Connecticut Association for the Performing Arts

THE ASSOCIATION BRINGS THE WORLD TO OUR LEGENDARY STAGE, ENRICHES LIVES, AND CREATES COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MISSION TO: (1) PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF THE HISTORIC SHUBERT THEATRE IN NEW HAVEN AS AN ICON OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE BY OPERATING AND EVOLVING OUR THEATRE AS A WORLD CLASS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER; (2) PRESENT INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL PROGRAMMING OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, FEATURING RENOWNED ARTISTS FROM ALL CULTURES AND EMBRACING ALL GENRES OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THE DIVERSITY OF OUR LOCAL CULTURE AND COMMUNITY; (3) EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND BUILD NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES BY OFFERING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS WHICH INTEGRATE THE ARTS INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LIVE PERFORMANCES AT OUR THEATRE; (4) STRENGTHEN OUR ARTS COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND MUTUAL SUPPORT; (5) INVIGORATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH THE PROGRAMMING WE PRESENT, THE AUDIENCES WE ATTRACT, AND OUR SUPPORT OF THE BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY