UPCOMING
EVENTS
Summer Showcase
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 3:30 PM (3:00 PM Check-In)
Location: St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, 3847 Enright Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Presented by the Family Court-Juvenile Division and Prison Performing Arts
Learning Through the Arts provides year-round performing arts classes for youth and young adults at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, Hogan Street Regional Youth Center, and St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center. Our classes include Creative Writing, Dance, Theatre, Visual Art, and West African Drumming, all taught by a multi-talented team of teaching artists.
The Summer Showcase is an exciting event where participants at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center share their learning experiences with a live audience of Family Court Staff, family members, and PPA supporters.
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PPA Annual Bash
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
VIP Reception: 5:00–6:00 PM
Location: Andre's at the Palladium, 1400 Park Place, St. Louis, MO 63104
Ticket Sales End on August 28
Join us for an evening of celebration, community, and inspiration as we come together to support the incredible artists and programs of Prison Performing Arts.
Expect great company, memorable moments, and a look ahead at the stories, programs, and artists shaping the future of PPA.
Formal invitation and ticket details coming soon. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
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Our Kind of Town
Date: October 8, 2026
Time: 1:00PM (12:30 check-in), 6:00PM (5:30 check-in)
Location: 13698 Airport Road, Bowling Green, MO 63334
RSVP details coming soon!
Written by Courtney Bailey with NECC artists
Directed by Rachel Tibbetts
Assistant Directed by Miranda Jagels Félix
Design by Bess Moynihan
Our Kind of Town is a tribute to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, based on small-town living at Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green, Missouri. This is the story of a very different kind of "town," with a unique set of residents, one that exists at the pleasure of the state on a fifty-year land lease. The play features writing from the Spoken Word class at NECC and was written in collaboration with the artists.
ONGOING
PROJECTS
Learning through the Arts
Weekly theatre, dance, and creative writing classes for youth at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center, and Hogan Street Regional Youth Center.
Threshold Writers Workshop
Weekly online workshop with the Alumni Theatre Company.
Spoken Word
Weekly writing classes at WERDCC and NECC.
Arts & Healing
Weekly writing, visual art, and theatre classes at the Transition Center of St. Louis.