There are compelling examples of who “to be” and who “not to be” all around us.
As teaching artists, we strive to point our children’s eyes to hope while acknowledging suffering as part of the human experience, and we renew our commitment to creating theater that reflects the cultures and life experiences of our diverse community.
As Angelenos, the answer we offer is compassion, courage, and service.
What can we do right now?
Patronize Black-Owned Businesses
We personally recommend these businesses that keep us fueled during rehearsals, workshops, cast parties, and performances.
Black Owned Businesses
Gus’ Chicken
My Two Cents
We Jammin
Watts Coffee House
Sky’s Gourmet Tacos
Brown-Owned Businesses
Las Ranas
Con Sabor
Mateo’s Ice Cream
Vee’s Cafe
Know the Past; Change the Future
As theatre-makers, we we know the power of sharing our stories. But too many stories of Black America have been buried or forgotten.
We learn from each other. Do you have a resource, organization, business, etc that you would like to recommend for this page? Email us.
We believe that …
the Performing Arts have the power to change a child’s life, and because we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience that power, we are committed to creating theater that reflects the cultures and life experiences of our diverse community.
We are dedicated to making our programs accessible to all children and to actively nurture participation by those who have been historically underrepresented, based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, citizenship status, religion or socioeconomic status.
We strive to ensure that our children are guided by a diverse collective of teaching artists, and that our policies are set by a Board of Directors that is representative of our community.
While we focus on the works of William Shakespeare, a prominent figure in the Western literary canon, we are committed to exploring Shakespeare’s themes as they apply to all humanity.