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Submission declined on 6 October 2026 by Stuartyeates (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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Comment: Merely rewording LLM-generated text does not resolve the problem of LLM usage; please delete everything (without removing the review templates) and start over. See Help:Your first article for general advice. It is typically easiest to create a short draft that summarizes approximately three good sources that meet all the criteria in WP:42. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 05:05, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: There is a wall of references, but most of them seem to be from affiliated parties. If you believe that there is in-depth independent coverage of this, you need to clearly identify it, because it's not obvious to me. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:54, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I mainly added citations on the list of chapters to show coverage from different news media, some new citations so I dont keep using old ones, those citations are still related to paragraph BankSforLifez (talk) 10:10, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: In preparing this draft, I disclose that AI assistance was used as follows: Now only kept a.i to show active chapters as their is too many to research alone, did references myself, which is main reason I kept it BankSforLifez (talk) 23:00, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: specify what was believed as “A.I.” BankSforLifez (talk) 02:00, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
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| Formation | 2004 |
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| Founder | Dr. Andrew Morgan |
| Type | Nonprofit / Community Theatre Program |
| Legal status | Registered charity / Non-profit program |
| Headquarters | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
Region served | United States |
| Services | Inclusive theater arts for youth with disabilities |
| Website | penguinproject |
The Penguin Project is a United States non-profit program that provides children and young adults with special needs opportunities to participate in the performing arts.
The Program offers kids with disabilities to have an opportunity to participate in modified community theater productions, pairing each artist with a mentor to perform on stage. [1] [2] [3]
History
[edit]The Program was founded in 2004 in Peoria, Illinois by Dr. Andrew “Andy” Morgan [4] who was known as the former Head of the Division of Child Development at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. [5] [6]
Dr. Morgan
Participants
[edit]Artist
[edit]Mentors
[edit]Mentors assist artists by rehearsing lines, music, and choreography, while also serving as understudies.[7] They perform alongside the artists to provide logistical support during productions.[8] Mentors master the material independently but position themselves slightly behind the main artists to maintain the focus on the them. [9]
Impact
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References
[edit]- ↑ Napoli, Gina (July 30, 2024). "Hatching wins: The Penguin Project puts special needs kids into the spotlight". The Burg. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Erbach, Alexa (September 17, 2024). Upstate theatre's Penguin Project helping kids. Fox Carolina. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Staffaroni, Roger (June 13, 2026). "LCT's Penguin Project presents 'The Big Bad Musical'". WXOW. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Hults, Jody (January 13, 2022). "Penguin Project Peoria returns to the stage with Disney's Newsies Jr". WCBU. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Our Founder". Penguin Project Organization. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Teague, Hawkins (November 6, 2025). "Penguin Project presents Spongebob Musical". Murray Ledger & Times. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Chin, Julie (January 14, 2022). "Broken Arrow special needs students star in 'Seussical Kids' performance". KJRH-TV. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Wilson, Mark (January 17, 2024). "Theater program in Tampa specially designed for children and young adults with special needs". FOX 13 News. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Rachel Danay (November 13, 2017). Mentors In The Penguin Project. TEDx. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
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