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Would you mind revealing the names of some of the toxic theater programs?  I worry about this too for my theater-obsessed kid and don't really know which ones are good and which ones are awful.[/quote]

We don’t live in the area so my answers wouldn’t be helpful. You’ll know pretty quickly if a program
is a good fit or not. I do wish we had avoided some of the private programs altogether and stuck with more community and school programs. I’m sure there are good, educational and reasonably priced private theater programs out there, but unfortunately we didn’t really come across them in our time participating.
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I have kid who love theater in the DMV.  We've had excellent luck with the community-based options (nonprofit) and school productions.  Theater that is required pay to play and bills itself as providing any kind of professional level gateway or readiness is probably what this PP is talking about.

My teen participates in two sports (one at a club level and one at a rec level) and the theater crowd is by far the best in every way possible.  Great kids, great parents, positive experiences.  Not that sports hasn't had its positives.  It has.  But the theater crowd is just genuinely diverse (not talking in a race way exclusively although that is true too...diverse in social status, LGBTQ, income level, all of it) and inclusive and welcoming.  [/quote]

+1. My DD is a theater nerd and has had so much fun doing community and school productions. She's become more confident, talented, and social. Highly recommend.[/quote]

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