Children's Theater Links

Hi! My name is Debra Woods. Children's Theater Links was started in 1999 as a personal resource, but now it is a popular, well indexed page on the internet. I hope you will find it useful.

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last updated October 5, 2011

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Advice on Children who want to act by Debra Woods

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Children's Theaters
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Children's Theaters by Region
(This includes theater for young audiences - AKA: theaters with adults performing for children, theaters where children perform, and theaters with classes for children.)

Eastern States (Maine to Virginia)

All Children's Theatre - Parsippany, New Jersey since 1983
Acting Out - Unionville, Connecticutt
Adventure Theater - Glen Echo, Maryland since 1971
Arden Theatre Company - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1988
Arlington Children's Theater - Arlington, Massachusetts since 1991
Arithmatickles professional touring company - Teaneck NJ since 1987
Baltimore Children's Theatre - Baltimore, Maryland
Boston Baked Theatre Boston, Massachusetts since 1989
Boston Children's Theatre - Boston, Massachusetts
Center for Theater Arts - Pittsburgh, PA since 1980
Children's Associated Summer Theater - C.A.S.T. - Manchester, CT
Children's Theatre of Arlington - Arlington, Virginia since 1965
Children's Theatre of Charleston - Charleston, West Virginia since 1932
Children's Theatre of Virginia - Theatre IV - Richmond, VA since 1975
Connecticut Children's Theatre - Essex, Connecticut since 1991
Creative Arts - Reading, MA since 1976
Discovery Theatre - Smithsonian's Theatre for Young Audiences, Washington, D.C. since 1964
Duet Productions - professional touring company Oreland, PA since 1980
Enchanted Circle Theater - touring company - Holyoke, Massachusetts since 1976
Fantasy Puppet Theatre - serving New Jersey and Metropolitan NY since 1956
Fulton Theatre Academy of Theatre and Youtheatre - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Gemini Theater - Pittsburgh, PA since 1996
George Street Playhouse Classes for Children - New Brunswick, New Jersey since 1974
Gifford Family Theatre Le Moyne College - Syracuse, New York
Hartford Children's Theatre - Hartford, Connecticut since 1989
Harwich Junior Theatre - West Harwich, Massachusettes since 1951
Hurrah Players - classes/productions for children - Norfolk, VA since 1984
Imagination Stage - Bethesda, Maryland since 1979
InterAct Story Theatre - Silver Spring, Maryland since 1981
iTheatrics - New York City, New York since 2003
Junior Guilders - at the Lucille Ball Little Theater - Jamestown, NY since 1983
Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences - Washington, D.C.
Kids P.A.W. - Virginia Beach, VA since 1999
Making Books Sing - New York City, New York since 1996
Mount Vernon Children's Community Theatre - Mount Vernon, VA since 1980
New Britain Youth Theater - New Britain, Connecticut since 2010
Oddfellows Playhouse - Middletown, CT since 1975
Off Broadway Dance Theatre - Alpharetta, Georgia since 2000
Patchwork Players - Chesapeake, VA since 2004
Pennsylvania Youth Theatre - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania since 1985
People's Light and Theatre Arts Discovery - Malvern, Pennsylvania since 1974
Prime Stage Theater - professional theater for young audiences - Pittsburgh, PA
Pumpkin Theatre of Baltimore, Maryland since 1967
Rochester Children's Theatre - Rochester, New York since 1991
SEA - Latino Arts in Education - Manhattan, New York
Shakespeare Theatre Company - Washington, D.C. since 1990
Stimulus Children's Theater - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA since 1988
Surflight Theatre - Beach Haven, NJ since 1950
Synetic Theatre - Washington, DC since 2004
Tada! Youth Theater - New York City
Take a Bow Kids! Theater Classes for children 3-12 - New York City - new in 2004
Taubenslag Productions - Professional Touring Children's Theater Company - North Brunswick, NJ since 1964
The Children's Theatre of Dover and Kent County - Dover, Delaware celebrating it's 10th year.
The National Theater for Young Audiences - Icefire - Warren, Vermont
The New Victory Theatre - New York City, New York since 1995
The Open Eye Theatre - Margaretville, New York
The Shadow Box Theatre - New York, New York for 37 years
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey - Madison, New Jersey since 1990
Thirst 'n' Howls Musical Productions Professional Edutainment for children - Baltimore, MD since 1994
Vital Theatre Company - New York City, New York since 1999
Walnut Street Theater - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1982
Way Off Broadway - Theater School for children and young adults - Long Island, NY since 1985
Yale Children's Theater - New Haven, Connecticut
Young Artists Theatre - Laurel, Maryland since 1994
Youth Stages - Trenton, New Jersey since 1996

