Each year, you’ll go through an intense, year-long creative process with your peers. You'll write an original musical based on the stories of your life and your ideas to create
a more just and peaceful world.

You'll also plan and complete Community Action Projects where you will put your ideas into action to improve the lives of people across New York City.

Creative Process

  • 1

    Audition
    Participants are selected through a non-competitive, group audition process and based on your willingness to engage with your peers, confront the various issues that young people are facing, and commit to the goals of the program. No one is ever chosen on the basis of talent.

  • 2

    Issue Exploration
    You’ll begin focusing on specific issues identified by one or more participants, such as racism, gender inequities, violence, or discrimination against youth. You’ll participate in performing arts workshops that help you understand the causes, dimensions, and complexities of each issue. Then you’ll translate what you learn into scenes constructed from your personal experiences.

  • 3

    Arts Training/Creating Artistic Work
    You’ll participate in acting, improvisation, dance, voice, movement, singing, and playwriting workshops at each rehearsal. We'll focus on improving your performing arts skills and developing excellence as a personal and group standard for your show.

  • 4

    Sharing Your Story
    You'll have the opportunity to share the story of your life with the group without interruption. Your peers will listen.

  • 5

    Rehearsals
    You’ll create, write, rehearse, and refine your performance. Each cast member is responsible for creating their part in collaboration with other scene partners. The Artistic Director, Assistant Director, and volunteer acting coaches work to shape the scenes and ready them for the stage, but do not decide their content or outcome. Decision-making is based on consensus and active dialogue about the issues and messages to be presented.

  • 6

    Performances
    You’ll invite your family, friends, teachers, and peers, as well as foster care, the justice system and educational system workers and leaders, to witness your performance. Your audience will experience a work of performance art that shares the reality of your life as a young person and your vision for positive change.

  • 7

    Community Engagement
    You’ll work with your peers to choose community issues to focus your efforts. You’ll design and lead community action projects that will make a positive impact on the issues you identify as important and are capable of being completed in one day.

Programs

Saturday Program

Our Saturday Program is open to any young person, ages 13-19. Youth meet virtually every Saturday from 12:00 – 4:00pm (10:30am – 5:30pm when we are meeting in-person) from early […]

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Foster Care Program

Our Foster Care Program is made up of 20-30 New York City teens (ages 15-20) who are currently in or have recently been in foster care. Participants currently meet virtually […]

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Youth Justice Program

The Youth Justice program is made up of 20-30 New York City teenagers (ages 15-21) who are, or have recently been, involved in the justice system. Participants currently meet virtually […]

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After School Program

This program is currently on hiatus. The After-School Program is open to any young person, ages 13-19.  Participants meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the after-school hours from early October through May. […]

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News, Updates and Events

“Home Street Home” Premieres March 29-April 1 at Sheen Center

What is the meaning of home? For Jared, a homeless NYC youth, it means surviving the streets on their own day in and day out. Each day they struggle to […]

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WHY LOVE is an Anthem Awards Finalist!‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

What do Trevor Noah, Kamala Harris, and The Possibility Project have in common? We’re all Anthem Award finalists! That’s right! The 2020 Saturday Cast’s “WHY LOVE” Podcast is officially a […]

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Participant Spotlight: Megan P.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

A lot of young people are afraid to speak up on how they feel about certain things—me too, sometimes. A lot of what happens to us is not fair and […]

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“I Need Hope,” Film Festivals & Awards‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

In 2021, “I Need Hope,” a music video written and performed by young people in the The Possibility Project’s Youth Justice Program, became an official selection for three awards and […]

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Thank You for Supporting MISSION: POSSIBLE 2021!! ‎ ‎ ‎

We cannot say it enough—THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! We are beyond grateful for our community’s generous support of our Mission Possible 2021 campaign. Together, we raised a total […]

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Building Connections Virtually‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

We recently sat down to talk to some of our participants about their experience in our new virtual programs. Justin is a second-year participant in our Youth Justice Program. As […]

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A Conversation with Miguel Ortiz‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

We recently sat down to talk with Miguel Ortiz, the film and video instructor for our virtual Youth Justice Program, about his experience working with our young people online. Q: […]

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MISSION: POSSIBLE 2020 — You Made It All Possible! ‎

THANK YOU so much for contributing to MISSION: POSSIBLE and helping us empower young people in a virtual world. I cannot express enough how much we appreciate your support and […]

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