Birmingham Children's Theatre
About
Nearly-80-Year-Old Professional Children's Theater
Birmingham Children's Theatre (BCT) is a Birmingham nonprofit producing 8-12 professional theatrical productions per school year for young audiences, plus a year-round Education Department offering classes, in-school programs, and summer camps for ages 4-18.
Programs for Kids and Teens
Programming covers professional productions, in-school programs, and education classes. Offerings include:
- Imagination Party (ages 4-6)
- Players Studio (ages 7-11)
- Summer Youth Production (ages 12-18)
- SPARK Summer Camps
- Summer Spark Troupe Production (ages 12-18, month-long intensive)
- Academy of Performing Arts one-on-one instruction (ages 3-18)
- In-school and after-school outreach
- 8-12 mainstage productions per year
What's Included
- Indoor venue at 2130 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N
- Professional production values
- Multiple class formats from one-on-one to ensemble
- Touring outreach to schools
- Nearly 80 years of operating history
Experience
Professional-grade producing theater rather than a community group adding youth as a side program - kids interact with the same artists who put on the mainstage productions, with both group classes and one-on-one coaching available.