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WT EDUCATION PROJECT OUR VISION The Wilmette Theatre is the premiere multi-arts and performance center anchoring the downtown business district by providing vibrant entertainment, education and enrichment for the community. We are a 501(c)3 not for profit organization so all donations are fully tax deductible. WHAT WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY UNIQUE PROGRAMMING We screen movies that are not shown elsewhere in Chicago, host speakers and live events attracting patrons from a wide geographic area. A BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY Over 32,000 patrons in 2016 from all over the Chicago area. We don’t receive any government funding but pay about $40,000 per year in property and sales taxes. COMMUNITY SUPPORT We provide a venue for events for many nonprofits, independent film makers and community organizations. We donate hundreds of movie ticket packages to other nonprofit organizations. LIFE CHANGING EDUCATION Actors Training Center is the premiere school for young actors in the Chicago area.

Theatre Within provides ongoing free workshops in creative expression and mindfulness to communities in need.  We provide workshops in songwriting, art, meditation and much more for those impacted by cancer. Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we have provided over 700 workshops for children who have lost a parent to cancer, adult cancer patients, survivors and their family members. In addition, we provide the John Lennon Real Love Project songwriting program to elementary and middle schools. Since the program's launch in June 2021 we have brought the program to 16 schools. Since 1981, we have celebrated John Lennon’s music, life and timeless message of peace, love and racial/gender equality with our Annual John Lennon Tribute charity concert in NYC.

TADA!’s mission is to provide young people from different backgrounds with musical theater programs that inspire them to be creative, learn, and think differently. TADA! is a unique Drama Desk award-winning nonprofit youth theater that produces original musicals for children, teens, and family audiences. We offer a free, year-round, pre-professional training and a positive youth development program for the Resident Youth Ensemble (ages 8-18); musical theater classes/camps for the public; as well as musical theater residencies in NYC schools and community centers. Through TADA!’s high-quality work, young people’s self-confidence and creativity are enhanced, which develops advanced skills in leadership, communication, responsibility, collaboration, and problem-solving – skills that help with growing up and are essential to their success both in school and in life.

The dream of little girls to put on a tutu and glitter—and dance just like other little girls their age. Despite their dreams, these girls were not able to dance like their friends, sisters, cousins and even their mothers. They had physical and medical challenges that prevented them from joining classes in their community. Joann Ferrara, a pediatric physical therapist, was inspired to make the dancing dreams of children come true when one day a little girl with cerebral palsy in a tiara and tutu said simply, “I wish I could be a dancer but nobody wants me.”Dancing Dreams has grown from five girls to current 130 girls and boys. Classes are adapted so each child can participate to the best of his or her own unique ability. Our annual performance, complete with elaborate sets and numerous costume changes, is a highlight for our dancers and their families.

The artistic voice of Freespace Dance is one of collaboration, believing in combining different art forms to create something unique and varied. Artistic Director Donna Scro collaborates with composers, dancers, musicians, visual artists, designers, etc. The vision is to open the doors to all artists to come and create, rediscovering dance with each collaboration. Donna Scro’s work is athletic, bold, fearless, and connects to the human experience. Combining her athletic nature and her humanistic connection, Donna’s work is accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. Freespace Dance is a company that makes a strong connection both physically and emotionally with the audience, believes in the spirit of inclusion, and leaves all with a positive dance experience. The company strives to teach the love of dance to children and adults with the philosophy that if one can move, think and feel, one can dance. Freespace Dance is an open forum designed to collaborate and create, teach and encourage, invite and dance.

Our Mission The mission of GVT is to create live, professional quality theatre in West Virginia and through theatre to enlighten, enrich and enliven the life of our Region. Who We Are: •We are a producing organization that is dedicated to sharing the connection between art and life with our community through the live, interactive voice of theatre. •We create work that speaks to the human spirit and work that entertains. •We are committed to the education of young people. •We are dedicated to developing new plays. •We are a unique rural arts group committed to excellence in live theatre. Goals •To produce theatre, here in rural West Virginia. •To develop new shows and to perform an eclectic choice of plays •To be a regional, residential theatre that combines talent from our community with professional talent. •To employ a core company of theatre artists. •To tour into schools and rural communities. •To be an artist-driven organization. •To provide quality programs for our area’s children and to teach them in theatre arts, self-worth and critical thinking. •To be a force in the economic growth of the Greenbrier Valley through our year-round programming.

On behalf of the County of Los Angeles, the Music Center is committed to building civic vitality by strengthening community through the arts. We accomplish this by bringing to life one of the world’s premier performing arts centers and by providing distinctive leadership and diverse opportunities for life-long learning and engagement with arts and culture. We advance our mission through three core strategies: •     Operate and animate the Music Center through Resident Company relationships and services; presentation of dance and unrepresented performing arts genres; creation of participatory arts engagement programs alongside traditional presentations, and fostering creative experiences and engagement in and through the arts. •     Create, develop and implement diverse educational and participatory arts programs for children, families and adults in schools, neighborhoods, and at the Music Center. •     Provide leadership to advance the arts as part of the core curriculum in K-12 schools and as central to the larger civic agenda, to underscore the essential value of creativity, and to highlight the role of the arts in a democratic society.

Portland Opera exists to inspire, challenge and uplift our audiences by creating productions of high artistic quality that celebrate the beauty and breadth of opera. Portland Opera will be known for its commitment to the highest artistic standards, its boldness of spirit, and its willingness to take risks. It will produce work of such distinction and beauty that the lives of our audiences will be transformed by what they experience on our stage. Further, we will create a Company that is embraced with pride by our city and the surrounding community as a jewel that is cherished and supported for its contributions to the region’s quality of life. . . . people around the country associate first and foremost with excellence, in the quality of our opera productions and the strength of our company values. . . . demonstrates its commitment to a balanced repertory that both honors operatic tradition and explores the infinite variety of the art form in programming and style of presentation. . . . recognizes and values our established opera audience, while attracting and engaging the audience of the future. . . . touches the lives of children, students, and young artists through the art form of opera. We will pursue our mission and our vision of the future with efforts and activities built on the importance of . . . . . . a workplace environment that is productive and nurturing of its employees, artists, and volunteers, based on sound leadership and clear communication. . . . long-term sustainability, while recognizing that financial strength cannot exist without artistic strength. . . . openness to entrepreneurial opportunities which strengthen our financial position, thus enabling us to pursue our mission. . . . engaging our public in an open and productive dialogue about ways in which we can better serve them.

Their mission is to conserve the art of music in schools by funding projects, scholarships, and grants that preserve music education for the next generation.

Studio East creates opportunities for children to discover and explore the performing arts.

Training in theatrical aspects of performance for children and adults, as well as development of theatre appreciation.

BALLET FOR ALL KIDS WAS FORMED TO ASSIST ANY CHILD - NO MATTER THEIR ABILITIES OR DISABILITIES THE ACCESS TO A FORMAL, CLASSICAL BALLET EDUCATION. BALLET FOR ALL KIDS GIVES CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN ALL THE BENEFITS THAT BALLET HAS TO OFFER. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE AFFORDED THE CHANCE TO LEARN THE SELF-DISCIPLINE, INCREASED SELF WORTH AND SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. CHILDREN ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE WORLD OF BALLET AND THE ART OF BALLET.