The Neptune Youth Performance Company was established in 1992 to fulfil the need of those students who are ready for a performance opportunity not offered them in the general community. The idea is to train the young actors over the period of a year in the areas of voice, movement and characterization. The goal at the end of the year will be a performance on the Neptune Mainstage. The production will run 10 days: Theatre by young people for young people.

In the spring, auditions are held in Halifax for any young person ages 12 to 18. There are individual auditions and then invitations are extended by the Artistic Director to attend the callbacks. The final cut for the Company is made at this audition.

The emphasis of the training is on the "whole" individual. Theatre training provides self-discipline, social interaction skill, good study habits, as well as teaching the individual the skills to sustain a continued run of the same play. There are no stars. Acting is a team effort. All of the pieces come together to create the finished product. The students are treated by their instructors in the same manner as they would a professional actor, and they expect quality results. It is a challenging experience but one that will leave the young actors feeling like they really have accomplished something important. Which they have!