[1] Adventure Theatre was founded in 1951 by a group of women from the Community Arts Association’s drama classes.
In 1955, Adventure Theatre began commissioning plays by children’s theater playwrights Flora Atkins and Helen Avery.
The In-School Players - a traveling troupe, was launched in 1969 in response to a request by the Director of Language Arts for the District of Columbia Public Schools.
Between 1974–79, Adventure Theatre expanded programming by partnering with the Junior League to create The Picture Book Players - a performance troupe for pre-school and early elementary-aged children.
[3] ATMTC fosters collaborations and partnerships with local and national arts, humanities and civic organizations, ensuring that all programming is diverse, affordable and accessible.