I love how Lookingglass Theatre brings out the best in people and it brings out the best in me. I feel like I can have fun and be myself.
– Young Ensemble Student
About
Heading into it’s 26th year, The Lookingglass Young Ensemble (YE) is a group of Chicago-area young adults, ages 13-18, committed to building their theater skills, lifting their voices, and developing their creativity through collaborative creation.
Meeting weekly from Fall through Spring, a typical year could include skill-building workshops, rehearsals, and an annual production that weaves together language, visual spectacle, music, and the unique talents and contributions of the ensemble. Inclusive, rigorous, playful, and endlessly creative, the Young Ensemble builds not only better artists, but better collaborators, thinkers, and leaders.
Tuition is $300. Scholarships available.
Are you a Young Ensemble alum? Fill out our survey here, we’d love to hear where life has taken you!
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This season Young Ensemble is producing The Portrait of Madame X.
About The Portrait of Madame X
Written by Phil Smith based on an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin’s Queen of Spades by Tommy Rapley and Dennis Watkins
Directed by Louise Lamson and Phil Smith
Who is really holding the cards at Madame X’s high stakes Gaming Parlor? Find out as the one and only Lookingglass Young Ensemble unspools their feverish take of Alexander Pushkin’s unrivaled tale of gambling and the supernatural, “The Queen of Spades.”
Performance Dates: March 2 at 7:30 pm, March 3 & 4 at 7 pm
Get Tickets to The Portrait of madame xRehearsals
Young Ensemble rehearsals begin November 11th, 2024 through March 1st, 2025 with performances March 2nd through March 4th.
YE will be rehearsing Monday evenings and Saturday mornings. Wednesday evening rehearsals will be added closer to tech.
Auditions
2024-25 YE Auditions have closed of the year. Stay Tuned for how you can work with the Young Ensemble next season!
My son has been in the Lookingglass Young Ensemble for five years. He is not the same person who first auditioned for the ensemble (fyi parents – he did not make it the first time!). The way that his passion and understanding of theatre and of performance have blossomed through devising theatre, studying acting and movement with real Lookingglass ensemble members as coaches and even directors. What an incredible opportunity to perform TONY award winning plays directed by original cast members.
– Young Ensemble Parent
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