Education Programs of The Studio Theatre
Your contributions help to underwrite programs enriching the lives of Washington DC youth and young theatre professionals. Donations support Arts Motivating Youth (A.M.Y.), the Studio Theatre’s educational initiative, which inspires young people to greater achievement through the experience of theatre. A.M.Y. consists of multiple programs:
Youth On-Stage offers scholarships in the Acting Conservatory’s rigorous Young Actors Program to youth from low-income neighborhoods who have the interest and discipline to pursue training but lack the financial resources.
Passport to the Imagination guides students and teachers in classroom study of lively contemporary plays, then brings them to free performances followed by discussions with educators and artists. Through this program, hundreds of youth experience plays that have special relevance to their lives.
The Studio Theatre Apprenticeship Program and Internship Programs cultivate future professional theatre artists and administrators by providing college students and graduates with hands-on apprenticeships and internships in many departments of The Studio Theatre. Apprentices are given a stipend and provided with housing, so that they may explore careers in the arts regardless of their financial resources.
Please Donate to these important initiatives.
Giving Back to Our Community
The Studio District Neighborhood Initiative provides low/moderate income residents of Washington’s Shaw/Logan Circle neighborhood with increased access to The Studio Theatre’s plays and productions, encouraging theatergoing among an audience that might not normally consider it.
Studio District Nights: Upon proof of address, residents of the Studio District can purchase $10 tickets on designated nights. (The Studio District has been designated by the DC Council as the area bound by 16th Street, NW to the west; 11th Street, NW to the east; M Street, NW to the south; and Florida Avenue, NW.)
$30 discount tickets will be offered 30 minutes before performances throughout the season.
Pay-What-You-Can performances provide people with the opportunity to experience live theatre for as little as 25 cents.
Community Space: The Studio Theatre opens its doors to not-for-profit community groups and arts organizations, allowing them to use our facility free of charge. The Studio Theatre has hosted the D.C. Hip-Hop Theatre Festival, the Black Women’s Playwrights Festival, and has offered space to Americans for the Arts, the Helen Hayes Awards and the Logan Circle Community Association among other organizations.
For more information: development@studiotheatre.org or donate today!