For two decades, NCTC's highly successful YouthAware Educational Theatre program has produced plays for young people that entertain, illuminate social issues,inspire and encourage healthier life choices.

- Plays are offered at NCTC and on tour to northern and central California schools and communities throughout the school year.

- Touring programs may be performed up to two times a day at your school site in a theatre, cafeteria, gymnasium, or other multi-purpose room. We travel with our own set and sound equipment and no special lighting is required.

- All plays feature professional, young actor/educators who are cast with the diverse Bay Area audiences in mind.

- Programs also feature post-performance discussions with the cast and handouts are provided for teachers to continue discussion in the classroom.

YouthAware Shows for Kids
YouthAware Shows for Teens
NCTC YouthAware Director, Sara Staley, was the recipient of the 2008 Jefferson Award.

Read the San Francisco Chronicle article

Watch the CBS 5 video featuring Sara.

YouthAware's HIV Programs are generously supported by the Until There's a Cure Foundation. To Purchase an Until There's A Cure bracelet or for more information, call toll-free 1-800-88-UNTIL or visit http://www.until.org/.
YouthAware Educational Theatre at NCTC is supported in part by: Academy of Friends, Alexander & Baldwin Foundation, Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation's Endowment Fund, Bothin Foundation, California Wellness Foundation, Electronic Arts Foundation, Federal Centers For Disease Control, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Fleishhacker Foundation, GGS Foundation, Google, Horizons Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Local Independent Charities, Louis R. Lurie Foundation, Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund, MAC AIDS Fund, Macy's Passport, Morris Family Foundation, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco Giants Community Fund, San Francisco Unified School District, Small Change Foundation, Travelers Foundation, Until There's a Cure Foundation, Van Loben Sels/RembeRock Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the generous contributions of our individual donors.