Productions
Stage Door’s annual youth production provides Eastern Bay of Plenty rangatahi with a positive experience of the performing arts, as well as the opportunity to lead and develop in both on and off stage roles.
Our annual youth production is underpinned by Stage Door’s core values of fun, fostering talent, and enhancing self-esteem. Each year, around 75 young people from across the rohe take part in our youth production in roles both on and off stage - from acting to set design, lighting to marketing, and everything in between!
Our goal is to empower and support our young people. Each young person in a 'Head of Department' role is assigned an adult mentor with a high level or skill, experience, and expertise.
2024 Youth Production
The Stage Door Productions Charitable Trust are excited to be staging another Youth Production in 2024!
What will the show be?
Keep an eye on this page for an announcement soon!
Aladdin Jr (2023)
We a stellar cast, an awesome creative team, a wonderful production team and an army of amazing crew members - we an absolute blast staging Aladdin Jr in July and August of 2023!
Audiences loved it too!
Annie Junior (2021)
Our 2021 youth production of Annie was a huge hit! The production recieved a whopping SEVEN Zony Award nominations, including:
- Overall Best Youth Production
- Best Youth Production - Supporting Ensemble
- Best Staging of a Play or Musical
- Best Set
- Best makeup and hair
- Best leading female in a youth production - Lily Isaac as Annie
- Best leading female in a youth production - Bonnie-Marie Wetting as Ms Hanigan
The show was also a hit with audiences...
“What an awesome show!!! Incredible talent 😊 10/10”
"Best play I have been to. Absolutely blown away by the professionalism of everyone's performance. These kids clearly put a lot of time and effort into this production, and it truly does show."
“It’s been cool to strengthen and make new friendships. We all have the production in common and we’re like a whānau.”
The Little Mermaid Junior (2018)
Our first all-youth production was a huge success when we took Ariel’s undersea journey to the stage in Whakatāne in 2018.
"Stage Door's 2018 production of The Little Mermaid was my first time as Vocal Director for a musical theatre production. The support I had from all of the team, as well as a personal mentor assigned to me by Trace (the director) means I was eased into the role with the skill set needed.” ~ Sophia, Youth Vocal Director - The Little Mermaid (2018)
“Being part of the Little Mermaid was a great journey. I loved that everyone worked together. I got better at singing because we had a vocal coach and we all sang together to get the right pitch. I loved seeing people enjoying what I did on stage.” ~ Jasper, Male Ensemble (and first time on the stage) - The Little Mermaid (2018)
