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Theatre Funding News, Volume #37 Dear Theatre Artist, Welcome to Theatre Funding News, Volume #37. This free bi-monthly newsletter is a service provided by The Fund for Women Artists, a community of artists and allies dedicated to celebrating and supporting art that tells the truth about women's lives. For more information about us, please see the About Us section of this web site. Share This Newsletter - Please feel free to disseminate this information to other artists, but please credit The Fund for Women Artists. If you know of good sources for this kind of information that you want to recommend, or you have a listing you would like to add, please send it to me at grabo@WomenArts.org. Contents - This newsletter is organized into three sections:
Highlighted entries - Entries highlighted in orange are specifically seeking works by women. Best of luck in all your good work, Carrie Grabo |
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MadLab Theatre (Columbus, OH) – Seeking full-length plays for regular 2008 theatre season and beyond (not for Theatre Roulette). MadLab promotes the creation of provocative new works and strives to deliver diverse and original theatre to the community – it’s been called a “Generation X-troupe with ambition and taboo-shattering imagination.” Ideally scripts should be long one-acts (70-90 minutes) or two-act plays (100-120 minutes). Remuneration: $200 + 10% of box office. NO FEE. Andy Batt, T: (615) 221-5418, andy@madlab.net, www.madlab.net/submissions.htm. Deadline: Immediate NativeAliens Theatre Collective / Short Stories 8 Playwrights’ Festival (June 2007, New York, NY) – A celebration of the playwright, Short Stories 8 will be a collection of short plays from the GLBT perspective, this year on the theme “Urban View” (i.e., plays relevant to gay life in the big city). Plays may run 10 minutes max. NO FEE. NativeAliens Theatre Collective, 140 7th Ave. #2K, New York, NY 10011, T: (212) 726-8891, NativeAliens@gmail.com, www.NativeAliens.org. Deadline: April 13, 2007 GI60 / “Gone in 60 Secs” (May/June 2007, Brooklyn, NY) – Screaming Media Productions in association with Harrogate Theatre of Harrogate College and Brooklyn College New York present “the world’s only interactive international theatre festival,” featuring plays 60 seconds or less in length. Harrogate Theatre and Brooklyn College will each premiere 50 new plays, which will be recorded and made available for viewing or download via the Screaming Media website for one year. Open to people of all ages from around the world. Plays must be original; cast must not exceed 12 actors. NO FEE. Steve Ansell, Artistic Director, Screaming Media Productions, screammedia@yahoo.com, www.screamingmediaproductions.com. Deadline: April 14, 2007 (extended) John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award / The New England Theatre Conference – Open to all playwrights. Seeking full-length plays, unpublished, un-produced, and not under option; no musicals. Winners receive cash prize ($500-$1,000) and a staged reading of the script (or selected scenes from the script) during the annual NETC convention in November or on another occasion. FEE: $10; free to NETC members. The New England Theatre Conference, Inc., John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award, 215 Knob Hill Dr., Hamden, CT 06518, mail@netconline.org, www.netconline.org. Deadline: April 15, 2007 Summer Shorts 2 Festival (late June, 2007, Williston, North Dakota) – Youth Education on Stage seeks 10-15 minute plays to be performed by youth (ages 6-18) for audiences of all ages. This year’s theme: “School’s Out,” i.e., plays set in a school room, school yard, principal’s office, lunch room, etc. Any subject, but remember that this is the heartland and keep it clean. Playwrights of all ages may enter. Eight plays will be selected for performances, from which top 3 winners will be selected. Cash prizes, video of performance. Plays must be no more than 15 pp. long, have 2-6 characters, and be unpublished. Mail one script (snail mail only). NO FEE. Jack Dyville, Youth Education on Stage, 560 West 43rd Street, Apt. 8B, New York, NY 10036. Receipt deadline: April 16, 2007 **Green Light Productions** - Nonprofit theatre company dedicated to creating new and exciting opportunities for women theatre artists seeks plays by women for GLO, a production of one-act plays to be performed in Summer 2007 at Columbia University. Playwrights invited to be involved in production. Dramatic and musical plays welcome; 15-45 minute running time; must be unpublished; must not have had a public performance (workshops