2010 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence
[ August 13, 2009 deadline ]
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Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior
Endowment approval.
Theater
Actors' Gang, Inc.
Culver City, CA
$10,000
To support the development and presentation of a re-imagined adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth for family audiences. Using the company's original acting method based in the traditions of Commedia dell'Arte, company members will create an intergenerational and multicultural production using music, dance, puppetry, and masks.
African Continuum Theatre Coalition, Inc. (aka ACTCo)
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support a production of Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage. The production will be directed by Walter Dallas.
Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Inclusion Project. The project aims to ensure full inclusion of people of color and those with disabilities in all areas of nonprofit theater.
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc. (aka A.R.T./New York)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the Nancy Quinn Fund Technical Assistance Program and the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Theatre Leadership Institute. Both programs will provide administrative and managerial training for theaters.
Amherst College (on behalf of Folger Shakespeare Library)
Amherst, MA
$30,000
To support the Folger Theatre's production of Henry VIII directed by Robert Richmond. In conjunction with the production, the Folger Shakespeare Library will mount a major exhibition on the reign of King Henry VIII featuring original artifacts including books, manuscripts, and handwritten letters.
Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of Roadside Theater)
Whitesburg, KY
$30,000
To support Theater Builds Community, a partnership with regional institutions to strengthen rural Appalachian communities. Roadside Theater will tour original Appalachian plays, conduct community residencies, design and lead professional theater training workshops, and provide theater enrichment programs for Appalachian youth.
Arizona Theatre Company (Consortium)
Tucson, AZ
$25,000
To support a Theater Education Residency in Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties, Arizona. Associate Artistic Director/Director of Education Samantha Wyer will lead a residency program to introduce new audiences to theater and support Arizona teachers.
Assitej/USA, Inc. (aka Theatre for Young Audiences/USA)
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the publication and distribution of Theatre for Young Audiences/USA's TYA Today, the Marquee directory, the Next Blog, and the Ann Shaw Fellowships. The project will encourage critical development of professional theater for young audiences.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Inc. (aka Arts Presenters) (Consortium)
Washington, DC
$45,000
To support the Under the Radar Devised Work Development Program. President & CEO Sandra Gibson will collaborate with Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and independent curator/presenter Mark Russell to lead a program for theater and presenting professionals to discover new work and forge alliances.
Autry National Center of the American West
Los Angeles, CA
$30,000
To support the Native Voices at the Autry program, with accompanying educational outreach activities. New works by Native American writers will be developed at an annual playwrights retreat and through professional workshops and public staged readings.
Barter Foundation, Incorporated State Theatre of Virginia (aka Barter Theatre) (Consortium)
Abingdon, VA
$25,000
To support the development and world premiere of Swamp Gas and Shallow Feelings, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Barter Theatre Producing Artistic Director Richard Rose will direct with book and lyrics by Randy Buck and music by Jack Eric Williams.
Bilingual Foundation of the Arts
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support an unabridged production of La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca with accompanying educational outreach activities. Cesar Oliva-Bernal will direct, with separate performances in Spanish and English.
Bristol Riverside Theater Company
Bristol, PA
$20,000
To support the development and remounting of a production of What You Will, a contemporary, urban adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Artistic Director Keith Baker, choreographer Donald Byrd, and composer Justin Ellington. The reconceived version will premiere at New York's New Victory Theatre.
California Shakespeare Theater (aka Cal Shakes)
Berkeley, CA
$35,000
To support a production of The Pastures of Heaven, adapted by Octavio Solis from the novel by John Steinbeck. The project will be the culmination of a multi-year, community-based process to adapt the novel set in Northern California's Salinas Valley.
Center for the Arts at Ithaca (aka Hangar Theatre)
Ithaca, NY
$5,000
To support the integration of a deaf lighting designer into the creative team for a mainstage production. The Hangar Theatre project will allow all rehearsals, production meetings, and technical rehearsals to be ASL-interpreted.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago, IL
$45,000
To support the Team Shakespeare Arts-in-Education Program. The project will present William Shakespeare's plays to middle and high school students throughout Illinois and Indiana.
