Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to developing musical theatre artists and presenting new work in a collaborative atmosphere free from the pressures of critical or commercial success. We serve and gather an artistic community from diverse backgrounds for collective support, feedback, growth, collaboration, and community that centers art-making for change-making. We are led by the passion to transform culture and do so through serving and gathering an artistic community that makes art to make change. Musical Theatre Factory is artist service organization dedicated to dismantling oppressive ideologies towards collective liberation through powerful and joyful story in song. We create opportunities for musical theater makers of excellence who exist at the intersections of underrepresented groups while providing all-­access programming for artists to collaborate and grow together. Our philosophy and values stem from studying the concepts of solidarity economy and grassroots economic justice, seeking to meet our needs together and taking responsibility actively for our interrelationships. This is the foundation of moving from a volunteer community to building an organization grounded in the values of equity, pluralism, democracy, cooperation, and sustainability.