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CITY THEATRE is an award-winning, professional theatre company founded in Miami. Launched in 1996 as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, City Theatre’s mission is to develop and produce works that engage, reflect, and impact our community. City Theatre is best known for Summer Shorts, a signature program of eight ten-minute plays produced annually in June, and its dedication to the short play format. City Theatre’s newest initiative, the Homegrown Playwright Development Program, launched in 2021 through the support of The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at the Miami Foundation. Recognizing that the stories of many BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers based in Miami are going unwritten and unheard, this program refocuses the American theatre lens through the Magic City's multicultural voices, centering their rich narratives in the theatrical canon. Other playwright development initiatives include the Susan J. Westfall National Short Playwriting Contest. City Reads, a series presented year-round, invites the community to enjoy a free reading of short plays related in theme and participate in a conversation about the works. Since 2007, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts’ Carnival Studio Theater has been City Theatre’s mainstage home. In 2016, the Carbonell Committee awarded City Theatre with the prestigious Bill Von Maurer Award, in recognition of significant contributions to South Florida theater development for our dedication to the short form play format and fostering new play development. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava recognized “City Theatre 25th Anniversary Day” on June 9, 2021.