$11,398 raised by 47 donors
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$10,000 Goal
Soul Rep Theatre exists to protect and progress the Black Theatre experience through enlightening entertainment.
We believe In a COLLECTIVE OF ARTISTS who use their craft to create sustainable cultural and economic opportunities to ultimately, build better selves and communities. In engaging the IMAGINATION of our audiences and shaping the IMAGINATION of a future generation of theatre artists. In honoring the SPIRIT of the creative process exemplified by those ancestor artists who laid the foundation for the Black Theater Movement. We provide a space to transform negative energy into creative energy and to give positive artistic energy a home. That the Soul Rep Theatre experience will always UPLIFT, EDUCATE, INSPIRE, and PERMEATE the SOULS of those we serve.
Soul Rep Theatre consistently provides a platform and voice for artists of color and women to share, grow, and thrive. We produce original works, regional premieres, classical pieces in the Black Theater canon and more. We also provide an array of arts educational programs for children, youth, and adults offered at no or low cost, with a focus on residents of South Dallas and the greater southern sector.
Soul Rep Theatre is seeking $10,000 in operating funds to support the company’s upcoming dynamic 30th year of plays and programs. Soul Rep Theatre is known for DELIVERING quality transformative entertaining work that illuminates work of Black artists.
Soul Rep will present three full productions and hold a free reading of a new work. More details about our season will be available in the Fall after our season announcement! Additionally, Soul Rep will continue to provide its unique arts education program for youth, LIBERATION LABORATORY, as well as classes for adults focused on play writing, acting and directing.
Soul Rep Theatre exists to protect and progress the Black Theatre experience through enlightening entertainment.
We are looking to raise funds to help us produce our upcoming 30th year:
- Rehearsal and Performance Space $4000
- Artist $5000
- Production Expenses $1000
In wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, growing protests, city-wide budget cuts, and a deteriorating economy, Soul Rep joined three other area theater companies to establish the BIPOC Arts Coalition, an effort to serve as a platform and advocate for equitable treatment of BIPOC artists and arts organizations in our city.
Organization name
Soul Rep Theatre Company
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Other
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
P.O. Box 150146