Tree House Youth Theatre

06/01/2026

Tree House: Thrive returns in September with three programs:
-Thrive with Anxiety | Sept-Oct | Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00
-Thrive with Depression | Sept-Oct | Thursdays from 5:30-7:00
-Thrive with ADHD | Nov-Dec | Wed or Thu from 5:30-7:00

Participants of Thrive (ages 13-17) will learn coping skills, techniques and habits for managing anxiety, depression and ADHD using theatre games, improv, and roleplay. The participants then create a workshop that they will present to an elementary school in Red Deer.

Participants of Thrive can be referred by parents/guardians, teachers, counsellors, doctors, and other health professionals. For more information, and to sign up, please head to www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca/thrive

Participation in Thrive is free thanks to a CCDF grant from the The City of Red Deer, and free space provided by Move Your Mood Alberta and YMCA of Northern Alberta - Red Deer.

Discover Thrive, a free theatre-based mental health program for teens in Central Alberta. Empowering youth with coping skills, resilience, and mental wellness through creativity and community. Learn more today!

05/30/2026

3 hours and 42 minutes later and Albertus has done it! 21.1km around Bower Ponds to raise money for Tree House Youth Theatre. So far we have raised $710! If you would like to donate, click the link in our bio, or head to www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca/donations

05/30/2026

Albertus is half way done his half marathon walk around Bower Ponds in an effort to raise money for Tree House Youth Theatre. He will be there until noon. Donations can be made by clicking the link in our bio, or by heading to www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca/donations

05/30/2026

Albertus is walking 21.1km around Bower Ponds to raise money for Tree House Youth Theatre. He will be waking from 8am-12pm. Stop by to walk a lap with him. Donations can be made by clicking the link in our bio, or by visiting www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca/donations. Your donations help us keep registration fees low.

05/29/2026

Tickets are on sale for our upcoming One-Act Festival, which runs June 18-20 at the Scott Block Theatre in Red Deer. Here's your chance to see what we have been working on since February. We will present 6 one-act plays, all written, designed, stage managed, and performed by participants ages 9-17.

Get your tickets here: www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca/current-production

Our production is made possible because of The City of Red Deer, Parkland Mall, Value Village, and Copies Now.

June 18-20 at the Scott Block Theatre in Red Deer, Tree House Youth Theatre proudly presents our annual One-Act Festival. Tickets on sale now!

05/19/2026

Auditions for Bard at the Snell: The Lady Doth Protest are tomorrow and Thursday. Only a few spots left on both days, so book your audition today. Head to www.primestocktheatre.com for audition information and to sign up.

The Lady Doth Protest will be performed at the Snell Auditorium in the Red Deer Public Library (Downtown Branch) on July 11, 12, 25, and 26. All performers, designers, and crew members will receive remuneration in the amount of $1000.00, plus a share of donations.

05/16/2026

Tree House: Thrive has completed a successful pilot season and is ready to fully launch in September. We will offer three programs:

-Thrive with Anxiety (Beginning Sept)
-Thrive with Depression (Beginning Sept)
-Thrive with ADHD (Beginning Nov)

Participants (ages 13-17) of Thrive programs will learn coping skills, techniques, and tools that are effective in managing mood, anxiety, and ADHD using theatre games, improv, and roleplay. At the end of each program, participants create and lead a workshop for elementary school students to teach some of the same skills that they learned in Thrive

Registration for Thrive is referral based, and free. Referrals can be made by parents/guardians, therapists, school counsellors, doctors, and teachers. For more information on Thrive, and to register, head to www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca/thrive

Thrive is funded by the The City of Red Deer CCDF grant. We partnered with Red Deer Polytechnic for literature review, with the Red Deer Primary Care Network for curriculum development, and with Move Your Mood Alberta, YMCA of Northern Alberta - Red Deer and Parkland Mall for space.

Discover Thrive, a free theatre-based mental health program for teens in Central Alberta. Empowering youth with coping skills, resilience, and mental wellness through creativity and community. Learn more today!

05/14/2026

A great opportunity to get involved in professional theatre in Red Deer, with a fantastic team.

Audition spots are starting to fill up. Book your audition spot now by heading to www.primestocktheatre.com

05/13/2026

Last week TH: Thrive participants presented their workshop at Normandeau School for some of their grade 5 students. We had such a great time teaching coping skills for anxiety and sadness using theatre games and improv.

Registration is open for our Thrive programming, which starts up again in September.

02/03/2026

Tree House: Thrive begins tomorrow! Thrive is our free youth mental health program that teaches coping skills and techniques for managing anxiety and depression using theatre games, exercises, and improv.

This innovative program will remain free to participate in because it is powered by community partners.

Thank you to The City of Red Deer for awarding us with a CCDF grant, which is essential to keeping this program free to attend.

The Red Deer Polytechnic Psych Department conducted a literature review of the program, which helps to demonstrate the impact Thrive can have in the community.

Our curriculum uses the Red Deer Primary Care Networks curriculums- Anxiety to Calm and Pathways to Happiness- for the basis of our programming. Their support helped us create a program using evidence based methods. Thank you for the incredible support.

Huge thank you to YMCA of Northern Alberta - Red Deer, Parkland Mall, and Move Your Mood Alberta who have all donated space for our program to operate in. Their help and support has made this program possible.

For more information on the literature review by RDP, head to

In 2025 Red Deer Polytechnic conducted a literature review on Thrive. Led by Jocelyn Wynnychuk, the review took a deep look at mental health in Alberta, and compared our program against similar programs around the world, as well as youth mental health training. Below is a summary of her findings. Th...