I. To enrich the education of high school students:

• By helping them realize through this experience that theatre is one way of
  fulfilling each individual's innate need and desire to create
• By bringing diverse young persons together in an environment of creative and imaginative stimuli where theatre can be witnessed, experienced, ingested, talked about, and lived
• By providing experiences in which each student can recognize and share common ambitions, goals, and interests with other students from diverse communities and programs
• By allowing students to witness different types and styles of theatre processes and performance
• By providing opportunities for students to showcase their creative efforts

II. To serve teachers, directors, and theatre sponsors:

• By demonstrating specific educational theatre materials and techniques
• By providing exposure to various program sizes and alternative approaches for theatre programs
• By providing a showcase for accomplishments of student groups
• By developing a forum and network for the exchange and sharing of
  ideas to build and expand theatre programs