Youth Devising Residency (YDR)
The H2M Youth Devising Residency (YDR) offers young adults (ages 14-18) in the greater Portland Area education and mentorship via a yearlong residency. Students are selected from an open call to area public schools and through our community partners and are employed as young professionals to work alongside professional artists, directors, designers, technicians, to explore collective themes and ideas. Then, using H2M’s devising theatre techniques, these youth artists collaborate to produce and perform an original performance born from their own unique ideas and experiences of the world in which they live.
This program offers a paid young professionals program for any teen interested in developing innovative and collaborative leadership, problem solving, artistic and unique and individual voice opportunities.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
THE 2026/27 ENSEMBLE
“It was invigorating to collaborate with a group of people and being a part of something and contributing to the creation of the final show was amazing.”
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“I learned I was capable of things I never thought possible.”
Student, Youth Devising Residency