FY 2005 Grant Awards:
Access to Artistic Excellence
Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts | Multidisciplinary | Museums | Music | Musical Theater
Opera | Presenting
| Theater | Visual Arts
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior
Endowment approval.
THEATER
A Contemporary Theatre, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$25,000
To support the world premiere production of Tale of Two Cindys
by Steven Dietz. The production will feature two separate, interrelated
plays performed concurrently by one cast in two separate venues.
Acoma Center, Inc.
Denver, CO
$10,000
To support the commissioning, development, and production of a new play.
Playwright Joan Holden will write and Artistic Director Chip Walton will
direct the original play about the former Mayor of Denver, Robert W. Speer.
Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Inc.
Louisville, KY
$50,000
To support the 29th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. Artistic
Director Marc Masterson will program and oversee the annual signature
event.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Inc.
Montgomery, AL
$42,000
To support the Festival of New Plays. The festival will feature workshop
productions and the premiere production of The Dreams of Sarah Breedlove
by Regina Taylor.
Alley Theatre
Houston, TX
$28,000
To support the production of the play, After the Fall, by Arthur
Miller, to be directed by Artistic Director Greg Boyd. The production
will feature post-show discussions, and education and community outreach
activities.
American Conservatory Theater Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the adaptation and production of a rarely produced play. Playwright
David Mamet will adapt the original version of the 1905 play The Voysey
Inheritance by Harley Granville-Barker. Carey Perloff will direct
the production.
American Repertory Theatre
Cambridge, MA
$40,000
To support the production of a classic play. Renowned Polish director
and designer Krystian Lupa will stage and direct Three Sisters
by Anton Chekhov.
Amherst College (on behalf of Folger Shakespeare
Library)
Amherst, MA
$15,000
To support the production of the play The Clandestine Marriage
by David Garrick and George Colman, to be directed by Richard Clifford.
The lighthearted comedy tells the story of an arranged marriage of an
18th-century English aristocrat that goes awry. A related exhibit at the
Folger Library portrays Garrick's life as a renowned actor and playwright.
Antenna Theater
Sausalito, CA
$15,000
To support The High School Project. The program will support communication
among young people and their communities through the collaborative creation
of original, multidisciplinary theater works.
Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of Roadside Theatre)
Whitesburg, KY
$25,000
To support the world premiere production of Betsy, a new play
by Ron Short. Original bluegrass and jazz music for the piece will be
composed by Nashville pianist and composer Beegie Adair.
Asian American Theater Workshop Co.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the NewWorks Incubator, a workshop program that will develop,
produce, and electronically publish new plays about the Asian Pacific
American experience. Under the oversight of playwright Philip Kan Gotanda,
the program will combine a research and development model with a conservatory
approach to create new plays.
Baltimore Theatre Project, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$8,000
To support the production of the play, Walk A Mile in My Drawers:
The Lives and Times of Rodney Dangerous in the Field, The First Stand-Up
Slave Comic, to be written, performed, and directed by Joyce J. Scott.
The play will explore issues of racism and violence as they relate to
the concept of black comedy.
Barter Foundation, Incorporated
Abingdon, VA
$18,000
To support the production of a new play, The Other Side of the Mountain,
by Catherine Bush. The play deals with issues of diversity, economics,
education, and acceptance; post-performance discussions and a lecture
will also be featured.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley, CA
$45,000
To support the premiere production of a new play, Stories From Jonestown
and the Peoples Temple by writer/director Leigh Fondakowski. The
play examines issues of faith, community, responsibility, and the cult
personality.
Bilingual Foundation of the Arts
Los Angeles, CA
$12,000
To support the production of a classic Spanish play. Margarita Galban
will direct Fenisa's Hook/El Anzuelo De Fenisa, a comedy created
in 1617 by Spain's Golden Age playwright Lope Felix de Vega.
