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create a professional theatre school for youth in SE Iowa as well as a safe place to grow and learn.
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WeACT Iowa helps to teach kids theatre, but it goes beyond that. It helps kids to enhance their talents and to share those talents with other kids in a non-judgmental setting.
We are currently renovating our building to include not only classrooms but a small theatre for weekend performances from local youth. This performance space would be open to youth also in grades 6-12 to watch their fellow peers perform. This venue would provide an alternative to some of the things teens might be doing over the weekend. It would also give more kids a closer place to come and hang out. Their parents would also have a piece of mind knowing that they are in a safe and responsible environment.
In addition, we are offering gallery space to local student artist where they can share their work and perhaps even sell it if they so desire. We want to make sure kids in the community know that we support all the arts.
Another addition is a study lounge which is open after school for students in grades 3rd-6th. It provides printing, wifi, and healthy snacks for the kids. It also gives them an alternative to just going home if their parents are at work and no one is there.
I would be using the funds received from this contest to help make the theatre come alive with all these additions. There has been so much community support now that I know Mount Pleasant is the place WeACT can grow the most!
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