Thank you to Ignite Theatre Co. for costume provision
Places everyone! The Youth Theatre Program is an all-inclusive educational theatre program for grades K-9. In addition to learning about theatre, we strive to help students build confidence, improve communication and increase skills. Theatre is an experience your child will never forget; it’s a unique group effort that requires everyone’s participation to bring a show to life. We invite you to take the stage with the J Youth Theatre Program!
The J is excited to provide a new registration system. If this is your first time using our new system, please visit our help page for more information about setting up your new online account.
Technical Rehearsals: Sunday, May 14 – Tuesday, May 16
Performances: Wednesday, May 17 at 7pm
Thursday, May 18 at 7pm
Sunday, May 21 at 11am and 2pm
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie Jr. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
What makes the J Youth Theatre Program so unique?
- Everyone who auditions is cast in every show
- We welcome first-time actors, as well as those who are more experienced
- Rehearsals are concentrated on Sunday afternoons until right before the production
- You become part of the Youth Theatre family, creating bonds, collaborating with friends and sharing your progress and successes as performers
For more information about Youth Theatre, please contact Youth Theatre Director, Carly Lucas, 314.442.3239.
Youth Theatre Sponsors
Mary Strauss
Aurelia Konrad Charitable Foundation
The Kuhn Foundation
The Rosenzweig Family
The Siwak Family
The Conner Family

Past Productions
Peter Pan Jr. – Spring 2018
Lion King Jr. – Spring 2017