Theatre practice can be used to teach students new skills or material. The Shakespeare and Autism project is a collaboration of the Nisonger Center at OSU, the OSU Department of Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company to help improve the social and communication skills of children of all ages across the autism spectrum.

http://nisonger.osu.edu/shakespeare-autism

https://shakespeare.osu.edu/autism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkNLSA902Pg

Community theatre is theatre created by and for members of a community that can be defined by geography, identity, or political beliefs

https://www.ijmuk.org/node/74

In the United States, community theatres, University theatres, and Regional professional theatres all grew out of the Little Theatre Movement, which began in 1912.

http://www.robertloerzel.com/misc/littletheatre.jpg

Community theatre can serve a number of interests for its audiences and participants; what kinds of activities outside traditional theatre could be considered “community theatre”?