Yes And Collaborative Arts

Summer Theatre and Imagination Camp served 83 children in grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade over 9 weeks of summer programming in Germantown, Northwest Philadelphia. Working with their peers and alongside professional artist educators, they built self-esteem through community, and fostered creativity in the building of new plays.

The Shadow Company teen program served 25 teens in 2023, providing them the opportunity to participate in classes, workshops, and intensives leading to their own original production alongside professional artists. They also received leadership and job training and were given jobs as Junior Staff in Yes!And's summer camp programs.

The Sort of Thing program served 25 youth aged 9-18 in the creation and performance of original musical theatre pieces. Working with professional artists, the youth worked for over 3 months over the winter in the development of a short musical film and a recorded album of Yes! And...'s top hits. In the summer, youth spent a month creating learning, and developing together a musical theatre piece that was produced for an outdoor community presentation in Germantown, Northwest Philadelphia.