Our Mission
C2C’s Mission is to stir the conscience of our community and facilitate social change.

Our History

A Call to Conscience (C2C) was founded in 2012 by a group of women graduates from the Community Arts Training program (CAT) sponsored by the Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis, Missouri. It is a multi-generational women-led organization, and women are a majority at all levels of the organization and the board. C2C’s Mission is to stir the conscience of our community and facilitate social change.  The company affirms its mission statement by creating original work that challenges the audience to confront and deal with social injustices that are prevalent today. The company was founded primarily to:

• Train and provide employment for local actors, directors, playwrights, choreographers, and designers.
• Produce interactive plays to inform some and educate other audience members of the interconnectedness of the collective history of oppressed people and our present-day societal issues.
• Promote unity and create an accepting environment for debate, self-expression and collaboration between the cast and the viewing community by providing talkbacks and panel discussions after the performances.
• Use the performance arts to provide a public forum that will raise awareness of the subjugation, public humiliation, and rejection of marginalized citize.
• Produce theatre/multi-media presentations that explores the human condition through the lens of the African American experience.

All of the stage productions and films conclude with interactive post show discussions or panel-formatted dialogue sessions to promote audience discourse about the issues highlighted in the productions. Grassroots, social justice organizations are invited to disseminate information and answer questions about their organizations to individuals expressing an interest. C2C believes in taking risks and inspiring people to participate in live theatre, regardless of personal means. The company celebrates the curiosity of our community, and we believe that theatre is an important tool to help build empathy, open the door to self-reflection, introspection, and give the viewing audience something to think about when they walk away from the theatre.

Meet Our Artistic Team

Fannie Belle Lebby | Director

Kathleen Gamble | Resident Stage Manager