How can the theatre enhance your mind and your personal relationships? Just ask these students, teachers, and theatre professionals, who recently took part in Theatre Development Fund’s Open Doors Program.

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Broadway Musical Resurrects Grim Racial Event

‘The Scottsboro Boys’ recounts trial of black teens accused of raping two white women

The Theatre Development Fund, which sponsors the Open Doors program, has bought out the house for two upcoming matinees of “The Scottsboro Boys.” They plan to bring 1,800 high school kids to see the show.

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Last month, the Jerry Orbach Theater was more than just a place to see The Fantasticks. It was also a hotbed of young new playwrights.

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Why a high school English teacher petitioned to bring TDF’s Stage Doors program to her school

When she moved to Middle College High School in Queens, ninth grade English teacher Rachel Wolff brought Stage Doors with her.

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