Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)

To preserve the historic integrity and beauty of this building; to serve the entertainment needs of the state's various populations by presending the widest possible variety of high quality Arts and cultural events; to maintain fiscal responsibility; to connect the community to engaging creative performances and educational opportunities.

Community outreach programs include: Arts showcase enables approximately 10,000 elementary and middle school students to attend ppac to experience joy and creativity of live theater. Books to broadway exposes middle and high school students to the theatre by providing underwritien tickets to broadway shows combined with a cast member "meet & greet". Seats for service members gives members of the ri national guard/uso new england and their families the opportunity to experience live theatre by providing underwritien "preferred seating" to ppac's broadway performances throughout the year. Wonders of the wurlitzer is a free concert series. People of all ages come to listen to the music performed by local organists played on ppac's one-of-a-kind 1927 wurlitzer pipe organ. Ppac's Arts scholarships programs have provided financial assistance to students grages 6 to 8 who wish to enroll in summber eductioan programs. Big dreams begin with broadway offers prime orchestra seats for broadway performances to big brothers big sisters of rhode island to distribute to their mentors and children. Experience ppac creates the opportunity for every 10th grade student in rhode island to see a select touring broadway performance at no cost. Show study guides will be provided to schools prior to their atiendance so that they can engage in the educational material creative concepts prior to attending. Disney musicals in schools creates sustainable musical theater in under-resourced schools. Next stop broadway transports local theater-loving youth ages 10-17 to the "goldend age of broadway" through workshops, classes and rehearsals. Ocean state star awards celebrates the achievements of students, teachers and designers involved in high school musical thater programs.