Blackberry Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the production of theatrical works, workshops, and exhibitions
in Harlem Renaissance II. Worksong and Shelter will be presented as part
of an educational performance event celebrating the contributions of African
Americans.
Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc.
Boise, ID
$8,000
To support a play development program and the creation and production
of a new work. Theater director and writer Michael Rohd, artists, and
community members will use storytelling and interviews to address community
concerns and develop a script and performance of The Physics of Regret:
Boise Stories.
Bond Street Theatre Coalition Palenville Interarts Colony
New York, NY
$18,000
To support the production of a new play. The company will collaborate
with The Exile Theatre of Kabul, Afghanistan to present Beyond the
Mirror, a non-verbal play using symbolic representation, images,
movement and music to examine the last two decades of Afghan history.
Brava! For Women in the Arts
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and workshop production of a new play, A/Way:
The Urban Tao by Kate Rigg. The play will look at contemporary Asian
American experience through the lens of the Chinese philosophical classic,
the Tao Te Ching.
Carter Family Puppet Theater
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support a new adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Director
and puppeteer and director Stephen Carter will collaborate with company
artists in this adaptation of Mozart's opera of fantasy, romance, and
treachery. Classroom workshops and post-show discussions will also be
featured.
Center Stage Associates, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$55,000
To support production of a new play, Elima's Kitchen by Kwame
Kwei-Armah. The play tells the story of three generations of West Indian
men living in contemporary London. The production will offer after-school
workshops, post-show discussions and student matinees.
Chicago Theatre Group, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$55,000
To support the adaptation and production of the classic play A Doll's
House by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Rebecca Gilman. The performance,
along with outreach and education activities, will examine how the meaning
and interpretation of this text has changed over the past 100 years.
Child's Play Touring Theatre
Chicago, IL
$15,000
To support workshops, artists' residencies, and performances in a writing
program for children. In Writing Our World (WOW!), stories written by
children are presented on stage with accompanying educational activities.
Children's Theatre Company and School
Minneapolis, MN
$40,000
To support the development and production of theatrical works for young
audiences. Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, choreographer Shen Pei, and co-director
Peter Brosius will adapt and produce Monkey King, adapted from
a classic Chinese text. Hip-hop artist/playwright Will Power will develop
and produce The Minneapolis Piece, based on the stories of young
people in Minneapolis. .
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Cincinnati, OH
$37,000
To support the development and world premiere of Leap, a drama
about loss and hope, set in the days surrounding September 11, 2001. The
development phase will include professional readings and workshops.
Circuit Playhouse, Inc.
Memphis, TN
$8,000
To support a production of a stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of
Mice and Men directed by Drew Fracher and featuring members of the
resident company. The production will be accompanied by an educational
component including teaching guides, matinees, and a discussion series.
Circus Amok, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$8,000
To support the ensemble creation of a summer touring production that will
be performed in public spaces throughout New York City. Performances will
be offered free of charge in ethnically and economically diverse communities.
Circus Center
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and performance of an original circus production
by the Center's professional performing troupe, the New Pickle Circus.
The production will continue New Pickle's work toward the development
of a new American circus aesthetic.
City Theatre Company, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
To support the development and production of Ghetto Superstar,
a new piece written and performed by Broadway veteran Billy Porter. The
production will integrate storytelling, music, and dance performance and
will be directed by Artistic Director Tracy Brigden.
Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$22,000
To support the production of Venus by Pulizter Prize-winning
playwright Suzan Lori-Parks. The play is a theatrical portrait of the
19th-century historical figure Saartjie Baartman, and examines such issues
as the objectification of people, and how people are often more influenced
by appearance than substance.
Clubbed Thumb, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the Summerworks '05 Festival, dedicated to the development
and production of new works by emerging playwrights. The month-long festival
will feature post-show discussions, staged readings and workshop productions
of six new plays and one vaudeville variety presentation.
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts
Columbus, OH
$8,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the presentation of a musical adapted from a literary work.
