Summer Dance, Theater, and Literacy Free Outreach Program - St. George Theatre

2022 Program Highlights

In Summer 2022, the St. George Theatre hosted its annual Summer Educational Dance, Theater, and Literacy Outreach Program for 65 students ages 9-18. The theme was “Inspiring Icons in Music and Dance” where students learned about and performed numbers to honor Misty Copeland, Alvin Ailey, Debbie Allen, Amanda Gorman, Beyonce, and Aretha Franklin. The program featured in-person classes in song, dance, theater, and spoken word, and was 100% free to the students made possible by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Council Members Joseph Borelli, David Carr, and Kamillah Hanks, Assemblymembers Michael Cusick and Charles Fall, Borough President Vito J. Fossella, Con Edison, Michael Tuch Foundation, Mrs. Rosemary’s Dance Studio, ShopRite, Staten Island University Hospital / Northwell Health, and our many community partners and individual donors.

2021 Program Highlights

In Summer 2021, the St. George Theatre hosted its annual Summer Educational Dance / Theater / Literacy Outreach Program for children ages 9-18. The theme was “Spoken Word, Rap & Poetry in MOTION Together will INSPIRE!” and featured in-person and virtual classes in song, dance, theater, and spoken word. The program was 100% free to the students, made possible by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Council Members Debi Rose, Steven Matteo, Joseph Borelli, Assembly Members Michael Cusick and Charles Fall, Borough President James Oddo, Con Edison, Michael Tuch Foundation, Mrs. Rosemary’s Dance Studio, ShopRite, Staten Island University Hospital / Northwell Health, and our many community partners and individual donors.

2019 Program Highlights

2018 Program Highlights

2017 Program Highlights

Summer Outreach Program

The St. George Theatre Restoration Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is dedicated to the restoration of the historic theatre and its development as a cultural and performing arts center for Staten Island and all of New York City by providing community outreach, educational programs and public performances. The St. George Theatre is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Borough President Vito Fossella, Councilman Joseph Borelli, Councilman David Carr, Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks, Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, Governor Kathy Hochul, Assemblyman Michael Cusick, Assemblyman Charles Fall, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Richmond County Savings Foundation, The Staten Island Foundation, Northfield Bank Foundation, The Vincent Gruppuso Foundation, Con Edison, Gateway Arms Realty, Staten Island University Hospital/ Northwell Health, ShopRite, Empire State Bank, Richmond University Medical Center, National Grid, Rampulla & Newstad LLP, and many business and individual donors.

St. George Theatre Restoration, Inc. is supported, in part, by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Assemblyman Charles Fall, Honorable Michael Cusick, Borough President Vito Fossella, Councilman Joseph Borelli, Councilman David Carr, Honorable James Oddo, Honorable Debi Rose, Honorable Steven Matteo, The Vincent Gruppuso Foundation, Michael Tuch Foundation, and Con Edison.