Playmakers Youth Theatre
We’re a community theatre program for youth and teens of all experience levels. Stretch your imagination. Gain confidence on and off the stage. Build lifelong friendships.
Why Playmakers Youth Theatre
We believe that youth theatre and performing arts programs should be inclusive, accessible and rewarding for all new and experienced performers. students in kindergarten through college are coached and monitored by experienced and talented directors and producers who are dedicated to developing individual talents while supporting all participants in learning life skills and growing as performers and people
26 Years Of Youth Theatre
12500 + Youth Performers
40 + Total Playmaker Shows
29500 + Attendees who have watched our shows
Playmakers Jr. Classes
A theatre class for children of all skill levels who are in kindergarten and first grade. This class-meets-rehearsal-process model is a perfect introduction to the arts or a great fit for a seasoned young performer. Explore performing arts fundamentals through improv and creative movement, the ins and outs of storytelling and play a character while rehearsing for a showcase featuring solos and speaking lines for each student.
Broadway Babies Starts March 2. Registration opens January 13.
Summer Camp
Extend your Playmakers Youth Theatre experience all year round with The Francine & Benson Pilloff Family Performing Arts Camp. A program in our J-Day Camps, youth participate in theater classes, art, swimming in The J’s outdoor pool, and electives such as improv, costume design, and puppetry — all while rehearsing their shows.
Registration for Summer 2025 Open in December.
Northeast Ohio’s only 24-Hour Musical
Each summer, area teens and young adults audition blindly for an innovative, one-of-a-kind theater experience. They won’t know the show nor their role until rehearsal begins at 10 pm. They will stay up all night rehearsing, eating and having a blast with cast members. The audience will come to the show not knowing what they are about to enjoy. It’s a magical theatrical experience!
Past Shows
Featured Classes
Arts and Ideas
11/25/2024 - 11/25/2024
A free class for adults to learn tips for dealing with fear and stress.
Fear can greatly affect our brains. Learn how our body and brain perceive and react to fearful situations. We will also discuss practical tips for dealing with everyday fears and stressors so that we can learn to control our fear response and brain function when we are afraid. Class offered in person and virtual via Zoom.
Arts and Ideas, Adult
12/16/2024 - 12/16/2024
A free class for adults to exercise their brain to improve brain health,
Engage your brain in this fast-paced, mind aerobics class purposefully designed to rev up various aspects of your brain while promoting lifelong learning. Leave this course with the understanding of the three fundamentals needed to make an exercise an appropriate "brain workout."
Arts and Ideas, Adult
11/22/2024 - 11/22/2024
A free class for adults to exercise their brain to improve brain health.
Engage your brain in this fast-paced, mind aerobics class purposefully designed to rev up various aspects of your brain while promoting lifelong learning. Leave this course with the understanding of the three fundamentals needed to make an exercise an appropriate "brain workout."
Arts and Ideas, Adult
12/09/2024 - 12/09/2024
An adult class focused on the 2024 election results.
This class will discuss the 2024 election results and what they mean moving forward.
Arts and Ideas, Adult
12/11/2024 - 12/11/2024
A free class for adults to learn how gift-giving impacts memory and brain health.
This program will explore a simple brain-healthy concept that you can readily gift your loved ones this holiday season: the present of your presence. In this session, we explore the tradition and history of holiday gifts and how gift-giving impacts social connections, memory and brain health.
Arts and Ideas, Adult
01/21/2025 - 02/11/2025
A series of classes exploring the influence of slaves on shaping American history.
In this four-class series, presidential historian Steve Schecter will explore the incredible and often overlooked influence that slaves had on shaping American history. We will discuss their pivotal role in shaping the lives and decisions of some of our nation?s most influential figures, ultimately leaving an unforgettable mark on the fabric of our nation. Topics include George Washington's Three Favorite Enslaved; Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings Family; How the War Changed Lincoln; and A Partial Biography of Frederick Douglass.
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