25 Years Of Inspired Learning

Enrichment Works founder, Abraham Tetenbaum, a writer with Broadway and television credits, asked friends to join him in creating “theater to inspire learning” and in 1999 Enrichment Works was incorporated as a nonprofit organization. The organization has now produced over 65 plays and musicals. These shows have been performed at over 500 schools, libraries and other community venues and reached over 600,000 youth. All this in service of the mission “to create and present professional theater to inspire learning.”

As Enrichment Works’ circle of playwrights and performers grows wider, we continue to shape our culturally responsive approach as we seek out stories that have meaning and relevance to the diverse population we serve. In addition to schools, the organization has partnered with libraries, museums, and community groups promoting tolerance, gun safety, healthy nutrition, animal welfare and financial literacy.

“Wow! Wow! Wow! That was the most fun we had all year! Everyone loved it! The cast was wonderful and very funny!” — 2nd Grade Teacher”

History Highlights

The organization, along with Board Member Hector Elizondo, was honored in 2006 by the Valley Interfaith Council with its Human Relations Award for Entertainment Leadership, earning commendations from every level of government.
In 2008 Enrichment Works was given the “Access to Excellence” award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
In 2017 Enrichment Works won a California State Library grant as part of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program to produce the play “Shizzy’s Story” based on the true life story of an LAUSD principal whose family spent three years in Japanese American internment camps during WWII. This play was performed 87 times at schools and libraries throughout Los Angeles County during the 2017/18 school year.
Since its beginning, Enrichment Works has provided performances to LAUSD’s after school Youth Development Program (YDP), which provides free care at 140 of our most underserved schools.
For three years Enrichment Works worked in middle schools through a partnership with Northridge Community Hospital Medical Center (NCHMC), producing eight short plays on topics related to teen sexuality and training peer educators in improvisation, incorporating improvised scenes into the curriculum.
Also with NCHMC through their School-based Obesity and Diabetes Initiative, the musicals “Food for Thought” and “Food for Thought 2” were created in partnership with the Network for a Healthy California and through their program reached over 85,000 students.
Enrichment Works has long-term partnership with County of Los Angeles Public Libraries. Enrichment Works was hired to perform plays that promote cultural awareness at every single county library in June 2018, we successfully completed all 84 performances in just one month!
Enrichment Works is a member of the LAUSD Arts Partnership Network (formed in 2016) and was awarded a contract through the Arts Education Branch to bring our programs to LAUSD schools that receive little or no arts education programming.

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25 Years of Original Programming!

A list of Enrichment Works productions offered each year.

(Bold print = new production that year)

1999

Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Relatively Speaking: A Visit with Albert Einstein, by Ian Patrick Williams
People of the First Light, by Jose Andrews

2000

Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Helen Keller, by Joan Schaeffer
I Touch the Future, by Chris Jorie
My Friend Shakespeare, by Jean Gaskill
Mythos, by Ruben Garfias
People of the First Light, by Jose Andrews
Raiders of the Lost Tomb, by Ian Patrick Williams
Relatively Speaking, by Ian Patrick Williams

2001

A World of Folktales, by Beret K. Malmgren
Mythos, by Ruben Garfias
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Flamenco Forever, by Lucy Vargas
My Friend Shakespeare, by Jean Gaskill
People of the First Light, by Jose R. Andrews
Ishi, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Go Girl Go, by Cynthia L. Cooper
Piano Masters, by John Towey
Raiders of the Lost Tomb, by Ian Patrick Williams
Relatively Speaking: A Visit with Albert Einstein, by Ian Patrick Williams
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Helen Keller, by Joan Schaeffer
I Touch the Future, by Chris Jorie
Spirit In My Soul, by Chris Jorie

2002

A World of Folktales, by Beret K. Malmgren
Mythos by Ruben Garfias
Eco-Slam: Clean World Wrestling by Ian Patrick Williams
Voyage of Odysseus by Joshua Feinman
Ishi by Abraham Tetenbaum
Flamenco Forever by Lucy Vargas
My Friend Shakespeare by Jean Gaskill
Gold Rush Honeymoon by Sweet Betsy
Piano Masters by John Towey
A Lovely Light by Karen Wescotts
Always Going Up by Dawn Grabowski
Raiders of the Lost Tomb by Ian Patrick Williams
Relatively Speaking: A Visit with Albert Einstein by Ian Patrick Williams
The Answers to Every Test by Abraham Tetenbaum
Muslim-American by Cynthia L. Cooper & Shakir Farsakh
Poe, the Poet by Edgar Allan Poe
Spirit In My Soul by Chris Jorie
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson by Eddie Frierson
Deborah Sampson: In The Character of a Soldier by Abraham Tetenbaum

