With support from the California Arts Council, Blindspot Collective will create, produce, and tour a brand new theatre production designed for early elementary schools in low-income, rural, or historically underserved communities in San Diego County. The production will center social-emotional skills, sustainability, and inclusive storytelling, using original characters and student participation to promote connection, joy, and imaginative play.
CAC grant funds will support the development, production, and delivery of performances at local schools, ensuring access to high-quality arts experiences at no cost to participating campuses. The project aims to uplift youth, strengthen school communities, and reduce barriers to arts engagement by bringing transformative, culturally responsive programming directly to students where they are.
Since its founding in 2017, Blindspot Collective has developed new works of theatre with and for historically marginalized communities in San Diego County. We believe storytelling is a valuable tool to build human connections and foster understanding between disparate communities, as evidenced by past projects that highlighted the experiences of refugees, immigrants, people of color, transgender youth, people with disabilities, military veterans, and other marginalized groups. In addition to in-school performances, workshops, and residences serving K-12 students, we develop original work that merges artistic excellence and culturally responsive community development. Blindspot Collective has received acclaim for both its innovative original work, much of which is site-responsive or tours locally to increase community accessibility, and its development processes, which prioritize authentic community engagement and participation toward sustainable cultural change.

