Arts Live Theatre

Mission:

Arts Live Theatre is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and families in Northwest Arkansas by providing professional educational and performance opportunities for young actors.

Vision:

Arts Live Theatre is a model provider of training in theater arts for children.

Arts Live Theatre (ALT):

-Delivers educational programs renowned for high quality and for covering a broad spectrum of subjects in the performing arts, including acting, musical theater, playwriting, and technical theater. ALT is recognized as a leading provider of training in theater arts for children.

-Produces a variety of plays and performances year ‘round, both in-house and on location at schools and other remote sites.

-Is housed in its own facility, complete with performance spaces, classrooms, offices and ample space for costumes, properties, and production equipment, attracting the finest staff of managers, professional instructors and volunteers.

-Is a stable, financially solvent organization with a rock solid base of support in the Northwest Arkansas donor community and enjoys a steady income stream from productions and classes.

-Is an independent non-profit organization with strong brand recognition and numerous strategic alliances with other performance/fine/visual arts organizations.

History:

Arts Live Theatre was founded in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1983 and incorporated a year later as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. During its early years, ALT presented performances and workshops developed by individual artists in schools across Arkansas. Between 1995 and 1997, ALT toured original plays as part of Arts on Tour, a program sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council. Arts Live Theatre reached approximately 300,000 young people with this program which presented plays with subject matter uniquely important to youth.