The Birdhouse Players is a youth training and performance company providing uncompromising theatrical opportunities for aspiring young actors, singers, dancers, or those on a passionate pursuit of a professional career. Our staff of industry professionals inspires our members through workshops, intensives, private coaching, and our renowned productions.
The Birdhouse Players are proud to have introduced several of our previously untrained and inexperienced members to professional representation, congratulating these talented performers as they embark on professional careers. We are equally proud of the one-time wallflowers finding their voices upon our stages or the sports fanatics trading their cleats to race our floorboards. The Birdhouse Players are privileged to have introduced hundreds of the next generation of talent to the wonderful world of performance.
The Birdhouse Players are proud to have introduced several of our previously untrained and inexperienced members to professional representation, congratulating these talented performers as they embark on professional careers. We are equally proud of the one-time wallflowers finding their voices upon our stages or the sports fanatics trading their cleats to race our floorboards. The Birdhouse Players are privileged to have introduced hundreds of the next generation of talent to the wonderful world of performance.
History
The Birdhouse Players began in 2010 as an after school experiment at the New York City Gifted and Talented school, NEST+m. Founded and helmed by Artistic Director Rana Strazza - a life-long performer, full-time producer, and NEST+m parent - the Players’ first main stage musicals raised the expectations of what could be artistically accomplished by previously untrained 1st through 5th graders. The following year, enrollment expanded to middle school-aged members while apprenticeships and internships were offered to high schoolers. In the years since the experiment began, the Players have had the privilege of providing foundational training to raw, unproven talent. We've trained over 450 members through main stage musicals, workshops, intensives, and coaching, producing works that rival those presented by seasoned professionals.
While maintaining in-residence programming at NEST+m, the Birdhouse Players began performing in NYC venues in 2013 and on professional city stages in 2014. Now a theatrical company, The Birdhouse Players and its sister, The Aerie Rep., are dedicated to providing unparalleled creative experiences to our members and our faithful audiences. We routinely mine brand new talent and creatively push the boundaries of each of our presented works to incorporate as many of the hundreds who attend our seasonal auditions.
While maintaining in-residence programming at NEST+m, the Birdhouse Players began performing in NYC venues in 2013 and on professional city stages in 2014. Now a theatrical company, The Birdhouse Players and its sister, The Aerie Rep., are dedicated to providing unparalleled creative experiences to our members and our faithful audiences. We routinely mine brand new talent and creatively push the boundaries of each of our presented works to incorporate as many of the hundreds who attend our seasonal auditions.