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The 50th Anniversary Campaign for People’s Light
Photography: Mark Garvin
For 50 years, People’s Light has flourished as a place for art-making, civic exchange, and social connection, even as the scale and scope of our work evolves. Our 50th Anniversary is a moment to commemorate the past and envisage a bold future. Our region is booming with an increasingly diverse intersection of communities calling this corner of the world home, and People’s Light is again faced with a cultural landscape transformed by upheaval. Our mission remains the same, but is continually expressed in new ways. In this time of increasing division and isolation, we are more committed than ever to build common ground through shared experiences – in theatres, classrooms, outdoor spaces, and community venues. We will be the Live Arts Hub of social gathering and creative learning our region seeks and deserves.
Give People’s Light a HIGH FIVE-O. Support Your Community.
490+ PRODUCTIONS
FEATURING OUR LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPANY ARTISTS AND GUEST THEATRE-MAKERS
230 YEAR-OLD
Farmhouse
hosts over 175 weddings, life celebrations, jazz brunches, community fundraisers, Flight Night performances, and more each year
SINCE
1979
each year we engage 60,000 patrons guests, students, families, community members
LOCATED ON OUR 7-ACRE CAMPUS IN MALVERN, PA: A SITE FOR OUTDOOR CONCERTS, SUMMER FESTIVALS, YEAR-ROUND CLASSES, COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND VOTING, IN ADDITION TO LIVE ARTS PERFORMANCES IN MULTIPLE VENUES.
FIFTY YEARS OF PEOPLE’S LIGHT
EMPLOYED SINCE OUR FOUNDING
Our groundbreaking in-depth education program with youth from the City of Chester
185+ WORLD & PHILADELPHIA PREMIERS
Including the widely acclaimed Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole, Off By One, Project Dawn, and Barcelona OF THE NEW VOICES ENSEMBLE
MULTIFACETED COLLABORATIONS WITH OVER 200 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AS PART OF OUR NEW PLAY FRONTIERS, QUEERWAYS PA, AND OTHER NEW PLAY INITIATIVES
WINNER OF
560,000
Students served by our award-winning arts education programs
- 1ST US THEATRETO PIONEER THE USE OF
In partnership with the Temple Institute on Disabilities
Photography: Mark Garvin
“With every year I spent at People’s Light, I realized that there were so many more stories to be told, and the new voices of children, who thought they had no voice, would be the people to tell them.”
Nadria Beard, New Voices Program Director
“People’s Light is a light for people across the nation and the world to aspire to. People’s Light will be seen as a leader in showing what it takes for an organization to make accessibility a priority, demonstrating what it takes to lead in accessibility, and what it takes to lead in values.”
Roger Ideishi, George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
“Theatre can address important and sometimes difficult issues faced by our community, and provide an opportunity to share an experience that opens up dialogue, provides new perspectives, and moves us to become more thoughtful, aware, and compassionate human beings.”
Robin Moll, donor
Photography (top to bottom): Wide Eyed Studios, Tori Harvey, Mark Garvin
HERE’S A HIGH FIVE-O TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS!
People’s Light is a cultural catalyst and destination like no other in the United States because of our distinctive location, the diverse communities we serve, and the reciprocal partnerships who shape our purpose and programs. Here are some of our local partners with whom we are thrilled to collaborate to make art, uplift each other’s work, and improve the health and vibrancy of our region.
La Communidad Hispana
The Garage Community & Youth Center
The Colonial Theatre
Philly Fades
Firebird Festival
The Charles A. Melton Center
Chester County Historical Society
West Chester University
Historic Yellow Springs
Ploughshares Community Garden
Gathering Hope
The Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial
Sexual Exploitation
Dawn’s Court
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Chester County Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition (CCAT)
The Salvation Army, Phila. Social Service Ministries
Covenant House Pennsylvania
Dawn’s Place
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church (East)
The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County
Upper Merion Township Police Department
Consolo & Harbison
Alianzas
Mighty Writers|
Gateway HorseWorks
Coatesville Youth Initiative
Juan & Elva’s Mushroom Farm
Arc of Chester County
Arts Holding Hands and Hearts
Brandywine River Museum
Bucks Coalition against Trafficking
Career Wardrobe
Chester County Aces (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Committee
Chester County Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Chester County Adult Probation
Chester County District Attorney’s Office
Chester County Food Bank
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls
Chester County Futures
Chester County Lawyers for Progress
Chester County Library
Chester County OIC
Chester County Youth Center
Citizens for Cabry
Citizens for Judge Sondergaard
Committee to ReElect Judge John Bailey
Community Volunteers in Medicine
Community, Youth and Women’s Alliance, Inc
ContactLifeLine
Cradles to Crayons
Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County
Delaware County Against Human Trafficking Coalition
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County
East Whiteland Township Police Department
Friends of Farmworkers
Home of the Sparrow
The Johnson House
Joseph S. Peters Institute
Justice Works Youth Care
Main Line Health
Malvern Police Department
Montgomery County Anti-Trafficking Coalition
National Association of Clinical Social Workers
National Council of Jewish Women
Nationalities Service Center
Pennsylvania Society of Clinical Social Workers
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
Philadelphia Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Phoenixville Community Health Foundation
Religious Council of Greater West Chester
The Salvation Army New Day Drop-in Center
Support Center for Training Child Advocates
Valley Forge National Historical Park
The Well
WeReign
Women’s Resource Center
Worthwhile Wear
Zoe Ministries
West Chester NAACP
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County
Casa Guanajuato
Kennett Collaborative
Echo Lake
Bright View Senior Living
Arrive Therapy
West Chester Public Library
YMCA of Greater Brandywine Camp Dreamcatcher
Project One
Kennett Friends
Coatesville VA
Longwood Gardens
Iglesia San Roque
Phillips Mushrooms
PM Mushrooms
JD Mushrooms
Friends of Farmworkers
Latino Luncheon
LaSalle University’s Spanish language department / Hispanic Institute
American Mushroom Institute
Community Bridge
Photography (left to right): Nestor Diaz-Valentin, Mieke D, WHYY, Tori Harvey
People’s Light makes something new every day. We also make memories that last a lifetime. Gather with us. Celebrate with us. Experience world class art, delicious food, and feel part of a remarkable community. Fifty years is just the beginning, with your help.
Photography: Bryan Sheffield
With your High Five-O gift we can achieve our goal of $2,000,000 to sustain and expand our education and accessibility initiatives, deepen our community partnerships, and support the creative work of our company of artists.
HELP US LAUNCH INTO OUR NEXT 50 YEARS WITH A GIFT TOWARDS THIS CELEBRATORY CAMPAIGN! Leadership gifts from enthusiastic People’s Light supporters will help us achieve our $2,000,000 goal.
TO GIVE US A HIGH FIVE-O OR TO LEARN MORE
Jane P. Moss, Director of Development moss@peopleslight.org
Michelle Johnson, Associate Director of Development johnson@peopleslight.org
