WHY

LPP’s primary mission is to build a sustainable paradigm for the performing arts that is dedicated to upending the poverty mentality endemic to the arts. The company also aims to connect and engage with historically underserved communities across Chicago by bringing a direct-learning performing arts-based program to students in the community.

WHAT

Lucky Plush’s CAE is a no-cost Direct Learning performing arts initiative aiming to serve more than 300 high school students from three different Chicago Public Schools. The program is rooted in LPP’s unique ensemble practices and designed for these schools’ participation over the course of three years, with hopes of further expansion.

WHO

This year, CAE will partner with public 4-year high schools.

Lucky Plush champions our diverse ensemble (⅔ non-white, ⅓ immigrant, ⅓ LGBTQ) and regularly seeks out professional development opportunities on social justice topics such as bridging cultural gaps, instilling equitable practices in curriculum, addressing cognitive bias, and more. We are thereby confident that our capabilities, compounded with our additional training prior to the start of the CAE, will prove to be priceless when partnering with student bodies with diverse backgrounds like those seen in our partner schools.