Internships & Youth Leadership Development

Theater Workshop provides a free leadership program for students in grades 7-12 called Interns for TWS.  It is a hands on experience in production and technical theater including: lights, sound, props, special effects, scene changes, rehearsal coaching, blocking, under-studying and house management. The hours spent as a TWS Intern can be applied as Community Service credits. 

Sign up HERE to be an Intern for our next production!

Workshop Arts Inc 2021 Senior Scholarship Application

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Attention 2021 graduating seniors who are Theater Workshop alumni! You are eligible for a financial scholarship to help in your continued education of the arts awarded by Workshop Arts Inc.  This scholarship is a part of Workshop Arts Inc.'s mission to serve and support the members of our young, aspiring creative community. The amount of the scholarship(s) awarded will be dependent on the continued success of our "Support the Senior Class Front Row" ticket sales. Best of luck to our graduating seniors!  Download application form HERE.
All applications must be completed and received by May 30, 2021.  
Send applications to:Workshop Arts Inc., 2 Silver Ledge Road, Newbury MA 01951.
 

Congratulations Miles Tardy, TWS Alum and
​ 2-time DASH Award Winner!!

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MILES TARDY NAMED BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AT THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY THEATER’S ANNUAL DASH AWARD GALA. 
Byfield, MA – August 26, 2017 – This past Saturday night, Miles Tardy was named the Best Youth Actor in a Musical at the DASH Awards.  The Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors (DASH) program is a competitive theater awards program.  The DASH Gala is the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT) equivalent of the Tony Awards ceremony.  This year 192 greater Boston productions were adjudicated as part of the DASH process. EMACT Reviewers watch and rate the performances and those with the highest ratings are nominated in various categories.
In July, Tardy was nominated for Best Youth Actor in a Musical for his performance as Billy Elliot in Marblehead Little Theatre’s production of Billy Elliot the Musical.  He was awarded the trophy at the annual EMACT DASH Gala held on Saturday, August 26th at Cary Hall in Lexington, Massachusetts. 
Tardy, a Byfield resident, is a sophomore at the Pingree School in Hamilton, Massachusetts.  He has been acting in local productions since he first graced the stage at the Firehouse Theatre at age six.  He has acted in over 20 productions with local theater companies including Workshop Arts, Inc. and Acting Out! in Newburyport.  Tardy is best known for his performances with Boston Children’s Theatre in its main stage Boston productions as Stuart Little, in Stuart Little the Musical and this past spring in the critically acclaimed role of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.
The mission of the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT) is to encourage and promote community theater in Eastern Massachusetts through educational programming, supportive services and the recognition of excellence.  EMACT is a member of the American Association of Community Theaters (AACT).  A complete list of nominees and winners is at www.emact.org.
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See photo attached. Photo credits – Cynthia Augus