IMAGINATION STAGE INC

IMAGINATION STAGE, INC. IS THE WASHINGTON, DC, REGION'S LEADING THEATRE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO YOUNG PEOPLE. THROUGH PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION SERVES CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES - ACROSS ECONOMIC, COGNITIVE, AND PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES. IMAGINATION STAGE ADVANCES CREATIVITY, CONFIDENCE, AND SOCIAL CONNECTION BY ENSURING BROAD ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY TRANSFORMATIVE PERFORMING ARTS EXPERIENCES.PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAMIMAGINATION STAGE PRODUCES PROFESSIONAL THEATRE SPECIFICALLY CREATED FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES, EMPLOYING PROFESSIONAL ACTORS, DIRECTORS, AND DESIGNERS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN A SINGLE CLASSROOM, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED THEATRE THAT COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES NEW WORKS FOR CHILDREN ANNUALLY-AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE IN THE FIELD. THESE ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY THEATRES NATIONWIDE AND INTERNATIONALLY, EXTENDING THEIR EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. IN FY25, ISTAGE REACHED 59,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LIVE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AT OUR BETHESDA THEATRE. IN ADDITION, IMAGINATION STAGE PRODUCES EDUCATIONAL THEATRE FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR GRADES 3-12 ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH KAISER PERMANENTE, REACHING STUDENTS WELL BEYOND THE WASHINGTON REGION.ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMIMAGINATION STAGE OFFERS YEAR-ROUND ARTS EDUCATION IN ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, DANCE, AND FILMMAKING. PROGRAMS SERVE YOUTH FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE AND ARE DESIGNED TO BE FULLY INCLUSIVE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. INSTRUCTION EMPHASIZES ARTISTIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT ALONGSIDE CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS, INCLUDING COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. THE ORGANIZATION IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION AND FOR CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY. THE COMPANY SERVED 5,152 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR REGULAR CLASSES AND CAMPS IN FILMMAKING, ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, DANCE, CONSERVATORY TRAINING, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD ARTS AND DELIVERED CREATIVE DRAMA WORKSHOPS TO 550 KINDERGARTENS THROUGH THIRD GRADE TITLE I STUDENTS IN MCPS, SUPPORTING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT.THEATRE FOR CHANGE PROGRAMTHE THEATRE FOR CHANGE PROGRAM USES THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND FACILITATED WORKSHOPS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN DIALOGUE AROUND COMPLEX SOCIAL ISSUES. BY CENTERING YOUTH VOICES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES, THE PROGRAM PROMOTES EMPATHY, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, AND CIVIC AWARENESS. PARTICIPANTS, WHICH INCLUDE AT-RISK AND INCARCERATED YOUTH - DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS THAT ENABLE THEM TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THEIR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES.