OUR STORY

Since 2012, Treehouse Theater (THT) has provided the Northeast Wisconsin community with year-round theater education opportunities, inspiring students ages 6 to 18 to safely explore their creativity and individuality. Theater education classes and specialty workshops offer small group instruction for skill development while musicals and One Acts require educators and students to work together to bring a show to the stage.  THT educators consistently teach important life skills through theater, building each student’s self-confidence and helping to mold them into responsible, compassionate adults.  

In 2019, THT purchased the building at 910 Washington St and created their own 11,000 sq ft rehearsal studio and small-scale performance venue.  Once limited to the lakeshore, families now come from Sheboygan, Brillion, Green Bay, and beyond to participate in programming and join in the audiences.

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Day-to-day operations are guided by founder and Executive Director KAREN ROHRER.  Believing that youth will thrive from the opportunity to work with a variety of area arts enthusiasts, THT secures a fresh directing team and instructor for each class, musical or play.  Interested students can choose to audition for the opportunity to appear onstage as cast members, apply as Jr. production team members, or volunteer to assist as members of the stage or technical crews.  Each class and cast is a blend of new and returning students, all of whom are encouraged to explore their artistic individuality, be creative and responsible, improve their listening skills, and gain self-confidence while making new friends. 

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THT offers the student leadership development program and all hours served qualify for area high school's community service requirement.  When accepted as Jr. production team members, students between ages 14-18 can observe the organizational process and grow to appreciate the many challenges encountered during each production. Under the guidance of an adult mentor, many students have stepped forward to lead an aspect of a THT summer camp musical.  The two sessions of the 2024 summer productions of Frozen KIDS were each led by students in the positions of Director, Music Director, Choreographer, Stage Manager, Set Decorator, Props Design, Make up Design, and Hair Design.

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Each THT offering serves to strengthen the arts community by attracting students from multiple public and private schools as well as from home school settings.  The April 2024 production of Mary Poppins JR  featured 58 student actors who attend 24 different schools or are home schooled. THT takes great pride in exceeding the commonly low expectations for youth theater and audiences are repeatedly impressed by the high-quality sets, costumes, lighting, and talent level of the performers.

COSTUME SET RENTALS

Our BEAUTIFUL youth costume sets are available for rent and we ship across the US  to schools and community theater groups:  www.TreehouseTheaterCostumes.com.