“It's a theatre troupe where all the performers are blind. It not only didn't hold them back; it's serving as inspiration to others; and raising money for a worthy cause.”

“It's like an escape for me. I could be someone different than who I really am.”

“Cre Outreach truly believes in the power of theater arts and how it transcends and improves communication in the daily lives of our students. I have personally witnessed shy and timid young students learn to become more vocal and confident about themselves in group dynamics due to Cre Outreach’s lessons at the Braille Institute.”

“When I started, I couldn't speak one word for 15 minutes. It was hard sweat, but now I'm speaking.”

“It's pretty amazing. They actually learn their lines through tape recording. They'll tape-record the lines, play them back and that's how they learned their lines," Shane said. "There's no one pulling them on and off stage, it's the other actors giving them sound cues ... It's really about them learning to trust each other.”

“Cre Outreach has built their theater arts program around the idea that with the least bit of encouragement and direction children are inspired to create plays about what’s important to them.”

“It’s amazing what you guys have done. I’ve seen kids that don’t talk at all get up on stage and find their voice.”

“I’ve witnessed many children growing from the experience with Cre Outreach, but one in particular- my own daughter. This is a child that ran off stage, or stood there looking like a deer in headlights. Since working with Cre Outreach, she has made tremendous strides and loves it.”

“Cre Outreach provides a truly unique atmosphere based on non-competiveness and collaboration, where authenticity rules the day and there is no “right” way to act- there’s only the discovery of your own authentic voice as a creative person, respect for other people’s creative choices, and the joy that come from true process and collaboration.”