2003

A World of Folktales by Beret K. Malmgren
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Always Going Up, by Dawn Grabowski
The Answers to Every Test, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Bessie Coleman, by Chris Hart
Dangerous Games, by Mary Alice Mark
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Eco-Slam: Clean World Wrestling, by Ian Patrick Williams
Flamenco Forever, by Lucy Vargas
Food for Thought, by Ian Patrick Williams
Gold Rush Honeymoon, by Sweet Betsy
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Muslim-American, by Cynthia L. Cooper & Shakir Farsakh
Mythos, by Ruben Garfias
Piano Masters, by John Towey
Poe, the Poet, by Edgar Allan Poe
Raiders of the Lost Tomb, by Ian Patrick Williams
Relatively Speaking: A Visit with Albert Einstein, by Ian Patrick Williams
Spirit In My Sou,l by Chris Jorie
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Wandering Minstrel, by Kenny Klein

2004

Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Bessie Coleman, by Chris Hart
Gold Rush Honeymoon, by Genevieve Hain
Relatively Speaking: A Visit with Albert Einstein, by Ian Patrick Williams
Spirit In My Sou,l by Chris Jorie
Brave Little Nell, by Laurie Strawn
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Eco-Slam: Clean World Wrestling, by Ian Patrick Williams
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Mythos II, by Ruben Garfias
Piano Masters II, by John Towey
Tales of Four Seasons, by Nicole Hoelle
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Wandering Minstrel, by Kenny Klein
Wild Africa, by Gregory Humphreys
Food For Thought, by Ian Patrick Williams
Poe, the Poet, by Edgar Allan Poe
Ghost of the Frontier, by Willard Simms
Raiders of the Lost Tomb, by Ian Patrick Williams

2005

A Doggone Musical, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Brave Little Nell, by Laurie Strawn
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Dinosaur Wars, by Myles Nye
Eco-Slam: Clean World Wrestling, by Ian Patrick Williams
Food For Thought, by Ian Patrick Williams
Ghost of the Frontier, by Willard Simms
Globalloonacy, by Addi Somekh
Gold Rush Honeymoon, by Genevieve Hain
Heartbeat of the World, by Shantell Herndon
Johnny and Sally Ann, by Tom Smith
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Mythos, by Ruben Garfias
Raiders of the Lost Tomb, by Ian Patrick Williams
Relatively Speaking: A Visit with Albert Einstein, by Ian Patrick Williams
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
Spirit In My Sou,l by Chris Jorie
Tales of Four Seasons, by J. Nicole Hoelle
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Wandering Minstrel, by Kenny Klein
Wild Africa, by Gregory Humphreys

2006

A Doggone Musical, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbau, music by Norman L. Berman
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Degas and the Dancer, by Ian Patrick Williams
Dinosaur Wars, by Myles Nye
Food For Thought, by Ian Patrick Williams
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
Globalloonacy, by Addi Somekh
Gold Rush Honeymoon, by Genevieve Hain
Johnny and Sally Ann, by Tom Smith
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Mythos I & II, by Ruben Garfia
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
Pirates! by Kenny Klein
Rosie, by Adriana Rogers
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
Spirit In My Soul, by Chris Jorie
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Wild Africa, by Gregory Humphreys
Relatively Speaking: A Visit with Albert Einstein, by Ian Patrick Williams

2007

A Doggone Musical, by Ian Patrick Williams, Abraham Tetenbaum & Norman L. Berman
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Degas and the Dancer, by Ian Patrick Williams
Dinosaur Wars, by Myles Nye
Food For Thought, by Ian Patrick Williams
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
John Fremont: The Pathfinder, by Tom Smith
Johnny and Sally Ann, by Tom Smith
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Mythos I & II, by Ruben Garfia
Miss Mitchell’s Comet, by Jane Carpenter
The Money Mon$ter, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
Pirates! by Kenny Klein
Rosie, by Adriana Rogers
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
Spirit In My Soul, by Chris Jorie
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Wild Africa, by Gregory Humphreys

2008

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
John Fremont: The Pathfinder, by Tom L. Smith
A Doggone Musical, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Deborah Sampson, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Degas and the Dancer, by Ian Patrick Williams
Dinosaur Wars, by Myles Nye
Food For Thought, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Miss Mitchell’s Comet, by Jane Carpenter
The Money Mon$ter,book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum and music by Norman L. Berman
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
The No-Sex Mega-Plex (Risky Behaviors by Tom Smith; An About Face by Adriana Rogers; The STIs by Ian Patrick Williams; Camping by Chelsea Hackett; Reality T.V. by David Prather; Nino and the Principal’s Daughter by Joyce Lee; Genital Knowledge by Myles Nye; Peer and Press by Christopher Hart)
Pirates! by Kenny Klein
Rosie, by Adriana Rogers
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
Spirit In My Soul, by Chris Jorie
Thirsty City, by Willard Simms
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Wild Africa, by Gregory Humphrey
The Money Mon$ter, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Food For Thought 2: The Message Comes Home, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman

