Yendor Theatre Company

Yendor Theatre Company strives to produce theatre that not only engages all members in a community, but also to provide access to our under resourced yet historically resilient citizens. To that end, they intentionally host, free, low-cost experiences, and they even take theatre into some of Newark’s most art starved neighborhoods, through their Summer Theatre Initiative.

Launched in 2019, and building on the amazing theatre partnership started with Founding Artistic Director, Rodney Gilbert and The Newark Riverfront Revival efforts led by Marcy Depina, YTC’s Summer Theatre Initiative, intentionally stages full theatre productions, in the most challenged neighborhoods of Newark. Their neighborhood focus seeks to engage communities without consistent art programs or within proximity to art centers or hubs. Their hope is that by consistent, targeted engagement of areas without programming we can re-envision these spaces and these neighborhoods and leverage the immense power already present within the vibrant population, through creative placemaking!