WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Starlight Stage Youth Theatre is now accepting applications for its 35th anniversary season, June 21 to August 1.

Over the course of five weeks of rehearsal the company stages a full production, which is open to the general public for four evening performances.

Founded in 1976, Starlight offers a hands-on theater experience for young people ages 8 to 18. Starlight has been directed by Robert Y. Burns and the Burns family of Williamstown since its inception. Starlight is the third oldest continuously-operating summer theater in Berkshire County, after the Berkshire Theater Festival and the Williamstown Theater Festival. Over the past 34 years hundreds of local youngsters have received their introduction to theater with Starlight.

The tuition-based program operates from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Monday through Friday at the First Congregational Church on Main Street (Route 2). The church is handicap accessible. For further information on tuition costs and to register visit www.StarlightStageYouthTheatre.com, call (413) 458-4246 or e-mail ssyt@roadrunner.com.