A revival of Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will
be presented in an American Sign Language (ASL) adaptation.
Connecticut Players Foundation, Inc.
New Haven, CT
$20,000
To support the production of Travesties, a play by Tom Stoppard,
during the company's 40th anniversary season. Travesties is a
memory play about a minor official with the British consul in Zurich,
Switzerland, whose life intersected with James Joyce, Vladimir Lenin,
and artist Tristan Tzara.
Cornerstone Theater Company, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
$60,000
To support a consortium project for the development and production of
a new play. With the National Conference for Community and Justice, Bill
Rauch will direct the Faith-Based Bridge Project. This epic play
by James Still is the culmination of a series of community story circles,
inter-faith dialogues, and town meetings into a play that explores the
religious diversity of contemporary Los Angeles.
Coterie, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$25,000
To support the development and production of a play adapted from a novel.
Kevin Wilmott will write and direct a play adapted from Christopher Paul
Curtis' young adult novel, The Watsons Go To Birmingham.
Court Theatre Fund
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support the production of a modernist play. Christopher Bayes will
direct a reconceived production of Samuel Beckett's 20th century classic
play Endgame.
Crowded Fire Theater Company
San Francisco, CA
$8,000
To support the world premiere production of a new play. Liz Duffy Adams
will write a new play titled All the Truth in the World, which
explores a post-apocalyptic landscape in which the characters struggle
to cope with catastrophe.
Cuarzo Blanco, Inc.
San Juan, PR
$12,000
To support the production of a new play. WFUT, Radio del Futuro,
by Adriana Pantoja, recounts Puerto Rican radio history and will be performed
for underserved audiences in Puerto Rico.
Cultural Images Group Inc.
Northampton, MA
$8,000
To support the commission and development of a new play by Venezuelan
playwright Greta Sanchez. The piece will be developed collaboratively
by the Serious Play! Ensemble in the tradition of avant-garde physical
theater.
Deep Ellum Theatre Group
Dallas, TX
$8,000
To support a consortium project to produce a series of radio plays by
experimental playwrights. In conjunction with the Video Association of
Dallas, the theater will commission and produce Radio Undermain,
which will be broadcast by NPR affiliate KERA 90.1.
Dell'Arte, Inc.
Blue Lake, CA
$22,000
To support the creation, development, production, and tour of a new play,
Out on a Limb to be directed by Artistic Director Michael Fields
and performed by the company's core ensemble. The project is based on
a local event and explores the destiny of the nation's forests.
Double Edge Theatre Productions, Inc.
Ashfield, MA
$8,000
To support the development and production of a play adapted from the a
novel The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. The novel
portrays Soviet society at the turn of the 20th century and explores the
nature of artistic, political, and spiritual courage and freedom.
Drama League of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the Directors Project. The Drama League of New York provides
new directors with career development opportunities and fosters the art
and craft of stage direction.
East-West Players
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the commission, development, and premiere production of a new
musical. The artistic team of lyricist Aaron Coleman, book writer Sachi
Oyamo, and composer Nathan Wang will create a new production titled Imelda.
Emerald City Arts
Seattle, WA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support a semi-staged production of an American musical. In partnership
with the 5th Avenue Theatre, the Seattle Men's Chorus will produce a concert
version of a musical by composer Jule Styne and lyricist Leo Robbin.
Exitheatre
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the fifth annual DIVAfest, a festival dedicated to fostering
new works by women writers. The project features commissioning, development,
and the full production of new works by, for, and about women.
Fiji Theater Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the development, presentation, and tour of a new puppet theatre
work. The company will tour Some Chinese Ghosts by Artistic Director
Ping Chong throughout the Northeastern states.
First Stage Milwaukee, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the production of a musical for school and family audiences.
Adapted from a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, Honk! will
be produced in collaboration with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Florida Stage, Inc.