and readings OK). Playwright must be U.S. citizen (exception: international playwrights presently enrolled in university/college in U.S.). When submitting, attach cover sheet with name, address, phone, email address, title of play, number of characters and gender, and brief synopsis. NO FEE. Alex Dilks Pandola, Green Light Productions, 459 Columbus Ave., Box 192, New York, NY 10024, greenlightinfo@aol.com, www.greenlightplays.com. Deadline: April 23, 2007 TADA! Youth Theater One-Act Play Contest (New York, NY) – Seeking original, un-produced, unpublished one-acts for teen actors and audiences. Comedies encouraged! Must address issues relevant to today’s teen experience but setting need not be contemporary. Cast: primarily teens ages 12-19; limit 2 adults. (No musicals, but they may be submitted to TADA! separately.) Winners receive award, honorarium, and staged reading. NO FEE. Joanna Greer, Associate Artistic Director, TADA!, Annual One-Act Playwriting Contest, 15 West 28th St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001, T: (212) 252-1619, ext. 17, jgreer@tadatheater.com, www.tadatheater.com/artistsandeducators/default.asp. Deadline: April 23, 2007 FUSION Theatre Ten-Minute New Play Festival (June 21-24, 2007, Albuquerque, NM) – This year presenting seven new plays by seven directors on the theme, “No Regrets.” No previously submitted or previously produced plays. Script must be no more than 10 pp. NO FEE. Jen Grigg, FUSION Theatre Co., 700 1st Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, jeng@fusionabq.org, http://fusionabq.org. Receipt deadline: April 27, 2007 Darknight Theatrical Productions / Darknight Gallery (Chicago, IL) - Seeking scripts that tell dark and disturbing tales of evil with thought-provoking themes (a la Rod Serling’s “Night Gallery” and “The Twilight Zone”). Must have good dialogue that gets to the point and tells a complete story in 45 minutes or less (max 30 pp.), strong characters, socially conscious themes, and dramatic tension that intertwines with suspense; must be able to be produced in modest theatre with modest budget. Winners receive $100-$400 cash and see plays produced for 5 weekends beginning July 2007. Scripts must be submitted via email. NO FEE. darknight_theatrical_productions@yahoo.com, www.dtpsite.org. Receipt deadline: April 29, 2007, midnight New Works Play Festival / Stage Crafters at the Baldwin Theatre (July 28, 2007, Royal Oak, MI) - Festival of 10 short, previously unproduced adult dramas and comedy pieces. No musicals or children’s plays. Plays must be 15 minutes max. NO FEE. Kathleen Lietz and Justine Dearth, Co-Producers, New Works Play Festival, Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067, kl_home@lycos.com, justined_929@hotmail.com, www.stagecrafters.org. Receipt deadline: April 30, 2007 **The Bloody Unicorn Theater Queer Women’s Play Contest** – Seeking original full-length and one-act plays on any subject but featuring lesbian, bi, trans, or queer women as central characters. Cash prize and production in Bloody Unicorn’s 2007-2008 season. All performance rights should be under control of playwright but there are no other restrictions on material. NO FEE. Ry Herman, Artistic Director, Bloody Unicorn Theater Company, 514 N. 2nd Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705, T: (520) 990-3628 (email preferred!), bloodyunicorntheater@yahoo.com, www.bloodyunicorn.com. Deadline: April 30, 2007 International Radio Playwriting Competition – Organized by BBC World Service and the British Council, for writers new to radio. First Prizes (in best play by writer with English as first language and best play for writer with English as second language) are 2,500 Pounds and a trip to London to see play recorded for broadcast on BBC World Service in World Drama slot. Submit original, unpublished, un-produced, 60-minute radio play on any subject. No age limit. Judges include Doris Lessing. NO FEE. Christine George, Assistant Publicist, International Radio Playwriting Competition 2007, BBC World Service Drama, Room 118 East Wing, Bush House, London WC2B 4PH, UK, T: +44 (0) 207 557 1142, Christine.george@bbc.co.uk, www.bbcworldservice.com/competitions. Deadline: April 30, 2007 Lebanon Community Theatre Play Writing Contest (Lebanon, PA) – Seeking plays 10-20 minutes long, 3 scenes max., limited sets, props, and costumes, simple on-off or fade lighting, cast of 2-8. This year’s theme: “Dreams.” Winner receives $100 cash, season ticket, production on LCT stage August 16-19, 2007, and DVD of production of winning plays. Playwright may direct and cast own play if desired. NO FEE. Mary Lou Kelsey, LCT, P.O. Box 592, Lebanon, PA 