25-WORD DESCRIPTION:
The mission of the Lincoln Community Playhouse is to positively transform the lives of individuals and profoundly change our community by providing the finest quality theatre experience through process, production, and engagement.
HOW WE USE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS:
- $10 per month pays for 1-2 costumes for an actor. ($100)
- $25 per month pays for props for one production. ($300)
- $50 per month pays for script materials for Penguin Project. ($600)
- $100 per month pays for set materials for one production. ($1,200)
A STORY FROM OUR AGENCY:
The Playhouse's Penguin Project is where young people with special needs (Artists) and their peer partners collaborate to perform a show. It is a program that fosters social connection and bonding.
Recently, we experienced the death of one of our Artists in our Penguin Project family. At the request of their family, over 50 members of The Penguin Project attended their Celebration of Life, singing "Don't Stop Believin'" at the end of the service. This song is The Penguin Project theme song, and was one of the highlights of each rehearsal for this Artist.
In addition to the service, our Penguin Project team leaders facilitated a gathering of the Penguins so all could share favorite memories and support each other through the grief process.
This Artist once said it best when they called the Playhouse "home." Many of our Penguins share this belief.
Additionally:
Our Penguin Project is a safe space. Several Artists and Mentors are bullied at school. Our young people receive a different experience. One of our Artists' moms reports her son calls Penguin Project "his happy place" and says his behavior has improved at school compared to last year. She credits The Penguin Project. She says he has "community" in the program.
One of our Mentors told us "I love Thursday nights and Friday mornings - because I feel joy at Penguin Project rehearsal Thursday night and I wake up Friday morning still feeling joy."
Many times we talk about the big moments of the Penguin Project like youth with autism hugging people, but the quiet moments are also powerful where young people find their spot to be accepted, to be celebrated, and to flourish.
ADDRESS/PHONE:
2500 South 56th Street
P.O. Box 6426
Lincoln, NE 68506
402-489-7529
