The Student Advisory and pre-professional arts Cohort is a youth group of teens ages 14-18 who advise the Seattle Public Theater Education Department on programming while also receiving pre-professional training in theater arts administration and production.  Season planning, casting and marketing are a few key areas for learning opportunities.  Also, if a student has a particular interest (directing, stage management, design, etc.) we work to find opportunities to meet those interests.  Advisory meets twice monthly (one meeting on Zoom, one in-person) throughout the school year, typically on Saturdays.

The programs that have been developed in consult with the advisory are:

• Show Night for Teens

• Summer Youth Production

• Professional mentoring

• Youth Voices (individual new works reading)

The payments Student Advisory receives are:

• Monthly payments based on meeting attendance

• 2 comp tickets for each production of the 2026-2027 season

This is a rolling application with a deadline of June 14th, 2026.