The Play Group Theatre
The Play Group Theatre, 1 N Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601
About
The Play Group Theatre offers live theatre, classes, rehearsals, and shows for children and teens. The program includes Summer Theatre, Spring programs, and both Summer and Spring Performing Arts Programs. Students take part in a non-competitive creative process that includes a tradition of announcing show titles at callbacks, with shows chosen to fit the actors and a policy of never double casting.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
The Play Group Theatre is led by Artistic Director Jill Abusch and operates as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Its mission statement is “Preparing Kids for Every Stage in Life SM.” The program emphasizes understanding the thinking process behind the work, focuses on tangible skills and creative freedom to access imagination and define artistic voice, and maintains a rigorous and joyous work environment that balances the seriousness of art with the fun of childhood. It describes itself as a community of artists with a focus on convergent and divergent thinking, embracing failure as part of the creative process, creating community and cultivating diversity, and practicing empathy.
The Play Group Theatre has been honored for excellence in arts education and has been voted Best of Westchester's Best Local Theater Group, Best Children's Theater, Best After School Program, and Best Place to Take the Kids. It offers Summer Theatre camps and uses the PGT Stage and PGT Stages, with its facility also available for rentals. The Play Group Theatre is proud to be a grantee of ArtsWestchester with funding made possible by Westchester County government with the support of County Executive Kenneth W. Jenkins and the Board of Legislators.
Parent, student, audience, and alumni testimonials describe experiences with productions such as In Wonderland and Spongebob, refer to The Play Group Theatre as “Westchester's Theatre for Children and Teens,” and include statements such as “This theatre company changed my life!” and “The single best gift we ever gave to our kids was their years at PGT.” Testimonials also mention students learning public speaking skills, analyzing scripts and understanding characters, and feeling that PGT created “a place to grow up.”
Last updated May 30, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
The Play Group Theatre is led by Artistic Director Jill Abusch and operates as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Its mission statement is “Preparing Kids for Every Stage in Life SM.” The program emphasizes understanding the thinking process behind the work, focuses on tangible skills and creative freedom to access imagination and define artistic voice, and maintains a rigorous and joyous work environment that balances the seriousness of art with the fun of childhood. It describes itself as a community of artists with a focus on convergent and divergent thinking, embracing failure as part of the creative process, creating community and cultivating diversity, and practicing empathy.
The Play Group Theatre has been honored for excellence in arts education and has been voted Best of Westchester's Best Local Theater Group, Best Children's Theater, Best After School Program, and Best Place to Take the Kids. It offers Summer Theatre camps and uses the PGT Stage and PGT Stages, with its facility also available for rentals. The Play Group Theatre is proud to be a grantee of ArtsWestchester with funding made possible by Westchester County government with the support of County Executive Kenneth W. Jenkins and the Board of Legislators.
Parent, student, audience, and alumni testimonials describe experiences with productions such as In Wonderland and Spongebob, refer to The Play Group Theatre as “Westchester's Theatre for Children and Teens,” and include statements such as “This theatre company changed my life!” and “The single best gift we ever gave to our kids was their years at PGT.” Testimonials also mention students learning public speaking skills, analyzing scripts and understanding characters, and feeling that PGT created “a place to grow up.”
Last updated May 30, 2026.
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