The StageSmart Philosophy for Audience Engagement and Development

Exposure is not enough. Research has proven that exposure to the arts has no significant impact unless it actively engages the sense of personal relevance to the participant. StageSmart provides a rich personal encounter with a work of art – a live theatre performance – through creative explorations. This approach to audience engagement provides both a new opportunity and a new outcome.

StageSmart is not just another talk-back, backstage tour or master class! StageSmart offers something more by providing authentic immersion into the world of the show through context, inquiry, art-making and reflection - it is wholistic, experiential and personal!

StageSmart actor/teaching artists engage pre-ticketed patrons of all ages using well-established and widely lauded techniques that tap their innate theatrical competence and creativity while connecting them to the dynamic world of those who make theatre magic happen. Suddenly, attending the live performance becomes more than seeing a show - it is an active, engaging, personal and relevant experience for the participants.

Too good to be true? Not one bit! In fact, it's already happening and StageSmart allows Broadway, touring Broadway productions and more, to bring this exciting approach "in-house" for the first time.