Roll, little apple, around the silver plate… and show us a fairy tale! Dear Friends and Theatergoers! We are delighted to announce the opening of our new theater season! And we will begin with an encore performance of "Visiting a Fairy Tale"presented by the Middle Group of our Youth Theater! We received so many enthusiastic reviews from everyone who saw the show in May! Our theater has also been invited to a Theatre Festival in Philadelphia, where audiences are eagerly awaiti

This year, we wrapped up our summer theater season with a wonderful weeklong art and theater program in Lexington. During the week of August 17–21, our young actors created a delightful production of Thumbelina, based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The program included acting, games, creating artistic masterpieces, movies, and, of course, time together in great company. And all of it in Russian! The kids helped build the sets, learned their lines, songs, and da

Theater life at Alma Mater never stops, not even in summer. For the fourth year in a row, our summer belonged entirely to our wonderful theater camp, held as always in the Berkshires, this year from July 12 to July 26. If you haven't joined us yet, now is the perfect time to get to know us and become part of our international children's summer program in the beautiful Berkshires, with lodging on the campus of a private boarding school. In just two weeks, our young actors put

🎭 Orange Summer 2026 Festival Has Come to a Close! Our Third International Theatre Festival, Orange Summer, has officially come to an end. This year, the festival grew so much that one weekend was no longer enough! We gathered over two weekends at two wonderful venues: the LCA stage in Boston and the RSM Summer Camp in New Hampshire. Looking back, it feels like much more than a festival. It was a small theatrical journey filled with new friendships, rehearsals, pre-show exci

This is the THIRD time that Youth Theaters from different States of America and Canada are coming to Boston! This unique event brings together the best teenage and youth theatres that create performances for children and teenagers. This 2026 Festival will be held in two stages: The first phase is in Lexington, MA. The second stage is in the RSM camp, NH You can buy one ticket to one performance for $25, or buy one combined ticket to all Festival performances for $60. The choi

"I'm actually alive. I never realized it before, and if I did, I didn't remember it... I want to feel everything I can." May 16 at 5:00 PM Dandelion Elixir (based on the stories of R. Bradbury) premiere of the YOUTH Theatre A performance about the importance of being yourself, appreciating time and simple things, cherishing sincere human relationships and the memory of loved ones. This performance explores life through the eyes of children: open, pure, inquisitive, and ea

In a fairytale forest, On the banks of a real Milk River, A ripe apple rolled down a saucer straight into a fairy tale. And while it was rolling, He met Baba Yaga, and Kikimora, and Koschei the Deathless, and even the most real-real Tsar. Premiere Visiting a Fairy Tale MIDDLE group Youth Theatre Alma Mater May 9 at 5:00 PM A fun children's performance, "Visiting a Fairy Tale," based on E. Uspensky's story "Down the Magic River," featuring beloved childhood fairy tale char

🌞 Our Maslenitsa 2026! In this, our 15th Anniversary year, our Youth Theater decided: since we were going to bid winter farewell, we should do it in style! So we organized a Maslenitsa festival for nearly 100 theatergoers! The performers and parents had a chance to sled and ski down the hills—some gracefully, others very creatively (it is theater, after all!). In the evening, we warmed up with hot tea and pancakes, and played traditional and modern Maslenitsa games with the

March 27 at 7:00 pm March 28, 5:00 pm April 4 at 5:00 pm Alma Mater Youth Theater present to the new musical children's comedy the play " The Robbers of Cardamom " based on the story by Thorbjørn Egner. A hilarious musical comedy about the adventures of the townspeople of the fairytale town of Cardamom and the most unreal, not the luckiest, but very kind robbers. The performance is in Russian with English subtitles. will be of interest to children from 5 years old, teenagers

Dear audience members! Alma Mater Youth Theater celebrates its 15th anniversary! We are delighted that, with your support, we have been able to create vibrant performances for our artists and audiences for so many years, becoming a vibrant part of the theatrical life of Russian-speaking Boston, and we look forward to continuing to serve our audiences! Alma Mater Youth Theater has a loyal following of fans who have already become our friends, and every year we gain new friend

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For the second time in Massachusetts, our directors - Ekaterina Kerova and Elena Gorodenskaya - will work at the summer school "Theater...