Acts of Poetry
Actors perform students' plays during Write to the Spotlight 2012 Our Write to the Spotlight outreach program is coming to a close for this year. For four weeks, [...]
Flourish in the Footlights celebrates 10th anniversary
Let’s set the scene… The show: Rumpelstiltskin. The setting: the castle courtyard. The three narrators are trying to help our fair maiden Briana impress the Queen. These seasoned actors are [...]
Young Playwrights Festival brings student works to the stage
By Hilary Nelson Imagine yourself in 8th grade. You are sitting in English or Drama class and you’ve just written the first scene of a play. It is an accomplished [...]
Metropolis’ Flourish in the Footlights program on ABC7 News
Metropolis' Flourish in the Footlights is a one-of-a-kind program that gives teens and adults with special needs the opportunity to express themselves through acting. The program has been going strong [...]
Getting our Students Closer to our Artists
So a few years back we made the realization that we can do something that many other theaters can not do. We have a lot of really talented artists - [...]
Metropolis Outreach Helps a Life Starting Over
It’s 7:08 A.M. Amal Abbas is sitting in her school’s hallway, leaning against the wall, half asleep. She is waiting for class to begin. In this way, she [...]