UNITY THEATRE ENSEMBLE MISSION STATEMENT:

To nurture and to expand the talents of African-American and other Performing Artists and Technicians who will harmoniously collaborate to present to its audiences: (1) significant plays and musicals by African-American and third world playwrights, (2) other plays and musicals that express the black experience, (3) original scripts by the company directors and other authors and (4) experimental works based on compilations from other literary genres, in an effort to celebrate human achievements, to heighten the audience's awareness of issues affecting their lives and to inform them of their responsibility to make constructive choices with UNITY and HARMONY for individual and community improvement; to expose and educate the public in the performing arts.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS:

  • To present live theater productions to general audiences and children for their cultural education, entertainment and inspiration.
  • To present touring theater productions for the cultural education, entertainment and inspiration of general audiences and children with an emphasis on outreach to underserved communities.
  • To provide performing arts training classes and workshops for development of artistic talents of youth and interested persons with emphasis on outreach to under served communities within St. Louis, the state of Missouri and throughout the bi-state area.
  • To provide a creative forum for poets, novelists, playwrights, actors, dancers, musicians, directors and theater technicians to collaborate to develop new works for the African American Theater and didactic works that address multi-cultural issues.
  • To provide opportunities for African American and other non-equity and equity theater artists (actors, dancers, musicians) to hone their talents as performers, technicians and support staff.
  • To provide an internship program for selected high school and college level actors, technicians, and musicians to practice their performing arts craft and skills.

  • Unity Theatre Ensemble is funded in part by the

    Missouri Arts Council Minority Arts Program, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Regional Arts Commission.


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