We serve as a forum for artists to present works which comment on social conditions, foster visions of the world transformed to one where peace and justice prevail, and encourage people to use their creativity to express their desire for such a world and to take action to make those visions into reality.

Founded in 1998 by a group of puppeteers and artists trained in the former Soviet Union, all members of the PuppetART troupe are masters of puppetry art theater. Performances feature hand, rod, shadow, floor tabletop and string or marionette puppets. All events at PuppetART combine a theater performance, a tour of the museum and a workshop in the studio.

Planet Ant Theatre, for many years, has developed and produced new plays, providing a present and vital voice for our community.

EncoreMichigan.com is a new, Web-based publication focused on Michigan's professional theater industry. It is the state's premier source for free, up-to-the-minute news and information about this often-ignored segment of the arts community.

Matrix Theatre Company uses the transformative power of theatre to change lives, build community, and foster social justice. It creates opportunities for children, youth, adults and elders, especially those in isolated or challenged communities, to become creators, producers, and audience of original theatre. As a cultural anchor of southwest Detroit, Matrix Theatre Company is nationally recognized as a socially engaged theatre that transforms individuals and revitalizes community through original artistic work.

Born and bred in the heart of Detroit, the Repertory, since its inception, has remained in the theatre vanguard by staunchly advocating interracial casting, creating novel audience development techniques, stressing theatrical relevancy, inventing an array of cultural and educational community services and playing an active role in neighborhood revitalization.

The Corktown Cinema is  the reincarnation of the Burton Theatre.  It will offer more space and exciting, new, independent cinema in the Corktown/Cass Corridor neighborhood of Detroit that features classic art house, independent, LGBT, foreign and cult films. Responding to the shortage of art house venues in the city, the Corktown cinema aims to help Detroit rival Chicago and New York as a center for independent film.  There are plans to expand the venue as space for all local artisans.

Located in the heart of the City at the current Broadway People Mover Stop, the Boll Family YMCA offers unique opportunities for children, teens and families. Programs such as arts and wellness for individuals and families, swimming, team sports, child development, and a Family Resource Center are offered in an area near work and inner city living. At the heart of life in Detroit, the Boll Family YMCA reaches out into neighborhoods and communities providing programs that build strong kids, strong families and a strong community in Detroit.

The nation's first and only graduate repertory theatre company, charged with presenting six classic and modern plays in rotating repertory from October to mid-May. The company is composed of 40-45 actors, costume, lighting and scenic designer-technicians, stage managers and theatre managers who work under the direction of a professional staff. The members of the company, chosen in nationwide auditions and interviews, receive training that leads to graduate degrees in acting, directing, design, or management.