This Is Rise Theatre Arts.
A nonprofit performing arts community that empowers students to develop not only as performers, but as artists, collaborators, and leaders.
What we are here to do.
The mission of Rise Theatre Arts is to provide a performing arts environment that promotes excellence, cultivates community, and fosters student growth in skill, confidence, and character.
How we lead at every level.
Respect
We honor the dignity of every person.
We treat one another with patience, grace, kindness, and fairness in every interaction.
Integrity
We pursue excellence with honesty.
We hold ourselves accountable and ensure consistency between our values and our actions.
Support
We actively help one another grow.
We offer encouragement, guidance, and genuine care to everyone in the Rise community.
Encouragement
We celebrate the courage to grow.
We build a culture that celebrates effort, creativity, growth, and the willingness to keep learning.
The promise you can hold us to.
We commit to leading with humility, patience, and accountability. At Rise, authority does not demand compliance but supports growth through respectful, kind, and self-controlled interactions. We take responsibility for the tone, culture, and safety of the Rise environment.
Dignity and compassion are our baseline. It's on us to create emotionally, physically, and spiritually safe environments for our students and volunteers, so fear-based motivation, shaming, and manipulation have no place here. We're dedicated to the idea that healthy relationships lay the foundation for great art.
Our leaders hold clear expectations, teach with encouragement, and provide constructive feedback that builds confidence and competence. We do not require anything of our students, families, instructors, or volunteers that we are not willing to do ourselves. As we seek to model professionalism without ego, we endeavor to show Rise students that preparation and effort create remarkable outcomes.
We love to laugh. We ask a lot of questions and encourage each other to get creative with our answers. Exploration and excitement aren't just add-ons to the Rise experience, they're essential to it.
This isn't a burnout factory. We want students to love being here, take breaks when they need it, and discover that a sustainable pace makes growth even more possible. We respect your time, commitments, and responsibilities. At Rise, the win is not short-term results. It's long-term development.
Parents, we welcome your questions, concerns, and collaboration. We're committed to transparent and respectful communication that empowers you to join in the fun of your student's performing arts journey.
The shared faith of our founding leaders guides us to commit to patience, kindness, and humility. We will apologize when we make mistakes. Our faith will not silence concerns or excuse wrongdoing, but will encourage us to demonstrate care and compassion. We're here to create space for joy, growth, and creativity.