The Children's Theatre is Utah's premiere theatre for young audiences. The mission of our organization is "Inspiring children to cultivate creativity through the theatrical arts." Founded by the Parker family in 1986, The Children's Theatre enters it's 27th season of productions in downtown Salt Lake City. Mainstage The Mainstage are public performances which are held and a 99 seat black box theatre with a thrust stage. This intimate venue allows young audience members to sit close to the stage. Five productions are offered to the public this year on selected Friday evenings and two matinees on Saturdays. For many children it will be the first time they will sit as an audience member during a live play. The plays are geared towards younger audiences with stories based on classical, modern and original plays. Although it is for children, the plays do not alienate an adult. Acting school Afterschool Classes September - May After school classes are available to students ages 6 - 18. The Children's Theatre Acting School works in an environment that allows students to grow at their own pace, from first time to advanced. Students will work with students of varying ages and abilities which will prepares them for theatre. Students are encouraged to move through or back and forth of all our Acting School programs. Youthstage 4 productions, all year. Youthstage is an intense performance based class. Students with the support of their parents are required to dedicate themselves towards the performance for the public. Prospective students will need to audition for each Youthstage production. Summer Camps June - August. Camps are a fun and challenging way spend part of your summer with us. We offer 1 and 2 week camps that run Monday - Friday. Camps are offered to students as young as 4 to 18 years old. FIELDTRIPS The Children’s Theatre is well known throughout our state for providing live theatre performanc- es that educate and entertain. We produce two productions a year specifically written and produced for students ages pre-K through 6th grade. Currently in our 99 seat theatre we host 7750+ students, but have in the past had as many as 20,000 students attend annually. It is our goal to provide live theatre to many more students throughout the State.