Do you value...
- excellent, FREE theater accessible to everyone;
- high-quality professional development for public school teachers, FREE of charge;
- and youth in nationally recognized programs that encourage creativity and self-expression while providing job and job-training?
If these values resonate with you, we ask you to Raise the Bard and contribute to our 2008 Annual Fund. SF/LA is nothing without like-minded individuals who help support our award-winning and nationally recognized programs like the Mainstage, Will Power to Schools, and Will Power to Youth for another year. Click here to contribute now!
Shakespeare Festival/LA is...
Transforming lives with Will Power to Youth
“Standing on that stage, I realized how much I had grown as a student, a performer, and as a person. This program called SF/LA had gone beyond my expectations. It taught me more than just acting, designing, and writing, it taught me to believe in myself.”
Mayra,
Will Power to Youth participant
Reflecting lives with Mainstage
“I was struck by the total dedication to serving and reflecting the civic community that SF/LA calls home—the city of Los Angeles. As a native of L.A. myself, I am proud and so grateful to have been part of a project that sought to connect the words of Shakespeare to the residents of Los Angeles. In my opinion, both are elevated because of it.”
Dawn Gardner,
Mainstage actress
Affecting lives with Will Power to Schools
“SF/LA has proven to be a most valuable asset to arts and education in Los Angeles. Talented African American, Asian, Caucasian, and Latino actors portray the Shakespearean characters, and as a result, students are able to see actors that look like they do. That is valuable.”
Ellen Sell,
Will Power to Schools participant
Effecting lives with Mainstage
“As an actor sometimes I truly do not understand the effect I have on the lives of others, and I can only hope the experience the audience walks away with gives them reason to return, because they’ve learned something, or felt something, or were simply entertained.”
Anthony Manough,
Mainstage actor
