Texas Theatre for Young People exists to provide professional level training and performance opportunities to young people.  Founded in April of 2016 by Joe Sturgeon and Jeremy Blaido, the theatre has been enabled to grow steadily because of the generosity of EA Young Academy who has provided the theatre with free space for classes and performances.
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​JOE STURGEON (Artistic Director & Co-Founder)
Joe is a professional actor, director and playwright who has acted and directed in more than 60 productions and written twelve plays, all produced professionally for the stage. In 2010, his modern adaptation of "The Revenger's Tragedy" written for The American College Theatre Festival, was one of four plays selected nationally to be performed at The Kennedy Center. Additionally, Joe has served as a casting associate for major regional, Off-Broadway and Broadway shows. For several years Joe served as Resident Director and Director of Theatre for Youth at Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth. 
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JEREMY BLAIDO (General Manager & Co-Founder)
Jeremy had a long and successful career with CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese’s. Over the span of his career he worked in various capacities in construction, design, business development, and entertainment - ultimately finishing his 20-year career as senior director of marketing communications.  A performer at heart, Jeremy trained in musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC, at Tarrant County College in Hurst, Texas and Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas 

Board of Directors
Rob Colwell, President
Jeremy Blaido, Secretary & Treasurer
Joe Sturgeon
Pam Lenamon
Jonathan Prejean
D'Anna Wilson