For the schools and community theaters that make something out of nothing

Community keeps the light on.

Teachers, volunteers, and neighbors turn Tuesday nights and borrowed folding chairs into opening night. We license the plays that make it possible, and we are on their side.

Tonight, someone is building a show inthe school gym
An Edison bulb glowing on a bare stage
Behind every curtain

It’s not about the money.
It’s about the people.

Pick a seat in the room and meet the people it takes to raise a curtain.

The Teacher

Long after the last bell.

She teaches five classes, eats dinner standing up, and comes back at seven for rehearsal anyway. Not for a stipend. For the kid in the back row who spoke up for the first time during a read-through, and the look on his face when he realized the room had gone quiet to hear him.

No matter which side of the stage you are on, we are all one community.

A single ghost light
The ghost light

Every theater leaves one light on.

Nobody knows who lit the first one. Some say it kept the gas valves safe. Some say it kept the ghosts company. Everyone agrees on this: when the show is over and the house is empty, someone makes sure the light stays on.

Read the lore
What we stand for

The Stage. The Story. The Spirit.

THE STAGE

Built for real rooms and real budgets: the gym, the black box, the church hall, the school auditorium.

THE STORY

The play that makes a shy teenager brave and a grandmother laugh until she cries. We choose stories worth the hours people give them.

THE SPIRIT

The teacher who stays late, the dad on the light board, the kid who finally found where she belongs. This is why any of it happens.

Featured plays

On the stage this season

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For schools

Shows sized for a school year

A drama club, a spring show, and a budget that does not stretch. Let us carry some of the weight.

  • Content notes for every title
  • Casts from five to twenty-four
Walk through a school year
For community theaters

A season sized for a volunteer company

Choose one show or build a whole season, with clear terms and one person to call.

  • Titles built for small casts and small stages
  • Clear terms, one point of contact
Plan a season
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Your stage is waiting, and the light is on.

Tell us about your show and we will take it from there.

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