our mission

TYS engages and empowers LAUSD's Title 1 students 

from Elementary through High School. 

We alchemize academics and life-skills

with the challenge of theatrical performance and production

to inspire the conviction

“If I can do Shakespeare, I can do anything !”

our program

and

teaching artists

ALISON

KORMAN

Artistic Director,

Founder

HEIDI

RHODES

Program

Manager

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ALEXIS

CARRIE 

Costume Design

ARIEL

HART 

Performance

CAMILLA

HAITH 

Costume Design

HENRY

WEBSTER 

Sound Design

MARY ELIZABETH CAVERLY

Performance

JANICE ROBINSON

Performance

MATT MORRISON

Performance

MADI GOFF

Technical Direction

NED

MOCHEL

Stage Combat

OUR LAUSD PARTNERS

Nevin Avenue Elementary School

West Vernon Avenue Elementary School

John Adams Middle School

Dr. FRANCES VALADEZ

Principal

SO

SUNGWAN

Liaison Teacher

 GABRIEL 

ARREGUIN

Principal

CRISTIN

BARBU

Magnet Coord.

RACHAEL SAWYER

Principal

KAREN

LARA

Liaison Teacher

CARLOS

GONZALEZ

District Manager

Dr. DENISE PRATT

District Manager

OUR advisory COUNCIL

CRISTIN

BARBU

JERRY GONZALES II

Dr. JULIO

HANSON

JANET

LOEB

SO

SUNGWAN

OUR FISCAL SPONSOR

a 501(c)(3) non-profit and tax-exempt U.S. corporation, ID 95-4302067.

All contributions are acknowledged and tax deductible to the full extent of the law.