Westport Playhouse Opens Registration For Middle School Playmaking Program

WESTPORT, CT — Westport Country Playhouse said registration is underway for Playhouse Playmakers, a seven-week children’s education program for middle school students in grades six through eight.

The Saturday program will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. starting April 11 through May 30 at the playhouse, 25 Powers Court off the Post Road East, in Westport. Students will work together to create an original play that will end in a staged reading for an invited audience of family and friends on May 30 on the Playhouse stage. The program does not require memorization.

According to the playhouse, students will learn the fundamentals of playwriting, storytelling, production and some acting while writing, revising and rehearsing a play they create together. The playhouse said participants also will hear their work read aloud by professional actors as part of the process.

“Playhouse Playmakers nurtures imagination, confidence, and teamwork—while giving young artists the unforgettable experience of sharing their original voices in a professional theatrical setting,” said Evette Marie White, director of Playhouse Playmakers. “Playhouse Playmakers celebrates the students’ creativity and the collaborative journey of bringing a brand-new play to life.”

White is an actor, playwright and educator, according to the announcement. The playhouse said she studied musical theater at Howard University and currently teaches for Learning Through an Expanded Art Program, known as Leap, as a teaching artist.

The fee is $575 and includes all seven sessions, a technical rehearsal, materials and four complimentary tickets to the performance. Additional tickets are $15 each. The playhouse said scholarships are available and cover the full cost of classes and transportation reimbursement. Class size is capped at 15 students.

Playhouse Playmakers is generously supported by Rhimes Foundation. 2026 Programming and Season Sponsor is Barbara Streicker. Media sponsors are Moffly Media and WSHU Public Radio. Westport Country Playhouse is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization.

For more information on Playhouse Playmakers and application, visit: https://www.westportplayhouse.org/playhouseplaymakers/

For questions about the program or scholarships, contact Maggie Meath, education coordinator, at: mmeath@westportplayhouse.org.