title: ECAS Theater
text: # ECAS Theater
  
  ECAS Theater is a non-profit theater in Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at 679 Valley Street in Providence's Valley Arts District. ECAS Theater has been active since 1997.
  
  ## History
  
  ECAS Theater has been one of Rhode Island's Latino theater and performing arts organizations since 1997. ECAS Theater was founded in 1997 as part of an arts and education collaborative created by Providence public school teachers. The Educational Center for the Arts and Science was a multidisciplinary approach to after school and weekend programming for students in Providence. Over the years, ECAS Theater grew to produce and stage original and classic works of theater, provide theatrical instruction to youth and adults, and bring theater companies from across the US and Latin America to Rhode Island.
  
  ECAS Theater operates a 90-seat black box theater and community arts space located at 679 Valley Street in Providence. The theater was previously located in Elmwood. Its founding artistic director was Francis Parra.
  
  