Child's Play Touring Theatre
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support the creation and tour of Writing Our World (WOW!), with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Executive Director/producer June Podagrosi and the Red/Blue Company will conduct in-school writing workshops, tour performances to schools, and post children's stories on the Internet.
Circus Amok, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
To support the Circus Amok Parks Tour 2010 and the development and performance of a new original circus/theater work. Artistic Director Jennifer Miller will direct and lead the development process with participating artists and community members and organizations.
Circus Arts Foundation of Missouri (aka Circus Flora)
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support the creation and tour of Ingenioso. The Circus Flora production will be written and directed by Cecil MacKinnon in collaboration with Artistic Director and producer Ivor David Balding, with live music composed by Miriam Cutler.
Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc. (aka CPT) (Consortium)
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support the Y-Haven Theatre Project, a partnership between the Cleveland Public Theatre and the transitional home and treatment center Y-Haven. Participants will develop skills in theater arts, create an original play, and tour the production to social service and community settings.
Cornerstone Theater Company, Inc. (aka Cornerstone)
Los Angeles, CA
$35,000
To support the Cornerstone Institute Summer Residency in Pacoima, California, led by Director Paula Donnelly and Artistic Director Michael John Garces to train the next generation of community-engaged theater artists. Playwright Sigrid Gilmer will create a community-specific world-premiere play to address critical issues in Pacoima.
Culture Project
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the production of RAM: The abduction of Sita into darkness, writer/director Yael Farber's stage adaptation of the Indian epic poem The Ramayana, with accompanying outreach and educational activities. Farber will direct in collaboration with Artistic Director Allan Buchman, and composer John McLaughlin and the Shakti Ensemble will compose music for the production.
Dell'Arte, Inc.
Blue Lake, CA
$15,000
To support The Rural Residency Project. Founding Artistic Director Joan Schirle, Producing Artistic Director Michael Fields, and company members will lead an arts residency program with community partnerships in Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Drama League of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Directors Project. Artistic Director Roger Danforth will lead a national comprehensive career development program for emerging theater directors.
East-West Players
Los Angeles, CA
$30,000
To support the production of Mysterious Skin by playwright Prince Gomolvilas, adapted from the novel by Scott Heim. Producing artistic director Tim Dang will direct the new work with accompanying educational and outreach activities.
Elm Shakespeare Company
New Haven, CT
$10,000
To support free performances of classical productions in rotating repertory in New Haven's Edgerton Park. The productions will be accompanied by the Elm Scholars Program, a summer theater program that allows students to work alongside professional Equity artists.
foolsFURY Theater Company
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support the FURY Factory Festival of Ensemble Theater. The biennial festival features performances of collaboratively created works by ensemble companies as well as public workshops, panel discussions, and opportunities for artists and audiences to interact.
Ford Theatre Foundation
Hollywood, CA
$15,000
To support the Winter Partnership Program, which will allow Los Angeles County-based theater companies to produce their work at the historic Ford Theatre. The program will provide technical, marketing, and financial assistance to participating companies, as well as subsidized rental of an 87-seat proscenium theater.
Freehold Theatre Lab Studio
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support an Engaged Theatre production of Julius Caesar. The production will tour to culturally underserved communities in the Seattle area and will be accompanied by workshops and residencies.
GALA Inc., Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos (aka GALA Hispanic Theatre)
Washington, DC
$25,000
To support a production of El Caballero de Olmedo (The Knight from Olmedo) by Spanish classical master Lope de Vega. The play will be performed in Spanish with English surtitles, and a commissioned adaptation will make the work accessible to contemporary audiences.
Geffen Playhouse, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000
To support the 2010 Geffen Playhouse production of Thurgood by George Stevens, Jr., with accompanying public service programs. Leonard Foglia will direct the production, starring Laurence Fishburne.
