TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

Main stage productions - Theatreworks Silicon Valley produces six to eight productions each year. In 2021-2022, due to the continued disruptions caused by the covid-19 pandemic, we produced a mixture of in-person productions and online presentations. Productions include a mix of reinvigorated classics, contemporary hits and exceptional new works. The theatre's art reflects its core values of artistic excellence, diversity, innovation, collaboration and celebrating the human spirit. Theatreworks performs in two peninsula venues: mountain view center for the performing arts ("mvcpa") and lucie stern theatre in palo alto. The theatre is a lort c professional theatre at lucie stern theatre and a lort b at the mvcpa. Both are an indication of the caliber of artists it hires and a rank shared with less than 50 regional theatres nationwide.

Education programs - Theatreworks education in the community - Theatreworks' community engagement programming reaches theatres, audience members and the community. Theatreworks for schools provides theatre arts activities to an economically and culturallydiverse student population promoting skills in collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. Theatreworks for schools programs include artist residencies, a touring educational assembly, student matinees and classroom workshops. Community engagement programs include the children's healing project, a unique arts healing program at the lucile packard children's hospital and the professional internship program. Audience enrichment opportunities include discussion wednesdays, a post-show discussion between audience members and the cast; and show specific behind-the-scenes e-newsletters.

New works initiative - Theatreworks has become a theatre of national significance through its commitment to new works. The theatre has produced a total of 70 world premieres. "the new works initiative" incorporates all aspects of the development process: staged readings; an annual writer's retreat for playwrights, composers, and lyricists; an annual public new works festival; artist commissions and full productions of world premieres. Theatreworks has contributed to the development of over 100 new works through the new works initiative, twenty-four of which have been produced on its main stage. As a result of the initiative, Theatreworks has grown from a theatre with an idea for a unique developmental program for new music theater to a major player on the national scene in developing and producing world premieres.