Black Box Youth Playhouse

12/30/2024

DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS?!? Laura Richards Bakin, formerly of the Black Box Youth Playhouse, has started a new hub for fun in Shepherdstown: GAME KNIGHTS. Be sure to follow their page at https://www.facebook.com/gameknightsshepherdstown to keep up with all the fun!

Donovan Bakin is visiting from California this week and will be leading two free Theater Games event at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, 1/1. We hope to see you there!

Game Knights is Shepherdtown's hub for FUN! We hope to be your go-to place for all manner of tabletop games, and we also host interactive games such as scavenger hunts, murder mysteries, escape rooms, and our signature Quests.

07/30/2024

Looking for the Black Box's children's programming? For those who didn't "get the memo," The Roving Peregrine Theatre Company is taking over all of the programming that you've enjoyed on Princess Street. Leaders of Peregrine have been working with Black Box kids for months, and they're no strangers to what we've been doing. Check out their website to register for the next Theater Production Workshop, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS!

SHEPHERDSTOWN — This past week, Shepherdstown resident Laura Richards Bakin could be found in the Black Box Arts Center, busily wrapping up the details of the 501©3 nonprofit organization that she has served as managing artistic director of since 2007. Her final day at the Black Box Arts Center, ...

06/19/2024

Thanks to the Journal for covering our 24-Hour Theaterfest! Always the most intense day of theater you can find!

SHEPHERDSTOWN – In just 24 hours, actors, directors and technical hands at Black Box Youth Playhouse performed an incredible feat on Saturday, putting together three plays complete with costumes, props,

06/15/2024

Directors have agreed how to split the talent, casts have been created, and three playwrights now begin a long night of writing…

06/15/2024

24-HOUR THEATERFEST HAS BEGUN!
Auditions have started. Soon the directors and playwrights will divvy up the talent….

06/13/2024

Be sure to join us for our 24-HOUR THEATERFEST this weekend!
To be on stage, come on Friday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m. and be prepared to come back and stay all day Saturday, June 15.
To be backstage, come any time between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
To be in the audience, purchase a ticket and show up by 7:00 p.m. on Saturday the 15th.

Tickets are available here: https://blackboxyouthplayhouse.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=3072725

SEE YOU THEN!

06/03/2024

Less than a handful of spaces remaining. Claim your spot now for Theater Immersion Camp here:

This creative drama camp gently introduces young children to the  magic of the performing arts.  No line memorization is necessary.  Campers will engage in movement, storytelling, crafts, and games, and will perform for family and friends on the final day.

05/31/2024

05/23/2024

While some camps are full, there is still room in others for ages 4 through 18. Secure your spot now:

This creative drama camp gently introduces young children to the  magic of the performing arts.  No line memorization is necessary.  Campers will engage in movement, storytelling, crafts, and games, and will perform for family and friends on the final day.

05/18/2024

DON'T MISS IT!
24-Hour Theaterfest
June 14-15, 2024

04/12/2024

Add a little drama to your summer!! THEATER CAMPS are filling up. Claim your space here: https://www.blackboxyouth.org/summer-camps

04/07/2024

SUMMER CAMPS are filling up! Secure your spot here:

This creative drama camp gently introduces young children to the  magic of the performing arts.  No line memorization is necessary.  Campers will engage in movement, storytelling, crafts, and games, and will perform for family and friends on the final day.