About Ellis County Children’s Theater

Ellis County Children’s Theater (ECCT) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, founded by Gail Stutts Harrell in 2008. We provide local artists, professional teachers, and directors an organization in which they may collaborate and coordinate skills in creating a rich educational environment for children living in southern Dallas and surrounding counties.

Ellis County Children’s Theater sole mission is to offer a wide range of theater and music opportunities to any child able to attend classes and performances. We seek to be inclusive in reaching children ages 5 through 18 of any ability including physically impaired, emotionally challenged, or learning disabled at an affordable cost. In addition, we invite the underserved children lacking access to fine arts programs in their communities to join us. We offer any financial assistance that can make attendance possible.

ECCT’s Goals:

• Offer classes under the leadership of professional directors and certified teachers

• Embrace all learning styles and abilities to be inclusive of special needs children and

those who are currently underserved in our community

• Create productions for multi-generational and multi-cultural audiences

• Comply with the Texas Knowledge and Essential Skills curriculum in our classes in

teaching theater and music skills holistically with Language Arts, Social Studies, Science,

and Math education

• Inspire children to implement creative, higher level thinking skills in problem solving

We believe tuition costs should not prohibit families from participating in the opportunity to explore the power of live theater.

We celebrate diversity and its power to improve and enhance any and all theater experiences. We respect human dignity, inclusion of all children and maintain a compassionate environment for all to participate.