In partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts’ Cyclorama Residency Series, Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Until Tomorrow Productions, VSA Massachusetts - The State Organization on Art and Disability, Access to Theatre will present an original production/ works in progress on July 30, 2010 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End.

Created by, with, and for young people (ages 13-24) with and without disabilities, Access to Theatre (ATT), provides fully accessible participatory theater arts experiences, enabling youth to develop creative expression, self-esteem, friendship, and leadership skills. Participants work with professional artists to stage and create original theater productions.

A Cyclorama Residency Series Program at the Boston Center for the Arts since 1997, Access to Theatre has worked with over 700 young people in over 45 original productions for 30,000 audience members. Through these programs, participants explore movement/dance, music, spoken word and the countless combinations that can be created in an artistic experience that will be influenced by the audience.

Access to Theatre will be in residence at the BCA from July 19th – July 30, 2010, and will culminate in two performances of an original work on Friday, July 31st at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. All performances are wheelchair accessible, ASL interpreted and Audio Described. Performances are free and open to the public; donations are accepted.