The Pocket Community Theatre believes that to build a future for community theatre, young people of today must be involved. To further that aim, the Board of Directors, at the March 24, 2002 meeting, approved a Children's Summer Theatre Workshop. This Workshop has been held every year since 2001, with the exception of 2005 when the theatre moved to its present location.

Twenty-four students, ages 7 to 12, attend a two week learning experience in June which introduces them to the mechanics of developing a play to be shown before a live audience. The students learn theatre from the ground up. Almost everything associated with play production helps with the development of skills, feelings, attitudes, and beliefs that can be used now but will be found useful in adult life. Areas of learning and activity will include stage performance, set design and construction, props, costumes, publicity, poster design and distribution and more.

Previous Children's Plays include:

The 2010 Children's Summer Theater Workshop will begin June 8 and run Tuesday through Thursday from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM and continue the following week, June 14, Monday through Friday, also from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

The workshop will be based around Annie.

A showcase of what was learned will be performed by the students on Saturday and Sunday afternoon at 2pm, June 19 and 20 at the theater. Tickets for the performance will be $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.

Cost for the workshop will be $50 per child.

Application forms are now available. To get one, you can call the theatre at 623-8585 and leave a message as the office is not staffed full time, or to generate a copy of the application form yourself, click here, or if you would like the form in a Word document, click here. There is limited space so apply early to reserve your spot!

Parents will need to bring children to the Pocket Community Theatre at 170 Ravine by 4:00 PM sharp and to pick them up at 6:30 PM. For the complete set of rules, click here, or if you would like the rules in a Word document, click here.

For more information, contact Andrea Pierkowski at 501-623-8585.