Young professionals program

Take the guesswork out of your child's arts education path as our expert instructors prepare them for the stage - and life - with YPP! This is program is Stage Right's premiere program, geared for performers who want to work on their "triple threat" skills, with an emphasis on their acting and performance skills. Learn audition skills (including mock auditions with local theatre professionals), dance, acting, teamwork, personal accountability and so much more.

YPP students participate in PROGRAM EXCLUSIVE performances - typically a play in the fall and a musical or abbreviated highlights of a musical in the spring. These performance opportunities are ONLY available to YPP students!

If you're a parent who has a kid itching for the stage, but you don't know where to start, the Young Professionals Program is your answer to arts education. We handle the planning and you know you're putting your student's education in the hands of qualified instructors with real world and educational experience. This is an audition-based course to ensure your student will get the full value of this program and is ready to commit to learning.

Joining Young Professionals

The YPP journey begins with auditions. General auditions are open to any students in grades 5-12 in the KC Metro and occur in late summer for the upcoming school year.

We are educators first, so we strive for a supportive, encouraging and FUN audition experience. Students are typically asked to bring a 1min musical theatre song cut and a short monologue to audition with.

Current opportunities:

26/27 School Year YPP Interest

UPCOMING EVENTS

2026 Spring Showcases:

Sat., Apr 11 - Spotlight Kids (Grades 3-4) Final Performance
Sat., Apr 18 (1pm & 7pm) - YPP Spring Performances (next step after Spotlight Kids)
Sun., Apr 19 (1pm & 7pm) - YPP Spring Performances (next step after Spotlight Kids)

*Tickets required for spring YPP performances, but not Spotlight Kids - more information on ticketing will be available in March 2026.

YPP program Details

PROGRAM DETAILS

2026-27 Grade Eligibility:
- Incoming grades 5-12 are eligibe to audition.
Companies Meet: Saturdays (Grades 5-8/9) or Wednesdays for 1.5 hrs (Grades 9/10 - 12) in Prairie Village, KS.
Companies & Approx Age Ranges (may vary): Purple (5-6th); Silver (7-8th); Gold (9-12th)
Program Runs: Sept - Apr
Students Per Company: ~15-20
Auditions: Late summer
Performances: YPP has 2 performances per year.

INVESTMENT

2025-26 Pricing:

YPP is a full school year program. The first year, tuition for the program is $1,350 broken into 4 payments (due Oct 1, Dec 1, Feb 1 & Apr 1).

Once your YPP student has completed their first full year, they may be approved to continue the following year. Returning students receive a discounted tuition of $1100/year.

*Pricing may adjust, please confirm pricing on registration form for each new school year. Listed price reflects current year and may be higher for upcoming years. Beginning Jan 2026, there will be a 3% convenience fee added for card-based transactions. ACH transactions will not incur this fee.

GETTING STARTED

When did you find us?

Sept - Feb - If you have a 5th-8th grader, we recommend trying a 5 week acting class to gauge interest before committing to YPP the following year. You can also check out our showcases and join the interest form.
Mar - Apr - Complete the interest form above for next school year!
Apr - July - Check out our Spring Showcase in April and sign-up for an audition (typically opened in early April)
July - Aug - Sign-up for an audition and join us!