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Become a Part of theatreWashington.

theatreWashington is dedicated to strengthening, representing, and supporting Washington theatres, artists, and diverse audiences of all ages.

We represent and support a variety of theatrical organizations, including:

PRODUCING COMPANIES, staging individual productions and full seasons;
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, providing services and peer networking;
TEACHING and TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS, developing artists of the future; and
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, presenting workshops and readings.

theatreWashington:

Promotes Washington theatre with research and dynamic marketing initiatives;
Brings critical arts education services to our community by serving as a clearinghouse for the region's dozens of theatre education programs;
Represents Washington theatre with proactive and reactive advocacy services to help progress important issues and quell those that could be damaging to our thriving theatre community;
Supports Washington actors, designers, technicians, administrators, production personnel, theatre leaders, board members, and audiences with personal and professional resources such as peer networking and mentoring, emergency financial aid, learning opportunities that address the growing economic, technological, and logistical complexities of the theatre and web-based communication systems to help them make essential connections; and
Continues to honor excellence on area stages with the annual presentation of the Helen Hayes Awards.

Benefits of being involved with theatreWashington:

Theatre profile and event listings on theatreWashington.org;
Potential inclusion in editorial or interview articles in “Theatre News & Features” of theatreWashington.org;
Promotion of your productions in the homepage photo carousel on theatreWashington.org;
Inclusion in annual theatreWashington publications promoting Washington professional theatre (i.e. theatre directory collateral pieces, Helen Hayes Awards event program);
Tickets to the Helen Hayes Awards ceremony at a discounted industry price;
Inclusion in tixCertificates program (gift certificates purchased through theatreWashington and redeemable at nearly 40 participating area theatres);
Begin the process to become eligible for John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre, part of the Helen Hayes Awards;
Matriculate into the Helen Hayes Awards Judging Process;
Showcasing and promoting your education programming and classes in the Theatre Education Explorer on theatreWashington.org;
Advocacy efforts on behalf of the professional theatre community; and
Participation in professional development, workshop and networking events.

EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, REPRESENTATION, AND CELEBRATIONS OF EXCELLENCE.
All for you.

Be a part of Washington theatre's vibrant, multifaceted, and dynamic community—and let theatreWashington help your theatre organization, your staff, and your artists achieve success in the nation's second-most prolific theatre community.