EDUCATION PROGRAMS
STAGING PRIDE: QUEER YOUTH THEATER
FREE AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL THEATER PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH
JOIN US FOR THE RING OF OUR VOICES!
Are you seeking queer joy in 2025? Come see THE RING OF OUR VOICES, a culminating performance from Staging Pride: Queer Youth Theater on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 at 7:00pm.
Staging Pride is National Queer Theater’s free, after school youth program. In partnership with The Hetrick-Martin Institute, we provide students with professional artist workshops, Broadway field trips, free dinner and metro cards, and wide reaching queer theater education. This year’s cohort of trans and queer young people have created a show that will inspire laughter, hope, and revolutionary action to audience members of all ages.
Trans lives are increasingly under threat, and our students are leading the charge to reclaim full ownership over their identities. They need strong adult allies in the room more than ever. Show up for these brilliant young artists, and join National Queer Theater’s fight to protect not only trans lives, but trans futures.
Staging Pride is made possible by the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation and Find Your Light Foundation,
Pay-what-you-can tickets below!
WHY STAGING PRIDE?
LGBTQ youth face serious challenges in daily life, due to systemic and interpersonal homophobia and transphobia.
49%of LGBTQ+ young people ages 13-17 experienced bullying in the past year
The Trevor Project’s 2023 Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
40% of NYC’s 3800 youth experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ.
The Ali Forney Center