Golden Thread Productions (Consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support a production of Language Rooms by Yussef El Guindi. Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian will partner with Asian American Theatre to reach new audiences and freelance director and dramaturg Mark Routhier will direct.
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Winona, MN
$15,000
To support a production of The Daly News by Jonathan Gillard Daly, with accompanying education and outreach activities. Producing Director Paul Mason Barnes will direct the biographical musical play.
Greenbrier Repertory Theatre Company (aka Greenbrier Valley Theatre)
Lewisburg, WV
$20,000
To support a presentation of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller for general and school audiences. Greenbrier Valley Theatre Artistic Director Cathey Sawyer will direct the production, with accompanying school matinee performances and Literary Tea readings and discussions.
History Theatre, Inc. (aka Great American History Theatre) (Consortium)
St. Paul, MN
$20,000
To support a community collaboration and partnership with Concordia University in St. Paul to stage Brian Grandison's Adrift on the Mississippi. Minneapolis Star Tribune Artist of the Year James Williams will direct, and Obie and Olivier Award-winning director Marion McClinton will serve as dramaturg.
Horizon Theatre Company, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$15,000
To support the New South Young Playwrights Festival to develop the next voices of American dramatists. Literary Manager Caleb Boyd and Atlanta-based playwright Addae Moon are lead teacher/mentors and founder/co-Artistic Director Jeff Adler will direct the final showcase of students' work.
Horse Cave Theatre 76, Inc.
Horse Cave, KY
$15,000
To support the script development and performance of a new adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Artistic Director Robert Brock will create an adaptation for the stage and direct, with music by composer and music director Mark Funk.
Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc.
Boise, ID
$25,000
To support the Educational Outreach Program. The project will bring live, professional theater arts programs and related educational activities to K-12 students in Idaho and parts of Oregon and Nevada.
Imagination Makers Unlimited (aka Imagination Makers Theater Company)
Boulder, CO
$15,000
To support the creation and tour of Lost and Found, a new play for children based on writing by students and performed by professional actors and musicians. The production will tour to elementary schools in the Denver metropolitan area.
Imagination Stage, Inc. (Consortium)
Bethesda, MD
$10,000
To support Project X, a community-based theater program for young people. Conducted in partnership with the African Immigrant Refugee Foundation, the project will use theater as a springboard to investigate issues, share stories, and discover students' individual artistic potential.
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Inc. (Consortium)
Indianapolis, IN
$25,000
To support a production of The Diary of Anne Frank, adapted by Wendy Kesselman. Indiana Repertory Theatre will provide related community outreach activities in consortium with Congregation Beth-El Zedeck.
Instituto Arte Teatral Internacional, Inc. (aka Teatro IATI)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the Triple Play Tours. The project will bring full-length children's plays, theater workshops, and staged readings of new plays to diverse communities in underserved neighborhoods throughout the Northeast.
Intiman Theatre
Seattle, WA
$35,000
To support a production of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlett Letter, adapted by Phyllis Nagy. The production will be directed by Artistic Director Kate Whoriskey.
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Inc.
Louisville, KY
$15,000
To support the Shakespeare Alive! educational tour, with accompanying outreach activities. Producing Artistic Director Anthony Patton and Education Director Pamela DiPasquale will lead a program dedicated to serving the Appalachian Kentucky community with theater performances and educational workshops in elementary schools.
LA Public Theater, Inc. (aka The Public Theatre)
Auburn, ME
$20,000
To support the Educational Outreach Program. Artistic Director Christopher Schario will lead five integrated programs to increase access to the arts for children and others in the largely underserved rural communities of central Maine.
LA Stage Alliance (Consortium)
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support a Customer Relationship Management System for Southern California small and mid-sized theater companies. Executive Director Terence McFarland will lead the initiative in partnership with Richard Stein, Executive Director of Arts Orange County, and Eugene Carr, president of Patron Technology.
