New York City Board Of Education
mainstages is a New York City Department of Youth & Community Development approved subcontractor that provides programming and performance opportunities for schools across NYC.
School and Organization Partners
SPOTLIGHT PARTNERS
Partnering with mainstages for both performances AND programming thrusts your community into the spotlight of the arts. Spotlight Partners immerse participants in a world where Performers and Teaching Artists seamlessly blend fast-paced, polished performances with the intimate, engaged approach of a program. This dual exposure creates a profound and enduring creative impact, elevating your community to center stage!
The schools and organizations listed below are our Spotlight Partners year-round!
Commonpoint Queens
mainstages has partnered with Commonpoint Queens for over 10 years and now runs DYCD contracted programming and performances at 15 schools across Queens, New York. Commonpoint Queens is dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the quality of individual, family, and communal life throughout Queens, through services to people of all ages, ability levels, stages of life, and backgrounds.
Grand Street Settlement
mainstages and Grand Street Settlement have partnered together to provide Brooklyn sites with workshop programs as well as mainstages game shows and interactive performances. Grand Street Settlement has connected New Yorkers to opportunities that inspire, services that keep families strong, and programs that bring communities closer.
New York Edge
mainstages and New York Edge have partnered together to provide Queens, Brooklyn, and Bronx sites with workshop and showcase programming opportunities as well as mainstages game shows and interactive performances. The mission of New York Edge is to help bridge the opportunity gap among students in underinvested communities by providing programs designed to improve academic performance, health and wellness, self-confidence, and leadership skills for success in life.
PROGRAM PARTNERS
These schools and organizations bring mainstages workshop and showcase programs to their communities throughout the year.
Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club
mainstages and the Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club, have come together to mount showcase programs that teach children the importance of working together as an ensemble and an introduction to musical theater. Grenville unlocks the potential of two hundred children every day in a healthy and safe place created for learning, growth, and fun – meeting the developmental needs of the young people in our neighborhood.
JCC Association
mainstages and the JCC Association of North America have a long standing history. mainstages brings workshop, showcase, and production programming to The Roth Family JCC of Greater Orlando.
Mary McDowell Friends School
mainstages and the Mary McDowell Friends School have a long standing relationship. mainstages have provided workshop, showcase, and production programs to the students at MMFS.
Mary McDowell Friends School is a K–12 college preparatory program dedicated to the success of students with learning disabilities. Grounded in the Quaker values of equality, integrity, and social responsibility, MMFS cultivates a diverse and anti-racist community in which all students can reach their full potential.