Sioux Empire Community Theatre Inc

Education - our all-abilities program, the penguin project, is our largest production within our summer education program. This follows the national penguin project model, including 5 months of preparation and rehearsals, 3 performances, lots of friendships created, and awareness of the abilities every person has. Hosting the program for our local all abilities youth and young adult community, completely free of charge, is a huge undertaking but completely worth the work, time and energy that goes into it. The impact it has on participants, mentors, their families, volunteers, staff, and patrons proves the program's power to change lives.

Community impact - new play development programming - creating a program that highlights the talented individuals within our community from page to stage was the drive for implementing this program into our main stage lineup. This is our new annual tradition that allows local playwrights to put pen to paper, submitting their works in hopes of being selected to perform their play within our main stage lineup. This program allows us to create a one of a kind experience for patrons, countless opportunities for our local playwrights and unique creative opportunities for our local cast and crew when interpreting the inspired work. Our education program hosts playwriting courses and a festival of new plays in tandem with this program to nurture the skills of local playwrights.

To provide quality community theatre.