Yale Children’s Theater

Our Mission:

We're on a mission to inspire students in Greater New Haven to embrace their inner actors and storytellers! You'll find us in theaters, in classrooms, in communities'everywhere we can lend a hand to help kids discover the joy of the dramatic arts. Our team of undergraduate volunteers brings theater into children's lives. We invest in kids, one play and workshop at a time.

Our Activities:

Hands On Workshop Direct Service The Hands On Workshop hosts weekly sessions for local K-2nd students to explore the fun that theater has to offer through movement and acting games! Improvaganza Workshop Direct Service Weekly Improvaganza Workshops enable 6th-10th grade students to take a deep dive into the exciting world of improv! Off Book Workshop Direct Service Our weekly Off Book workshop introduces 3-5th grade students to improv and character games, concluding in a unique play designed for and by the workshop students! Encore! Workshop Direct Service From character work to a final performance on a Yale stage, Encore! Workshop gives 7th-12th grade students a well-rounded understanding of theatrical productions. In the fall, Encore! will be performing Alice in Wonderland. Traveling Student Performances Direct Service YCT travels to local schools to perform multiple original student plays throughout the semester.

Student Leaders:

Katelyn DeKeersgieter - Coordinator/President Maya Gardos - Co-Coordinator/Co-President Lavanya Sinha - Co-Coordinator/Co-President

How others get involved:

Email us at director@yalechildrenstheater.org!