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HONOLULU THEATRE FOR YOUTH
2846 Ualena Street - Honolulu, HI 96819
- 808.839.9885
http://www.htyweb.org
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Disciplines
Theatre
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Type of Program
In-school
After school
Weekends
All day
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Age Range
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
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| Organization |
| Mission: | |
To produce live theatre and drama education programs that make a difference in the lives of Hawaii children and families statewide.
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| Founder: | |
Nancy Corbett (Mrs. Gerald R. Corbett), community leader and arts educator, with a liberal arts degree from Smith College, 1922
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| Founded: | |
1955
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| Vision: | |
HTY envisions a future Hawaii in which people are culturally literate and imaginative, are critical thinkers and inventive problem solvers, and have respect for history and a sense of place in a complex world.
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| Honors: | |
Pew Charitable Trust/TCG $50,000 National Theatre Artist Residency Grant, 2001; $65,000 AT&T OnStage Award, 2000; American Alliance for Theatre and Education's Sara Spencer Award 1986; Children's Theatre Association's Jennie Heiden Award recognizing outstanding professional theatre for young audiences in United States, 1982; Children's Theatre Association's Winifred Ward Award for best new children's theatre in United States, 1962
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| Program |
| Programs: | |
Theatre: Eight main stage productions for school and public audiences each season, three of which tour statewide. Drama Education: Leaps and Bounds, K-12 summer classes; Young at Art, teen acting classes; Pacific Young Playwrights; Theatrefest, production highlighting teen artists and Creative Curriculum, and teaching pre-service teachers drama education techniques
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| Youth Served: | |
125,000
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| Gender Specific: | |
No
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| Prerequisites: | |
HTY plays and drama education are available to all students.
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| Season: | |
Academic year, Summer, Fixed time interval
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| Schedule: | |
Daily
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| Method of Evaluation: | |
Performance, Product, Survey, Other
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| Free Program: | |
No
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| Scholarships: | |
Yes
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| Additional Info: | |
HTY was founded in 1955 and is Hawaii's only professional theatre company. HTY was one of the first theatres for young audiences to receive National Endowment for the Arts professional theatre funding.
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| Administration |
| Primary Instructor: | |
Artist
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| Professional Development for Artists or Teachers: | |
Yes
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| Curriculum Guides or Lesson Plans for Teachers: | |
Yes
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| Budget: | |
$1,363,000
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| Funding: | |
Earned revenue, Private support, Government and/or foundation grants, Corporate underwriting
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| Governing Board: | |
Yes
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| Advisory Board: | |
Yes
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| Community |
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Town, School District, City, County, Multiple county, State
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| Serve At-risk Youth: | |
Some
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| Collaborations: | |
Schools, Libraries, Cultural institutions, Businesses
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"The work we do must make a difference in children's lives."
-- Nancy Corbett, Founder
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