To submit your writing samples and submission form for the KIDSTAGE Originals Writing team, please click on the buttons below. For any questions related to KIDSTAGE Originals, including the application or process, please contact kidstageproductions@villagetheatre.org.

WRITING TEAM APPLICATIONWRITING PROMPT

As part of the KIDSTAGE Originals Writing Team Application, each student will be asked to submit two (2) pieces of work. (We recommend 2-3 pages maximum, please.) One piece should use one of the prompts provided; the other may be any creative writing you have, either created for this program or written in your own time. For more information on the prompts, please check out the button above.

The entrance process is designed for KIDSTAGE to get to know the interested students and assess their readiness for the program. All writing and prompt submissions are used to determine current skills in writing and storytelling. Perfection is not requested or expected – all writing can be improved, and the biggest hurdle all writers face is getting their ideas on paper!

Successful members of the KIDSTAGE Originals Writing Team possess the following qualities:

• A passion for writing and telling stories or creating and composing songs
• The willingness to collaborate and compromise as necessary on differing ideas or viewpoints
• The ability to manage and advocate for their personal schedule
• The motivation and time to commit to one hour a day or more of writing outside of the scheduled workshops, either by yourself or with your fellow Writing Team members.
• Access to a laptop with a word-processing program (Google Docs, Microsoft Word, etc.). Writers will be asked to collaborate on scenes and/or songs online. Please let us know if you do not have access to a laptop at home, and KIDSTAGE can help procure one for your usage.

KIDSTAGE Originals is an original musical project created by emerging theatre artists. Students generate their own original material under the mentorship and guidance of a professional writing, composing, and directing team.

Once the Writing Team has completed a script, student actors are added to the process and the show is shared with an audience for feedback regarding their script and story. This program is designed to teach students about the process of creating a show from script to stage, and provide students the life skills of collaboration, compromise, communication of ideas, and receiving critical responses to creative endeavors, among many others.

KIDSTAGE Originals productions are written by, for, and about teens, and can address some of the most important issues to teens today. Past KIDSTAGE Originals shows include: Last Exit, In Your Eyes, Save As…, Hot Mess, Playing Fair, This is What They Tell Me, Sincerely Yours, Out of Bounds, and All That Glitters – A Rock Legend.

Village Theatre believes that experiential learning in theater arts is a powerful tool for building essential life and career skills including critical thinking, concentration, collaboration, discipline, communication and creativity. We strive to ensure that all young people, regardless of financial circumstances, can participate in our programs.

Financial need should never be a reason to not participate in KIDSTAGE programs. For more information about our financial assistance including payment plans, please check out the link below.

KIDSTAGE FINANCIAL AID INFO