Southern States (Tennessee - Florida includes Texas)

All Children's Theatre - Gainesville, Florida since 1984
Applause Theatrical School & Company - Houston, Texas since 1995
Artisan Center Playhouse - Artie's Playhouse - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX since 2003
Atlanta Children's Theatre Company - Atlanta, Georgia
Austin Theatre for Youth - Austin, Texas
Birmingham Children's Theatre - Birmingham, Alabama
Casa Manana - Fort Worth, Texas since 1962
Center for Puppetry Arts - Atlanta, Georgia since 1978
Central Florida Performing Arts - Orlando, Florida since 1998
Children's Bilingual Theatre - Atlanta, Georgia since 2003
Children's Theatre of Charlotte - Charlotte, North Carolina for over half a century
Christian Youth Theatre - Atlanta, Georgia since 1981
Cobb Children's Theatre, Marietta, Georgia since 1978
Columbia Children's Theatre - Columbia, South Carolina
Creative Arts of St Tammany (CAST) - Abita Springs, Louisianna since 2004
Creative Arts Theatre and School - Arlington, Texas since 1977
Curtain Call Youth Players - Marietta, Georgia since 1992
Dallas Children's Theatre - Dallas, Texas
EarlyStages Children's Theatre - professional theater for young audiences Houston, TX since 1987
Express Children's Theatre - Houston, Texas since 1990
Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater - Huntsville, Alabama celebrating its 40th year
Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre - Fort Lauderdale Florida since 1952
Genesis Theatre - Plano, Texas since 2010
Hill Country Children's Theater - Fredericksburg, Texas since 2002
Junior Players - Dallas, TX since 1986
Kids Who Care Musical Theater - Fort Worth, Texas
Legacy Theatre Children's Theatre Series - Tyrone, Georgia
Madison Children's Theatre - Madison, Alabama
The Magik Theatre - San Antonio, Texas
Masterpiece Children's Theatre - Houston, Texas
Matthews Playhouse - theater for young audiences in Matthews, NC since 1995
Mystery Players - Irving, TX - sometimes has summer workshops for youth
Nashville Children's Theatre - Nashville, Tennessee since 1931
Orlando Youth Theatre and Academy - Orlando, Florida since 1997
Pollyanna Theatre Company - Austin, Texas since 2002
Repertory Company Theatre - Dallas, Texas since 1986
Riverside Children's Theatre - Vero Beach, Florida since 1985
Savannah Children's Theatre - Savannah, GA since 2004
Second Youth Family Theatre - Austin, Texas since 1991
STAGESTRUCK in Hattiesburg, Mississippi since 2005
Theater on Main - Community Arts Theatre School - Acworth, Georgia since 2005
Theatrikids - Austin, TX since 2008
Young Actors Studio - Dallas, TX since 1987
Youth Ensemble of Atlanta - African American Youth Theater Company - Atlanta, Georgia since 1990

Midwestern States (Ohio - Oklahoma)

