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Blueprint Library.

We believe in a more connected and impactful youth theatre sector.

So we made an online hub of resources for anyone running a youth theatre or looking to set one up. Download our free templates and checklists, and adapt them for your own use. Look at our policies and reference documents to inspire your own.

 


 
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Games and activities to help you bring music into co-creating with young people

Improv activities to introduce young people to creating scenes, developing characters and understanding the structure of a scene and play.

An outline of Company Three’s annual lifecycle of activity, with context and explanation.

An outline of one year’s worth of regular sessions, finishing with a sharing of work.

An agenda template for a 2 hour board meeting.

Why we run regular discussions about practice with our artists, and how you could do the same.

A form template to share with young people at the start of the term or project.

From planning and running a session or rehearsal to debriefing, our top tips for co-facilitating when working with young people

That we’ve learnt along the way.

A form template to plan a trip with a group of young people.

A template for two information packs, to share with parents/guardians and young people.

A list of the key basic documents, policies and procedures you’ll need when setting up a Youth Theatre.

Three activities to develop trust with young people and to help practitioners further relationships with their young people quicker -- but with just as much care.

A form template to share with parents/guardians in order to hold medication for a young person.

Using comedy when working with young people

Eight drama games to develop trust with young people and to help practitioners further relationships with their young people quicker -- but with just as much care.

A guide to sustainable design for first-timers with information on the design process and where to source materials.

A document template to keep track of lighting, sound and technical elements for a play.

A budget and summary sheet template for projects.

For reference, Company Three’s Safeguarding Policy.

A register template to track attendance during sessions.

A guide to writing visual scripts to support young people who are visual learners or find reading difficult or speak English as a second language.

To refresh your catalogue.

A document we share with freelancers and partners, outlining our process around the Social GRACES.

A template you can download and adapt, for a 2 hours to full day creative workshop with young people.

A project checklist to help keep on track of multiple projects and make sure deadlines aren’t missed.

For reference, Company Three’s short code of conduct, which we share with anyone we work with.

 

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