Our multi-session storytelling and playwriting residency program
WHERE STUDENT STORIES TAKE CENTER STAGE!
ABOUT STORY 2 STAGE
In 2020, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’s Learning and Community Engagement Department began the journey of reimagining programming during a time of great uncertainty and change. Story 2 Stage was launched as a pilot program in the fall of 2021, serving middle and high school students at Grand Center Arts Academy in St. Louis, Missouri. This 10-session residency program unlocks the power of storytelling by mining lived experiences, imaginations, and aspirations. The innovative, world-building curriculum, designed for learners of all ages, leads to the development of youth creating their own fully realized plays.
FESTIVAL OF NEW STUDENT WORKS
The Story 2 Stage Festival is an exciting family-friendly performance for all ages. Submissions are open to all students in the state of Missouri. (Submitting playwrights do not have to participate in the residency to submit.) Then we connect with all honorees and invite them to a Mentor Day where they will meet the designers and directors of their plays. Students will also have the opportunity to add some finishing touches to a second draft of their play and work with professional playwrights and members of The Rep's artistic team. Once their play is final, it enters a formal production process, rehearses and is produced for our community.
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BRIan coats
Director of Lifelong Learning
