DRIVEN THEATER COMPANY
About Us
Driven Theater provides a safe environment that fosters change through education, empowerment, and engagement.
Artists create while audiences connect, receive, and release information. The work moves people to think, feel, act …
Vision:
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Empowered people who make change in their lives or the lives of others.
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Connect individuals to information, their self, and others.
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People moved to think, feel, and act.
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Artists have a safe place to create, while audiences receive, release, and rejuvenate through education and engagement.
Values:
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Informed sharing amongst groups of diverse peoples.
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Honor and affirm varying artistic perspectives.
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Equality in the balance of creation processes and product.
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Giving voice to youth and other unheard populations.
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Ensuring cost-efficient and effective processes and product.
Processes:
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Collaborate and consult with BIPOC partners and populations to creatively design unique works that are representative of authentic African American and/or BIPOC voices and stories to share with diverse audiences.
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Produce works for professional adults and/or youth that highlight significant human issues.
Populations:
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For artists of all ages: identify talent, build trusting mentor/advisor relationships, refine technical & presentation skills, build repertoire, teach audience etiquette, share information about resources and opportunities, et. al.
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Create and produce quality programming by and for Houston-based artists and arts organizations.
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Audiences representing diverse communities across racial, social, cultural, economic, political, age, and gender identities.
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Nurture partnerships with representatives of private, public, community, and governmental agencies on various platforms (conferences, educational programming, social services, corporations, non-profits, et. al.) to creatively communicate didactic material.
