Castillo Theatre

The Castillo Theatre, established in 1983, opens up the world of cutting-edge political theatre to y

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ABOUT THE CASTILLO THEATRE. The award-winning Castillo Theatre, established in 1983, opens up the world of cutting-edge political theatre to young people and adults of all backgrounds. Castillo serves as a multicultural home for Black Theatre, a showplace for the works of East German playwright, Heiner Müller, and our late artistic director, Fred Newman. Castillo provides a creative environment in which people of all ages can produce and experience theatre that deals with contemporary and historical social issues.

Castillo is leading the way in ensuring that artistic freedom, multi-cultural voices and community-based theatre thrives. Every year, over 6,000 people from the diverse communities of New York City come to see productions at Castillo Theatre.

CASTILLO IS A PROGRAM OF THE ALL STARS PROJECT, INC. The volunteer-driven Castillo Theatre is a program of the All Stars Project, Inc., a national nonprofit leader in the field of Afterschool Development for inner-city youth and poor communities across the United States. Castillo fosters the interaction of grassroots community development and cultural innovation, and works side- by-side with the All Stars Project’s youth programs: the All Stars Talent Show Network, the Development School for Youth, Operation Conversation: Cops & Kids, and the performance school, Youth Onstage!.

MAKING THEATRE ACCESSIBLE TO NEW YORK’S INNER-CITY YOUTH. Castillo Theatre provides a performance platform for Youth Onstage! graduates. Youth Onstage! is a free development program for young people from poor communities who want to be part of creating socially- relevant theatre. The program offers performance and improv training with an emphasis on ensemble building, through a variety of experiential outings, workshops and classes, all led by theatre professionals who give of their time and talents pro bono.

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543 W 42nd Street
New York, NY
10036

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 9pm
Thursday 9:30am - 9pm
Friday 9:30am - 9pm
Saturday 9:30am - 9pm

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