Sandrell Rivers Theater Usher

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About FANTASY THEATRE FACTORY INC

Location:

Sandrell Rivers Theater, 6101 NW 7th Avenue, MIAMI, FL 33127, US

Mission Statement

Fantasy Theatre Factory is dedicated to creating original quality educational programs for children and families and to making these programs accessible to more people of all cultures and backgrounds. Fantasy Theatre's Mission is to cultivate, foster, sponsor and develop appreciation, understanding, taste and love of theatre arts among the general public-specifically children. Literature and Environmental Education are core components of Fantasy Theatre’s Mission. FTF strives to encourage and support artists, teachers and students in their creative endeavors; to stimulate the imagination and set conditions for creative thinking; to think globally and to practice environmental conservancy.

Description

Fantasy Theatre Factory (FTF) is a 501(c)3 Not-for-Profit State of Florida touring Arts-in-Education theatre and special events company. Established in 1978 and incorporated in 1982, FTF is a Miami based company that tours its programs locally, state-wide and internationally. With over 35 years of excellence in the arts, Fantasy Theatre Factory is the gold standard for professional theatre for young audiences. FTF programs utilize professional adult performers who provide quality cultural programming for children and family audiences. FTF's theatre programs place a primary focus on childhood literacy and ecology. Other focus areas of programming include: fitness, history, diversity, self esteem, peer pressure and bullying prevention. FTF also produces cultural arts workshop residency programs that serve at-risk youth, children with disabilities and general population students. In addition to FTF's educational stage shows and workshop residencies for children, FTF also produces special event entertainment. FTF specialty acts include: jugglers, stilt-walkers, magicians, balloon artists, unicyclists, puppeteers, giant puppets, strolling interactive characters and more!

Each year FTF produces over 350 programs which reach over 125,000 people all across South Florida and the entire state through the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs' Arts on Tour program.