A Holiday Wish This holiday season, we ask you to take time to consider supporting the worthy causes that touch your heart and make this such a wonderful and caring community; they would most certainly welcome your support. Here at Dare to Dream Theatre, our wish is that every child in our community has access to the arts. That young people of all ages and backgrounds are given the opportunity and support to find their own voices, celebrate their differences, and work together in an environment rooted in education, mutual respect, creative enrichment, and personal growth. If our mission is among the causes you believe in, please consider helping us fulfill this wish in the year ahead, and for many years to come.
Stage Productions
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Community Partnerships Camps & Workshops When you give to Dare to Dream Theatre, you’re supporting so much more than just traditional stage productions. Ours is a continuum of programming designed for every age, beginning with children as young as 18 months to the most seasoned performers and appreciative parents, educators, and audiences alike. With an approach rooted in state and national educational standards, we emphasize individual growth and mutual
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Creative Play Dates
Junior Leaders Mentoring Program
Theater for the Very Young
Character Visits & Special Events
respect, laying the foundation for a life-long love of the arts, an appreciation for the power of creativity and imagination, and the confidence and strength to believe in oneself. Ultimately, we strive to nurture engaged, mindful and empathetic young people who grow up to help build stronger, more vibrant communities for us all.
What we did this year
This is a list of all the wonderful programming your support helped us provide the community in 2022. Thank you! TRADITIONAL STAGE PRODUCTIONS • Winnie the Pooh KIDS - 24 local youth, ages 4-11 • Moana Jr - 2 casts of 54 youth, ages 4-17 • Freaky Friday - cast of 22, all ages • Jungle Book KIDS - 32 local youth, ages 14 and under (currently in production) NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS • Missing from the Museum - Season 2 (A national collaboration between Brave Little Company (Houston), Trike Theatre (Arkansas), Off the Page (Brooklyn), and Dare to Dream Theatre • Missing from the Museum - Season 3 (currently in development) COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS • Mead Public Library • Above & Beyond Children’s Museum • The John Michael Kohler Arts Center • Sheboygan Lutheran High School • Visit Sheboygan CAMPS & WORKSHOPS • Spring Academy workshops at UWGB (Four 5-week sessions, 28 youth, ages 4-12) • Moana Mini Musical - Summer Camp (One week, 26 youth, ages 6-12) • Tiny Fish Tales - Summer Camp (One week, 6 youth, ages 3-5) • Rainbow Fish - Summer Camp (One week, 12 youth, ages 5-10) SCHOOL COLLABORATIONS • Sheboygan Falls High School - Costume Donation for The Little Mermaid • Sheboygan Falls High School - Production Consulting for school production of The Little Mermaid JUNIOR LEADERS MENTORING PROGRAM • 28 Junior Director positions, across 7 different programs
CREATIVE PLAY DATES • 5 Creative Play Dates - Mead Public Library EDUCATION & EARLY LITERACY • Outschool online eduction - An ongoing program that reaches thousands young learners all around the world PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS • Diversity in Theater Workshop - Lakeland University • Alliance for Wisconsin Theater Education (AWTE) Annual Conference • AWTE Board - Elected to State Board • WISDAA District 12 - One-Act Play Adjudication • TYA/USA Conferences (virtual and in person) • American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE) • Arts Education Growth Acceleration Workshop SPECIAL EVENTS • Character Story Times - Family Fun Day (4 sessions) in the City Green • Sheboygan 4th of July Parade • Moana Jr - Preview Performances - Elkhart Lake Public Library - Family Fun Day in the City Green • Character Visit - RCS Empowers “Shine On” annual fundraiser event • Jingle and Mingle in the City Green ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS • World Premier Wisconsin - Development of “Ocho” Theater for the Very Young (TVY) production
We invite you
to learn more about us, our programming, our mission, and our approach to nurturing young people and supporting the arts and education in our community. Visit our website for more information on all the programs listed here, and see some of what we have planned for 2023.
www.DareToDreamTheatre.com Or contact our founder and Artistic Director, Rachel Thuermer at 920-682-2104, or via email at daretodreamtheatre@msn.com
Scan this code for comprehensive descriptions and details on all our 2022 programming, and to make a donation online. These materials were made possible in part through the generous contributions of the idea works, and an anonymous donor.