Plenty of joy in ‘Storybook Theatre’ summer program

COTTAGE GROVE – Theater can be a transformative experience for students, fostering personal growth alongside academic development.

“Theater, for many students, can be a place to not only grow academically but personally. Creativity, empathy, and self-confidence are just the beginning of what theater can do. It changed my life for the better; I hope I can do the same for others,” says Maya Burton, executive director at Storybook Theatre (SBT) in Cottage Grove.

Burton discovered…