The Importance of Poise in Theatre and Life

“I have a daughter, Harper, who participates in many Upstage shows, and she is now competing in gymnastics. That’s right, I’ve become a gymnastics dad! She has so far won overall gold in three consecutive meets, and the other parents have commented on her main...
How does casting work at Upstage?

How does casting work at Upstage?

One of the biggest questions we get from parents is “How do you go about casting?” The answer is both simple and complicated – we consider the needs of every individual child. There are “talented kids” abound which are so fun to watch!...
Upstage Summer 2021 Plans!

Upstage Summer 2021 Plans!

Hi All, It’s a new day, a new dawn as we now dare to imagine a life back to normal. Here at Upstage we are turning all our focus on our plans for summer theatre camps. Registration will open around the beginning of February and I can tell you, yes, everything...
What Exactly are Upstage Pods?

What Exactly are Upstage Pods?

Upstage Pods are specialized creative sessions for four to six kids and take place in the backyard of one of the families participating or in a local park as permitted. For example, a pod of six students could one time per week (or more) for an hour and a half. They...
Teaching the Upstage in-person pods!

Teaching the Upstage in-person pods!

Written by Katie Bottomley Teaching the Upstage in-person pods has reminded me of the joy I get when I see children explore their creativity and shine. Not only are they working towards a showcase, but we play games and learn throughout the entire process. They are...
What’s next for Upstage?

What’s next for Upstage?

Hi All, I wanted to quickly share where we are at with all things pandemic related, and what we have on offer after the winter break. One of the surprises of the fall has been the sudden popularity of our in-person pods. These are groups of 4-6 kids, set up by...
Breaking Perfection

Breaking Perfection

Breaking Perfection Written by Taylor Sherry I was teaching an Upstage class a few weeks ago (on Zoom of course), and I asked the class to identify one success they had in the run through, and one thing they could improve for next time. One of my students, who is an...

Bringing Enrichment to your Schools!

Hope you are all beginning to settle in with new school routines – the new school year always brings new challenges especially in these trying times. For Upstage we are proud to announce that we are working with Oak Park Education Foundation and Roscomare Road...

Important updates about fall programs!!! 🎭

Dear Upstage Families, After hearing from a lot of you parents about the complex and stressful beginning to the school year we have decided to push the start dates of (almost*) all of our programs to September 12th and after.  So here is the new schedule (if you have...