WORKING THEATRE CO INC
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Mission Statement
Working Theater exists to create theater specifically for, about and with working people, a community that makes up the majority of the overall metropolitan workforce. We believe great theater should not be a luxury. Since our founding in 1985, we work to make our productions relevant, accessible and affordable to all regardless of geography or socio-economic status. Through ticket subsidies, an active commissioning program, a successful grassroots audience development program and a pioneering arts-in-education program, our audience reflects the full diversity of New York. Great theater strives to tell stories that illuminate, challenge and alter our perceptions. It shows us who we are, and transforms us in the process. Working Theater believes this transformative experience should not be a privilege or a luxury, but a staple. We recognize that we live in a society that is often polarized by economic, cultural and class differences and that these differences can be divisive. However, what makes us different is sometimes the most interesting thing about us. We want working people, Americans working in the industrial and service economies, who may be unable to afford commercial theater prices or feel that it does not resonate with their lives and experience, to make play-going a regular part of their cultural lives. Toward that goal, we offer low ticket prices and tell stories that reflect a diverse population of the working majority, that acknowledge their complexity and oft-denied power in an increasingly complex world, which we hope will unite us in our common humanity.
About This Cause
Working Theater brings theater to the people, and brings people to the theater... - OFF-BROADWAY world premieres & touring productions of new American plays - FIVE BOROUGHS/ONE CITY – new plays created in collaboration with communities of working people across the boroughs of New York City. -THEATERWORKS! playwriting & performance classes for working people - TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL PLAYS presented at conferences, classes &labor events - COMMUNITY SHINE open mic nights, free theater workshops & events where working people take the stage