The Belltable Arts Centre is setting up the first Limerick Youth Theatre.
It will provide an opportunity for approximately 25 young people to participate in a two-year programme of theatre-related activities.
The Belltable education officer, Ms Annette Moloney, said the idea was to give people as much experience as possible in youth theatre, "but it is also about fun and working as part of a team. Applicants do not need to be the next Laurence Olivier".