ArtStream

Companies/cabarets - Artstream's 6 theatre companies, including 1 virtual and 3 cabarets showcase the talents of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idds) create and perform in original music theatre productions on professional stages. The actors, along with volunteer mentors and a professional production team, vote on a theme, improvise scenes and characters, develop the script, songs and choreography, culminating in a full length production. Participants in Artstream's three cabaret companies each perform one original annual production. Actors agree on a theme for ensemble music and dance performances, and then each actor works with the choreographer and music director to develop solo and small group music, dance or drama performances. In total, Artstream offered 9 company and cabaret programs featuring 106 participants with idds for 18 public performances (including virtual performances) with a total of 1789 audience members.

Performing arts classes and workshops - Artstream provides performing arts classes and workshops for participants with idds. Artstream offered 12 programs with a total of 111 participants with idds. Class topics include musical theatre, improvisation, comedy, dance, social skills and meditation. "super social saturday" workshops focus on a specific theme to create a welcoming environment for participants to learn socializing skills, let loose, and have fun. "positively speaking" workshops teach public speaking and self-advocacy skills.

Contracted services - Artstream maintains partnerships with 7 leading organizations in the metropolitan disability community to offer 22 programs to 282 participants with idds. Partnerships provide a customized curriculum with performing arts activities and games that are fun, engaging and get participant's creative juices flowing. Fy24 partners include: community services for autistic adults and children, down syndrome network of montgomery county, makom (Maryland), the arc of prince george's county, prince george's county memorial library system, and service source.

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