Apple Tree Theater Performing Arts Workshop - Highland Park, IL since 1983
Apple Tree Theater for Young Audiences - Highland Park, IL since 1983
Bridgework Theater - a touring company - Goshen, Indiana since 1979
Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Children's Theatre of Elgin - Elgin, IL since 1988
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park - includes theater for children, and classes
Cleveland Playhouse Children's Theatre - Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus Children's Theatre - Columbus, Ohio since 1963
First Stage Children's Theater - professional theater for young audiences - Milwaukee, WI
Kid Co Theatre - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - since 2010
Lexington Children's Theatre - Lexington, Kentucky since 1938
Louisville Youth Theatre - Louisville, Kentucky since 2006
Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences - Lincolnshire, IL since1988
Masque Youth Theatre and School, Inc. - Rochester, MN since 1987
Mouth of the Wolf Productions - Ohio, Columbus area since 2008
OH Young Stars Theatre Group - Cleveland, Ohio since 1995
Oklahoma Children's Acting Guild - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma since 2003
Oklahoma Children's Theatre - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma since 1986
Omaha Theater for Young People - Omaha, Nebraska since 1981
Second City Children's Theatre - Chicago, IL (scroll down on this page)
Stage One - Professional Theatre for Young Audiences, Louisville, Kentucky since 1946
SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development - St Paul Minnesota since 1987
Studio for Young Actors - Athens, Ohio since 2000
The Children's Theatre - Cincinnati, Ohio since 1924
The Children's Theatre of Mason, Inc, Mason, Ohio since 2003
The Scissortail Children's Theatre Company - Shawnee, Oklahoma since 2011
Tugboat Children's Theatre - Duluth, Minnesota
Young Artists Initiative - St. Paul, MN since 2003

Mountain States (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Nevada)

Academy of Performing Arts - Salt Lake City, Utah
Audience of One Youth Theatre - Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Bigfork Playhouse Children's Theater - Bigfork, Montana
Billings Studio Theater Growing Stage - Billings, Montana
Casper Children's Theatre - Casper, Wyoming since 1993
Center Street Musical Theatre Summer Camp - Provo, Utah since 2003
Cheyenne Little Theater Players - Cheyenne, Wyoming since 1930
Children's Theatre of Salt Lake - Salt Lake City, Utah since 1986
Draper Historic Theater - Draper, Utah
Egyptian Theatre Comapny - Youtheatre - Park City, Utah
Festival Theater - 52 Ash Ave. Rexburg, ID 83440 since 1980 - Kathleen C. Nelson, Artistic Director Tel 208-356-0997
Firehouse 5 Theatre - Children's Workshops - Livingston, Montana
Hale Center Theatre - Classes - West Valley City, Utah
Idaho Children's Theatre - Boise, Idaho
Idaho Falls Youth Art Centre - Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Theatre for Youth - Boise, Idaho
Missoula Children's Theatre - Missoula, Montana - The Little Red Truck - documentary DVD about MCT
Northglenn Youth Theatre - Northglenn, Colorado since 1994
Orphan Girl Theater - Butte, Montana
Rocky Mountian Conservatory Theatre, at the University of Denver, in Colorado. Founded in 2007
Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids - Boulder and Denver Colorado since 1996
Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts - St. George, Utah since 1999

Northwestern States

Acorn and Rose Puppet Theater - Yelm, Washington since 2009
ACT Academy of Children's Theater - Richland, Washington since 1995
Alaska Theatre of Youth - Ankorage, AK since 1983
Bainbridge Performing Arts Theater School - Bainbridge Island, Washington since 1956
Kids at Play - at Capitol Playhouse, Olympia, Washington
Northwest Children's Theatre and School - Portland, Oregon since 1993
Olympia Family Theater - Olympia, Washington since 2006
Open Door Children's Theatre - Boise, Idaho
Oregon Children's Theatre - Portland, Oregon
Seattle Children's Theater
Spokane Children's Theatre - Spokane, Washington since 1946

California

Boxtales Theatre Company - Santa Barbara, CA since 1994
Children's Musical Theater San Jose - San Jose, CA since 1968
Musical Youth Artist Repertory Theatre - Longbeach, CA since 1989
Peninsula Youth Theatre - Mountain View, CA since 1992

Southwestern States

Center Stage - a youth acting summer workshop in Phoenix and source for plays

Canada

Calgary Young People's Theatre - Calgary Alberta Canada since 1992
Great Big Theater - touring company serving SW Ontario, Canada since 1994
Storybook Theatre - theater for young audiences - Calgary, Alberta Canada since 1977

