What Makes CTC Unique?
Ethical / Global Education through Musical Theater (In & After-School Residencies)
Professionally Composed & Produced Musicals - Broadway level composers & writers
4 Age-Groups / 4 Musicals - 5-19 yrs old: 4 separate groups = everyone gets a big part
Multi-disciplinary program -Four disciplines: acting, dancing, singing, ethical education
Broadway professional teaching and recording artists
Professional theater venues and rehearsal studios
Recording Studio of Cast Album by all participants
Performances at the United Nations & other major media / venues
Weekly Parent Café Parents engaged as Stakeholders (not Bystanders)
HOW IT WORKS:
THE ART AT THE HEART & THE CHILD AT THE CENTER
CTC’s Award winning catalogue of original musicals in addition to tailored multidisciplinary workshops (dance, music, writing and choral music) are centered within a values-based curriculum, rooted in ethical education and spiritual empowerment.
Equity and Inclusion
We stand firmly against prejudice and racism in its many forms, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, communities of color, and the fight against systemic racial injustice.
CTC’s Kids with A Cause Musical Theater Program showcasing our Choral and Dance Workshops.
CTC “Kids with A Cause” perform their famous peacemaker speeches on the LOCAL NEWS.
CTC on Local News!!
Youth in Pensacola and Jackson participate in KIDS WITH A CAUSE: Halloween for the Hungry Campaign
HENRY BOX BROWN: A MUSICAL JOURNEY - touring trailer.
Made its debut with CTC Youth…Now on its way to Bway!
sEBRENA MASON AND TERREL hARVEY - Original cast of henry box brown (youth production) NYC
VISION:
The Children’s Theater Company has a social-justice imperative at its core. Committed to a theater making model that intentionally builds inclusive and empowered communities, the program cultivates an understanding of the personal, cultural and spiritual forces that shape society.
CTC’s musical experiences explore the theater’s power to impact diversity, to develop empathy and compassion for the human condition, and to allow us to learn from lives we’ve never lived.
MISSION:
Utilizing the power of theater as a tool for moral reasoning, the Children’s Theater Company is rooted in the belief that through the magic of theater youth can become the voices of positive change and agents of healing in their communities.
PROGRAMMATIC INSPIRATION:
“Justice demands universal participation. Thus, while social action may involve the provision of goods and services in some form, its primary concern must be to build capacity within a given population to participate in creating a better world.”
UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
PEDAGOGIC INSPIRATION:
“Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures and enable mankind to benefit therefrom…”
- Bahá'u'lláh