For Spring 2026, UYT ensemble members will develop new performances inspired by their collaboration and engagement with professional artists in Abrons Arts Center’s Performance AIRspace program. Shaped by two-way feedback sessions and collaborative learning, the semester will culminate in a showcase featuring new performances by the UYT ensemble, along with works-in-progress presentations by our Performance AIRspace residents ahead of their Abrons season premieres.

In addition to learning about theater making, UYT participants gain important transferable social and professional development skills, all while building community with other like minded teens. Ensemble members receive a stipend for their work upon completion of the program.