Latino Theater Company

Founded in 1985, Latino Theater Company operates the Los Angeles Theatre Center, a historic landmark, five-theater performing arts complex in the revitalized Historic Core District of Downtown Los Angeles. The Latino Theater Company in collaboration with a group of theater professionals are building a national network to enhance the visibility and sustainability of Latina/o/x theater groups. Launched in 2022, the National Latinx Theater Initiative (NLTI) was created to protect, deepen, and advance the Latina/o/x theater practice and experience. With this award, NLTI addresses the systemic under-capitalization of the Latina/o/x theater sector nationwide and locally in Chicago, including the lack of long-term investment and infrastructure support.