DIY Teen Theatre

"Do-It-Yourself" Teen Theatre is a summer theatre group
directed by teens and performed by almost-teens in Elmhurst IL!

Welcome!

Our 2012 Summer Season will be announced near March. Keep checking back!

 

 

Welcome to DIY Teen Theatre! We are a new summer theatre group in Elmhurst, Illinois. The concept is simple. This is a theatre group designed for teens and almost-teens. We do everything ourselves from choosing a play, directing it, and performing it. We are a non-profit organization, and create everything needed for great plays with enthusiasm, energy, and hard work!

 

 

Who We Are:

DIY Teen Theatre was founded by Helen Knudsen, in summer 2009, when she was 14. She loves theatre and wanted the opportunity to direct a show by herself. While her home town of Elmhurst, Illinois had a wonderful childrens' theatre that ran through the school year, there was nothing for theatre geeks to do during summer. She recruited two of her friends to help her direct a musical extravaganza! She put to work everything she had learned as a graduate of Elmhurst Children's Theatre.

Our shows are performed in the summer by children entering grades 4 through 9.  Middle school and highschool students make up the pit orchestra, tech crew, and assistant direction. The first show, A Little Princess, in Summer 2009, was a huge success, and the second and third, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (2010), and Alice in Wonderland (2011), was even more popular and drew in an enormous crowd! The cast performed to a packed house, and had a fantastic time. DIY is now planning their Summer 2012 show, which has yet to be announced.