2009

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Food For Thought 2: The Message Comes Home, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
How She Played the Game, by Cynthia L. Cooper
John Fremont: The Pathfinder, by Tom L. Smith
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Miss Mitchell’s Comet, by Jane Carpenter
The Money Mon$ter, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
No. 21: The Dreams of Roberto Clemente, by Desi Moreno-Penson
The No-Sex Mega-Plex (Risky Behaviors by Tom Smith; An About Face by Adriana Rogers; The STIs by Ian Patrick Williams; Camping by Chelsea Hackett; Reality T.V. by David Prather; Nino and the Principal’s Daughter by Joyce Lee; Genital Knowledge by Myles Nye; Peer and Press By Christopher Hart)
Pirates! by Kenny Klein
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
Thirsty City, by Willard Simms
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman

2010

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin,by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Deborah Sampson: In the Character of a Soldier, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Food For Thought 2: The Message Comes Home, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
How She Played the Game, by Cynthia L. Cooper
Matty, by Eddie Frierson
Miss Mitchell’s Comet, by Jane Carpenter
The Money Mon$ter, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
No. 21: The Dreams of Roberto Clemente, by Desi Moreno-Penson
The No-Sex Mega-Plex (Risky Behaviors by Tom Smith; An About Face by Adriana Rogers; The STIs by Ian Patrick Williams; Camping by Chelsea Hackett; Reality T.V. by David Prather; Nino and the Principal’s Daughter by Joyce Lee; Genital Knowledge by Myles Nye; Peer and Press by Christopher Hart)
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Thirsty City, by Willard Simms
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman

2011

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Food For Thought 2: The Message Comes Home, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
No. 21: The Dreams of Roberto Clemente, by Desi Moreno-Penson
The Money Mon$ter, by Abraham Tetenbaum & Norman L. Berman
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman

2012

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Food for Thought: My Plate, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
No. 21: The Dreams of Roberto Clemente, by Desi Moreno-Penson
The Money Mon$ter, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman

2013

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Food for Thought: My Plate, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
No. 21: The Dreams of Roberto Clemente, by Desi Moreno-Penson
The Money Mon$ter, by Abraham Tetenbaum & Norman L. Berman
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Whole World’s A Talkin’ , by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman

2014

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Food for Thought: My Plate, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
No. 21: The Dreams of Roberto Clemente, by Desi Moreno-Penson
Relatively Speaking, by Ian Patrick Williams (revival)
The Money Mon$ter, by Abraham Tetenbaum & Norman L. Berman
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman

2015

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
First Kids, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Food for Thought: My Plate, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
John and Juan, by David Prather
Matty: Oldtime Baseball with Christy Mathewson, by Eddie Frierson
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
Relatively Speaking, by Ian Patrick Williams (revival)
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Money Mon$ter by Abraham Tetenbaum & Norman L. Berman
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Yankee Doodle Poetry, by David Prather

2016

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Biddy Mason: From Slavery to Riches in the Wild West by Lily Landers
First Kids, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
Food for Thought: My Plate, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
John and Juan, by David Prather
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
Relatively Speaking, by Ian Patrick Williams
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Yankee Doodle Poetry, by David Prather

2017

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Biddy Mason: From Slavery to Riches in the Wild West, by Lily Landers
First Kids, by Abraham Tetenbaum & Norman L. Berman
John and Juan, by David Prather
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
Shizzy’s Story, by Alison Minami
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseu,s by Joshua Feinman
Yankee Doodle Poetry, by David Prather

2018

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Biddy Mason: From Slavery to Riches in the Wild West, by Lily Landers
Everybody Can Improvise! by Aretha Sills
First Kids, book/lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum, music by Norman L. Berman
John and Juan, by David Prather
Native Beginnings, by Willard Simms
Shizzy’s Story, by Alison Minami
Sor Juana, by Cynthia L. Cooper
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage of Odysseu,s by Joshua Feinman

2019

A Songwriting Lesson, by Irving Berlin by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Doggone Musical, book by Ian Patrick Williams, lyrics Abraham Tetenbaum, Music, Norman L. Berman
Everyone Can Improvise! by Aretha Sills
John and Juan, by David Prather
Poetry Potpourri, by David Prather
The Whole World’s A Talkin’, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Voyage to Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman
Yankee Doodle Poetry, by David Prather

2020

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
Everybody Can Improvise! by Aretha Sills
John and Juan, by David Prather
Monkey King, by Jeff Raz
Voyage of Odysseus, by Joshua Feinman

2021

A Songwriting Lesson from Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
An Emerald World, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Kukulman: A Mayan Story, by Freddie Gaitan
Monkey King, by Jeff Raz
Poetry Potpourri, by David Prather

2022

A Songwriting Lesson by Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
An Emerald World, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Everyone Can Improvise! by Aretha Sills
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
Poetry Potpourri, by David Prather

2023-2025

A Songwriting Lesson by Irving Berlin, by Abraham Tetenbaum
Aesop’s Fables, by Cy Young
An Emerald World, by Brigitte Viellieu-Davis
Everyone Can Improvise! by Aretha Sills
Freedom Child, by Bernadette McAllister
Poetry Potpourri, by David Prather
Shizzy’s Story by Allison Minami