Manalapan, FL
$20,000
To support the production of Hanging Fire, a play by Claudia
Allen. The play tells the story of a retired school principal struggling
with the effects of a stroke.
Foundry Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the commission, development, and workshop production of Out
of Time, a new theater piece written and directed by Steve Cosson.
The play will explore questions relating to the nature of time in the
digital age and how individuals are affected by time.
Geva Theatre Center, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$25,000
To support Hibernatus Interruptus: A Winter Festival of New Plays. The
eighth annual festival will feature commissioning and the development
of new plays and a new musical.
Great Small Works, Inc.
New York, NY
$8,000
To support the 7th International Toy Theatre Festival and a variety series
of one-time-only performance events. Both projects will involve company
members and guest artists as curators, hosts, and performers.
Greenbrier Repertory Theatre
Lewisburg, WV
$10,000
To support the development and production of Stories of Mountain Railroads,
a new play with traditional music for southern West Virginia audiences.
The script will be crafted through historical research, developmental
workshops, and open readings.
Group I Acting Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the production and national tour of William Shakespeare's Two
Gentlemen of Verona, a spirited and comic look at young love. The
company will offer educational activities including master classes, workshops,
and week-long artist residencies for middle and high school students in
selected venues throughout the tour.
Guthrie Theater Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$40,000
To support the production of an adaptation of Sophocles's Oedipus
the King, by Ellen McLaughlin. The production will feature a symposium,
post-show discussions, student workshops, and play readings.
Hartford Stage Company, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$35,000
To support the production of the play, The Cook, by Eduardo Machado.
Directed by Michael John Garces, the play takes place in the kitchen of
a mansion in Havana, Cuba in 1958, 1972, and 1997.
Heart of the Beast Theatre, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new theater work, Lake
Street Excavation: Toy Theater Extravaganza. This production will
place miniature puppet theaters at strategic locations along Lake Street
to portray the historic origins of this major commercial artery.
Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art, Ltd
New York, NY
$23,000
To support the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP), a professional development
program for mid-career performing and visual artists and collaborative
artist teams. HARP serves artists through workshops, panel discussions,
productions, and career development services.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Honolulu, HI
$27,000
To support the world premiere production of a new play for young adult
audiences by Bryan Wake. Queen of Makaha (Rell Sunn) will tell
the story of Hawaiian cultural icon Rell Sunn, a female surfing pioneer
and community activist.
Hudson Vagabond Puppets, Incorporate
Blauvelt, NY
$8,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the restoration and redesign of puppets and sets for the production
of Mammoth Follies, a musical puppetry work. This vaudeville-style
dinosaur review is part of the company's touring repertoire.
Huntington Theatre Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
$35,000
To support the New Theatres/New Works artistic development programs. Play
development activities will include commissions, developmental support,
community partnerships, and the Breaking Ground new play festival.
id Theatre, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
$8,000
To support the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, a new work development
program for professional and student playwrights. Selected playwrights
from rural Idaho are given the opportunity to develop their plays with
the support of a professional artistic team.
Idris Ackamoor & Cultural Odyssey
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the creation and production of My Life in the Concrete
Jungle, written and directed by Rhodessa Jones with music by Idris
Ackamoor. Inspired by Amos Tutulola's My Life in the Bush of Ghost,
the piece will be a modern day musical myth that tells the story of lost
souls in modern society.
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
$25,000
To support the commission, workshop, and adaptation of a play from Booth
Tarkington's novel The Gentleman from Indiana, a 19th-century
story of a journalist returning to Indiana to settle a community injustice.
Development of the play will involve local historical and literary research,
workshops, and a youth education component.
InterAct, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the world premiere of a new play, The Beauty Inside
by Catherine Filloux. Directed by Kay Matschullat and co-produced with
New Georges in New York City, the play explores the struggle between ancient
traditions and humanistic values.
