About Full Circle Theater

Full Circle Theatre (FCT) is a project of The Center for Intergenerational Learning (CIL). We began in 1984 as a small group of teens and elders who learned a variety of improvisational theater techniques that were used to help audiences explore age-related issues and dispel myths about growing older.

Since then, we have developed into a unique community resource, which uses interactive theater to influence attitudes or change behaviors towards positive social change. Full Circle performs on topics such as: men's and women's health, aids education and prevention, violence prevention, and anti tobacco,. We offer over 200 workshops and performances per year in senior centers, hospitals, community based organizations, schools, and citywide, regional and national organizations and associations.

Meet the Troupe

We are an intergenerational community of actors, as diverse as our audiences. Our troupe members range in age from 14 to 94 from a broad spectrum of racial, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

Here are some things our actors have to say about being Full Circle Members:

"When I came to Full Circle, I was embraced. I feel like I'm doing something, I'm helping."

"Full Circle keeps me sane. It's like a family to me."

"Go out to different performances broadens my ideas. It's different to hear about problems from people who are really experiencing them."

"Full Circle is a unique place to be involved because it is so diverse. There is nowhere else in my life where I can be friends with so many different types of people."

"I have made the most valuable friendships of my life at Full Circle."