Lamb's Players Theatre
Coronado, CA
$10,000
To support an after-school residency, ASSIST - Artists and Students Staying in School Together. Associate Artistic Director Kerry Meads will collaborate with Hispanic Arts Theatre Artistic Director Carlos Mendoza to launch an initiative addressing the dropout epidemic among Hispanic students.
Latinos Progresando
Chicago, IL
$15,000
To support the Teatro Americano Youth Repertoire Project. The project will engage local youth in theater training and professional development through a performance institute and productions for young audiences.
Los Angeles Poverty Department (aka LAPD)
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and production of Walk the Talk. Artistic Director John Malpede will direct a performance that celebrates the community of Skid Row in partnership with the Public Arts of Redevelopment Agency.
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Boston, MA
$25,000
To support a production of an adaptation of Charles Dickens's The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a play with music by David Edgar, with music and lyrics by Stephen Oliver. The production will be directed by Producing Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos.
Madcap Productions, Inc. (aka Madcap Puppets)
Cincinnati, OH
$15,000
To support the Madcap School Performance Tour. The project brings original puppet productions based on classic children's literature to elementary schools in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.
Magical Experiences Arts Company, Ltd.
Baltimore, MD
$5,000
To support workshops and performances for children and adolescents with severe disabilities. A Gift was Given, and Love Poured Forth, by Artistic Director and playwright Joanne Margolius, will provide interactive performances for students residing at the Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents and the Maryland School for the Blind.
Marin Shakespeare Company
San Rafael, CA
$15,000
To support a production of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, directed by Lesley Currier.
Metro Theater Company
St. Louis, MO
$20,000
To support a tour of professional productions for young people throughout the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, and rural and urban communities in Missouri and Illinois. The tour will feature Delilah's Wish, a solo performance piece by Mariah Richardson, and Interrupting Vanessa by Colleen Neuman.
Montana State University (on behalf of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks)
Bozeman, MT
$35,000
To support a tour of professionally mounted Shakespeare plays to communities throughout Montana, northern Wyoming, eastern Idaho, and western North Dakota. The Montana Shakespeare in the Parks tour will have a special focus on underserved rural communities, and performances will be offered free-of-charge.
Moolelo Performing Arts Company
San Diego, CA
$15,000
To support a production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Artistic Director Seema Sueko will direct.
Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Nashville, TN
$15,000
To support Shakespeare in the Park 2010: Love's Labour's Lost. Artistic Director Denice Hicks will direct the free outdoor production to be performed at Centennial Park in Nashville.
National New Play Network, Ltd.
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support a conference on new play development practices. Member organizations will meet with leaders in the field of new play development to brainstorm on the creation and expansion of collaborative play development programs.
Network of Ensemble Theaters
Los Angeles, CA
$30,000
To support the Ensembles All-Together Building Capacity (Ensembles ABCs) program. The program is intended to increase ensembles' organizational capacity and sustainability.
Network of Ensemble Theaters (Consortium)
Los Angeles, CA
$45,000
To support MicroFestsUSA, a series of regional micro-festivals to explore ensemble theater field issues, share and develop new work, and strengthen the ensemble field. NET national coordinator Mark Valdez will partner with Shelley Orr, president of Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas, and community partners/hosts Progress Theatre, CalArts, and olive Dance Theatre.
New Hampshire Mime Company (aka Pontine Theatre)
Portsmouth, NH
$12,000
To support the Pontine Theatre's Regional Touring Program. The project will provide performances and educational programs to the general public, schools, colleges, and senior care centers throughout New England.
New Repertory Theatre, Inc. (aka New Rep)
Watertown, MA
$20,000
To support New Rep On Tour. The program will bring adaptations of classic plays to high school students throughout Massachusetts.
New York Classical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support free performances of classic works in New York's Central Park. Productions of Shakespeare's Richard III, Measure for Measure, and Moliere's The School for Husbands will be staged throughout a 12-acre area of the park.
