Center Theatre Group - L.A.'s Theatre Company

EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT

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“Education at CTG is all about the intersection of art and life! Our education and engagement programs are the place where universal themes and ideas connect to your innermost thoughts, where storytelling transforms an audience into a community, and where school studies link to professional experiences and the world at large. Center Theatre Group is where you will find other learners, teachers, creators, and lovers of theatre. Explore the many rich opportunities to deepen your connection to CTG here on our website! I enthusiastically invite you to get engaged - making knowing and participating in theatre part of what it means to live and learn in Los Angeles.”
– Leslie K. Johnson, Director of Education and Community Partnerships

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Education and Community Partnerships

Welcome to Center Theatre Group’s (CTG) award-winning Education and Community Partnerships Department! We are excited that you are here and we encourage you to take the time to explore and discover all the ways that you can get involved through our education and engagement programs.

News

  • Join the Story Collection Project for CTG's 40th anniversary of theatre education.
  • Based on CTG's recommendation, the Broadway League selected Lisa Okikawa to receive the 2011 Apple Award.
  • Watch CTG's It Gets Better video created to help give hope to bullied lesbian and gay students.

Identifying and maximizing opportunities for learning and participation has always been a basic part of CTG's culture and daily work.  Our programs focus on three areas in which we can inspire, invest in and contribute to the community. Feel free to click through the links on this page to learn more about our innovative programs.  We thank you for your interest in Education and Community Partnerships and your support of arts education.

Audiences
We offer a wide range of opportunities and resources for young people to gain a heightened awareness, understanding and appreciation of the art of theatre.

Educators
We support the theatre education community through programs that advance the practice of teaching theatre and partner with select schools to build model programs. 

Emerging Artists
We invest in the personal and artistic development of young artists and arts professionals to learn the art, craft and business of theatre.

The Education and Community Partnerships Department receives generous support from the Center Theatre Group Affiliates, a volunteer organization dedicated to bringing innovative theatre and creative education to the young people of Los Angeles.

Additional support for Education and Community Partnerships is provided by The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation, the Employees Community Fund of Boeing California, The Sascha Brastoff Foundation, the Brotman Foundation of California, The Carol and James Collins Foundation, The Culver City Education Foundation, the James A. Doolittle Foundation, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, the Lawrence P. Frank Foundation, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Education Endowment, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the MetLife Foundation, the Music Center Fund for the Performing Arts, the Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation, Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinocco Trust, Playa Vista, Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, Theatre Communications Group and the Weingart Foundation.

Center Theatre Group is a participant in the A-ha! Program: Think It, Do It, funded by the MetLife Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the professional American theatre.
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Photo Credit

Rosemead High School students at Taking Over. Photo by Michael Farmer Photography