Youth Performing Arts School - YPAS

We are so proud of our Bradley Award winner for Outstanding Arts Mentor Jay Schwandt! Congrats to all the Nominees and Winners! ⭐️

We are so honored to have received ⭐️8 nominations ⭐️ for this year’s Bradley Awards! Congratulations to the cast, crew and creatives that helped make the magic of Cinderella. Let’s celebrate!

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Join us for your YPAS Graduation! May 12 at 6PM on the MainStage!

🥳Huge congratulations to Andy Wallace for winning the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition. Competitors all gather for one weekend in NYC representing their state competition. 🎉

Andy will get to study at Oxford this summer in London!🎭

We have a WHOLE weekend of Tartuffe for you. Grab tickets for tomorrow at 2pm or 7pm.

Grab them now! Seats are limited!

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📸Dennis Bonifer

Tartuffe opens TOMORROW! Get ready for an OUTRAGEOUS time.

Get your tickets now. Seats are limited!

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Thank you Dennis Bonifer for these incredible photos! 📸

Tickets are on sale for our final MainStage show of the year! Don’t miss Tartuffe.

Playing 4/23 at 7pm 4/24 at 6pm and 4/25 at 2pm and 7pm

Tickets at YPAS.ludus.com

Let’s give a YPAS welcome to Heather Burns! 🎉🥳🎭

Heather Burns is excited to join the YPAS team as a Theatre Teacher. Heather is a theatre practitioner whose career has included acting, directing, writing, and teaching. She kicked off her career with Missoula Children’s Theatre, teaching and performing theatre for youth on a tour across the U.S. including the northeast, midwest, northwest and southwest regions. Her career in Louisville, Ky has included teaching and administration for Kentucky Shakespeare, Blue Apple Players, Walden Conservatory, and StageOne. She was a co-founding artistic director with LePetomane Theatre Ensemble, creating new works and twists on classics. Some of her favorite roles include Andromache in The Trojan Women, Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Hypatia in Misalliance. Her favorite directing credits include Frankenstein, The Selkie Wife, She Kills Monsters, and The Book of Will. She recently wrote a new adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, which premiered at Walden Theatre. She resides in Louisville, KY with her spouse, teenager, 2 cats, and a convivial french bulldog.

We are so excited for fall 2026!

First up is a play directed by Jane B. Jones! Get ready to blow your AI minds.

Next is Ragtime directed by Julie Evans.

I can’t wait to greet you at 1517 s2nd street!

Stay tuned for Spring 2027! 🧐