The National Theatre Foundation

Ntf works with The nederlander organization to program The main stage season. The 22/23 season included 14 productions, mainly touring broadway productions. In addition to main stage programming, ntf presents three free community engagement programs that include "saturday morning live! At The National", "community stage connections", and "teens behind The scenes". In fiscal year 2023, "saturday morning live!" Presented 10 productions onsite with local partners to engage and inspire children aged 4 - 10 years old as children and their families. These programs are free for The audiences and held at 9:30 and 11 am on select saturdays in The helen hayes lounge at The National theatre.the "community stage connections" program pays a roster of local artists to perform at local community organizations for those individuals who face barriers to performance arts experiences. Venues include senior citizen centers, The social justice school, and children's National hospital. These performances are free for The audiences. In fiscal year 2023, ntf continued virtual and in-person events. Ntf hosted 74 performances. "teens behind The scenes" welcomed students to attend performances in The broadway at The National season and participate in a post-show talkback with a dramaturg. Students participated for free and received a study guide created by The dramaturg. In fiscal year 2023, ntf welcome students to 7 events. Interviews with guests from The productions were conducted in person at The post-show talkback and virtually to provide students with insights into Theatre industry careers. Ntf continued processing The collection in The National Theatre archive initiative in fiscal year 2023. The archivist also created a collection finding aid that was made public on ntf's website.