International Arts Relations, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the world premiere of Tight Embrace, a new play by
Jorge Ignacio Cortinas, directed by Loy Arcenas. Based on a kidnapping
incident in Colombia, South America, the play investigates the theme of
terrorism.
Jump-Start Performance Company
San Antonio, TX
$8,000
To support the creation, development, and production of Voice Soup
(working title). This ensemble-created interdisciplinary performance work
will spring from educational outreach activities with youth from two local
social service organziations.
Jungle Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
$12,000
To support the production of a Euripides' tragedy, Trojan Woman,
about the victims of the war between the Greeks and Trojans. The theater
will host student matinee performances and facilitate mother-daughter
educational workshops.
Kitchen Dog Theater Company
Dallas, TX
$12,000
To support the 2005 New Works Festival. The festival will feature a mainstage
production of a new American play, staged readings of new plays, and staged
readings of new works by young writers through the PUP (Playwrights Under
Progress) Fest.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the creation and production of a new play based on the Greek
myth Atalanta. Artistic Director Ellen Stewart will develop the text treatment,
and Elizabeth Swados will compose original music.
LAByrinth, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the world premiere of a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Directed
by Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Last Days of Judas
Iscariot will explore contemporary issues of religion, justice,
morality, and forgiveness.
Lark Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support an expansion of Playwrights' Week, an annual festival of new
works by emerging artists. During the festival, competitively selected
playwrights are provided with teams of professional directors and actors
to support the development of a new script.
Lawrence Arts Center (on behalf of Seem-to-Be-Players)
Lawrence, KS
$10,000
To support developmental workshops with guest artists and touring performances
of plays for young audiences. Productions of The Ant and the Grasshopper,
Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight, and The Diary of Anne Frank
will be augmented with original live music and tour nationally to young
audiences.
Lexington Children's Theatre, Inc.
Lexington, KY
$10,000
To support the tour of productions based on Appalachian folktales and
legends for children in rural communities. Lexington Children's Theatre
will tour The Legend of John Henry, a play about an African American
folk hero, and a new work based on Karen Hesse's young adult novel, Witness.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
$18,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the presentation of a musical adapted from a literary work.
As the centerpiece of the 2005 Summer Season, Honk! will include
the training of a youth ensemble to participate in the production.
Mabou Mines Development Foundation
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation and production of a site-specific theater work
that celebrates the history and geography of New York City and surrounding
communities. Ruth Maleczech will conceive and direct Song For New
York to be written by female poets reflecting New York City's boroughs.
Madison Repertory Theatre, Inc.
Madison, WI
$10,000
To support the presentation of the 2005 Fall Festival of the Future. The
festival will feature readings and workshop productions of new plays.
Magic Theatre, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support the commission, development, and production of a new play,
Dear Sara Jane (working title) by Victor Lodato. The play portrays
a woman awaiting the return of her soldier-husband, and explores issues
of national identity, the ethical contradictions of war, and the price
of domestic peace.
Manhattan Class Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin
McDonagh. In the play, a member of the IRA turns violent when he discovers
the object of his affection, his cat Wee Thomas, is dead.
McCarter Theatre Company
Princeton, NJ
$20,000
To support the production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, to
be directed by Daniel Fish. The production will offer performances for
high school students as well as post-show discussions, teacher study guides,
and in-school residencies and performances.
Melting Pot Theatre Co.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the development and production of a new musical by composer
Mike Reid and lyricist/librettist Sarah Schlesinger. In This House
examines the lives of two married couples.
Mettawee Theatre Company
Salem, NY
$18,000
To support the development and production of a new outdoor play, Circle
of Chalk. Based on a Chinese folktale about two women struggling
for possession of a child, the play will feature masks and puppets, and
will tour New England states in the summer of 2005.
Miracle Theatre Group
Portland, OR
$8,000
To support the development and production of an English translation of
a Spanish drama classic, Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega. The
play looks at the nature of leadership, the role of government in the
lives of citizens, and the ability of individuals to address social inequities.
