Education & Engagement Programming for Youth

Education & Engagement Programming for Youth includes Teen Studio, which offers free workshops, performance intensives, and artist-led explorations for students ages 14 to 18. It also includes the PlayBuild Youth Intensive, a four-week intensive focused on creativity, storytelling, performance, and creating theater in service of change, and the Musical Theater Intensive, a four-week program focused on acting, singing, dancing, storytelling, and civic practice. The program also includes Youth Arts Council for Chicago Public School students in grades 9-12, where participants produce events, engage peers, and amplify diverse voices, and Second Saturdays, held on the second Saturday of each month for children ages 4-10 and the adults who love them.

Programs

• Teen Studio — 14 to 18-year-old students in the Chicagoland area · Free workshops, performance intensives, and artist-led explorations.
• PlayBuild Youth Intensive — 14 to 18 year-old students in the Chicagoland area · Four-week intensive focused on creativity, storytelling, performance, and creating theater in service of change.
• Musical Theater Intensive — 14 to 18-year-old students in the Chicagoland area · Four-week program focused on acting, singing, dancing, storytelling, and civic practice.
• Youth Arts Council — Chicago Public School students in grades 9-12 · Hands-on arts leadership program where participants produce events, engage peers, and amplify diverse voices.
• Second Saturdays — children ages 4-10 and the adults who love them · Held on the second Saturday of each month · Family-focused intergenerational workshops centered on joy, creativity, and sharing space.

At a glance

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Current session: Teen Studio: Fight Call (Nov 14–Nov 14, 2026); Second Saturdays: ChangoSnakeDog and Friends (Jan 9–Jan 9, 2027); Second Saturdays: Staging the Senses (Feb 13–Feb 13, 2027); Second Saturdays: Make A Play (Mar 13–Mar 13, 2027); Second Saturdays: Yes and for All (Apr 10–Apr 10, 2027); Second Saturdays: Hora de Cuentinflas (May 8–May 8, 2027); Second Saturdays: ChangoSnakeDog and Friends (Jun 12–Jun 12, 2027); Second Saturdays: Staging the Senses (Jul 10–Jul 10, 2027)

Last updated November 7, 2026.