Mountain Play Outreach Program
In order to offer the Mountain Play experience to all possible audience, we have developed a number of special programs and services for patrons with special needs, including the “Day on the Mountain” Outreach Program.
For years, the Mountain Play has carefully maintained ticket prices below the level of similar professional Bay Area performances. However, those ticket prices remain out of reach for many families. To provide access to the Mountain Play experience for those children and families, we established a special “Day on the Mountain” Outreach Program in 1993.
This opportunity represents a new adventure for most participants, an introduction to both live theatrical performance and to the natural environment of the mountain. In addition to free tickets to the performance, the Mountain Play provides bus transportation from the participants' local area, picnic lunches, and Mountain Play t-shirts. We also provide an extended education program that includes a guided hike on the mountain before the performance.
This year, the Mountain Play will provide a “Day on the Mountain” Outreach Program for children and families in conjunction with the following agencies:
- Performing Stars of Marin City was founded with the intention of crating the opportunity for low-income and multi-cultural children in Marin County to “reach” for the “stars” by participating in performing, visual and literary arts.
- West Marin Family Services, an “in school service” serves as a tool to English as a Second Language (ESL) students and their families in filling in the gaps in rural West Marin.
- Raphael House of San Francisco was the first shelter in San Francisco to serve homeless families. Their ultimate goal is to assist families at risk to achieve stable housing and financial independence, while strengthening family bonds.
In addition, this year the Mountain Play will offer tickets to appropriate small groups from underserved teen shelters, English as a second language classes and other groups who would not have the opportunity otherwise to come to the show.