Residencies
Students at 30 + schools throughout New York City participated in a PTY
Arts-in-Education program last school year. Programming included musical theatre,
drama, playwriting, role-playing, directing, acting & conflict resolution. Learn more
Partnership
Periwinkle Theatre for Youth is excited about its partnership with Students Against
Violence Everywhere (SAVE). SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn
about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and
community service projects. Learn more
Awards![]()
Over the years Periwinkle Theatre for Youth’s work has been featured at 35 state and regional conferences. Recent awards
Carnival Café
Get out the limbo stick and get ready for fun when two kids from Trinidad turn a greasy old hamburger joint into the Carnival
Café. Periwinkle’s newest play for young audiences examines what it feels like to immigrate to the United States and helps kids understand the need to respect other people’s cultures. Learn more
Halfway There
Five teenagers at odds with society meet at a drug rehabilitation center
and discover they have one thing in common – substance abuse. Periwinkle’s
powerful drama, Halfway There, explores the causes of addiction... learn
more
PTY is supported in part by grants from the MetLife Foundation, Westgate Resorts Foundation, and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).



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