Causes: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, Theater

Mission: Provide the highest quality professional theater which respects, ignites and celebrates the human spirit and challenges the thresholds of intolerance and insensitivity: Present new and enduring works of diverse cultures; Provide a learning/ performing home for multi-ethnic emerging and established Florida artists; Give artists regional and national exposure; enhance our growth with partnerships; Elevate quality of life with outreach programs to underserved populations.

Results: Completed over 60% of the build out. Looking forward to opening in 2011 summer. Asking for $100,000 more dollars to complete the building.

Target demographics: Main Stage: 18-80 core of theater fans; targeted minority populations: at risk youth, women, African Americans, gays, disabled, seniors depending on the material chosen

Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 20,000

Programs: MAINSTAGE - 5 shows annuallyANGER MANAGEMENT for At-Risk Youth: 3 workshops/yrTELLING OUR STORIES for Foster Youth, 1 workshop/hrLEARN IT, SHARE IT! for at-risk Youth: perform monologues of Great African AmericansSTAGEWRIGHTS: for W. Central Fl playwrights to develop their work; bi-monthly meetings at Stageworks