What We Do
Our mission is to assist youth who participate in the program to develop self-esteem, interpersonal, communication and critical thinking skills. We provide hands-on exposure to a variety of new cultural experiences. We have worked with the Academy Center of the Arts in 2016 & 2017, to bring performing arts experiences to surrounding areas in conjunction with the YMCA. Our first program was at the Jubilee Family Development Center in 2016, participants learned creative writing and presentation skills. We went to county schools such as Rustburg Elementary, Tomahawk Elementary, Concord Elementary and some other sites. We worked with Boys & Girls Club in 2017 on a participant presentation for their yearly Thanksgiving Dinner at the Academy. In 2017 our It's Story Telling Time was at Opera on the James and our participants learned theatre games, writing skills and performance skills, we created a mini movie versus doing a stage performance. We have done some plays with some of our area youth involved, these were done at Dunbar Middle School, Liberty University and the Academy between 2017-2019. We are currently working with Parks and Recreation on a summer theatre camp.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Board Member with Accounting/Tax experience Repeats until Fri Dec 31 2021. Saturday, May 1st, 2021 |
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Board Member with Law experience Repeats until Fri Dec 31 2021. Saturday, May 1st, 2021 |
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Fundraising Volunteer Repeats until Sun Oct 31 2021. Saturday, May 1st, 2021 |
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Summer Camp Volunteers Repeats every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday until Fri Jul 09 2021 except on Mon Jul 05 2021 Also includes Fri Jul 09 2021.. Monday, June 28th, 2021 |
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Upcoming Events
The Day is Past & Gone |
May 15, 2021 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm |
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Story Maker's Theatre Camp |
June 28, 2021 - 9:00am to July 9, 2021 - 1:00pm |
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Color Me Beautiful - An American Odyssey |
July 23, 2021 - 7:30pm to July 25, 2021 - 2:00pm |
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Story Maker's Theatre Camp Showcase | November 19, 2021 - 7:00pm | Read more » |