The Barn Jr. Youth Theatre Program
- Previous Barn Jr. Productions
- January 6-8, 2006
- June 30-July 2, 2006
- January 12-14, 2007
- June 15-17, 2007
- January 4-6, 2008
- January 16-18, 2009
- July 28-30, 2009
- January 15-17, 2010
- July 27-29, 2010
- January 14-23, 2011
What is Barn Jr.?
Barn Jr. is the youth theatre program of The Barn Players in Mission, KS. Barn Jr. produces two shows per year - one during the winter for students grades 7-12, and one during the summer (called "Barn Kids") for students grades 3-6.
The summer youth program is an open enrollment program in which students are educated in many aspects of theatre, including both performing onstage and behind-the-scenes technical work. Following the first few days of the program, work begins on the specific production starting with an audition and assignment of parts in the show.
The winter program follows a more traditional theatrical format, including a conventional open-call audition, and allows for a more intensive performance-focused experience. Where the summer program is primarily educational in its mission, the winter program places more emphasis on the final performance.
The Barn Jr. program is directed by our Education Coordinator, Jason Coats. Jason has extensive experience in theatre and music as well as theatre education, with a background in teaching at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
For more information about our Barn Jr. program, as well as information on upcoming performance opportunities for your aspiring theatre artist, please contact us at barnjr@thebarnplayers.org or by phone at (913) 432-9100.
What's Next From Barn Jr.?
Disney's The Aristocats KIDS, our 2011 Barn Kids Summer production for students grades 3-6, performing July 26, 27 and 28.
Tickets Now Available!
A Barn Kids Production
July 26 - 28
Based on the 1970 Disney Film THE ARISTOCATS
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston
Music Adapted, Arranged and Additional Music by Bryan Louiselle
Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Michael Bernard
Directed by Jason Coats
Madame's jealous butler Edgar cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. What's a cat to do? Luckily, Thomas O'Malley and his rag-tag bunch of Alley Cats come to their rescue! This feline adventure is sure to get you tapping your feet to its hep, jazzy beat, which includes the Disney favorites "The Aristocats," "Scales and Arpeggios" and "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat."
