Let us hear YOUR VOICES!
Younger Voices (5 – 7yrs), Young Voices (8 – 12 yrs) & Polka GRADS (12+ yrs) are Polka’s three unique ambassador schemes involving children and young people at every stage of creating the work that is made for them.
Children and young people are invited to research new stories they would like to find onstage and help develop ideas in rehearsals which is fundamental to the process of producing new work. Having young voices as part of Polka’s research, development and delivery of shows, is essential for our growth and success.
Our Young Ambassadors also feed into all areas of Polka including our Creative Learning programme, our café, our shop, our marketing materials, ideas for fundraising and the venue itself!
Applications to become a Young Ambassador open again this Summer.
All members of Young & Younger Voices groups will be invited to:
- Watch Polka productions, give feedback and write reviews
- Exclusive backstage tours of the theatre
- Attend meetings with Polka staff and Trustees, including attendance at your own AGM
- Work alongside our Artists and attend research and development sessions
- Look at how we market our plays through our website and print
- Attend workshops with different Polka departments, including Marketing, Fundraising, Producing and more!
- Take part in Polka Holiday Workshops (offers and discounts subject to availability)
- Make new friends who have the same interest in theatre
- Be a Polka ambassador!
All members of Polka GRADS will be invited to:
- All of the above YV events, including watching preview productions to review, then the chance for your theatre reviews to be published on Polka’s blog.
- Be judges for the new Polka Playwriting Award!
- Interviewing Polka creatives, such as, associate directors, designers, puppet-makers and performers.
- Attendance at one board meeting per year, representing all members of the ambassador groups, feeding back with questions and discussion from Young & Younger Voices AGM.
- To be advocates for Polka by attending further events that will help continue to grow young theatre audiences.
- Invitation to be named on Polka’s About Us here along with staff members, Board of Trustees and Patrons.
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