BrightSide Theatre Youth Project
About
Naperville Professional Theatre's Youth Project
BrightSide Theatre is a Naperville professional non-Equity theatre on South Ellsworth Street. The Youth Project provides grade school to high school students a professional educational experience exploring musical theater with working professional directors, choreographers, and designers.
Youth Musical Theatre Program
Programming centers on full mounted productions with student casts. Programs include:
- Brightside Theatre Youth Project (ages 8-18)
- Disney's High School Musical Jr, Beetlejuice Jr, and similar musical theatre titles
- Working professional director, choreographer, designer mentorship
- Cast cap at 45 participants per production
- Rehearsals at BrightSide Studio (Lisle), performances at Yellow Box Theatre (Naperville)
What's Included
- $475 tuition with $25 sibling discount
- Performance opportunities at Yellow Box Theatre on the main BrightSide stage
- Professional production team mentorship
- Cast-of-45 ensemble experience per production
Experience
The professional production team plus full mounted Disney/Broadway Jr titles gives BrightSide more production polish than typical community youth theatre. Best fit for kids who want a polished show credit with professional support.