ABOUT STAGEBRIGHT THEATRE

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Imagination – We believe that imagination fuels both our creativity in the here and now and our ability to envision a bright future for ourselves, our work, and our world. 

Teamwork – We believe that worthy complex goals are achieved when we utilize our skills and talents in tandem with the gifts and talents of others, weaving together the best of our efforts in realizing these goals.

Growth – We believe that the essence of education is recognizing that growth is a process:  a combination of small steps and larger leaps–all of which are valuable in and of themselves–that culminate in new understandings and abilities.  

Encouragement – We believe that encouragement–empowering the heart–is central to helping ourselves and one another take the small steps and larger leaps in learning and growing our skills and abilities.  

StageBright Theatre

2207 Concord Pike #168

Wilmington,  DE   19803

admin@stagebrighttheatre.com 

johanna.schloss@stagebrighttheatre.com

StageBright Theatre’s “Educational Programs in the School and Community” is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a nonprofit arts service organization.  Contributions for the charitable purposes of StageBright Theatre’s Educational Programs in the School and Community, made payable to “Fractured Atlas,” are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.  Your contributions can help expand the capacity of StageBright Theatre and its educational impact, such as sponsoring a child’s participation in theatre camp, underwriting a playwriting or acting course for older adults in a senior community, or providing funds for a teaching artist to lead a multi-week theatre program in a school that has financial need for such.

To donate, visit our online donations page at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/educational-theatre-programs-in-the-schools-and-community, or mail a check payable to “Fractured Atlas” to StageBright Theatre, 2207 Concord Pike #168, Wilmington, DE, 19803.  (Please be sure the check is made payable to Fractured Atlas.) 

Johanna Schloss is the Executive and Artistic Director and founder of StageBright Theatre.  She has worked extensively as a theatre artist and educator, most recently serving as the Director of Education & Community Engagement at Delaware Theatre Company, a professional regional theatre in Wilmington, where she led initiatives such as the Delaware Young Playwrights Festival (a playwriting competition for high school students), the Totally Awesome Players (a theatre troupe for adults with intellectual disabilities), Golden Voices (monologue and playwriting for senior citizens), and other theatre education outreach programs.  Originally from St. Louis, Schloss graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Missouri, and earned her Master of Arts in Teaching from Webster University.  She taught theatre, language arts, and public speaking for over fifteen years in Rockwood School District in suburban St. Louis, there directing her students in dozens of plays and musicals.  A two-time Teacher of the Year, she also served on professional development committees and the drama curriculum-writing committees at the secondary level.  After relocating to the East Coast, she began her tenure at DTC and also taught choral music and drama at St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington.  In addition to her work in theatre education, she is a professional actor, director, and musical director, including professional credits with Delaware Theatre Company, First State Children’s Theatre, and Stages St. Louis.  She is a published playwright and a proud thirty-year member of SAG-AFTRA.   

Email Johanna at johanna.schloss@stagebrighttheatre.com .