Our Impact

Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy knows that exposure to live theatre and arts education closes the gap on economic disparities and impacts the academic and life success of our future workforce. According to Americans for the Arts, students engaged in the arts are: 

22%

more likely to graduate; dropout rate for socio-economically challenged students decreases from 22% to 4%

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Colorful Science Set up of different sized bubbling beakers.Students Engaged in Arts are 4x more likely to take part in a math or science fair.

4x

more likely to take part in a math or science fair

A green, purple and orange Ballot Box

21%

more likely to vote at an early age

Green heart with orange hands volunteering to participate

17%

more likely to volunteer

Outreach Programs at FPCTA: A group of smiling, young, school-aged children in a classroom surrounding their teacher in a pose for the camera.

Recognizing the transformative power theatre arts can have in the life of a child, FPCTA prioritizes theatre arts access for all by providing low cost programming to families and by intentionally engaging local underserved communities, especially in our home neighborhood of West Huntsville.  

Annually, FPCTA awards over $30,000 in free tuition to students for classes and camps and free performances to Title 1 schools.