Flatbush Theater Project, at all levels, from “prequel” to high school, is a workshop of improvisational theater technique progressing into a workshop of playwriting for youth. It culminates in a performance.

Up to 12 young people meet twice weekly after school , or in intensive workshops, to train in theater technique, devising plays, and rehearsing them.

Enroll Below.

  • Friday, April 5th: 3:00 - 6:00pm (with snack break)

    Saturday, April 6th: 10 - 4:30 (with snack and lunch breaks)

    Sunday April 7th: 10am -12pm (12pm break, onsite, for snack) 12:30pm - 2:30pm (2:30pm - 3:00pm onsite break for late lunch) 3-4 preshow last rehearsal, 4pm showcase.

    In this intensive weekend students will improvise character, relationship, "problem" or plot, and then rehearse those improvisations and work together to innovate how we can use the black box theater to tell their new story innovatively.

  • Friday, April 12th: 4:00pm - 7:00pm (with snack break)

    Saturday, April 13th: 10am - 4:30pm (with snack and lunch breaks)

    Sunday, April 14th: 10am -12pm (12pm break, onsite, for snack) (2:30pm - 3:00pm onsite break for late lunch) 3pm-5pm preshow last rehearsal, 5pm showcase

    In this intensive weekend students will improvise with a focus on character, relationship, "problem" or plot, and then rehearse those improvisations and work together to innovate how we can use the black box theater to tell their new story innovatively.

  • Monday, April 22nd: 9:00am - 4:00pm

    Tuesday, April 23rd: 9:00am - 4:00pm

    Wednesday, April 24th: 9:00am - 4:00pm break for dinner (students may leave) 5:30pm - 6:30pm pre-show, last pass. 7pm showcase

    In this intensive 3 day workshop in our blackbox theater space, students will partake in exercises to give them an introductory experience of the dramatist's toolbox of presence, focus, and a free physical instrument. Focusing in on character, relationship, "problem" or plot, they will then create their own new work, with a presentation at the close of the thirs meeting day.

    This experience is not to be missed. We're going to have a ball, and that's the point to remember.

You would potentially be eligible for reduced tuition if any of the following apply:

  • you’re American, and qualify for the earned income credit

  • you’re an immigrant without a work visa

  • you qualify for food stamps and/or Medicaid

  • you live paycheck to paycheck

  • your parents did not go to college

  • you rely on payday loans

  • the student qualifies for free school lunch

  • the student lives in a single parent household with no outside financial support

  • you’re supporting yourself and paying your own way through college

  • you’ve lived at, near, or below the poverty line for your state for at least one year

  • you’ve experienced stretches of time when food was not readily and easily available