12. Because this past year New York City Children’s Theater provided 7,500 students with free tickets to our productions – and next year we want to provide tickets to 10,000 students!
11. Because an elementary school teacher who brought her class to see A Band of Angels said: This production helped my kids perform a play they created in front of a group of kids. They realized what it meant to perform.
10. Because Jay Greene, a professor of education reform at the University of Arkansas, found what a student gains from a live theater experience is still measurable six weeks after the event.
9. Because Dear Albert Einstein was the first live theater experience for all 90 of the students who saw the show for free on May 8, 2014
8. Because we’re offering great rewards including tickets to the shows, New York City Children’s Theater membership, a digital download of The Amazing Adventures of Harvey and the Princess and more!*
7. Because after every school performance of A Band of Angels actress Cynthia Nesbit was bombarded by students in the lobby who wanted to meet her!
6. Because giving is good for the soul and has been proven to make people happier.
5. Because after seeing The Amazing Adventures of Harvey and the Princess a teacher said: Can we bring the students again?
4. Because we bring our original, entertaining and enriching productions to NYC school students across all five boroughs!
3. Because we’re offering four amazing productions this year that tackle important themes like hard work, the power of storytelling, tolerance, community and family.
2. Because after seeing A Band of Angels a student asked: Is this what Broadway is like?
1. Because YOU can make a difference in a child’s life with $15!