. >> luis, nicknamed taco used to be a member of an l.a. street game. is that a treat name?it's a hood name. it's taking chaco's out. >> shakespeare gave him a sort of bonding experience he never had in a gang. >> when you learn a new language you struggle. on the street it's everybody for themselves. that's something that i like about theater. we work as a group. >> he also got a chance to compete against kids from more affluent schools. taco's team won. they went all of the way to broadway. >> we got on broadway row after row after row like a coliseum. for these young actors what grander training for the stage of life. >> bringing aus all together. >> yeah. >> no matter what. i'm david wright for night line in van nuys, california. good luck to all of you, thanks for watching abc news, we hope you check in for "good morning america." jimmy kimmel