With support from the California Arts Council, WOMENS THEATRE COLLECTIVE will deliver You’ve Got the Power!, a free school-based theatre program for Title I elementary students in Sacramento, combining live performance, workshops, and classroom materials to support social-emotional learning and mental well-being. CAC funds will support artist fees, program development, and touring costs, enabling high-quality, culturally responsive arts learning for underserved youth while removing financial and logistical barriers. Building on existing school partnerships and prior touring work, including Safe at Home: The Jackie Robinson Story, the program will pair a developmentally appropriate performance with pre- and post-show materials, facilitated talkbacks, and interactive workshops led by teaching artists. Through drama-based activities, creative expression, and guided dialogue, students will explore emotional regulation, communication, empathy, and self-expression while building confidence, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
WTC/VTC annually produces professional theatre productions, including world premiers, new works, musicals, reading list classics, Shakespeare and youth-centric productions that celebrate and support women, children and girls. We provide educational youth workshops, theatre arts classes and produce high-quality, education-based shows for K to 12th-grade students in Title 1 schools that inspire and educate children and young people. We use theatre and drama to help young people make meaning of their lives and the world around them. Themes include cooperation, confidence, communication, bravery, and physical and mental health. Our goal is to reach into communities with little to no theatre arts contact with the purpose of engaging students, opening doors to creative outlets, fostering greater emotional awareness and building community. We proudly offer community partnership opportunities for local non profits whose mission resonates with one of our productions.