17042, T: (717) 274-0787, Kelsheads@aol.com, www.lct.cc/PlayWriteContest.htm. Deadline: April 30, 2007 Bad Plays Festival (September, 2007, New York, NY) – Presented by NY Artists Unlimited, creator of the International Cringe Festival. Seeking plays that are naughty, satirical, politically incorrect, and the like – plays that keep the audience laughing or highly entertained throughout. Scripts should be under 45 minutes running time. Plays may be selected for presentation during festival’s 3 weeks on a rotating theme evening schedule, or plays may be selected for Staged Reading Series within festival. FEE: $15-$25. Melba LaRose, Artistic Director, NY Artists Unlimited, 212 W. 14 St., #2A, New York, NY 10011, T: (212) 242-6036, FAX: (212) 989-8864, Nyartunltd@aol.com, www.NYartists.org. Deadline: April 30, 2007 (regular), May 31, 2007 (late) Riant Theatre / Strawberry One-Act Festival (Summer 2007, New York, NY) – For plays 30 minutes max, with own director and cast and ready to be presented in August; one in-theatre tech rehearsal provided. Festival is broadcast on www.therianttheatre.com/video and performed in a New York City theatre for the general public. Playwright of winning play receives a grant and the opportunity to have a full-length play developed by the Riant. Some plays will be selected for publication. FEE: None to enter but plays selected for festival required to pay $300 towards publicity. Van Dirk Fisher, Artistic Director, The Riant Theatre, P.O. Box 1902, New York, NY 10013, T: (646) 623-3488, TheRiantTheatre@aol.com, www.therianttheatre.com/strawberry.html. Deadline: April 30, 2007 Luna Stage (Montclair, NJ) – Interested in works by diverse voices that have clearly been written for the stage; all genres, but work should transcend its immediate story to resonate with audiences on many levels. Musical theatre welcome but bear in mind intimate black box theatre space. NO FEE. Cheryl Katz, Director of Play Development, Luna Stage, 695 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042, T: (973) 744-3309, FAX: (973) 509-2388, Cheryl@lunastage.org, www.lunastage.org. Deadline: April 30, 2007 League of Historic American Theatres Awards Programs – Seeking nominations of individuals and nonprofit theatres that best promote, develop, and encourage involvement, participation, and leadership in the preservation, restoration, and sustained operation of historic American theatres. Nominations may come from any source. Awards will be presented on July 28, 2007, at the League’s 31st Annual Conference in Boston, MA. League of Historic American Theatres Awards Programs, T: (877) 627-0833, FAX: (410) 837-9664, info@lhat.org, www.lhat.org/programs_services/awards_program.asp. Deadline: May 1, 2007 The Francis Paul Lyons/ Almas Paul Screenwriting & Playwriting Award – In this new competition administered by the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA), $10,000 will be awarded for a new play or screenplay based on Armenian themes. No restrictions on style, location, or time period. Authors need not be of Armenian ancestry; must be 18+ years old; may be from any country. Plays and screenplays must be full-length original works or adaptations, written in English (no translations), and must not have had a professional production or be under option for such at time of submission (workshop or college productions and staged readings OK). FEE: $45. Bianca Bagatourian, Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance, 22 Concord Lane, Cambridge, MA 02138, T: (617) 871-6764, adaa@techfusion.com, www.armeniandrama.org/contest.php. Deadline: May 15, 2007 Helford Prize for Playwriting – Offering a $10,000 prize and possible production by Jacksonville University. Open to all U.S. residents. All genres and themes, but children’s plays are discouraged. Plays must be full-length (90-120 minutes), finished, original, in English, unpublished, never previously performed, and written for 5-10 actors. NO FEE. Laura Porter, Fine Arts Coordinator, National Playwriting Competition, College of Fine Arts, Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. North, Jacksonville, FL 32211, lporter1@ju.edu, http://arts.ju.edu/CFA/helford/helfordprize.pdf. Receipt deadline: May 15, 2007 ID America Festival (November 16-21, 2007, New York, NY) – A festival that questions, explores, challenges, and celebrates what it means to be living in America today; inspired by Quo Vadimus Arts’ growing concern over the polarization of media in America. Playwrights of all ages, all levels of experience, native-born or foreign-born, and of whatever political or religious affiliation, are welcome to submit a piece reflecting