New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$55,000
To support a re-imagining of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. The project represents the theater's sixth collaboration with Flemish director Ivo van Hove.
New York University (on behalf of The Drama Review)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the publication of The Drama Review. Founded in 1955 as The Carlton Drama Review and edited by Richard Schechner, The Drama Review documents global performance and issues in performance studies, theater, and dance.
North American Cultural Laboratory, Inc.
Highland Lake, NY
$10,000
To support the 10th annual Catskill Festival of New Theatre. The festival will present six new works by ensembles and independent artists from North America and Europe.
Odyssey Theatre Foundation (aka Odyssey Theatre Ensemble)
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000
To support the co-production of A Bloody Red Heart in partnership with Los Angeles City College. Students from the Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy will rehearse and perform the productions in an extended residency at the theater's professional complex.
Old Globe Theatre (Consortium)
San Diego, CA
$15,000
To support the Student Access to the Arts program. Conducted in partnership with the San Diego County Office of Education, the program will provide underserved middle and high school students from throughout San Diego County with opportunities to experience live, professional theater performances.
Olney Theatre Corporation (aka Olney Theatre Center for the Arts)
Olney, MD
$15,000
To support the Olney Theatre Institute education and outreach programs. Artistic Director Jim Petosa and Associate Artistic Director Clay Hopper will lead a regional and national touring program offering students in grades K-12 productions of classic and traditional works, world premieres, and family programming.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association (Consortium)
Ashland, OR
$60,000
To support the development and production of a company-devised, site-specific work. In partnership with the United Way of Jackson County, the theater will work to engage a broad cross-section of the local community in the development and production of 76 by Michael Rohd.
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, Inc. (aka Pan Asian Rep)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the bilingual North American premiere of We Are by playwright and director Ngoc Minh Nguyen, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Artistic Producing Director Tisa Chang will collaborate with Vietnamese playwright and director Nguyen and renowned artists from Vietnam and New York.
Paper Bag Players, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support a national tour of original works for young audiences. The theater ensemble will create productions for youth under the artistic direction of Ted Brackett.
Pearl Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support a production of Richard II by William Shakespeare. Artistic Director James R. Sullivan will direct, with accompanying educational and outreach activities.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support Young Playwrights' Professional Productions and the Play Development Series. Executive Producing Director Glen Knapp, director of education Amy Hodgdon, and literary manager Walter Bilderback will collaborate with Artistic Directors Blanka and Jiri Zizka of the Wilma Theater.
Pioneer School of Drama Pioneer Playhouse (aka Pioneer Playhouse)
Danville, KY
$10,000
To support the Northpoint Performance and Workshop Project. Pioneer Playhouse Executive Artistic Director Holly Henson will collaborate with award-winning playwright Elizabeth Orndorff and master instructor Curt Tofteland to enable the incarcerated reintegrate into society.
Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc. (aka PICT)
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
To support Hearing Noise in the Silence: A Celebration of Harold Pinter, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Producing Artistic Director Andrew Paul will lead a major retrospective of the life and artistry of Harold Pinter.
PlayGround Theatre, Inc.
Miami Shores, FL
$15,000
To support the Theater Inclusion Program. Artistic Director Stephanie Ansin and All Children Together inclusion specialist Lee Morgenstern will collaborate with VSA Arts of Florida.
Playhouse Arts (aka Arcata Playhouse, Four on the FloorProductio)
Arcata, CA
$10,000
To support the Fifth Annual Playhouse Family Fun Series. The Arcata Playhouse series will present professional theater events to an underserved, rural Northern California community.
Playwrights' Center, Inc. (Consortium)
Minneapolis, MN
$25,000
To support the expansion of the New Plays on Campus Core Apprenticeships. In partnership with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, the project will provide college playwrights with script development opportunities and year-long mentorships.
Playwrights' Preview Productions, Ltd. (aka Urban Stages)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the development of youth-oriented programs for a touring outreach program presented at public libraries throughout the five boroughs of New York City by Urban Stages. Proposed programming will include The Golem, The Truth about Sojourner, The Tale of Sacagawea and Poetry for Children.
