Studies have shown that participation in theater arts can improve analytical thinking skills and communication and boost creativity, all of which contribute to a highe.
Playhouse on the Square has announced the theatre’s 4th Annual Play Slam! Competition High School division winner, MJ Learned, was recently named runner-up of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education Playwrights for Change National Competition.
ONLINE: CTM Young Playwrights Festival
May 12, 2021 1:00 PM
Performers in the 2021 Children s Theater of Madison Young Playwrights Festival.
Kids not only have wild imaginations but an innate sense of drama, and Childrenâs Theater of Madisonâs Young Playwrights program encourages that. The participants (70 students from four area schools) have been busy crafting their dramas and theyâre ready for their staged readings, directed and acted by professional theater artists and experienced actors. The Festival begins May 12 with live staged readings and talkback with the student writers, festival actors and directors on Zoom. Following that, the collection of 10-minute plays will be viewable by anyone on demand from 6 p.m. on May 14 through May 30; links are available at