The Catholic
Association of Performing Arts (CaAPA)
(formerly the Catholic Stage Guild)
works for, and alongside, people of all faiths and none. The
Association performs a dual role, serving the needs of its members
and, through them, the wider community.
CaAPA's
members are, typically, theatre professionals or non-professionals
with some interest in the performing arts.
Members apply
their talents and skills to helping the wider community, for
example putting on theatre productions to help people in their
spiritual journeys and to raise funds for good causes.
Membership is open to all.
Click on the image below
for
further information
on our Membership page.
The photographs below illustrate
the
breadth of CaAPA's activities:
sacred, secular and social.
Click
on the image on the right for the productions page, featuring
members' work with Theatre in Education company, Ten Ten Theatre.
CHAPLAINCY
& MENTORING
One of
CaAPA's primary functions
is to offer chaplaincy services to members and to the wider community. Chaplains
welcome members' requests for support, guidance and prayers for
specific causes.
Chaplains
also advise on the religious aspects of theatre and film productions.
CaAPA's
chaplaincy service is mirrored by mentoring, which is provided
by the Association's senior professionals.
Our programme of events
includes theatrical productions, church services (in London and
Blackpool), retreats, theatre outings and social gatherings.
CaAPA members
are also affiliated members of the Club
for Acts and Actors in Covent
Garden, and many of our events take place in the CAA's
theatre and in nearby Corpus Christi
church, which has been our main place
of worship for nearly ninety years.
SIR ALEC GUINNESS AWARD
CaAPA is
proud to present the annual Sir Alec
Guinness award to a final year drama student, selected
by competition. The award is made by leading industry professionals
during our Students' Evening at
the Actors Centre in London's
West End.
The picture on the right was taken at the Sir
Alec Guinness Award ceremony in March 2006: Prunella
Scales presents the prize to Serge
Summerling, then in his final year at Italia
Conti.
Click the image on the
left for a report of our Christmas Dinner 2009 on the Independent
Catholic News website.