The Plymouth Uptown Players (PUPS) is an experimental theatre group that is made up of elementary and middle school aged children. Each season (Fall and Spring) children are invited to participate in open auditions. All children who audition will receive a part. The program culminates in a play performed at the Plymouth Community Arts Council. The performances are open to the public. Some of the casts are invited to perform for local elementary schools as well.
The program teaches children everything about producing and acting in a play including costumes, sets, and working together as a team with your other cast mates.
Our Instructor: Dana Naughton
Dana Naughton taught Theatre Arts at Jack C. Hays High School just outside of Austin, TX. In each of her three-and-a-half years at Hays High School, Dana and her students competed in the University Interscholastic League One-Act Play Competition, the largest play festival in the world. In their third year of competing, Dana led her students to regionals to rank among the top twenty four 4-A schools in the state of Texas. While at Hays, Dana also directed and designed 15 productions and took her students to compete in the Texas Thespian Conference, where at least one of her students qualified each year for national competition for the International Thespian Society Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. Originally from Burkburnett, TX, Dana graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy Studio in New York in 2001 and graduated Cum Laude from St. Edwards University in Austin with a BA in Theatre and minor in Education in 2008. She is a professional member of the EdTA (Educational Theatre Association) and TETA (Texas Educational Theatre Association) and is a certified Theatre Arts teacher EC-12 in the state of Texas
Be sure to stay on top of important dates and information! Check out the Parent Information and Updates page regularly to stay up to date.
The program teaches children everything about producing and acting in a play including costumes, sets, and working together as a team with your other cast mates.
Our Instructor: Dana Naughton
Dana Naughton taught Theatre Arts at Jack C. Hays High School just outside of Austin, TX. In each of her three-and-a-half years at Hays High School, Dana and her students competed in the University Interscholastic League One-Act Play Competition, the largest play festival in the world. In their third year of competing, Dana led her students to regionals to rank among the top twenty four 4-A schools in the state of Texas. While at Hays, Dana also directed and designed 15 productions and took her students to compete in the Texas Thespian Conference, where at least one of her students qualified each year for national competition for the International Thespian Society Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. Originally from Burkburnett, TX, Dana graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy Studio in New York in 2001 and graduated Cum Laude from St. Edwards University in Austin with a BA in Theatre and minor in Education in 2008. She is a professional member of the EdTA (Educational Theatre Association) and TETA (Texas Educational Theatre Association) and is a certified Theatre Arts teacher EC-12 in the state of Texas
Be sure to stay on top of important dates and information! Check out the Parent Information and Updates page regularly to stay up to date.
