Grantee Database
Teatro Mascara Magica
Grant Year
2026-27
Grant Program
Arts and Youth
Award Amount
$17,500.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Teatro Máscara Mágica (TMM) will fund its Bilingual Youth Theater Mentorship Program, a year-round initiative engaging youth ages 8–25 from San Ysidro, Logan Heights, City Heights, and neighboring underserved San Diego communities. During the October 1, 2026–September 30, 2027, grant period, CAC funds will support two mainstage productions and twelve-monthly workshops.
The anchor production is TITLE FIGHT; a 2-act play by TMM President Luis M. Aragón. Its six core youth characters — a 15-year-old Barrio girl who fights to save her neighborhood gym, and five Latino and African American teenagers will be cast directly from TMM’s youth mentorship participants. The second production, La Pastorela (November–December 2026), is TMM’s 39-year bilingual holiday tradition providing intergenerational youth participation in performance, stagecraft, and production design.
Organization Summary
Teatro Mascara Magica (TMM) produces 3 to 4 major theatrical productions in a season. It’s signature productions its annual December Holiday presentation of La Pastorela, a holiday pageant. TMM is active in its educational outreach, by providing internships to high school and college students in all facets or theatre production including, acting, stage management, lighting, sound, music and directorial education. TMM has showcased new works by leading Latinx playwrights including Josefina Lopez and Luis Valdez. TMM provides workshops and readings of emerging plays which reflect the cultural diversity of San Diego County. TMM also works closely with the Asian Story Theatre and the San Diego Black Ensemble Theatre Company – both of which have representation on TMM’s board of directors.
Organization
Teatro Mascara Magica
Address
1604 DARTMOUTH ST
CHULA VISTA
91913-2006
County
San Diego
Region
Far South
Website
Congressional District
51st
State Assembly District
78th
State Senate District
40th
