Welcome to ITLP!

The International Theatre & Literacy Project (ITLP) is a non-profit organization that brings theatre artists from the United States to developing countries to conduct community-based playwriting and theatre workshops for secondary school students and teachers, nurturing their creative voices to enable them to express their ideas and stories. Read more...

New Documentary Film

As part of our 2008 programs, ITLP was priviledged to have actor, arts educator, and documentary filmmaker Rashaad Ernesto Green create a wonderful short film of the educators, students and programs of ITLP. We encourage you to view this very personal glimpse into what makes ITLP so special for us all. View video...

ITLP Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant

The New York-based International Theatre & Literacy Project, in partnership with the Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education of Chicago, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation's Chicago International Connections Fund.The grant will be used to fund a University of Dar a Salaam theater arts student from Tanzania joining Urban Gateways in Chicago this summer as a primary theater teaching artist, and allow an Urban Gateways teaching artist to join The International Theatre & Literacy Project's summer 2009 programs in Arusha, Tanzania. More...

It's A Party!

Emily Weber and ITLP Board members Ben Weber and Stefan Nowicki invite the young supporters of ITLP to a cocktail reception and silent auction on Thursday, May 28th. You can view the invitation and RSVP right online, and if you're not part of the thirty-and-under set, watch this space for upcoming events of your own!

Featured Teaching Artist - Will Power

Will Power is an award-winning actor, rapper, playwright, and educator. As one of entertainment's new shining stars, he has been called "electrifying" by Newsday, "dynamic performer" by Variety and "the best verse playwright in America" by New York Magazine. Viewed as a pioneer in the genre of Hip-Hop Theater, Power has created his own style of theatrical communication, fusing original music, rhymed language and dynamic choreography to produce compelling evenings of work.Read more...

Become an actor...

ITLP offers so many opportunities to be more than just the audience -- our programs are supported by generous donors, volunteers offer their time and talents, and our many friends spread the word. No matter what your abilities are, you can help!

We rely entirely on your support to bring our programs to the students of East Africa. Even a small donation is a big help, and you can donate right online!

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ITLP & Teacher's College

ITLP has partnered with the Teachers College at Columbia University to produce a non-academic summary of its 2008 programs.

Intended to highlight the strengths and address the weaknesses of ITLP's approach, Teacher's College will review ITLP's core curriculum as well as feedback from students, teachers, and teaching artists.

This is another important step forward in ITLP's objective of developing a standard model of arts-based education that can be adapted to any underserved students in developing nations.More...