Missouri Repertory Theatre, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$25,000
To support the production of August Wilson's play, Two Trains Running.
Part of Wilson's cycle of plays about the African American experience,
the play takes place in a Pittsburgh diner in 1969 and examines the lives
of regulars struggling to cope with the rapidly changing world around
them.
Mixed Blood Theatre Company
Minneapolis, MN
$25,000
To support the production of new plays, including Pan American,
a bilingual play about an adoptee returning to her native Colombia from
Minnesota. The Deaf Duckling is a new touring show about deaf
culture. Queen of the Remote Control is a dramatic comedy that
looks at the schism between Hindu and Muslim Indians, and the Indian American
community.
Mum Puppettheatre, Ltd.
Philadelphia, PA
$13,000
To support a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
using actors with masks and Bunraku-style puppets. Artistic Director Robert
Smythe will direct the production, adapt the text, and oversee the design
and construction processes.
Neo-Futurists
Chicago, IL
$8,000
To support a production of a new work by founding director Greg Allen.
The Last Two Minutes of the Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen will
explore the nature of dramatic tragedy in contemporary theater and how
it intersects with modern lives.
New 42nd Street, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the presentation of theater productions for young audiences
by international touring companies. The productions will be augmented
by Weekend Theater Workshop offerings that will focus on theater, music,
poetry, and puppetry.
New Dramatists, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the Readings and Workshops program. Through a variety of flexible
development activities, the program provides opportunities for company
playwrights to collaborate with actors and directors on new plays and
musicals during extended residencies.
New Federal Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the world premiere production of Real Black Men Don't Sit
Crosslegged on the Floor. Written by Christopher "Malk" Browne in
the style of a choreopoem, the play will combine non-linear narrative
with original music, poetry, prose, blues, rhythm, and dance to explore
how African American men survive in America.
New Paradise Laboratories, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$8,000
To support the creation, development, and production of Belmont Plateau,
an ensemble-created work examining the 1960s counterculture movement in
Philadelphia. The play will be directed by Artistic Director Whit MacLaughlin.
New Theatre, Inc.
Coral Gables, FL
$15,000
To support the production of a new play, The Last Trial of Clarence
Darrow by Shirley Lauro. Social issues of class and race underpin
the play's narrative about Darrow's defense of a U.S. Navy officer.
New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support a production of Eyewitness Blues, a new interdisciplinary
work by Mildred Ruiz and Steven Sapp. The piece will blend storytelling,
abstract movement, experimental music, and choreography with diverse ethnic
influences to challenge the boundaries of traditional theatrical forms.
North Shore Community Arts Foundation, Inc.
Beverly, MA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the 2005 New Works Development Program. Since 1985, North Shore
Music Theatre has provided a nurturing environment for artists and has
been a catalyst in the development of new musicals.
Old Globe Theatre
San Diego, CA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the world premiere of a new musical about the Irish author
James Joyce, titled Himself And Nora. The project will be written
by Sheila Walsh and composer Jonathan Brielle; Tony Award winner Joseph
Hardy will direct the production.
Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation and production of a new work, titled The Idiot
Savant. The work will explore the nature of truth and consciousness
in an absurdist format that poses intellectual questions.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association
Ashland, OR
$45,000
To support the design and production of two commissioned new works: Gibraltar,
by Octavio Solis, and By the Waters of Babylon by Robert Schenkkan.
The two works explore the influence of race and culture on interpersonal
interactions in 21st-century America.
Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
$30,000
To support the production of Slippery When Wet, a play by Suzan
Murakoshi that uses poetry, music, and dance to explore the hypocrisy
of a colorblind American culture. Educational activities include pre-play
symposia and post-show discussions.
People's Light & Theatre Company
Malvern, PA
$50,000
To support ThirtyFest, the 30th annual summer festival of plays. The festival
will feature the presentation of short plays and a full production of
The O'Connor Girls by Kate Forjette, a play that depicts an Irish
American family working through relationships after the death of the family
patriarch.