the author’s view of America. In addition to presenting the finalists' and winning plays in November in New York City, QVA intends to take the winning plays on a national tour of universities and regional theatres in 2008. Plays should be 30 minutes or less. NO FEE. Quo Vadimus Arts, ID America Festival, 325 Central Park West, #3N, New York, NY 10025, contact@idafestival.org, www.idafestival.org/submissions.html. Deadline: May 28, 2007 National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) Fringe and Readers’ Theatre of New Works (July 30 – August 4, 2007, Winston-Salem, NC) – A performance showcase for college and university students, NBTF Fringe affords theatre companies and theatrical student organizations affiliated with accredited junior or senior colleges in the U.S. and abroad an opportunity to perform one-act or full-length productions of new and contemporary works as well as productions of Black classics. Website details the information that applicants must submit. The Readers’ Theatre is designed to showcase the work (one-acts or full-length) of minority playwrights; submit scripts according to website instructions. NO FEE. Larry Leon Hamlin, Producer & Artistic Director; Garland Lee Thompson, Readers’ Theatre Series Curator; National Black Theatre Festival, 610 Coliseum Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, T: (212) 281-8832, playrite@earthlink.net, www.nbtf.org/submissions.html. Receipt deadline: May 31, 2007, 5 p.m. MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition (New York, NY) – Created to identify and develop the work of talented playwrights that highlights the Hispanic experience in the U.S, this competition seeks original, full-length plays in Spanish and/or English for Grand Prize of $3,000 and full production at Repertorio Español. Finalists receive staged reading at Repertorio to further develop script, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners and 2 runners-up also receive cash prizes. All plays must be theatrical creations meant for the stage. New and un-produced plays preferred; plays that have had readings or a workshop production acceptable. No one-acts, musicals, or translations. Playwrights must be 18+ years old and residents of U.S. or Puerto Rico. No email submissions. NO FEE. Allison Astor Vargas, MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition, Repertorio Español, 138 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016, (212) 225-9950, aav@repertorio.org, www.repertorio.org. Deadline: June 1, 2007 **Writer seeking personal stories on mom/artist experience** - Artist and author Laura Peisner, former gallery owner and mother of two, is writing a book about the mom/artist connection and the balance between the two roles. Book will include collection of accounts from mom/artists around the world. Everyone’s story is unique – mom/artists interested in contributing theirs may contact Laura at lrpcustomwalls@yahoo.com; her web log can be viewed at www.doitinthekitchen.blogspot.com. Deadline: June 1, 2007
Red Hen Productions (Cleveland, OH) – Always on the lookout for good new feminist plays to produce. While feminism has many definitions, Red Hen chooses not to be theorists, but activists. Any play with strong thinking female characters in a script that strives toward peace or social improvement will be considered. Productions not too costly to mount preferred. NO FEE. Dramaturg, Red Hen Productions, P.O. Box 91926, Cleveland, OH 44101, T: (216) 556-0910, feminist@feministtheatre.org, www.feministtheatre.org. Theatrefolk – Seeking original creative scripts suitable for student performance, for publication. Full-length plays, one-acts, and collections of scenes and/or monologues all sought. With the exception of classical adaptations, majority of characters in the script must be youths. NO FEE. Craig Mason, Lindsay Price, Theatrefolk, 2873 Dundas St. West, Suite 302, Toronto ON M6P 1Y9, CANADA, craig@theatrefolk.com, lindsay@theatrefolk.com, www.theatrefolk.com/store/page/23. Stage Left (Chicago, IL) – Accepting synopses of plays that raise debate on political and social issues. Note: Do not submit full manuscripts except via a literary agent. NO FEE. John Sanders, Director of New Play Development, Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60657, scripts@stagelefttheatre.com, www.stagelefttheatre.com/script_submissions.html. |