Quest:arts for everyone, Inc. (aka Quest)
Lanham, MD
$10,000
To support training and performances by the Wings Company, a group of emerging deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing performers. Performances, residencies, and workshops will be presented at schools, universities, festivals, and conferences.
Red Bull Theater Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support a production of Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare. Artistic Director Jesse Berger will direct the project, with set design by John Arnone and costume design by Clint Ramos.
Redmoon Theater
Chicago, IL
$25,000
To support a site-specific series of theatrical events featuring re-invented scenes from Long Live the King (the King is Dead), an original Redmoon production from 1998. The highlight of the series will be a community spectacle enacted at downtown Chicago's Union Station.
Regents of the University of California at San Diego (on behalf of TheatreForum, International Theatre Journal)
La Jolla, CA
$10,000
To support the publication and distribution of issues of TheatreForum. The journal documents and disseminates innovative theater works internationally.
Regents of the University of California at Santa Cruz (on behalf of Shakespeare Santa Cruz)
Santa Cruz, CA
$20,000
To support a production of La Bête by David Hirson, directed by Art Manke. The production will be performed in repertory with two Shakespeare productions as part of the Shakespeare Santa Cruz Summer Shakespeare Festival.
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (aka The Rep)
Saint Louis, MO
$20,000
To support the world premiere of High by Matthew Lombardo.
Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research (Consortium)
Putney, VT
$15,000
To support the Voices of Community Series. In collaboration with Touchstone Theatre of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the theater will present a series of performances by artists from communities of color.
ShadowLight Productions
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support the Crossing Borders Project, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Company and teaching artist Leonidas Kassapides will direct and collaborate with Everett Middle School's drama and multimedia teacher Martha Estrella.
Shakespeare - San Francisco (aka San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Free Shakespeare in the Park. Ken Kelleher will direct the production of Romeo and Juliet with scenic design by Richard Ortenblad and choreography by MaryBeth Cavanaugh.
Shakespeare Festival/LA, Inc. (aka SF/LA)
Los Angeles, CA
$25,000
To support productions of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Summer Night's Dream, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Repertory performances will inaugurate the theater's recently renovated indoor performance space and be offered free-of-charge on the plaza of Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles.
Shakespeare Theatre Association of America
Boulder, CO
$10,000
To support the 21st annual Shakespeare Theatre Association of America National Conference, hosted by Colorado Shakespeare Festival Boulder. The Shakespeare Theatre Association of America is a membership organization convening annually to provide support and mentorship as well as share best practices with colleagues.
SharMoore Children's Productions
Tucson, AZ
$10,000
To support Stories that Soar!, a literacy and performing arts program that brings original children's stories to life through theater. The program will be conducted in Tucson and Phoenix elementary schools and an interactive website.
ShawChicago Theater Company
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support a concert reading production of Clifford Odets' Depression-era play Paradise Lost. The play is an intense family drama set in an unnamed American town in 1932 against the vast landscape of the social and economic challenges faced during the Great Depression.
Skysaver Productions, Inc.
New York City, NY
$15,000
To support a presentation of Lysistrata adapted from a play by Aristophanes, with educational and outreach activities. Artistic Director Theodora Skipitares will create the work by merging Aristophanes' text with the words of incarcerated women at New York's Riker's Island.
Sojourn Theatre
Portland, OR
$30,000
To support an original company-generated theater and civic dialogue event entitled On the Table. It will be written and directed by Founding Artistic Director Michael Rohd, performed by the Sojourn ensemble, and realized by lead design/media collaborator Shannon Scrofano.
Spanish Theatre Repertory Company, Ltd. (aka Repertorio Español)
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the Teatro Acceso program. Repertorio Español will present and tour classic and contemporary Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino works to underserved schools and communities.
