FORT WAYNE YOUTHEATRE INC
EIN 35-1551064 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)
What they do
THE MISSION of THE FORT WAYNE YOUTHEATRE is to EDUCATE, ENGAGE, and ENTERTAIN AREA YOUTH and FAMILIES THROUGH THEATRE ARTS. FOUNDED BY MRS. CHAN RAY and MRS. LESTER JACOBS IN 1934 AS PART of OLD FORT PLAYERS (NOW THE CIVIC THEATRE), THE FORT WAYNE YOUTHEATRE is THE FIFTH OLDEST CHILDRENS THEATRE IN THE NATION and OFFERS A COMPLETE THEATRE EXPERIENCE to CHILDREN AGES 3 to 18 THROUGH THREE KEY PROGRAMS; PRODUCTIONS, CLASSES and CAMPS, and OUTREACH.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1985
- Location
- 2426 LAKE AVE, FORT WAYNE, IN 46805-5406
- County
- Allen
- In care of
- % HEATHER CLOSSON