Artistic Objectives

• Present engaging theatre that leads the audience to think about the world around them and encourages the understanding that awareness alone will not solve problems.

• Develop strong personal links to community non-profits through volunteering our own time to fulfill their needs. Build strong professional links by having our productions relate to other non-profit organizations’ missions, coordinating goals for our production with an organization and tracing the effect of our involvement on the organization’s progress.
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• Keep informed of current issues in the Philadelphia community and beyond so that our productions will reflect the concerns of our audience. Each staff member will be assigned an area of expertise in which s/he is responsible for remaining up-to-date in regional and international events/developments including but not limited to family issues, gender/sexuality issues, government, health, international relations, fine arts and education.
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• Choose non-profit partners that are seeking to solve problems that relate to the concerns of our audience.

• Constantly question, evaluate and expand on what our theatre means to the community.  Build a solid relationship between our community and our theatre by providing entertainment, education and the encouragement that by working together positive changes can be made.
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• Develop methods to make our productions accessible to our audience regardless of income.

• Tell stories that aren’t being told and confront topics that are seldom discussed by helping both individuals and other organizations in the community express themselves through theatre.  Collaborate with new artists and work on original or seldom produced plays.  Present fresh perspectives by having debates, speeches or readings.
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• Be a source of information and educational materials so that we may be a bridge between our audience and non-profit organizations by maintaining current listings of non-profit volunteer contact people, providing resource guides and program information on the partner non-profit, and having a representative of the non-profit in attendance at performances whenever possible.
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• Illustrate that theatre is a collaborative effort by offering opportunities for the community to gain more insight into the work of producing theatre.
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Specific Goals

• Require one volunteer function per month from each staff member.
• Require one volunteer activity per production in which cast and company participate together.
• Offer discounts for groups associated with partner nonprofit organizations.
• Invite our audience to volunteer along side Simpatico Theatre Project for a variety of nonprofit organizations.
• Keep visual displays that track progress toward each production goal and keep online record with any current media, statistics, etc. 

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• Ask staff members to attend as many community events that relate to their area as possible.
• When choosing productions, give priority to community specific shows before general humanistic pieces.
• Develop a committee of individuals who reflect the interests and cultures of our community.
• Give board/volunteers/audiences access to us via email, mail, and telephone to suggest topics of interest, provide feedback or request information.

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• Give board/volunteers/audiences access to us via email, mail, and telephone to suggest topics of interest, provide feedback or request information.
• Ask for input from the community through surveys and open discussion groups.
• Work with local artists from a variety of professional backgrounds.
• Develop a written resource guide, educational outreach programs in schools and community centers and a discussion series that coordinate with our productions.
• Be active members of our community by forming friendships, attending local events and supporting community businesses.
• Provide information on historical theatres that have led to social change.

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• Host workshops that concentrate on written expression through dramatic writing.
• Produce one new work or display one beginning artist’s work each season.

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• Keep as much information as possible on-hand regarding partner nonprofit and any other community organizations of interest including contact lists, mailing list forms, volunteer information sheets, etc. Offer multiple methods of involvement and different ways to contribute to positive change.
• Encourage questions to be asked in discussions or through Simpatico Theatre Project’s email, mail or telephone.

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• Host discussions, provide written materials and offer volunteering opportunities.
• Produce a community led performance that involves local people in various aspects of our process.

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