American Stage Education nurtures intellectual, social, and emotional growth through inclusive and accessible programs, such as drama school classes, camps, productions for young audiences, and adult programs, rooted in the transformative power of storytelling, alongside meaningful collaborations with schools and community groups.
Drama School - Youth & Adult
American Stage offers unique classes where kids, teens, and adults can explore the joy of performing arts. Our year-round programs help students grow confidence as performers while encouraging creativity, curiosity, and emotional growth, all within a supportive, community-centered space.
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Summer Camp
With around 20 sessions for ages 5 - 17, American Stage’s annual Summer Camp is designed to ignite students’ creative voices through a wide range of theatre education, from musical theatre intensives to puppetry and playwriting.Camp themes may change each year, but the fun is always guaranteed!
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School Tour
For over a generation, many children in the Tampa Bay area have experienced theatre for the first time through the American Stage School Tour, the longest-running program in American Stage history. Each year, professional theatre artists visit elementary schools to perform culturally relevant stories and provide teachers with a study guide aligned with Florida State Standards. In Pinellas County, the program is fully funded by the district and free for schools to participate.
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Write On! Pinellas Playwriting Residencies
Write On! Pinellas Playwriting Residencies offer educational modules in collaborative storytelling at no cost to Pinellas County secondary schools. Over the course of an academic semester, students develop their own plays, gaining confidence as they explore their creative voices, collaborate with peers, and cultivate empathy and self-awareness.
Write On! Si Se Puede
Write On! Si Se Puede provides no-cost educational modules in collaborative storytelling for Pinellas County ESOL classrooms. Over the course of a semester, students create their own plays through kinesthetic learning and engagement with our culturally responsive school tour. This process helps them adapt and interpret stories while activating their creative voices, strengthening collaboration skills, and fostering self-awareness and empathy.
Student Matinee
American Stage partners with local educators and the Pinellas County School District to provide students with access to high-quality, professional live theatre. Each year, at least two Mainstage productions are selected to align with educators’ curricula, offering a performance, a post-show talkback, and an in-class workshop led by an American Stage teaching artist.
For sponsorships of education programming, scholarships, and other education and outreach efforts, please contact Pamela Arbisi, Director of Advancement at parbisi@americanstage.org or 727.685.4014
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OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Drama School
American Stage offers unique classes where kids, teens, and adults can explore the joy of performing arts. Our year-round programs help students grow confidence as performers while encouraging creativity, curiosity, and emotional growth, all within a supportive, community-centered space.
Population served (age range): Ages 5 - 17
Number of youth served: 170 students annually
summer camp
With around 20 sessions for ages 5 - 17, American Stage’s annual Summer Camp is designed to ignite students’ creative voices through a wide range of theatre education, from musical theatre intensives to puppetry and playwriting.Camp themes may change each year, but the fun is always guaranteed!
Population served (age range): Ages 5 - 17
Number of youth served: 400 campers
OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS
sCHOOL TOUR
For over a generation, many children in the Tampa Bay area have experienced theatre for the first time through the American Stage School Tour, the longest-running program in American Stage history. Each year, professional theatre artists visit elementary schools to perform culturally relevant stories and provide teachers with a study guide aligned with Florida State Standards. In Pinellas County, the program is fully funded by the district and free for schools to participate.
Population served (age range): Ages 5 - 11
Number of youth served: Over 10,000 K-5 students annually
Write On! Pinellas Playwriting Residencies
Write On! Pinellas Playwriting Residencies offer educational modules in collaborative storytelling at no cost to Pinellas County secondary schools. Over the course of an academic semester, students develop their own plays, gaining confidence as they explore their creative voices, collaborate with peers, and cultivate empathy and self-awareness.
Population served (age range): Ages 11 - 17
Number of youth served: 300 youth annually
Write On! Write On! Si Se Puede
Write On! Si Se Puede provides no-cost educational modules in collaborative storytelling for Pinellas County ESOL classrooms. Over the course of a semester, students create their own plays through kinesthetic learning and engagement with our culturally responsive school tour. This process helps them adapt and interpret stories while activating their creative voices, strengthening collaboration skills, and fostering self-awareness and empathy.
Population served (age range): Ages 5 - 11 (Elementary)
Number of youth served: 100 youth served annually
Students Matinee
American Stage partners with local educators and the Pinellas County School District to provide students with access to high-quality, professional live theatre. Each year, at least two Mainstage productions are selected to align with educators’ curricula, offering a performance, a post-show talkback, and an in-class workshop led by an American Stage teaching artist.
Population served (age range): 11 - 17
Number of youth served: 750 students annually
Upcoming student matinees
- The Scarlet Letter: Sponsored by theatre works!
- Feb 4 Matinee
- Feb 5 Matinee
SUPPORT EDUCATION AT AMERICAN STAGE
For sponsorships of education programming, scholarships, and other education and outreach efforts, please contact Pamela Arbisi, Director of Advancement at parbisi@americanstage.org or 727.685.4014
VIEW THE PRESENTATIONThank You to our Education Sponsors
