Grantee Database

Grant Year

2026-27

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$12,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, AXIOM REPERTORY THEATRE will restore and sustain accessible, high-quality theatre programming, arts education, and community engagement opportunities for Shasta County and surrounding Northern California communities. Grant funds will support essential general operating expenses, including staffing, facility recovery and operational costs, production expenses, educational programming, audience outreach, and community partnerships. This support will help Axiom continue rebuilding after the 2024 fire, resume live performances, and expand inclusive arts access for youth, families, and underserved populations. Funding will strengthen the organization’s ability to deliver innovative productions, workshops, and cultural programming that foster creativity, connection, and community resilience while ensuring long-term organizational stability and continued public access to the performing arts.

Organization Summary

Axiom Repertory Theatre at it’s core are as both an educational and producing community theatre. Our productions, classes, workshops and camps include community members from 5 years of age and up. We create all types of theatre from the traditional chestnuts, current shows that can be seen in regional repertory theatre to Broadway to experimental and original works. Axiom has 2 main focuses-Performing Art’s education and performance. Our youth program-Axiom Children’s Theatre (ACT)is part of our educational focuses. Act started 4 years ago with a summer children’s camp. We have had huge success with this program, even during Covid 19. We extended the program to Performing Arts classes in the fall of 2020 and are continuing with monthly workshops this spring(2021). Axiom also offers workshops for our adult community as well as technical arts training. Axiom has created a great venue that is used for all of our programs/services. We support other arts programs in the community with the opportunity to rent the facility. We are currently the only mid size venue, seating 300 audience members.

Organization

Theatre

Address

2613 BECHELLI LN

Redding

96002

County

Shasta

Region

Upstate

Website

Email

Congressional District

California's 1st congressional district

State Assembly District

District 1

State Senate District

District 1

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