Education

YAA Principles // Conduct Policy

Upcoming Programs

YAA Spring 2026 Classes

Young Actors Academy registrations are now closed for the Spring 2026 Semester. Stay tuned for more information about our 2026 Summer Musical coming soon!

SPRING ’26 INFO PACKET

Summer Musical Priority Registration

Please keep in mind that our current season YAA students (fall and spring) receive priority registration for our summer youth musical! Registrations for the summer musical will open up this spring, and spots fill up fast. Current students this season will receive top priority registration, followed by their siblings, and then the general public pending availability.

Synopsis of YAA

Open Window Theatre’s Young Actors Academy (YAA) offers top-quality theater education and performance opportunities for youth ages 8-18. All skill levels are welcome! YAA students will gain confidence and develop creative talents as they participate in skills-based acting games & activities. Additionally, we offer students an opportunity to put what they’ve learned into practice through full-length play productions and musicals.

Our support of the Christian and homeschool communities, driven by our uniquely redemptive mission in the arts, is what makes our youth programming unique. Founders Jeremy and Sarah Stanbary are trained theater professionals with over 20-years experience producing redemptive theater inspired by their rich Catholic cultural heritage. All of our YAA instructors and directors are professionally trained and working theater artists, ensuring a high level of competency and education.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

  1. We believe creativity is a gift from the Divine Artist to be used in service of the common good.
  2. We believe creative training is a highly valuable tool for the mental, emotional, and spiritual growth of young people.
  3. We believe that artists, as ambassadors of empathy, should treat others as they themselves wish to be treated, with love and mutual respect.
SPRING ’26 info packet

Questions?

Contact: youth@openwindowtheatre.org or Call: 612-615-1515

Personal Conduct Policy

All staff and contract workers at OWT are required to sign off on our Personal Conduct Policy. Download and review that policy by clicking below:

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Participants gain confidence, develop creativity, and learn theater fundamentals as they participate in skills-based acting games & activities during biweekly classes culminating in an end-of-semester showcase performance.

Guiding Principles

  1. We believe creativity is a gift from the Divine Artist to be used in service of the common good.
  2. We believe creative training is a highly valuable tool for the mental, emotional, and spiritual growth of young people.
  3. We believe that artists, as ambassadors of empathy, should treat others as they themselves wish to be treated, with love and mutual respect.