TRYPS Children’s Theater
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Theater Reaching Young People & Schools (TRYPS) is a not-for-profit children's theater in Columbia, MO, and the very first year-round theatre company in the area devoted to children and youth theater. We offer programming for young people ages 4-21.
Our mission is to teach, reach, and inspire through the magic of theater. We teach children about the performing arts, reach those young people who would not normally see live theatre, inspire children of all ages to find their own creative voices.
We are focused on building character through characters. We believe in using theatre as the medium for life-changing experience. Children in our classrooms learn reading and public speaking skills, practice voice and articulations, learn to follow directions and to use their imaginations, build confidence and the foundational skills to move into more challenging programs. Children in our audiences learn life lessons through the characters on stage - Aladdin teaches children to be themselves. Belle teaches them to love reading, to look for adventure, to see people for who they are and not what their exterior seems. Annie teaches them to look for the positive - "the sun will come out tomorrow." Children in our plays learn leadership, confidence, teamwork, work ethic, creative problem-solving, trust, risk, respect, and collaboration.
TRYPS' annual calendar includes:
• A season of full productions including 2-3 family friendly shows, and one teen production suitable for older audiences.
• Theater, dance, and music classes for young people 4 years old through 12th grade
• After-School Arts Enrichment for grades K-5
• Single day, One-Week, and Two-Week camps for grades K-8
TRYPS also offers an abundance of free outreach programming:
• Theatre workshops at the public library on the first Saturday of each month
• Audition workshops
• Technical theater internships for grades 6-12
• Shadow Teacher training for grades 6-12
TRYPS hires professional Teaching Artists, Directors, Choreographers, Costume and Lighting Designers, Stage Managers, Guest Artists and more from our mid-Missouri region to mentor, teach, and direct our young actors in high-quality family entertainment. We offer scholarships to any child who applies for financial assistance to take a class, appear in a play, or attend a camp, and subsidize school group matinee tickets, lowering the child's ticket from $8 to $4.
2300 Bernadette Dr. #918
Columbia, MO 65203
573-449-4536
Email: trypskids@gmail.com