Port Townsend Youth Theater

03/02/2026

Thank you Soundcheck and thank you to our community! What a weekend our little Theater had - awards, festivities, and our first ever Playback Theatre performance. Can't wait to see where this takes us in 2026

02/14/2026

We are proud and excited to share that we are the recipient of the Port Townsend Arts Commission YOUTH IMPACT AWARD for 2026!

Being recognized for the countless hours and devotion that our volunteers, educators and staff put into these kids is quite appreciated. It's because of them that lives are impacted.

This is a moment to look back at what we have all done together with pride and be inspired to keep doing more and greater work with our PT Youth Theater Ensemble this spring, and our next big show "Peer Gynt" in 2027.

PLEASE JOIN US for the award ceremony as part of Soundcheck Music & Arts Festival on February 27, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. Food, awards and a dance party? Not bad.

All PTYT participants will be invited up to receive the award together and thank you Tobi Gulden McEnerney for being the soul that keeps it all together!

Thank you MB Armstrong for nominating us and making a real impact for so many!

12/09/2025

We are excited to announce a unique, engaging, and transformative Theatre for Dialogue Acting Class for ALL Port Townsend School District 6th - 12th graders - FOR FREE.

Jan. 7th - Feb. 11th
Wednesdays, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Join us for this 6-week class in using theatre as a tool for story sharing, dialogue, and community engagement.

In this playful and empowering acting class, students will learn advanced improvisation and physical theatre skills from the world-renowned Theatre of the Oppressed (problem solving) & Playback Theatre (Storytelling), while sharing stories and devising short plays of interest to them.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER!

https://ptyouththeater.org/classes/

FAMILY ZOOM INFO SESSION
December 11, 7pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85398150147

11/26/2025

This photo sums up the reason why we do youth theater. Kids having fun. Kids of multiple ages all together. Kids helping and celebrating each other. Kids laughing. Kids creating. Kids not on phones. KIDS BEING KIDS.

Theater education is a vehicle for so many opportunities, but without the opportunity to have community, not much else matters.

Three cheers to Team Pooh, their dedication, hard work, and joy is a shot of goodness for us all.

Next up? A very special Theatre for Dialogue Acting Class, beginning January - open to all Port Townsend School District middle and high school students. https://ptyouththeater.org/classes/

Photo by Ava Fletcher

11/21/2025

Cold and dreary don't exist in the Hundred Acre Wood ;) We hope to see everyone for WINNIE'S final weekend - the show promises to delight, make you smile, and remember good and great things are happening all around us.

11/17/2025

Our 12th Grade Director, Luca Tapogna, when asked "Why did you choose WINNIE THE POOH?"
..said perfectly ;)

11/14/2025

WINNIE is guaranteed to make you laugh - kids can do rad things!

Opening was fantastic, with backstage stories to come ;)

See you all Sunday at 2pm

https://ptyouththeater.org/pooh-info/

11/13/2025

We very much appreciate The Leader's great article about "Winnie" the day before opening - Thank You!

Port Townsend Youth Theater’s upcoming production of “Winnie the Pooh” is the result not only of the troupe’s partnerships with the OCEAN K-12 school and the Jefferson County …

11/08/2025

A few of us slipped into the engaging world created in the Saltfire Theatre production of "Uncle Vanya" last night and we can't recommend it enough. Dead opposite of Winnie in the best way :)

https://saltfiretheatre.org/uncle-vanya.html

"Uncle Vanya" has been rehearsing 20' away from us for the last month and a half - what a cool vibe to have so much creativity working together but separately.

Several PTYT students have acted with Saltfire over the summer, and we hope they poach plenty more!

11/07/2025

We quite literally could not produce our shows without the support of the Jefferson County Fair & Fairgrounds. They've made accessible venue rentals for non-profts a priority.

We are in good company with Saltfire Theatre, Port Townsend Glassworks, Gathering Place, The Community Tool Library, The Production Alliance, Port Townsend Pump Track, and now the very exciting Community Kitchen at The Fairgrounds, which is now not a dream, but a reality due to the tireless work of PTYT's co-founder Tobi Gulden McEnerney.

Perhaps the Creative District needs to stretch to the edge of town ;)

I'd urge anyone who is kind, and wants to be a part of something cool to join us out here.

Thank You Team Fairgrounds!

https://jeffcofairgrounds.org/volunteer/

11/05/2025

Please share with your people - our postering is a bit late to the game so help spreading the word is certainly appreciated!