AGF Casting and Performing Arts - Nottingham since 1999
Magic Carpet Theatre - professional touring company in the UK since 1982
Polka Theatre for Children - Wimbeldon London, England

OTHER

AWOL - Actor's Workshop Online
Christian Youth Theater - after school classes in many US locations
Kids Mystery Theater Productions - touring interactive children's theater
Riverside Theatre Company - professional children's touring company - South Africa since 1991
USA Map of Children's Theaters - old archived version of now defunct site

Costumes & Make-up

Affordable Halloween Costumes
Alcone Company - NYC based make-up supplier
Alibaba Costumes
Antiquing Online The Jewelry Box
Ben Nye professional makeup
Costume Craze
Costume Discounters
Costumes, Inc.
Costumes.org
DramaClassMakeup.com Free makeup articles, videos, supplies & makeup samples. Online tools for drama teachers, students, and actors.
Fashion Era - history of fashion since 1800
Fashion Past & Present
Halloween Manor Children's Costumes
International Costumers' Guild
Kannick's Korner Historical Patterns
Milieux The Costume Site
Performers Zone USA - UK based makeup supplier - ships anywhere in the world.
Schenz Theatrical Supply
Screen Face professional makeup
Shakespeare's Theatre Costumes
Stagecraft, Inc. - custom costumes for mascots, amusement park characters
Star Costumes
The Costume Page
The Elizabethen Costuming Page
The History of Costume

The International Theater Design Archive
The Museum of Costume
Theatrical Shop Online
Wikipedia - History of Western Fashion
Would You Believe - costumes, masks, makeup, magic and more
Note - a couple of years ago I purchased some really great stage make-up in Provo, Utah at the Taylor-Maid Beauty Supply store - I recommend it for children because it is water-based and washes off easily, yet goes on beautifully and stays on during a rigorous performance. It is called Kryolan Brandel - I have looked them up on the internet and there is no headquarters in the USA, but many stores carry their products. I got a 24 color - Aquacolor palette. It looks like a set of watercolors - you wet a brush with water and dab it on the color then apply it to the face with a brush or make-up sponge. I did my college age son's Halloween clown make-up in the morning, and late that night he came home and it still looked great. I do children's shows with special animal / character make-ups and needed many colors. This stuff is great.
Taylor-Maid Beauty Supply in Utah. The Provo store phone number is (801) 375-7928

Funding

Puppets

Acorn and Rose Puppet Theater - Yelm, Washington
Animal Puppet Patterns
Ballerina Marionette
Basic Puppet Skills
Build a Puppet Playhouse - wooden
Build your own quality puppet stage
Fantasy Puppet Theatre - serving New Jersey and Metropolitan NY since 1956
Finger Puppets
Hand Puppet Stage
How to build a PVC tripod puppet stage
How to make a collapsable PVC puppet stage
Legends and Lore Puppet Scripts
Lepruchan Marionette
Plans For a Traveling Puppet Stage
Pop-up Bunny Puppet
Puppet Plays - Books about puppets
Puppet Universe - commercial site with helpful resources.
Puppets - homeschool site
Puppets in the Drama Classroom
Puppets Around the World - Aunt Annie's Crafts
Sock Puppet Instructions
The Puppet Store - puppets and related products
The Puppetry Home Page
Three Little Pigs Puppet Script
Total Fabrication Puppets and Props
tortoise and hare finger puppets
town mouse and country mouse finger puppets
Muppet Songs
Animal Masks

