Penfold Players is the education arm of Penfold Theatre Company. Our mission is to offer a professional, nuturing, process-focused approach to theater education that emphasizes the role art plays in our own lives and in the life of our community.
WE VALUE process over product.
WE BELIEVE in the power of story-telling.
WE DESIGN vertical curricula, whereby students build on past learning to achieve continued growth.
WE ADAPT to the need of the individual student.
WE CONTEXTUALIZE theatre by connecting it to other academic subjects, to the community, and to the artists' own life journey.
WE STRIVE to remove financial barriers so that all students can participate.
WE OFFER students opportunities to learn in a real world setting with professional arts practitioners and business managers by integrating them into the activities of the Penfold production company.