History
New York City Children's Theater began in 1996, as Making Books Sing -- the family theater and education program of the Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre. It became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2001. Over the last 20 years, our local and nationally recognized arts-in-education programs and professional theater productions have served over 315,000 children and adults, across all five boroughs and surrounding communities in the Tri-State area. By partnering with more than 425 urban schools, and providing subsidized tickets to over 26,000 students for our professional shows, we have increased arts accessibility for underserved communities in New York City. In addition, we have taught more than 2,000 teachers here and in California creative ways to integrate theater into their classroom instruction and distributed over 4,500 Curriculum Resource Packets and Anthologies to supplement course material.
Specialties
New York City Children's Theater is a nonprofit organization that creates original, entertaining and enriching theater for young audiences and adults to enjoy together.