SOS Juniors Program
A program for 7-12 year olds dedicated to
changing their world through the performing arts!
About The Program
This unique program gives youth the forum to develop presentation and theatre skills as well as discover how to be positive peer role models. SOS Juniors will work in a collaborative setting, to produce and perform skits that are relevant to the lives and stories of our youth. Juniors will gain theatre and improvisational skills and will have the opportunity to present their work in public and educational settings
SOS Juniors is a training ground for future members of the senior touring casts in both St. Paul and Hudson with skill development in:
Confidence building
Theatre education
Respect
Public speaking
Compassion
Friendship
About the Juniors Director
Ashley Hanson joins SOS for Youth with over 10 years of theatre directing, acting and facilitation experience. After completing her BA degree from the University of Minnesota in Performance and Social Change, she moved to London to work with Cardboard Citizens, a theatre company dedicated to working with the homeless population. She then went on to receive her MA degree in Community-Based Theatre from the University of Manchester, England. After returning to her home state of Minnesota, she has led productions and workshops with many theatre companies, community education centers, schools, assisted living facilities, and more! She is also an alumnus of the Globe Academy for Dramatic Arts and The Creative Community Leadership Institute.
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SOS Juniors – Saint Paul |
SOS Juniors – Hudson |
To register for auditions email or call 952-486-0533
Tuition $50/ Month OR $130/Season
Scholarships Available
Season begins September 12th
"SOS has become an annual treat for our eighth grade students . . . they are well-organized, talented, and inspired, and their performances have been springboards for our advisory group discussions of values and choices. In elementary school, values education takes place every day, but when students reach middle school, a stage at which many important and sensitive choices first present themselves, we sometimes see a gap. A performance by the SOS Players provides a great opening . . . to begin a classroom dialogue on those issues."
"Thanks for your energy and your courage, SOS. Your messages are the ones our students need to hear more often today, and your use of humor, action, music, sound, and lighting engages them from the first seconds of the show till the last."
— Vicki,
New Richmond Middle School
