Young Company

The Young Company serves as a training ground for both BYU actors and directors wanting to work in theatre for young audiences. It supports the CFAC’s mission to “expand the arts’ civilizing influence on the human spirit” by producing family and children friendly theatre that is performed both at the university and taken on tour to local schools. It supports the TMA department’s promotion of literacy by exposing school age children to a high-level artistic experience including Shakespeare productions and contemporary productions that draw from popular literature and applicable current issues. Through accompanying workshops and study guides the company seeks to help audiences draw connections from the shows to the world and issues around them. The students that work on the shows learn the value of hard work and service through the performing and touring process.