TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

Main stage productions: in fy23/season 52, Theatreworks Silicon Valley produced six productions which included a mix of classics, musicals, contemporary hits, and new works including a west coast premiere (in every generation) and a world premiere (a distinct society). The theatre's art reflects its core values of artistic excellence, diversity, innovation, collaboration and celebrating the human spirit. Theatreworks performs in two peninsula venues: mountain view center for the performing arts ("mvcpa") and lucie stern theatre in palo alto. The theatre is a lort c professional theatre at lucie stern theatre and a lort b at the mvcpa. Both are an indication of the caliber of artists it hires and a rank shared with less than 50 regional theatres nationwidespirit.

Arts education programs:student matinees: Theatreworks offers low-cost daytime performances for school groups and youth in our community. Before the show, educators receive a guidebook full of information and activities to connect the art onstage to the work in their classroom. After the show, Theatreworks hosts a talk-back between the cast and the student audience. Student matinees are $10 each; chaperones are free. Community engagement programs include the children's healing project, a unique arts healing program at the lucile packard children's hospital and the professional internship program. Audience enrichment opportunities include discussion wednesdays, a post show discussion between audience members and the cast, and show specific behind-the-scenes e-newsletters. The directors series: the plays on our stage are in conversation with each other, to tell a story of who we are. The directors series invites our directors to be in conversation about their work, what moves them, and how they inspire each other.

New works initiative: Theatreworks has become a theatre of national significance through its commitment to new works. The theatre has produced over 70 world premieres. The new works initiative incorporates all aspects of the development process: staged readings an annual writer's retreat for playwrights, composers, and lyricists an annual public new works festival artist commissions and full productions of world premieres. Theatreworks has contributed to the development of over 100 new works through the new works initiative, many of which have been produced on its main stage. As a result of the initiative, Theatreworks has grown from a theatre with an idea for a unique developmental program for new music theater to a major player on the national scene in developing and producing world premieres.