Welcome Home to Clark Youth Theatre!

Doors, a drama by Suzan Zeder, is an emotional, yet humorous work with language that rings true. This script has been widely produced on stage and is also used as a book in the classroom. In Doors, a son copes with his parents' divorce. It is the day of his parents' separation. Before Jeff can deal with the impending divorce, he must face and play out his fears and his fantasies with his best friend, Sandy. Although the situation of the play involves separation and divorce, the subject of the play deals with the importance of talking and listening. Once the unspoken is finally out in the open, the whole family can begin to heal.

Brought to Clark Youth Theatre by Alum Knox Blakely for our “Welcome Home” project within our Clark Conservatory. This show also features alum Karlena Riggs and alum Luke Thompson and current students Kyle Patten and Jas Smith. Welcome Home, Knox and cast! Thank you for sharing your talents with Clark Conservatory at Clark Youth Theater!

Clark Youth Theatre, Tulsa’s longest-running educational youth arts program, is now in its 45th year of providing Tulsa with high-quality youth community theatre. Clark Youth Theatre’s award-winning programs teach more than performing art skills. Children learn respect for others, self-confidence, and self-discipline. Clark’s vision is to cultivate future leaders through theatre. The youth arts program offers a full season of main stage productions, improvisational theatre and acting classes, and camps. Youth ages 8-18 can participate and all skill levels are welcome.Clark Youth Theatre is a culturally and diverse program that provides Oklahoma children with the opportunity to work together as part of a class or cast of a production. Clark serves more than 600 children each year at the Henthorne Performing Arts Center and all productions are free of charge to participants. Clark has also intentionally cultivated eleven public school drama clubs and summer programs over the last four years, serving over 1000 additional students in their impoverished schools with arts programs each year at no cost.In 2014, the theater was defunded by the City of Tulsa, but participants rallied to save their program. After an eight-week campaign full of city council meetings and public outcry, Clark Youth Theatre raised $86,000 that year to support the theatre and on July 1st, 2015, started operating independently of the city with the encouragement of the City of Tulsa. Clark Youth Theatre is now a thriving nonprofit organization entering our 10th year serving the Tulsa community. To help Clark Youth Theatre accomplish their mission, the city of Tulsa provides the use of the Henthorne Performing Arts Center free of charge.