EXQUISITE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE COMPASSION
Mission
Oakland Theater Project’s mission is to create exquisite theatrical experiences to inspire compassion and forge bonds across socio-economic and racial barriers.
Vision
We produce theatrical events that seek to unite disparate groups and unearth the human condition.
We know that the best people to tell Oakland’s dynamic stories are Oakland residents. But a lack of access and opportunity is preventing Oakland artists and theater-goers from high-quality theatrical experiences that tell stories that represent their community, compounding widening economic and racial divisions. We envision a Bay Area where exquisite theater is as accessible to someone who grew up in West Oakland as it is currently to patrons of the arts in the Berkeley Hills: where the stories told are the ones that matter and help to provide healing and celebration to the communities that need it most. To help bring about this vision, Oakland Theater Project grounds itself in a value of radical inclusivity while employing, collaborating, and engaging a powerfully diverse coalition of artists and audience members reflective of the dynamic communities of Oakland.