

There’s really no limits to what you can write.” READ MORE: 4 Shot At Oakbrook Center 2 Suspects In Custody, 1 Still At Largeįor many of the teens, it’s their first time ever participating in a theater program, and the way it made them feel was surprising. “We really can write whatever we want to… Because your story is something that you wanna share with somebody else. Or like, what I’ve been through growing up, or stuff that I’ve seen,” said Shawn, a youth participant in the program. “I done wrote stories about my crime that I committed. But, what makes this troupe so special? They do this all from within the Illinois Youth Center correctional facility in Warrenville. The teen theater group writes and performs original musicals, developing the script along the way. They do warmups, vocal exercises, and get to know each other.

CHICAGO (CBS) - The Storycatchers Theatre meets several times a week.
