MISSION & VISION

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Our Mission

Equality. Experimentation. Excellence.

Founded in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in 2010, Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT) is a professional, non-profit organization that champions gender, racial, and sexual equality; prizes theatrical experimentation and innovation; and strives for excellence on- and offstage.  TCT maintains gender and sexual parity in main stage programming by ensuring that male and female playwrights and plays with LGBTQ+ themes receive equal representation.  To foster social justice, TCT presents community-based programs LGBTQ+ women and allies; these programs include documentary theatre projects, play readings, and salon discussions.  TCT values mentorship and lifelong learning, annually delivering playwriting workshops utilizing the celebrated Maria Irene Fornes method.  Across all programming, TCT strives to reflect and serve our diverse society.

OUR VISION

Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT) has presented professional theatre and supportive programming in multiple venues throughout Broward County to the acclaim of audiences and critics. TCT’s body of work includes 40+ mainstage productions for which the organization has earned numerous awards and award nominations (New Times, Sun Sentinel 'Best of South Florida,' Carbonell, Silver Palm) for acting, directing, lighting design, sound design, costume design, and innovative programming. 

Equality, experimentation, and excellence are the cornerstones of TCT’s mission. Since its inception, TCT has championed gender, racial, and sexuality equality and utilized equitable and inclusive practices across all areas of the organization, from administrative and board work to casting, hiring, and rehearsal processes.  TCT is committed to providing audiences with formally innovative Off- and Off-Off Broadway style theatre that they won’t otherwise encounter in this region. TCT strives for excellence, from the character and work ethic of its team, to high caliber production values, to the pursuit of living wages for artists, to meaningful connections with patrons and community partners.

TCT upholds a commitment to the following:

  • Presenting formally innovative, thought-provoking theatre.
  • Bridging the gap between artistic experimentation and audience accessibility.
  • Staging bold and innovative interpretations of classical plays.
  • Equally programming works by women and men for main stage production.
  • Empowering women & BIPOC artists through ongoing employment and internship opportunities.
  • Fairly compensating professional artistic and management staff.
  • Serving as a professional resource for working artists and students.
  • Developing community-based arts projects that reflect the diversity of South Florida.
  • Building community relationships through creative partnerships.
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