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has experienced incredible growth, which has allowed it to give even more to the community. ?we opened with 35 people in the audience for our first show,? williams
remembers. ?now, we sell out and really bring a new
audience to enjoy the arts.? new venture ?eatre rents all its performance spaces because those involved want to activate the artistic spaces that already exist instead of constantly building new ones. however, williams hopes to see a black box theater built for new venture ?eatre to use in the future. williams?s hopes for the next five years focus on quality and longevity. ?we don?t want to over program, but instead focus on quality of work,? explains williams. he would rather perform four amazing shows than eight shows that could have been better. he would also like to see more sponsorships from the community so the ?eatre can create an education center and really teach the performing arts. ?we have had a lot of people asking us to work with youth and teens, that age group that can?t work yet but need an opportunity to engage their talents,? williams shares. ?we are trying to develop some artistic programs for them to meet that need.? for example, the ?eatre has a creative drama class for ages 6-10 focused on story enactment and improvisational games, as well as an acting: beginner class for ages 9-14 that encourages students to explore character and motivation. williams encourages anyone who has not been to a new venture ?eatre show to check it out. ?it?s a different type of show, and i think people will really enjoy it,? he says. ?our philosophy is, if the community wants us here, they will keep us here. ?e community provides for us.? ? s e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 | b r p a r e n t s . c o m 3 7
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