Junior Players Guild

To be at the forefront of developing and delivering innovative youth arts education that celebrates diversity, promotes thought leadership, and meets communities’ needs. Junior Players was founded in 1955 and has striven to encourage, empower, and enrich the lives of as many children and youth through the arts as possible each year since then by tailoring programming to meet the specific needs of children ages 5 to 18. Over its existence, Junior Players has endeavored to meet the changing needs of the community. From 1955 to 1989, Junior Players presented traditional children's theater productions performed entirely by children and teenagers. In 1989, the Board of Directors changed the focus of Junior Players activities, deciding that Junior Players can best serve the youth of Dallas by providing accessible programming to all the children of North Texas.