Programs

  • Youth Education and Community Engagement

    SEPTEMBER 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 2024 AT THE GARRY MARSHALL THEATRE WAS AN ENGAGED TIME FOR OUR NONPROFIT STAFF AND BOARD AS WE HONED OUR PROGRAMMING TO FOCUS ON THE EXPANSION OF OUR YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. THIS TIME PERIOD ALSO WAS A TIME OF GREAT WORK IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK, AND A COMMITMENT TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCING MODEL WITH MORE INTIMATE SHOWS AND EVENTS. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WELCOMED AN EXPANDED TYA PRODUCTION OF "CINDY & THE DISCO BALL" IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR DEBUT OF AN INTEGRATED TEEN TECH PROGRAM (AS SEEN ON SPECTRUM NEWS), WHERE AGES 12-17 PARTICIPATED IN THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN AND PRODUCTION FROM BEHIND THE SCENES IN SOUND, LIGHTING, COSTUME, AND SCENIC. DECEMBER 2023 WAS HOST TO GMT ALL-STARS IN CONCERT (WITH JOEY MCINTYRE AND THE ORIGINAL CAST OF "HAPPY DAYS THE MUSICAL," HOLIDAZE HARMONY: LIVE! WITH TERRON BROOKS AND KAMILAH MARSHALL, AND THE ANNUAL EVENT "IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANAM IRISH CULTURE & ARTS AND THE IRISH BAND TADA. JANUARY 2024 KICKED OFF A MONTHLY SERIES CALLED "THIRTEENTH WITH THE THEATRE" PROVIDING COMMUNITY EVENTS EACH MONTH ON THE 13TH OF EVERY MONTH. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED "VALENTINE'S DAY" MOVIE SCREENING WITH GUESTS ASHTON KUTCHER AND JENNIFER GARNER, "LUCKY 13" ALBUM RELEASE LISTENING PARTY WITH RECORDING ARTIST JOSEPH LEO BWARIE AND AMERICAN SONGWRITER PAUL WILLIAMS AND AN EVENT AT GMT TO INTRODUCE A NEW ARTS PARTNER: FEYBL CLUBHOUSE. THE EXPANSION OF GMT'S YOUTH EDUCATION SAW A REFINED VERSION OF OUR SPRING PROGRAM "BROADWAY BOUND AND THE INTRODUCTION OF "BROADWAY DANCE." BOTH PROGRAMS SERVED AGES 8-17 AND WELCOMED STUDENTS WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIPS. GMT'S TEEN TECH PROGRAM ALSO INTRODUCED A TWO-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE IN GMT'S SHOP AND THEATRE FACILITY. THEATRE ARTS AND MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER CAMPS WERE AT THE CORE OF THE MONTH OF JUNE WITH EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCOVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE LIVE ARTS OF DANCE, VOCALIZATION, MUSICALITY AND CONFIDENCE. IN ARTIST DEVELOPMENT, OUR WORK WITH RECORDING ARTIST CRYSTAL LEWIS CULMINATED IN TWO WEEKENDS OF HER FIRST THEATRICAL CONCERT PIECE "A SEASONAL THING" WAS MET WITH AUDIENCE ENTHUSIASM AND PROVIDED THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LIVE MUSIC INSPIRED BY JAZZ GREATS AND A REVEALING PERSONAL NARRATIVE. ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO WELCOME A NEW EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER, PROMOTE AND EXPAND THE ROLES OF OUR FULL TIME GENERAL MANAGER AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. IN THIS TIME WE ALSO INCREASED OUR COMMUNITY PRESENCE WITH THE ADDITION OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR. EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN REACHING THE COMMUNITY AND RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL FAMILIES AND ARTS ENTHUSIASTS.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024
    Source
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