SCORE! is a mentor-led devised theater intensive held every July for 2 weeks.

Students entering grades 7, 8 or 9 in the fall of 2026 are eligible to enroll.

It’s all yours. You create the story, write the script, play the parts, and stage the production. It’s your story…we’ll help you tell it.

BASIC WORKSHOP DETAILS & SCHEDULE

2026 Program Date & Time: July 13-25, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. (Young artists are to bring bagged lunch daily. Water provided.)
Location: Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Grade Level: Students entering grades 7, 8 or 9 in the fall of 2026 are eligible to apply.
Registration Deadline: June 19, 2026
Registration Fee: $350 (A $50 deposit is due with the enrollment form. Click here for SCORE! payment information.)

NOTE: Enrollment is limited to only 22 students and spots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

What is the goal of SCORE!?

To provide an intense and rigorous creative experience in which young people will:

• Devise, create and produce an original presentation on the stage of the historic Embassy Theatre through a unique peer driven collaborative approach.
• Generate and harness the energy and discipline needed to create original pieces.
• Give life and voice to a story that has meaning in their own lives – devising is creating on your feet!
• Learn the multidisciplinary elements of the art form including play-writing, composition, movement, drama, music, visual arts and technical arts with the facilitation of industry professionals.
• Meet and collaborate with peers who have common interests.

Questions? education@fwembassytheatre.org.

Brought to you with support from:

Embassy Theatre Educational Programming is brought to you by PNC Foundation with additional support from the Howard P. Arnold Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation, Foellinger Foundation, Lincoln Financial Foundation and Dr. Louis and Anne B. Schneider Foundation and PNC Charitable Trusts.

Check out SCORE 2025

KATIE LAUCK

Katie is thrilled to be back for her sixth year with SCORE. This program has been close to her heart ever since she took part as a young artist back in 2014. Though she grew up down the road in Warsaw, Katie now lives in Denver, CO where she works with the theatre non-profit Mirror Image Arts to bring theatre and social-emotional programming to public school students and youth affected by the juvenile justice system. In her spare time, Katie also writes for the indie music publication Noise Made By. She is extremely grateful for the community that SCORE and the Embassy have given her over the years and can’t wait for you all to see the incredible work that’s been created by these young artists. 

GABRIEL WALBURN

Gabriel (Gabey) Walburn has a BFA in theatre with a directing emphasis from Purdue Fort Wayne and an MFA in devised theatrical performance from Pig Iron Schools in affiliation with the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Gabey has taught at several schools, including Canterbury, and is a director, writer and actor in devised theater productions.