• Creating a More Just and Beautiful World

    "I co-created a piece about a queer, undocumented teen protesting for DACA. My work was far more than a play: I was making visible people who feel left out, oppressed and misunderstood." (Ari Salgado, Class of 2023)

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  • Creating Transformative Experiences

    Our Mission
  • Creating a More Just and Beautiful World

    "Neophytes at APTP often are blown away. But even by APTP's vaunted historical standards, PORT OF ENTRY is astonishing....beautiful and fresh and a work of reconciliation." (Chicago Tribune)

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  • Creating a More Just and Beautiful World

    "The people here see something in you that leads you to do what you believe is impossible. I've learned to live more freely in every place I set foot.” (Samantha Gallegos, APTP Class of 2024)

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  • Creating a More Just and Beautiful World

    "I co-created a piece about a queer, undocumented teen protesting for DACA. My work was far more than a play: I was making visible people who feel left out, oppressed and misunderstood." (Ari Salgado, Class of 2023)

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  • Creating Transformative Experiences

    Our Mission
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On Stage and Beyond

Acclaim // Chicago Tribune

“Even by APTP’s vaunted historical standards, ‘Port of Entry’ is an astonishing piece of work.”

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Acclaim
Feature // American Theater on 'Port of Entry'

“A warehouse becomes a home in Port of Entry”

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Port of Entry
Watch // Remote Learning Curve

Students and teachers memorialize the experience of remote learning.

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In Rehearsal
People // Schantelle Alonzo

“I’ve never found myself more inspired and excited to create.”

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Voices
People // Alum Nida Baig

“The most beautiful thing about APTP is never losing that family no matter where I am.”

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Voices
Acclaim // APTP in The New Yorker

“Learning Curve is both a scathing indictment of a defective system and a tender study of the awesome awakening that makes being a teen-ager so frightening and fun.”

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Acclaim
Chris Jones // Chicago Tribune

“Home/Land is a passionate and well-argued piece of political theater about immigration.”

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Acclaim

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