A Mission We Have Dreamt Of…

From The Ground Up is devoted to producing purposeful and visionary theatre and film art that is socially conscious. We are dedicated to provoking unique thoughts and creativity within our communities, while cultivating and nurturing a deeper understanding of the human condition. Committed to fostering growth, we will continually strive to be artists who gracefully express themselves with passion and courage in an effort to inspire a greater level of awareness.

The Birth of From The Ground Up

Jennifer Cetrone founded From The Ground Up Theatre Company in November of 2006 in LA. The company’s first production, “Getting Out” by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Marsha Norman was produced in 2007. Extending from a 4 week run to 6, the “little company that could”, received excellent reviews for their production and ran to mostly sold-out houses each evening. Then, in March of 2008, Cetrone made the decision to extend this family back to where she was born and raised…New York, NY. With an east coast chapter of From The Ground Up, it is one of the only theatre companies that can be considered “bicoastal.” In April of 2009, From The Ground Up was given a permanent West Coast home at the beautiful Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café in Silverlake, CA where they are still in residence today. With an amazing group of artists with two very different, yet alive and eclectic cities to draw on for inspiration; groundbreaking new works along with poignant published pieces are now produced on both the east and west coasts. Often times they premiere in one city and are then workshopped and remounted in the other, offering their actors the opportunity to travel with the show. From The Ground Up’s vision is one that they are truthfully committed to. This is a company that was founded upon one steadfast belief…that all we have ever done and all we will ever do as artists and as human beings will be for love. Not always knowing quite how to give it or if we’re even capable of receiving it, just knowing deep within our guts that it is why we are all here. As we travel on…