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Teens on Stage and Teens Backstage

2027 Teens on Stage/Teens Backstage

About the Program

For more than 30 years, Raleigh Little Theatre has offered an intensive summer theatre program for high school students, combining hands-on training, mentorship, and the opportunity to bring a fully realized production to life.  The Teens on Stage (TOS) and Teens Backstage (TBS) programs connect classroom learning with the collaborative process of creating a theatrical production.  Students build artistic skills while developing communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills that extend beyond the theatre.

The program welcomes students with a range of theatre experience, recognizing that different perspectives and skill levels strengthen the creative process. Our goal is to support each student’s artistic growth while helping them become thoughtful, creative, and well-rounded theatre artists.

Teens on Stage (TOS)

Teens on Stage provides performance training for students cast in RLT’s summer production.  Daily classes may include movement, voice and speech, text analysis, devising, and advanced acting.  Students apply what they learn in class directly to rehearsals and performances, strengthening their skills as performers and collaborators.

Admission to Teens on Stage is by audition.

Teens Backstage (TBS)

Teens Backstage introduces students to the many areas of technical theatre, including set construction, costume construction, prop building, lighting, sound, and scenic painting.  Through hands-on classes and mentorship from RLT’s Technical Director and design team, participants help create the technical elements that bring the production to life.  Students also contribute to set construction and costume creation and take on specific backstage roles during the production’s run.

Admission to Teens Backstage is by interview.

The program is open to students grades rising 10th – 2026 high school graduates.

Program Dates for Teens on Stage and Teens Backstage

The program kicks off on Saturday, June 12, followed by evening rehearsals June 21–25.

From June 28 through July 23, students will meet daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for classes, rehearsals, and production preparation.

Performances run July 23–August 8, with shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

The program concludes with strike on Sunday, August 8, immediately following the final performance. During strike, students help dismantle the production elements and participate in a final group reflection.

 

Sample daily program schedule:

9:00 – 9:10 am Check In/Announcements

9:15 – 10:40 am TOS Rehearsal & TBS Class

10:40 – 10:50 am Break

10:50 – 12:15 pm TOS Rehearsal & TBS Class

12:15 – 12:50 pm Lunch

12:50 – 2:15 pm TOS Class & TBS Build Time

2:15 – 2:25 pm Break

2:25 – 3:50 pm TOS Class & TBS Build Time

3:50 – 4:00 pm End of Day Reinforcement

 

 

Recent Teens on Stage / Teens Backstage productions include:

 

2025 TOS/TBS production of “Hadestown: Teen Edition

Any questions about the program can be directed to Education@nullRaleighLittleTheatre.org.