The Chance TheatreFollow

Chance Theater is an intimate, ensemble-driven nonprofit theater company located in Anaheim, California (Orange County), dedicated to producing powerful, socially-conscious, and provocative plays and musicals. Operating out of the Bette Aitken theater arts Center, it is one of Southern California's leading ensemble-driven companies and the only theater in Orange County led by an artistic director of color with a majority staff of women or BIPOC artists. The company has earned eight Ovation Awards (including four for Best Production of a Musical – Intimate Theatre), four LADCC Awards including the Polly Warfield Award for Outstanding Season, and a National Theatre Company grant from the American Theatre Wing. Chance Theater also runs an active education and community outreach program, including youth workshops, Teens Speak Up, Veterans Speak Up, and a Resident Playwright program.