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**Leeway Foundation Transformation Awards** – Women and trans artists in NJ/PA’s Delaware Valley working in any medium may apply for unrestricted award of up to $15,000. Eligible applicants must create art for social change that impacts a larger group, audience, or community; must have been creating such art for the past 5 years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social-change work; must have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources; must be 18+ years old; and must have lived for the past 2 or more years in the Delaware Valley region. Full-time or matriculated students in an arts degree program ineligible. NOTE: See also listing for Leeway’s Art and Change Grants, below. The Leeway Foundation, 123 South Broad Street, Suite 2040, Philadelphia, PA 19109, T: (215) 545-4078, FAX: (215) 545-4021, info@leeway.org, www.leeway.org/grants.php. Receipt deadline: April 9, 2007, 5:00 p.m. The Big Read – In this initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, nonprofit organizations (including literary centers, museums, art centers, arts councils, humanities councils, literary festivals, arts organizations, and others) may apply for matching grant of $5,000-$20,000 to help fund a community reading event. During The Big Read, citizens read and discuss a single book within their communities; program lasts approximately one month and includes both major events devoted specifically to the book but also events that use the book as a point of departure, e.g., film screenings or theatrical readings. NOTE: Application through online process only. Arts Midwest, Jessica Drenth, T: (612) 341-0755 ext. 54, Jessica@artsmidwest.org; or, Christine Taylor, T: (612) 341-0755 ext. 21, Christine@artsmidwest.org; www.neabigread.org. Receipt deadline: April 12, 2007 Teaching Artist-in-Residence Fellowship, Actors Theatre of Louisville – For the 2007-2008 seasons. Position entails creation and implementation of curriculum in conjunction with Actors Theatre’s Student Matinee Series, Young Critics (review writing), Peace by Piece (community-center drama-based peace education), and New Voices Playwriting workshops. Position is full-time from August–April of upcoming season. Qualified candidates must possess Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree(s) in Theatre (Theatre Ed preferred) and have classroom experience. Individuals from underrepresented groups strongly encouraged to apply. Stipend commensurate with experience. Include sample lesson plan with resume. Katie Blackerby, Education Director, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main St., Louisville, KY 40202, kblackerby@actorstheatre.org, www.actorstheatre.org. Deadline: April 15, 2007 Association of Performing Arts Presenters Ensemble Theatre Travel Grants – Providing travel subsidy grants of up to $2,000 to theatre artistic directors, producers, presenters, managers, and artists to see work by ensemble theatres that have initiated a dialogue with them about a long-term partnership or project. In addition, artistic, production, education, publicity, or marketing staff at ensemble theatre companies are eligible for funds to visit a potential host theatre or arts presenter in order to effectively prepare for an engagement at least 6-12 months in advance. Funds also available to artistic directors of regional theatres for travel to attend the Under the Radar Festival and Symposium scheduled for Arts Presenters’ Annual Conference in New York in January, 2008. NOTE: Theatres involved must be nonprofit organizations. Arts Presenters, c/o Travel Grants, 1112 16th Street NW #400, Washington, DC 20036, T: (888) 820-2787, FAX: (202) 833-1543, theatretravel@artspresenters.org, www.artspresenters.org/services/travelgrants.cfm. Receipt deadline: April 16, 2007, 5:00 p.m. The First People’s Fund Community Spirit Awards Seeks Nominations – Fund honoring American Indian artists, including in the performing arts, seeks nominations for $5,000 individual fellowships to individuals 25+ years old who have demonstrated acts of community spirit through their art; are practicing artists of demonstrated maturity in their field, continually practicing for 10+ years; and have documented affiliation with a U.S. tribe. Miranne Walker, Office Manager, First Peoples Fund, P.O. Box 2977, Rapid City, SD 57709, T: (605) 348-0324, FAX: (605) 348-6594, miranne@firstpeoplesfund.org, http://firstpeoplesfund.org. Deadline: April 16, 2007 The National Park Service’s Federal Save America’s Treasures Grants – Matching grants in support of preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts, collections, and historic properties. Average 2006 awards were $132,000 - $223,000. Grants are part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Grants for Arts Projects program. Eligible applicants: U.S. nonprofits, units of state or local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and