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| Formation | 1999 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Devised theater |
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Artistic director(s) | Brian Wild |
| Website | proudtheater |
Proud Theater is a nonprofit theatre organization for LGBTQ+ youth with companies in the Wisconsin city of Madison. Proud Theater was founded in Madison in 1999 by Sol Kelley-Jones and Callen Harty. Harty is notable in the Madison theater community as having been Artistic Director of Broom Street Theater from 2005-2010. [1] Harty's long-time partner Brian Wild, also formerly of Broom Street Theater, has served as executive director since Proud Theater's formal independent organization in 2011. [2] Proud Theater was a founding member of the Pride Youth Theater Alliance, a national network of queer youth theaters affiliated with The Theater Offensive.
Proud Theater is made up of LGBTQ+ youth and allies in the greater Madison area and volunteer Mentors (most of which are Proud Theater alumni) who help support and direct the Youth.
