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Hanford Multicultural Theater Company

Grant Year

2024-25

Grant Program

Creative Youth Development

Award Amount

$16,203.00

Project Description

With the support of the California Arts Council, Hanford Multicultural Theater will provide youth in a predominately rural, agricultural, and diverse community, experiences in theatrical arts which include acting, improvisation, playwriting, poetry, and puppetry skills. Two sites will provide these skills with teaching artists including a bilingual performance artist. The culmination of the experience will be a public performance to showcase the youth’s new skills from both sites.

Organization Summary

Our goal is to enhance the livability of our community and ensure equal access to the arts. We offer high-quality, free acting classes, improvisation, puppetry, Shakespeare, and scene-study classes for all ages, abilities, and cultures. We organized the annual Hanford Dia de Los Muertos cultural community event, which invited folklorico and Aztec dancers, and artisans to share their skills. The new Story Slam and ‘Whatever Open-Mic’ for area storytellers, poets, comedians, and musicians is a hit with our community. We also present new one-act plays, marionette puppet shows, improv shows, and encourage the community to feel safe creating in our space. We are an all-inclusive entity that welcomes our disabled and mentally challenged community. Our participant age range is from 4 to 93. We draw participants from Hanford, Armona, Stratford, Kettleman City, Fresno, Avenal, Lemoore, Dinuba, Pixley, Tulare, Visalia, Corcoran, Laton, Kingsburg, Riverdale, and NAS-Lemoore service people and their families. We provide a nurturing and welcoming environment for all individuals.

Organization

Hanford Multicultural Theater Company

Address

119 1/2 North Douty Street

Hanford

93230

County

Kings

Region

Central Valley

Phone

(559) 997-3838

Congressional District

California Assembly district 33

State Assembly District

District 33

State Senate District

District 16

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