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Educational Programs offers several ongoing courses and occasional one-off workshops in subjects such as auditioning, playwriting, and the Meisner Acting Technique. The program provides accessible, professional training opportunities for artists of all experience levels.
• Price: Scholarships and cost-free options are available for select classes.
The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre, where Educational Programs are based, was founded in 1983, with the Phoenix moving to a church at the corner of St. Clair and Park in the fall of 1988, where it remained for 30 years. The Phoenix Theatre was founded by Bryan Fonseca in 1983 and is a union theatre dedicated to nurturing new plays and emerging playwrights. The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre champions new play development with its own productions, nurtures the visions of its resident companies, and uplifts social and cultural organizations by providing a community hub that celebrates diversity, creates equity, insists on inclusion, and provides accessibility to all. It is committed to sustaining the talent pool in Indianapolis by providing accessible, professional training opportunities and seeks to create and nurture world class theatre that is diverse in story, mission, and form. The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre supports new performing arts companies through its Collective, shares rehearsal and performance space with many local arts organizations, and features the Michael O’Brien Gallery with rotating exhibitions from local artists in a variety of mediums, where artists receive 100% of revenue from art sales. Trail Talks events at the centre invite guest expert panelists to share insight about social and political issues affecting the community, with attendee questions for interactive exploration. The organization acknowledges and honors the Indigenous communities native to its region, recognizes that it is built on the unceded territory of the Lenape, Kickapoo, Miami, Shawnee, Peoria, and Potawatomi people, and states a commitment to dismantling systems of oppression in its organization, its field, and its culture.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
• Price: Scholarships and cost-free options are available for select classes.
The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre, where Educational Programs are based, was founded in 1983, with the Phoenix moving to a church at the corner of St. Clair and Park in the fall of 1988, where it remained for 30 years. The Phoenix Theatre was founded by Bryan Fonseca in 1983 and is a union theatre dedicated to nurturing new plays and emerging playwrights. The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre champions new play development with its own productions, nurtures the visions of its resident companies, and uplifts social and cultural organizations by providing a community hub that celebrates diversity, creates equity, insists on inclusion, and provides accessibility to all. It is committed to sustaining the talent pool in Indianapolis by providing accessible, professional training opportunities and seeks to create and nurture world class theatre that is diverse in story, mission, and form. The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre supports new performing arts companies through its Collective, shares rehearsal and performance space with many local arts organizations, and features the Michael O’Brien Gallery with rotating exhibitions from local artists in a variety of mediums, where artists receive 100% of revenue from art sales. Trail Talks events at the centre invite guest expert panelists to share insight about social and political issues affecting the community, with attendee questions for interactive exploration. The organization acknowledges and honors the Indigenous communities native to its region, recognizes that it is built on the unceded territory of the Lenape, Kickapoo, Miami, Shawnee, Peoria, and Potawatomi people, and states a commitment to dismantling systems of oppression in its organization, its field, and its culture.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
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