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Community at the Center of Olney 

Olney Theatre Center is transforming and broadening the way we engage with our community. With our five guiding principles for our work–Outreach, Participation, Creativity, Gathering, and Civic Duty–we specifically aim to deepen relationships with those who have historically felt unwelcome and underrepresented here through equitable and sustainable partnerships and collaborations. Read more about our Mission, Vision, and Values.

 

What We Do

  • Season-related events like Behind the Scenes and Beyond the Stage that open up and deepen the conversations around the themes of our productions.
  • Host Community Mixers and our annual open house SummerFest
  • Provide more opportunities for people to access and engage with theatre-making through our touring ensemble National Players and our New Voices Festival.
  • Work with the Community Engagement Committee to support the interests and goals of all our community members over and beyond what’s on stage.

Join Our Community Engagement Committee

Under our guiding principle of Participation we have created a Community Engagement Committee (CEC), a unique group of people that consists of members of the community from all walks of life who help us make connections and advise us on our programming. We invite you to join us in this journey.

Community Engagement Committee

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Complete this form if you want to join the Community Engagement Committee.

Share Our Space

Under the pillar of Gathering we want to make our spaces on campus accessible to everyone. If you are interested in utilizing one of our spaces, complete this form. Availability depends on our production and event schedules.

Accessible Tickets and Discounts

If you or your group require financial assistance in order to view a show, please contact community@olneytheatre.org. Learn more information about accessibility at Olney Theatre.

Gallery

A group of young, racially diverse dance students smiling and posing for a photo in black and blue dancewear. In the background, students dance, spread out in a rehearsal room. They are half-lit and half-silhouetted. Silhouetted students lunge in unison, spread out in a rehearsal studio. Nikki Mirza demonstrates a slow roll-up movement over Zoom. She is projected on a large projector screen. Young dancers from After School Dance Fund's Tentacion, Centerstage Academy for the Arts' Showbiz Next Generation, and the Culkin School of Irish Dance stand grouped together, smiling at the camera. They wear vibrant costumes of all colors in front of the darkened stage. Dancers sit and chat in the seats of the 1938 Original Theatre, preparing to perform. Six people pose with trophies in front of a green banner with red lettering that reads "Dance Nation". In the center are Dr. Chandni Shah and "Miss Maryland" Kayla Willing. Brianna Williamson, dressed as Rapunzel, hosts Disney Trivia Night in our Actor's Hall. Players of all ages sit around tables with black tablecloths, preparing their answer to the next trivia question. Brianna Williamson hosts Disney Trivia Night in our Actor's Hall. Brianna poses next to her trivia slidedeck, dressed as Princess Rapunzel, with a long blonde braid and a bright purple dress.

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