St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Inc. (aka The Black Rep)
SAINT LOUIS, MO
$35,000
To support the production of The Montford Point Marine, a new work by African American playwright Samm-Art Williams, with accompanying education and outreach activities. The play will explore the story of the Camp Montford Point Marine training facility and the historic role of African Americans in the Armed Forces.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the SDC Foundation Observership Program. The program offers opportunities for aspiring directors and choreographers to experience the professional workings of the American theater industry through mentorships on high-profile productions.
Stagebridge
Oakland, CA
$30,000
To support the expansion of the Performing Arts Training Institute, a theater arts training program for older adults. The project will organize and expand the existing curriculum, and will include the development of a core of trained teachers to meet the growing demand for performing arts opportunities for Bay Area seniors.
Sycamore Rouge, Inc.
Petersburg, VA
$10,000
To support the Professional Theatre for the Community Initiative. The project will include a free production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Battersea Plantation and the opportunity for every eighth-grade student in the city of Petersburg, Virginia, to experience a production of The Velveteen Rabbit.
Tears of Joy Theatre
Vancouver, WA
$10,000
To support a puppet theater production of The Ugliest Duckling. The play, adapted by Marc Dunworth from the short story by Hans Christian Andersen, will be directed by Nancy Aldrich, with original didjeridu (a wind instrument developed by indigenous Australians) music composed by Ed Drury.
Teatro Avante, Inc.
Miami, FL
$40,000
To support the production and presentation of the award-winning XXV International Hispanic Theater Festival of Miami, with accompanying educational activities. Producing Artistic Director Mario Ernesto Sanchez will direct the festival of multilingual productions of contemporary works and classical adaptations by internationally renowned companies from Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.
Teatro Vision
San Jose, CA
$15,000
To support the commissioning of Herbert Siguenza and fellow Culture Clash artists and founders Richard Montoya and Ric Salinas to create a new bilingual work celebrating the life of writer, activist, and muralist José Antonio Burciaga. Tony! The Life and Times of José Antonio Burciaga will be directed by Wilma Bonet.
Tectonic Theater Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the national tour of The Laramie Project —10 Years Later, with accompanying education and outreach activities. Artistic Director Moisés Kaufman will direct, and Executive Director Greg Reiner will serve as the project director.
Ten Thousand Things
Minneapolis, MN
$25,000
To support a production and tour of Life is a Dream by 17th-century Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca, with accompanying outreach activities. Artistic Director Michelle Hensley will direct.
That Uppity Theatre Company
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support the development and production of new work in the DisAbility Project, with accompanying outreach and educational activities. Company actors and community members, with and without disabilities, will create and perform original work exploring the culture of disability.
Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support an industry-wide capacity-building initiative that will provide member organizations with professional development, shared resources, and joint promotional activities. The project will serve the greater Philadelphia theater community.
Theatre Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support Theatre Bay Area Online Redesign, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Executive Director Brad Erickson will oversee the initiative led by Communications Director Karen McKevitt and Marketing Director Clayton Lord.
Theatre Bay Area (Consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support the development and implementation of Intrinsic Impact: Measuring How Live Theatre Affects Emotional, Intellectual and Spiritual Growth in Audiences. The nationwide study will be implemented in partnership with Theatre Puget Sound and other regional service organizations throughout the United States.
Theatre Communications Group, Inc. (aka TCG)
New York, NY
$140,000
To support the TCG National Conference, professional development programs, field research, and publication resources for the staff and trustees of professional, nonprofit theaters nationwide. The 2010 National Conference will be held in Chicago.
Theatre of Yugen, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the NOHkids Cycle, a project consisting of original, experimental plays performed following the architecture of a traditional Japanese Noh Cycle theatrical event. The plays will draw inspiration from Western classics of children's literature including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (based on the The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis), and The Steadfast Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.
Touchstone
Bethlehem, PA
$20,000
To support the Civil War Project. The community-based production will use content drawn from biographies of individuals buried in cemeteries throughout Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War period.
