One of the initiatives of The School Factory, Bucketworks' parent organization, is to incubate theatre companies, especially those conceived and run by young people. Our goal is not only to give high-school students practical, hands-on experience in running a business and producing theatre, but also to bring together students from all walks of life, in order to connect with and work with those who they might not otherwise have had the chance to meet. We also provide mentoring relationships for those students with theatre practitioners, so they have helping hands along the way of developing their artistic vision.

This past summer, The World's Stage Theatre Company was born. Twelve high-school students from around the Milwaukee area created an original piece called A LITTLE MORE THAN KIN, which wove together scenes and monologues from Shakespeare in a "play-within-a-play" frame written by one of the group members. This summer, The World's Stage will be back with at least two productions. They'll be using Bucketworks to meet, plan, and rehearse, and then, thanks to our friends and colleagues at In Tandem Theatre, they'll perform their work at one of the most beautiful new theatre venues in Milwaukee.

Keep an eye on this blog for further information as their plans for this summer come together. If you're interested in contributing to the youth theatre program, either financially, materially, or tactically, please e-mail me or call 414.212.5704.