EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FREE AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL THEATER PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH
Staging Pride Spring 2025 Applications Open!
Classes Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30pm-6:30pm at the Hetrick-Martin Institute (740 Broadway, 2 Astor Pl, New York, NY 10003).
Are you queer or trans and between the ages of 13-18? Do you Like theater, food, and excellent vibes? Look no further than Staging Pride: Queer Youth Theater!
This free and fun, community-building program brings together NYC teens to make new friends and explore LGBTQ history and culture through theater. Throughout the program, you will work with our expert Teaching Artists Amy Ackerman and Kevin Smith Kirkwood to build new theater skills and create an original show. Along the way, you will take field trips to see Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, experience cutting-edge LGBTQ art, and have lots of opportunities for queer silliness.
Snacks and MetroCards will be provided. What are you waiting for? Fill out the application and join us!
Staging Pride is made possible by the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation and Find Your Light Foundation,
Apply for our Spring 2025 Semester Now!
WHY STAGING PRIDE?
LGBTQ youth face serious challenges in daily life, due to systemic and interpersonal homophobia and transphobia.
49%of LGBTQ+ young people ages 13-17 experienced bullying in the past year
The Trevor Project’s 2023 Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
40% of NYC’s 3800 youth experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ.
The Ali Forney Center