff.
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ABOUT THE EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT
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Tyler Rosati (Director of Education) is a graduate of The Young Company. He can be seen next directing Jack and the Giant with The Young Company this fall. Recent directorial credits include: Altar Boyz (Greater Boston Stage Company Mainstage), Sweeney Todd, Barnum, Alice, Rough Magic, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, Just So, Comedy of Errors (The Young Company), Sensations and Disciples (Clark University), and Fortress of Solitude (Boston Theatre Marathon XVII). He can be seen running around Boston as Romeo in a critically acclaimed UK adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. 
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​Ceit M. Zweil (Education Associate) is a professional arts educator and performer. She has had the pleasure of choreographing many productions with The Young Company at GBSC, including Guys & Dolls, Pippin, Barnum and Wonderful Town. For eleven seasons, she was the dance instructor and musical production choreographer with PALS Children’s Chorus, and her work in educational media includes eight years as a multimedia producer on several PBS Kids properties (Arthur, Curious George, Zoom, Design Squad). She has appeared frequently onstage with Greater Boston Stage Company (including Alice in The Addams Family, Gooch in Mame, and Rita in Lucky Stiff), and she co-directed and choreographed GBSC’s mainstage production of Altar Boyz. She has also appeared onstage with Huntington Stage Company, New Repertory, Lyric Stage Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, New England Light Opera and Wheelock Family Theatre. She is an audiobook narrator, voiceover artist, and front woman for various independent music projects. She holds a BA in History (Smith) and an MA in Theatre Education (Emerson).
For more information about The Young Company, contact the Education Department at 781-279-7885 x104 or at education@greaterbostonstage.org.
WANT TO HEAR ABOUT UPCOMING CLASSES AND EVENTS?
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Tyler Rosati
Director of Education
781-279-7885 x104
education@greaterbostonstage.org

TO REGISTER
Greater Boston Stage Company  Box Office
395 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
781-279-2200
WHICH PROGRAM IS RIGHT
FOR ME?
Overture for students in grades 1 – 3
Act 1 for students in grades 4 – 6
Act 2 for students in grades 7 – 9
Act 3 for students in grades 10 – 12