The Community Theater Mission

Lamplighterstheatre.org is a website that provides information related to the mission of local community theaters. A community theater also known as a local theater is a theatrical performance, which is performed by particular communities. This type of theater is separated from the commercial theater. The local theater emerged by the 1960s.

These type of theaters can be found in several parts of the worlds such as: Latin America, United States, Canada, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, etc. The local theater plays involves often the creation of dramatic work, which is based on a variety of aspects of the community's history. This term in the United States is often known as little theaters.

The community theater mission is to help and guide young individuals from the communities to be apart from crime, drugs and other social conflicts that affect our communities nowadays. Delinquency and drugs are some of the negative factors affecting our communities around the world. Its mission contributes to the social capital of a community such as: Community spirit, artistic sensibilities and theater skills developed. Young individuals whose participates in theater plays have the option to succeed and reach a successful future in their lives. A play is a type of literature written by a dramatist, which consist in script dialogue between the characters.

The community theater goals are to create effective opportunities for all the residents from all ages from the community. Some of the opportunities provided are: Participation onstage and offstage in live performances, provide to as many people in the community as possible opportunities to showcase and grow their skills and talent, opportunity to gain knowledge and appreciation of Performing Arts, provide positive interest on the audience and volunteers from the community and attract new audiences and volunteers to visit and learn at the theater. Here, at lamplighterstheatre.org you will be provided with all information related to the local community theater industry mission.