*Welcome to*		Performing Arts

META Performing Arts Welcomes you! META stands for Multicultural Education in the Theatre Arts. Formerly known as Northwest Children's Theatre, META is the exciting home of theater arts for youth from the greater Skagit Valley region. We offer live theater performances for children and teenagers twice a year, as well as a summer performing arts camp.

Our Mission: To nurture the spirit of our youth by offering education and development of life skills through the creative process of the performing arts, to embrace the diversity of our community, and to reach out to those underserved and at-risk.

Celebrating 12 years of service to the youth of the greater Skagit Valley region.

Pinocchio... During the spring of 2003, youth presented a delightful musical dramatization of "Pinocchio" with all the charm of the original Italian fairytale: Gepetto's granting of a son; Pinocchio's guidance from Mr. Cricket and the Blue Fairy; the gullibility of Pinocchio who's led away by the mysterious Coachman to Funland, where he and Lampwick become donkeys; the famous lie-telling resulting in his long nose; lessons of honesty, goodness and bravery; and his eventual transition into a real boy. The play is rich in well-known musical songs and is sure to be loved by children of all ages.