About Us
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Our Core Values
Our Vision and Our Mission
Arts are for everyone, and everyone learns through the arts!
InterAct Story Theatre is a theatre for young audiences and multidisciplinary arts-in-education organization based in Wheaton, Maryland, an urban district just outside of Washington, DC.
Our mission is to create meaningful, accessible, interactive theatre and arts learning experiences for kids and the people who love them--especially to those who experience economic, social, or geographic barriers to equitable arts access. We believe that every kid, every grown-up, everywhere deserves great theatre, whether or not you can get to a theatre building. We believe that everyone, everywhere can learn and grow through artistic creation and exploration. And we believe that the arts help foster communication and understanding in our communities, because the arts help us express our ideas, our hopes, our emotions and our experiences when words alone are not enough.
We create and produce original theatre for young audiences (professional artists performing for children, youth, families, and communities); present arts programming in our local community; and design and implement innovative, engaging, effective theatre and arts-based educational programs for all ages and stages. In our educational work, we are dedicated to providing quality performances, arts-infused workshops and artist-in-residency programs for students, teachers and families throughout our region and across the country. As experts in arts education and arts integration, InterAct is committed to producing arts programs with artistic integrity and direct relevance to the educational objectives of the schools and community organizations we serve. Our merry band of performers and teaching artists weave their artistry in theatre and drama, music, dance, creative opera and filmmaking with content curricula for students and teachers of all ages.
InterAct Story Theatre creates performances and arts learning opportunities for all ages in:
Drama and Theatre
Applied Theatre
Playwriting and Devising
Improv for Actors
Music
Creative Opera
Dance
Creative Movement
Media Arts and Technology
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Arts
Our work at InterAct Story Theatre—on stage, in the community, in the classroom, and behind the scenes, are driven by these core values:
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Arts are for everyone, and everyone learns through the arts
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People above things
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Be open, be transparent, be inclusive
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Compassion and respect above all
Humans treating Humans like Humans
Statement on Equity, Justice, and Inclusion:
InterAct Story Theatre believes in equity, justice, and inclusion for all. We believe our work is stronger by the many voices, perspectives, and experiences we bring to the organization and the field. We actively welcome and include all people regardless of race, socioeconomic class, color, national origin, religion, diverse perspectives, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, neurological or physical ability, veteran status, legal status, or education level.
