As a company in Residence at The Foundry Theater at Antioch College, Mad River produces work, offers professional production support to touring shows and facilitates educational outreach to the local schools.  

HISTORY

Mad River Theater Works is long-regarded for making original plays with music that explore American History through the lens of race relations. We have presented these plays on stages across the country to audiences from all walks of life, performing most specifically for young audiences on a national touring circuit for the last twenty years that has reached an annual audience of 100,000 plus. Mad River has also conducted extensive residencies in the theater arts, creating numerous plays with children and non-professional community artists.

We believe that the performing arts can make a difference. Our aim is to be a part of joyful and entertaining experiences that take our audiences to moments of insight and inspiration. Through theater, music and arts education we strive to challenge racism, sexism and intolerance.  

Support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest and the Ohio Arts Council, combined with earned revenue from touring, has facilitated our operations over the years. Now with operations relocated to Yellow Springs, OH we believe in our ability to meaningfully impact our immediate community by focusing on three central programmatic aspirations: presenting touring work, developing original content and educating local youth.