COCA’s mission is to enrich lives and build community through the arts. COCA uses the power of the arts and education to build a vibrant St. Louis that is creative, connected and inclusive. A national leader in innovative arts education, COCA provides meaningful arts experiences in our own studios, gallery and theatres, as well as in schools, community centers and corporate settings around St. Louis. The fourth largest multidisciplinary community arts center in the country, we annually serve more than 50,000 people of all ages, backgrounds, and ability levels—from enthusiastic amateurs to...

Our core purpose is to provide a vehicle for regional playwrights to produce original, unpublished, never-produced works.

West End Players Guild (WEPG) is a professional non-Equity theatre company with deep roots in St. Louis’s Central West End. WEPG performs in the lower level of Union Avenue Christian Church at Union and Enright, and uses flexible staging to present intimate, thought-provoking evenings of theatre.

Our name reflects who we are. Bold, brave, willing to step outside the status quo in order to instigate social change, promote civic dialogue and produce transformative theatrical art of the highest quality for people of all ages.

Our name reflects who we are. Bold, brave, willing to step outside the status quo in order to instigate social change, promote civic dialogue and produce transformative theatrical art of the highest quality for people of all ages.

Fostering community and joy across the St. Louis region through the Shakespearean tradition of art for all.

OUR MISSION To produce professional Shakespeare theatre, culminating in a free production in Forest Park, and to celebrate both Shakespeare’s language and the artists he has inspired. We present Shakespeare and works inspired by Shakespeare. We are in the Schools, in the Streets, and in the Park. Our work seeks to better the community, facilitate a diverse conversation, and encourage collaboration across disciplines.

Over Due Theatre Company presents community productions not recently performed throughout the area. (Shows we feel are "over due.") In addition, every summer Over Due Theatre produces a children's musical featuring Saint Louis youth performers.

We are a professional, nonprofit theater for young people. Inspired by the intelligence and emotional wisdom of young people, we create professional theater, foster inclusive community, and nurture meaningful learning through the arts.

Our mission is to enrich the cultural life of St. Louis by producing an annual theater festival and other artistic and educational events that celebrate the art and influence of Tennessee Williams.

The Tesseract Theatre Company is excited to offer one-year development residencies to playwrights in the St. Louis and surrounding area. Our residencies give playwrights an opportunity to have directors, dramaturgs, actors, and designers involved in the development process of their new work.

The Tessearct Theatre is an artistic home to an ensemble of Saint Louis talent. We provide conversation with our growing audience through diverse theatre.