CREATIVE YOUTH PRODUCTIONS
YOUTH LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE ARTS
Summer Show 2026
Behind Closed Doors
An original play written by the students of Creative Youth Productions.
When a father is taken away from his family by immigration patrol, the mother and children fight to save him from being deported.
This show will be presented this summer at...
Bridgeport Islamic Community Center
Saturday July 18th, 2026
7:00 PM
703 State Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Free to the Public.
Community discussion lead by Senator Sujata Gladkar Wilcox
For more information, please (click) call below.
Our Commitment
Every CYP production has been written and developed by our youth artists, shining a light on the real life obstacles that young leaders of our nation face on a daily basis.
Our youth are committed to strengthening community bonds and positively impacting lives, one production at a time!
Creative Youth Productions was featured in CT Post
"Amelia Burgos, a 14-year-old who is Dominican, said she understands what’s at stake for families living under the constant fear of deportation.
As a student performer with the nonprofit Creative Youth Productions, she will bring those real emotions to CYP's latest production, "Behind Closed Doors," which was inspired by a real deportation case in Bridgeport some years back. CYP staff have updated the original 2019 show's story, music and choreography to reflect today's immigration climate.
'I feel like it’s a very painful subject to talk about just because a lot of us sitting here are minorities,” Burgos said. “We have talked about these subjects before ... I remember when I first learned about it, I was scared because I didn’t want to lose any fraction of my family.'"
By Kaitlin Keane
CT Post Staff Writer
May 19th, 2026
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2200 North Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604
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