Scripts and Music

Actorama - searchable database of monologues and scenes
AmaDrama.co.uk Free Scripts Page
Are You Game.com - interactive murder mystery games
Baker's Plays - scripts
Beat by Beat Press - musicals for children
Bright Star Plays for Young People
Broadway Musicals - Songs and Melodies
British Theatre Guide Youth and School Theatre Index
Children's Theatre Plays
Children's Theater Plays by Scott O. Jones
Chicagoland's International Source For Classic Children's Theatre Scripts and Plays and Childrens Theater Production Services
Christian Drama Scripts by Warren
Contemporary Drama Service - scripts
Dramatist Play Service, Inc. - script leasing
Dramatic Publishing Company - scripts
Eldridge Plays & Musicals - Christian resource
Encore Publishing - scripts for family audiences
FUNANTICS KIDS THEATER SCRIPTS! - Children's and All Ages Theatre Scripts & Puppet Plays - Low Cost or Royalty Free!
Green Flash Records - children's/Christian label
Kids 4 Broadway - age appropriate plays for children 7-17
Lazy Bee Scripts - scripts for pantomimes and plays
Music Theater International - broadway musical script licensing
Musical Theater Shows with Roles for Children - show list that includes audition suggestions
Musicals for Schools and Theater Groups by Patrick Carswell
Old Bear Publishing - Musicals for children
Plays and Musicals - UK plays and musicals
PLAYS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS - one-acts and monologues
Plays for Kids to Do by Jimmy Brunelle
Pioneer Drama Service America's Premier Publisher of Quality Plays, Musicals, Melodramas, Childrens Plays, One Act Plays and Theatrical Resources
Positive African American Plays for Children
Samuel French - play publishers
School Shows - plays for school groups
Shakespeare's Plays
Snow White - watch a production of this play and find out how you can perform this show
Stage Kids - Edutainment Musical Theater Performance Packages
Stageplays.com Youth and Children's Theatre Scripts
StarKids Theatre - Christian Based Music & Plays Perfect for Sunday School, VBS & Music Camp
Starshine Music, Ltd. - Musicals by UK writers
Tams Witmark musical theater distributor
Teacher Ideas Press - scripts and more
The Internet Theater Bookshop - comprehensive Catalogue of Plays
Who's On First - Abbott and Costello's comedy routine

Storytelling

Aaron Shep's Storytelling Page
Activated Storytellers
Ann Arbor Storytelling Guild
Black Storytellers Alliance
Cave Run Storytelling Festival - Morehead, Kentucky
Children's Literature - Resources for Storytellers
Connecticut Storytelling Center
Effective Storytelling - beginners manual
International Storytelling Center
Jonesborough Storytellers Guild- Jonesborough, Tennessee
National Association of Black Storytellers
National Storytelling Network
North Carolina Storytelling Guild
St. Louis Storytelling Festival
Stoop Storytelling Series - Baltimore, Maryland
Storyteller.net
Storytellers Unplugged
Storytelling Association of California
The Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast - Laurinburg, North Carolina
The Storytelling Center of New York City
The Young Storytellers Foundation
Timpanogas Storytelling Festival - Orem, Utah each August
Virginia Storytelling Alliance

Teaching Helps

A Guide to Shakespeare's Plays
Children's Theatre/Creative Drama
Creative Drama Resource Site
Classroom Lesson Plans - by Matt Buchanan
Drama Class - by Home Education Exchange
Drama Teacher Links
Drama Victoria - Drama association for teachers in Australia
Educational Theatre Association - International Thespian Society and educators resource
Fun with Drama - using drama for active learning in the classroom
National Drama - the UK's leading professional association of Drama Educators.
TheaterHistory.com
Welcome to Wonderland Innovative drama class brings 'Alice' to life - at Washington Univ in St Louis

Technical Theater

Angstrom Lighting - rental, sales, service and lighting production
Building Flats 101
Drama Classroom Ideas - how to build a stage, curtains, platforms etc.
ProductionHub.com - the Production Search Engine
StageScenery.com - set designs oriented toward youth programs
Rigging & Stagecraft
Stage Craft
Stagecraft Fundamentals - online manual
Stagecraft Mailing List - discussion group for technical theater
Theater Safety Guide

Theaters/Acting/Stage Productions

ActorsLife.com - practical helps for working actors
Association of Talent Agents non-profit trade association for talent agencies
Audition Agency - list of talent agencies by state
LandingPlace.com - actors resource
Pioneer Theater Company - Professional Regional Theater in SLC, Utah
Reed's Tickets - how to get cheap theater tickets nationwide
Repertory Dance Theater - SLC
Theatre resources - directory of theatre related websites and discussion groups.
Utah Shakespearean Festival - Tony Award winning summer theater in Cedar City, Utah

Writing