TRYPS is home to thousands of children: in our classrooms, on our stages, and in our audiences. '

Our mission is to teach children about the performing arts, to reach children who would not normally see live theatre, and to inspire children to find their own creative voices.

At TRYPS, every child has a home to discover their voice and to rehearse being the star of their own lives.

Your support allows TRYPS to continue offering unique, challenging, and creative opportunities in the performing arts for the young people in our community. 

ShowTIME: A TRYPS Children’s Theater Fundraiser is an online auction featuring 12 one-of-a-kind clocks created by local Columbia artists. For 22 years TRYPS has offered significantly reduced ticket prices for our field trip audiences, allowing thousands of young people the opportunity to experience live theatre, many for the very first time. All proceeds from this auction will help subsidize those tickets allowing TRYPS to keep prices low for students.