Community Partners

Acts On Stage is a non-profit theatre organization with a dedicated mission to changing lives dramatically through the production of performances that elevate. Acts on Stage is committed to respecting the arts as method and equipping the artists as messengers who generate thought and action on matters of social justice and reform.

Arts Corps revolutionizes arts education by igniting the creative power of young people through culturally engaging learning experiences. Arts Corps is a nationally recognized youth arts education organization that works to address the race and income-based opportunity gap in access to arts education.

Once a month, Drunken Owl Theatre takes up residence at the Jules Maes Saloon to present an evening of theatre, music, and poetry threaded together with a theme set by artistic director Kevin Finney.

Northwest Folklife creates opportunities for all to celebrate, share, and participate in the evolving cultural traditions of the Pacific Northwest. Year-round programs include our Community Coordinators program, the Northwest Folklife Festival, Annual Cultural Focus, Youth Engagement through Arts and Heritage (Y.E.A.H) program, and the Our Big Neighborhood youth and family program.

Rain City Projects is a non-profit corporation founded in 1991, dedicated to supporting, promoting, and developing professional playwrights and their work in the Pacific Northwest. 

Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre (RES) exists to empower American Indian and Alaska Native youth to express themselves with confidence and clarity through traditional and contemporary performing arts.

SCRiB Lab eliminates the barriers for playwrights to experiment in their work and connect with their community by creating open, honest, brave, playful spaces.

SWP cultivates inclusive and creative learning spaces that allow young scholars to deconstruct the dominant narratives by using public speaking to uplift their culture, self -authored identities, and communities.

TeenTix builds a bright future for our region by empowering young people to take an active role in shaping their arts community as audience members, critics, influencers, advocates, patrons, and leaders.

The University of Washington School of Drama develops innovative and courageous artists and scholars poised to be the creative leaders of tomorrow.