Youth on Stage
Black Repertory Group, 3201 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703
About
Youth on Stage includes creative drama and discovery, imaginative play, movement, rhythm, basic storytelling, and drama games and exercises. Participants take part in pantomime, simple vocalization, sensory exploration, creative movement inspired by fairy tales and familiar stories, and small-group performances of simple scenes and songs for family and friends. The program also includes creative play, storytelling, music, learning to use their voices, mirroring movements, using exaggerated expressions to act out emotions, improvisation, character development, using voice and body to tell stories, learning stage directions, basics of script analysis, musical theater, puppetry, costume design, creating and performing original stories, performing a short scripted play, showcases with several short pieces or scenes, scene study, emotional range, advanced character analysis, exploring various theater genres, directing, basic set design, and public performance of a one-act play. Youth on Stage is organized as a multi-stage theater curriculum with age-specific groups called Little Stars, Kids on Stage, and Stagecraft Kids Academy.
• Ages: 3–14 years old
Youth on Stage is part of the Black Repertory Group, which was founded in 1964 and is described as the longest-running and oldest African American theatrical organization of its kind in the nation. The curriculum follows a multi-stage approach to theater, with instruction and performance opportunities designed for specific age groups, and uses the theatrical process to help young people build confidence, empathy, and lifelong communication skills. The Black Repertory Group states that theater is used as a means to uplift the individual and in turn uplift the community, and it includes Inclusive Arts / Disability Arts with theatre by, for, with, and about people with disabilities. Programs connected to this organization address social issues such as violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, and human trafficking through Health Education Through Theater (HETT).
Youth on Stage is led within an organization whose leadership team includes Stanford researcher Dr. Mona Vaughn Scott and a current Executive Director. Dr. Mona Vaughn Scott is identified as a Stanford researcher. The Black Repertory Group has collaborations with CIL leaders Gerald Baptiste, attorney Jan Garret, and Stuart James, and job training collaborations with LAO Family through lfcd.org. It has worked with Pfizer on hypertension and funding the HETT program, and with board member Dr. Orr working with Gilead to bring programs into the Alameda County jails. The organization has alliances with social networks such as Judge Horace Wheatley’s alternative program described as “Jail or the Black Repertory Group,” and it advocates for low income families and especially the Black community, addressing the needs of at-risk youth and families through theater.
Last updated June 16, 2026.
• Ages: 3–14 years old
Youth on Stage is part of the Black Repertory Group, which was founded in 1964 and is described as the longest-running and oldest African American theatrical organization of its kind in the nation. The curriculum follows a multi-stage approach to theater, with instruction and performance opportunities designed for specific age groups, and uses the theatrical process to help young people build confidence, empathy, and lifelong communication skills. The Black Repertory Group states that theater is used as a means to uplift the individual and in turn uplift the community, and it includes Inclusive Arts / Disability Arts with theatre by, for, with, and about people with disabilities. Programs connected to this organization address social issues such as violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, and human trafficking through Health Education Through Theater (HETT).
Youth on Stage is led within an organization whose leadership team includes Stanford researcher Dr. Mona Vaughn Scott and a current Executive Director. Dr. Mona Vaughn Scott is identified as a Stanford researcher. The Black Repertory Group has collaborations with CIL leaders Gerald Baptiste, attorney Jan Garret, and Stuart James, and job training collaborations with LAO Family through lfcd.org. It has worked with Pfizer on hypertension and funding the HETT program, and with board member Dr. Orr working with Gilead to bring programs into the Alameda County jails. The organization has alliances with social networks such as Judge Horace Wheatley’s alternative program described as “Jail or the Black Repertory Group,” and it advocates for low income families and especially the Black community, addressing the needs of at-risk youth and families through theater.
Last updated June 16, 2026.
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