BFJ

Stories of Community Support

Nu Stage Theatre

Nu Stage Theatre grew out of the Chicago Theatre Company's Youth Theatre Division. Their Saturday Drama Class is an outreach program that introduces youth of an underserved community to professional theater as an alternate medium for artistic expression. Through Nu Stage Theater, Peter Chatman and Kevin Holt aim to not only introduce students to the world of theatre but also to give them a chance to release their fears, embrace diversity, and express themselves artistically.

Through participation in the program, students develop skills that are critical to their continued success, including academic (writing and speaking), personal and interpersonal (self-esteem, negotiation and social interaction), cognitive (decision making and creative reasoning), and information gathering (research and evaluation). The Saturday Drama Class has inspired thousands of students to improve their grade-point averages, reading skills, and school attendance records.

Bread for the Journey of Chicago was happy to grant $1,800 to Nu Stage Theatre so that Peter Chapman and Kevin Holt could purchase computer equipment, expand their programs, and continue to provide this valuable resource to the children of the Chicago area.

Bread for the Journey of Chicago has been officially launched.

Sergio (the Chef) won Margaret was the other lucky winner

Everyone got a mini loaf of bread! Bradford sharing more ideas.

Chicago Board of Directors
(Michael, Diane and Bradford)

Bread for the Journey, Chicago Chapter
BFJchicago@comcast.net
PO Box 60396
Chicago, IL 60660-0396
708-785-7566