San Francisco Youth Theatre
SFYT @ Casa Doulas, 3106 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
About
San Francisco Youth Theatre offers theatre arts creation, education, and performance for children and teens. Participants take part in storytelling and can engage with work that ranges from preschool storytelling to professional touring productions.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
San Francisco Youth Theatre was founded in 2014 as a community arts organization by Director Emily Klion. Its mission is to transform youth and communities through accessible opportunities in theatre arts creation, education, and performance. The organization offers year-round skill-building classes, performance ensembles, and internships for youth ages 4–24, with programs accessible to any student regardless of their ability to pay.
San Francisco Youth Theatre focuses outreach on youth from historically underserved and historically marginalized communities with limited access to high quality arts education. It states a dedication to being an agent of equity and justice and to offering an accessible arts space where diversity is embraced and celebrated. The organization develops and sustains an anti-racist curriculum designed to amplify the voices and arts practices of BIPOC youth, offered in students’ home languages, including ASL, and works to strengthen inclusive hiring and compensation practices to increase leadership, staff, and artists from BIPOC communities. It acknowledges and honors the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples as the original peoples of the land now known as San Francisco.
San Francisco Youth Theatre describes its programs as designed to foster personal growth and create lasting social impact. It also notes that it listens to the voices of the community and responds decisively to racism and anti-Blackness. In summer 2024, San Francisco Youth Theatre is bringing theatre activities to the community, including a free Spanish-bilingual theatre class for kids at Garfield Park.
One student states, “SFYT has changed my life because it has made me gain a lot of friends and therefore a lot of confidence because you meet your people. You expand your bubble and make lasting friendships with people who understand you.” Another quote describes San Francisco Youth Theatre as “community, home, and a place where I can be myself…”
Last updated March 20, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
San Francisco Youth Theatre was founded in 2014 as a community arts organization by Director Emily Klion. Its mission is to transform youth and communities through accessible opportunities in theatre arts creation, education, and performance. The organization offers year-round skill-building classes, performance ensembles, and internships for youth ages 4–24, with programs accessible to any student regardless of their ability to pay.
San Francisco Youth Theatre focuses outreach on youth from historically underserved and historically marginalized communities with limited access to high quality arts education. It states a dedication to being an agent of equity and justice and to offering an accessible arts space where diversity is embraced and celebrated. The organization develops and sustains an anti-racist curriculum designed to amplify the voices and arts practices of BIPOC youth, offered in students’ home languages, including ASL, and works to strengthen inclusive hiring and compensation practices to increase leadership, staff, and artists from BIPOC communities. It acknowledges and honors the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples as the original peoples of the land now known as San Francisco.
San Francisco Youth Theatre describes its programs as designed to foster personal growth and create lasting social impact. It also notes that it listens to the voices of the community and responds decisively to racism and anti-Blackness. In summer 2024, San Francisco Youth Theatre is bringing theatre activities to the community, including a free Spanish-bilingual theatre class for kids at Garfield Park.
One student states, “SFYT has changed my life because it has made me gain a lot of friends and therefore a lot of confidence because you meet your people. You expand your bubble and make lasting friendships with people who understand you.” Another quote describes San Francisco Youth Theatre as “community, home, and a place where I can be myself…”
Last updated March 20, 2026.
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