Support Theater Alaska

Thank you for considering a gift to support the work of Theater Alaska!

Theater Alaska is a Juneau-based company founded in the summer of 2020 with a mission to connect with communities across Alaska through bright, thoughtful, and entertaining events. To increase accessibility, Theater Alaska brings free professional productions to non-traditional venues, meeting people where they are most comfortable.

These productions have included A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath, the premiere of Sisters of White Chapel by Annie Bartholomew, A Midsummer’s Night Dream by William Shakespeare, and Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe, which was a collaboration with NAMI Juneau and Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition. We have presented productions at such public spaces as the Glory Hall homeless shelter, the University of Alaska Southeast Egan Library, Juneau Public Libraries, Sealaska Heritage Institute Clan House, Jensen-Olson Arboretum, St. Vincent de Paul shelter and affordable housing campus, the outdoor Treadwell Mine Office Building, the Juneau High Schools, and more. This is our fourth year partnering with 350Juneau to produce Climate Fair for a Cool Planet - a free, one-day, outdoor community event that features live theater, dance, and musical performances and information regarding actions that can be taken to mitigate climate change. We created the Alaska Writers Workshop, which supports the development of Alaskan playwrights, and brought professional theater artists to teach Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and They Don’t Talk Back by Alaska Native playwright Frank Henry Kaash Katasse to high schools in Juneau, AK. 

We are currently presenting the fourth Alaska Theater Festival. This year, the Festival features a full-length outdoor production of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill; Neighborhood Cabaret, which brings live music into neighborhoods in Juneau; and educational experiences for the youth in our community. We will also be producing the fourth Climate Fair for a Cool Planet in collaboration with 350Juneau.

This fall, Theater Alaska is planning a production of Shakespeare’s Henry V, featuring Theater Alaska company member Enrique Bravo in the title role and with Natalia Spengler. And we are excited to bring a new holiday tradition to Juneau with A Christmas Carol, featuring Tom Robenolt as Ebenezer Scrooge. We will also be expanding our education programming this fall with professional theater training opportunities for youth.

Most of our performances are presented free to the public in venues throughout Juneau and Douglas and are performed and produced by professional artists. All artists involved are paid and we incur other costs such as venue rental, travel, and production materials costs. Your support makes this work possible. 

Thank you for your consideration and thank you to everyone who has already made a gift to Theater Alaska! 

To give by check, please make payment out to Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and put Theater Alaska in the memo line so it is sure to come to us.

Mail to:
Theater Alaska c/o Juneau Arts and Humanities Council
350 Whittier Street
Juneau, AK 99801

For more information, please email our General Manager, Jenny Lagundino, at jenny@theateralaska.org.