{"id":759946,"date":"2023-03-14T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craterian.org\/?page_id=759946"},"modified":"2023-03-17T10:48:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T17:48:55","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/craterian.org\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<h4>Craterian Theater<\/h4><h1>Our Mission<\/h1>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Craterian Performances is the membership-based, not-for-profit agency that owns and operates the Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts for the community of Southern Oregon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/craterian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Collier_Center_building_exterior-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"Craterian - Collier Cnter for the Performing Arts\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"682\" width=\"1024\" title=\"Craterian - Collier Cnter for the Performing Arts\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h4>Our mission is to:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhance the cultural opportunities of the region and increase community pride by operating a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose performance facility;<\/li>\n<li>Provide a forum for community events, a center for local, regional and national performing artists;<\/li>\n<li>Foster the development of the performing arts;<\/li>\n<li>Anchor downtown Medford&#8217;s urban renewal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Our goals include:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Presenting quality productions that are within the economic reach of a broad spectrum of the community;<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging quality productions by local performing arts groups and other outside presenters;<\/li>\n<li>Providing and encouraging educational programs relating to the performing arts, and becoming the focal point of a revitalized downtown;<\/li>\n<li>Contributing to the economic well-being of Jackson County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/craterian.org\/next-stage-theater-company\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/craterian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSTC-768.jpg\" alt=\"Craterian Performance&#039; Next Stage Theater Company\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"356\" width=\"768\" title=\"Craterian Performance&#039; Next Stage Theater Company\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/craterian.org\/teen-musical-theater-of-oregon\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/craterian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TMTO-768.jpg\" alt=\"Craterian Performance&#039; Youth Theater\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"356\" width=\"768\" title=\"Craterian Performance&#039; Youth Theater\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/craterian.org\/the-james-collier-gingerbread-jubilee\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/craterian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GJ-768.jpg\" alt=\"The James Collier Gingerbread Jubilee\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"356\" width=\"768\" title=\"The James Collier Gingerbread Jubilee\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Social Connections<\/h3>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craterian Theater Our Mission Craterian Performances is the membership-based, not-for-profit agency that owns and operates the Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts for the community of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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