some federal and religious organizations. Save America’s Treasures, Heritage Preservation Services, National Park Service, 1201 “Eye” St., NW, 6th Floor (ORG. 2256), Washington, DC 20005, T: (202) 354-2020, ext.1, mclaughm@arts.gov (for Michael McLaughlin at the NEA), www.cr.nps.gov/hps/treasures/application.htm. Receipt deadline: April 26, 2007, 5 p.m., EST The Theatre Communications Group (TCG) International Theatre Institute Travel Grants - Supporting cultural exchange and artistic partnerships between theatre professionals in U.S. and counterparts in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. Awards theatres and individual theatre professionals (artists, administrators, educators) $3,000 each to cover transportation and essential expenses. Theatres must have U.S. not-for-profit, tax-exempt status; individuals must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Sheela Kangal, Theatre Communications Group, 520 Eight Ave, 24th Fl., New York, NY 10018, T: 212-609-5900 ext. 214, skangal@tcg.org, www.tcg.org/grants/iti/iti_index.cfm. Deadline: April 30, 2007 TCG’s American Theatre National Theatre Criticism/Affiliated Writers Program – Opportunity for New York City and Minnesota residents only. This awards program of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), supported by the Jerome Foundation, stimulates high-quality cultural reporting, feature writing, and theatre criticism that breaks past its own boundaries. Winners receive $3,000 to write 3- 4 feature articles for American Theatre over the course of a year. Travel expenses for agreed-upon projects also covered. Playwrights, directors, and producers eligible to apply, though program is designed for writers with demonstrable commitment to criticism and art journalism. Sarah Hart, Affiliated Writers Program, American Theatre, 520 8th Ave., 24th Floor, New York, NY 10018, T: (212) 609-5900, ext. 216, shart@tcg.org, www.tcg.org/grants/writer/writer_guidelines.cfm. Deadline: April 30, 2007 Foster's Community Grants Program - Beverage company based in Melbourne, Australia, will award grants to U.S. and Australian charities and not-for-profit organizations in support of community-building projects, including in the arts. No fixed minimum or maximum grant amount. Designed to complement Foster's grassroots, local work and provide sustainable, viable benefit over the long term. No grants to individuals or for operational expenses, fund-raising, or political activities. NOTE: online application required. Foster’s Community Grants, 77 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, Victoria 3006, AUSTRALIA, T: +61 3 96332261, FAX: +61 3 9633 2002, inthecommunity@fostersgroup.com, www.fosterscommunitygrants.com. Deadline: April 30, 2007 The Children’s Theatre Foundation of America / Aurand Harris Children’s Theatre Grants and Fellowships – Awards of up to $5,000. Matching GRANTS support small or mid-size not-for-profit theatres in one or more of the following activities: premiering an important or promising new play for children; sending a U.S. children’s threatre play to a regional, national, or international festival or convention; establishing a special production project or program of children’s theatre such as a touring program, a children’s theatre playwriting program, or a production-related symposium; securing scripts, supplies, and equipment for production of plays for young audiences. Average award: $1,900. FELLOWSHIPS assists individual theatre artists with a specific project or with undertaking and completing a specific plan for development of his/her own artistic excellence in field of theatre for children; no matching-funds requirement. Average award: $1,000. Marilee Miller, CTFA Awards Committee, 617 Baxter Ave., Louisville, KY 40204-1105, T: (502) 583-2288, mhmiller@applays.com, www.childrenstheatrefoundation.org/grants.html. Receipt deadline: April 30, 2007 P73 Playwriting Fellowship (Brooklyn, NY) – Providing year-long comprehensive support to one early-career playwright who has received neither wide public recognition nor substantial production opportunities in New York City. Fellow receives cash stipend of $2,000 plus additional $8,000 to cover expenses for research, workshop, and reading presentations. Fellowship year, which runs from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008, includes at least one public presentation of a new play, and fellow is expected to be present in NYC from time to time to fully engage in opportunities fellowship provides. Eligibility: Must be U.S. resident residing in U.S. at time of fellowship; must have completed at least 2 full-length plays or 3 