Tricklock Company
Albuquerque, NM
$20,000
To support the Revolutions International Theatre Festival. The project will host companies from around the world performing in venues throughout Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
UNIMA-USA
Atlanta, GA
$10,000
To support the production and distribution of Puppetry International and the Puppetry Yellow Pages, and to expand website services. The publications serve as comprehensive sources of information for the puppetry field and professional puppeteers.
Virginia Stage Company
Norfolk, VA
$40,000
To support the Military Family Project. The theater will create and produce a new play by Deborah Brevoort exploring the dynamics of family life in our nation's military.
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc. (aka Lincoln Center Theater)
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the world premiere of Nathan Louis Jackson's When I Come to Die, directed by Thomas Kail. The play will be presented as part of LCT3, the Lincoln Center Theater's new program to support emerging artists by producing their work for diverse new audiences.
VSA arts of Alaska (aka Out North)
Anchorage, AK
$15,000
To support the presentation of artists whose work will diversify audiences and build community. The project will feature community residencies by Bridgman/Packer Dance and performance artist Rhodessa Jones.
Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive
Arlington, VA
$10,000
To support the recording and archiving of professional theater productions at small, Washington, DC, area theaters. Archival DVDs will be housed in the James J. Taylor Collection at the University of Maryland and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC.
Washington Theatre Awards Society (aka The Helen Hayes Awards)
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support the Helen Hayes Awards' The Washington Theatre Legacy Project. The outreach education program provides theater curriculum to students in Washington, DC public schools and area Boys and Girls Clubs.
Weston Playhouse Theatre
Weston, VT
$30,000
To support the production and regional tour of Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller. Touring performances will be augmented with study guides, classes, workshops, pre-show lectures, and post-show talkbacks.
Westport Country Playhouse, Inc
Westport, CT
$30,000
To support a production of The Diary of Anne Frank, with Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of the original 1955 play by Francess Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Artistic Director Mark Lamos and Associate Director David Kennedy will oversee the artistic process, with accompanying educational and outreach activities.
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (aka Theatricum Botanicum)
Topanga, CA
$15,000
To support a production of Americana: Struggles, Strength and Survival. The play will use speeches, songs, poems and experiences of notable Americans to create a unique theatrical experience.
William Inge Festival Foundation (aka William Inge Center for the Arts) (Consortium)
Independence, KS
$45,000
To support the creation and performance of the community-based theater event The Other Side of Oz in Greensburg and Independence, Kansas. Artistic Director Peter Ellenstein will collaborate with Stacy Barnes, executive director of the 5.4.7 Arts Center, and Michael John Garces, artistic director of Cornerstone Theater.
Williamstown Theatre Foundation, Inc. (aka Williamstown Theatre Festival)
Williamstown, MA
$20,000
To support pre-professional training programs and education and community outreach initiatives. Artistic Director Nicholas Martin will direct programs to develop new artists and new audiences.
Wooster Group, Inc.
New York City, NY
$30,000
To support the development of a new play by playwright and novelist James Strahs. Artistic Director Elizabeth LeCompte and the theater ensemble will collaborate with Strahs to develop a work about aging and the dynamics of elderly/caregiver relations through research, rehearsals, and work-in-progress showings.
Working Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the TheaterWorks! adult education program. The program will teach writing and performance skills to low-income workers in the service and manufacturing sector.
Young Playwrights Inc. (aka Young Playwrights Festival)
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the Young Playwrights Festival. Plays will be selected through a national open-submission playwriting competition.
Young Playwrights' Theater, Inc. (aka YPT) (Consortium)
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support the YPT Express Tour. Producing Artistic Director David Andrew Snider will lead a two-month development and professional tour of plays written by young playwrights that will culminate with a four-day showcase of evening performances at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
Zachary Scott Theater Center (aka ZACH Theatre)
Austin, TX
$35,000
To support a production of Metamorphoses by MacArthur Genius Award playwright Mary Zimmerman, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley will direct.
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