New Bern Civic Theatre ~ Youth Theatre

Youth Theatre

StageHANDS

In 1986, Lu Hoff and Gena Andrews developed a children’s program that incorporated performing and signing a show for the hearing impaired. StageHANDS has performed over the years and was the first and only Total Communication (using voice and sign) community theatre group in the state. Today, StageHANDS continues to delight and captivate audiences each year with productions, as well as teach our young actors the true importance of our community and the performing arts.

StageHANDS Explained!

A closer look inside the StageHANDS program at New Bern Civic Theatre.
StageHANDS is a unique program which presents children's musical theatre in total communication.
Featuring footage from the 2011 NBCT production of Willy Wonka Jr.

The Saax Bradbury Players (Teen Program)

The Saax Bradbury Players is a teen group operating within the New Bern Civic Theatre whose purpose is to engage young minds in problem solving skills, to enrich their lives through the literature and history of theatre, to educate them in the arts of theatre, and to enlighten them about the opportunities and people skills that theatre training provides, while entertaining our community by providing a superior theatre experience. We provide an outlet for creative community involvement.
Our goal is to reach teens in the New Bern-Craven County area and to create a sense of family in our performing arts community.

The Resurrection Of The Saax Bradbury Players

A short documentary looking at the return of the Saax Bradbury Players at the New Bern Civic Theatre in 2010,
with Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. The Saax Bradbury Players is an exclusive program which mentors teens
to act, direct, produce, and market their own theatrical programs.
Featuring interviews with executive director Angelina Hardy, show director Adam Griffin, producer Taylor Ludwig,
actors Georgie Blackerby, Somer Bjork, Sydney Haskett, Aaron Knowles, Allyson Martin and Ben Waudby.
Video produced by Keith Boyd.

Workshops

New Bern Civic Theatre offers a Youth Summer Theatre Workshop in June. This two week workshop, directed by Michael Krauss, teaches children teamwork, confidence, expression, imagination, and develops a positive self-image. The workshop ends with a public performance for the children to showcase all they have learned.

Space is limited and registration is first come, first serve.
A completed registration form and a non-refundable $50 deposit is required to register.

Disney's The Jungle Book, KIDS Study Guide

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