one-act plays; must have a new play in earliest stages or an idea for a new play; must never have received production of his/her work with a budget over $65,000. Students ineligible. The P73 Playwriting Fellowship, Page 73 Productions, 138 South Oxford St. #5C, Brooklyn, NY 11217, fellowship@p73.org, www.p73.org/fellowship/fellowship.html#details. Deadline: May 1, 2007 The Jim Henson Foundation Grants for Puppet Works - Supporting the creation and development of innovative works of live puppet theatre. Project grants of $5,000 awarded for development of new works; seed grants of $2,000 awarded for pieces in earliest stages of creation. This year the Foundation has added a separate category for development of new and innovative work specifically for children. Only nonprofit entities may apply – either nonprofit organizations or individual artists with fiscal sponsorship by one. Belinda Brown, Foundation Manager, The Jim Henson Foundation, 627 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 680-1400, info@hensonfoundation.org, http://hensonfoundation.org. Deadline: May 4, 2007 (letter of intent) Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grants – One-time grants of $1,000-$3,500 for specific projects by artists and writers (writers category includes playwriting). NOTE: This foundation does not maintain a website or a public telephone listing; for submission guidelines, contact them via the email or postal address provided here. Diana Braunschweig, Executive Director, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Inc., 4001 Inglewood Ave., Suite 101-309, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, lvf@earthlink.net. Deadline: May 31, 2007 Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants – Part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Grants for Arts Projects program. Challenge America supports small- and mid-sized organizations with grants of $10,000 for projects in local communities that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations – those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Eligible projects include: An arts event that will feature one or more guest artists (e.g., a festival, exhibit, recital, reading, performance, screening, broadcast, or lecture); a professionally directed public art project; civic design activities; or projects that enhance cultural tourism or cultural districts. [NOTE: Projects may not involve curriculum-based instruction in the arts – for such projects see listing for NEA’s Learning in the Arts grants program below.] Applications to this program receive expedited review; January 1, 2008 is earliest beginning date for period of support. Eligible applicants: U.S. nonprofits, units of state or local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and some federal and religious organizations. National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20506-0001, T: (202) 682-5700 (voice), (202) 682-5496 (TTY/voice), grants@arts.endow.gov, www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP08/Challenge.html. Receipt deadline: June 1, 2007 Dana Foundation Arts Education Rural Initiative – Arts education organizations may apply for a 1- or 2-year grant to support professional development projects leading to improved teaching of the performing arts in public schools in U.S. rural communities. Grant size varies, up to $50,000. Projects should be aimed at professional artists teaching performing arts in the public schools and in-school art specialists who are permanent school staff and teach performing arts as primary area of instruction. Foundation’s interests include (but aren’t limited to): dance, music, or theatre based on a specific pedagogy, and arts curricula integrated into a school’s standard curriculum. Projects may not begin prior to January 1, 2008. NOTE: No awards directly to individuals or to individual schools or school districts. The Dana Foundation, 745 Fifth Ave., Suite 900, New York, NY 10151, T: (212) 223-4040, FAX: (212) 317-8721, grantsinfo@dana.org, www.dana.org/grants/artseducation/rural. Receipt deadline: June 4, 2007 (letter of intent) Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago Grants – Grants averaging $5,000-$20,000 for projects and programs targeted at improving the lives of Jewish women and girls, particularly but not exclusively in Chicago area. Funding categories include “Education, Spirituality, and the Arts,” for which JWF welcomes proposals to support the work of Jewish women artists anr, specifically mentions filmmakers and playwrights. Uses a “Jewish lens” and a “gender lens”: Projects and programs must address the unique religious and cultural needs of Jewish women and girls, and JWF will consider applicant organization’s overall support of women and girls – including females' level of representation within organization’s leadership and key staff - as well as specific project. Must have nonprofit status or fiscal sponsorship of a nonprofit to apply. Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Grants Committee, 30 South Wells St., Chicago, IL 60606, T: (312) 357-4850, womensfndn@juf.org, www.juf.org/womens_foundation. Deadline: June 4, 2007, 5:00 p.m. CST (letter of intent only) **Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grants** – Women and trans artists in NJ/PA’s Delaware Valley working in any medium may apply for immediate, short-term grant of up to $2,500. Eligible applicants must have an art and social change project or opportunity that will have an impact on a larger group, audience, or community; have financial need; and have a project supported by or in collaboration with a Change Partner (e.g., a mentor, editor, collective, community art space, theater, nonprofit organization, film studio, or club). To apply, must be female or identify as a trans person (transgender, transsexual, genderqueer); be 18+ years old; be a current resident of NJ’s Camden County or PA’s Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia counties. Full-time or matriculated students in an arts degree program ineligible. NOTE: See also listing for Leeway’s Transformation Awards, above. The Leeway Foundation, 123 South Broad Street, Suite 2040, Philadelphia, PA 19109, T: (215) 545-4078, FAX: (215) 545-4021, info@leeway.org, www.leeway.org/grants.php. Deadline: June 11, 2007; next deadline, October 8, 2007 Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth Grants - Part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Grants for Arts Projects program. Learning in the Arts grants of $5,000 - $150,000 fund projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of, and skills in, the arts. Funded projects apply national or state arts education standards and must include an opportunity for all of the following components: experience, study, performance, and assessment. Projects may take place in school-based or community-based settings and should focus on children and youth ages 5-18. June 1, 2008 is earliest beginning date for period of support. Eligible applicants: U.S. nonprofits, units of state or local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and some federal and religious organizations. National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20506-0001, T: (202) 682-5521 (media arts & literature), (202) 682-5688 (theater), (202) 682-5690 (presenting), grants@arts.endow.gov, www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP08/LITA.html. Receipt deadline: June 11, 2007 Joyce Foundation Awards – Grants of $50,000 to enable Midwest cultural institutions to support creation and production of new work by artists of color. Projects should include substantive community engagement efforts. Eligible: well-established cultural organizations whose primary mission is presentation of art through public programs serving diverse audiences; must be located in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, or St. Paul/ Minneapolis. Proposed work should not be developed beyond conceptual stage at time of application. Grants may cover period of up to 3 years. NOTE: Letters of inquiry should be submitted at least 6 – 8 weeks prior to the proposal deadline for a given grant cycled, with most grants given out in April and July. Michelle T. Boone, Program Officer, The Joyce Foundation, 70 West Madison St., Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602, T: (312) 782-2464, FAX: (312) 782-4160, info@joycefdn.org, www.joycefdn.org. Proposal deadline: August 15, 2007 (submit letter of inquiry by June 15); next proposal deadline, December 10, 2007 (submit letter of inquiry by October 10) |
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U.S. Department of Education Updates Website of Free Educational Resources – The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence website, which has a section devoted to the arts (including theatre/film), provides more than 1,500 teaching and learning resources available through the federal government. The National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and other collecting agencies have made their content available for exploring online, and agencies like the National Endowment for the Arts have created educational websites. Go to http://free.ed.gov/index.cfm and click on Arts & Music in the column on the left. |
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