Free Tickets for Title I School Kids to LA's Largest Kid's TheatreTheatre West

Called the “simply the best” by the LA Times, TW’s ed program are one of the highest-impact. // TW’s ed programs: •adapt classic tales into plays and musicals with lessons for kids; •present these as fully staged productions; •bring kids to these shows from across LA, including with transportation from poor areas; and •partner with schools to bring theatre into class to teach reading, English, and arts skills. // In 2009 alone: 1,800+ elementary school kids at Title I schools saw shows for free; •the Elementary School Program taught 1,500+ kids, including 350 from Title I schools, and brought 100% to shows for free; •Middle School Playwrights reached 100 students; •High School Program reached 50 kids at a Title I school; and •TW’s shows for kids reached 10,000+. // TW now seeks Pepsi's help to bring 10,000+ kids a year to see its shows, despite cuts in State funding for arts, including nearly $20,000 to TW.