Perseverance Theatre, Inc.
Douglas, AK
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support world premiere productions of a chamber musical and a new play,
part of a festival of emergent theater works. The Long Season
depicts the lives of Filipino immigrants working in salmon canneries in
1930s Alaska. The play Columbinus illuminates the realities of
adolescent culture and behavior.
Philadelphia Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support the New Plays Project. The program will include commissioning,
readings, and productions, and will feature the STAGES festival of new
American plays. This reading series provides playwrights with a day of
rehearsal with director, dramaturg, and cast, along with a free reading
open to the public.
Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$12,000
To support the commission, development, and world premiere of a new adaptation
of Pirandello's Enrico IV, the story of a man who awakes after
a horse-riding accident believing he is the German King Henry IV. Created
by Irish playwright Thomas Kilroy, Henry will feature acclaimed Irish
actor Stephen Rea.
Playwrights' Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$18,000
To support the 23rd annual PlayLabs Festival. The program supports the
development and presentation of new American plays by bringing together
theater professionals and playwrights for workshops and play readings.
Playwrights Foundation, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the 28th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival. The festival
includes an artists' retreat, artistic collaborations, development of
short plays, a commissioning program, symposia, outreach activities, and
a series of staged readings of new work by vanguard regional and national
writers.
Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
To support a series of new work development programs and studio productions
during the 2005-2006 season. The development programs are focused on serving
the needs of writers, offering support, feedback, and artistic and technical
resources during the process of creation.
Portland Stage Company
Portland, ME
$22,000
To support the production of Yemaya's Belly, a play by Quiara
Alegria Hudes about a young boy's coming of age in the Caribbean. Outreach
activities include matinee performances, and post-show discussions.
Primary Stages Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the production of Going to St. Ives, a play by Lee
Blessing. Directed by Maria Mileaf, the play portrays an encounter between
a doctor and the mother of an African dictator.
Redmoon Theater
Chicago, IL
$23,000
To support the creation and production of Spectacle '05: Loves Me...Loves Me Not. This site-specific production will take place in Chicago's Sherman Park.
Research Foundation of State University of New York
(on behalf of Performing Arts Center, Purchase College)
Albany, NY
$20,000
To support the Theatre Masterpieces series. National touring ensemble
theater companies will perform interpretations of classic texts, such
as Henry James's Turn of the Screw and H.G. Wells's The Invisible
Man.
Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc. (on behalf of Alliance
Theatre Company)
Atlanta, GA
$32,000
To support the world premiere production of Day of the Kings,
the winning play in the national Graduate Playwriting Competition. This
work by Daphne Greaves portrays an annual festival in colonial Cuba during
which slaves were "free" for one day. Staged readings of work by competition
finalists, free master classes and audience enrichment activities are
also planned.
Round House Theatre
Bethesda, MD
$35,000
To support the final development and world premiere of Columbinus,
a play about the1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton,
CO. Through extensive interviews and workshops with adolescents nationwide,
the collaborators are exploring adolescent culture and behavior.
Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the production of Sam Shepherd's play, Fool For Love.
The contemporary classic depicts a couples' volatile relationship and
explores themes of love, hate, and the decline of the Old West.
Salt Lake Acting Company
Salt Lake City, UT
$6,000
To support the commission of new plays. With water becoming a resource
that is increasingly contentious in the West, the company will commission
as many as 12 writers, each with Utah connections, to write a short play
on the subject.
San Francisco Mime Troupe, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the development, production, and tour of Behind Every Child,
an original musical comedy that explores how critical thinking in our
education system contributes to our democracy. As the centerpiece of its
annual summer tour of free shows, Behind Every Child will tour
to venues throughout California including underserved rural communities.
Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research
Putney, VT
$7,000
To support the Voices of Community series. The series will present new
theater works by solo theater artists.
Seattle Children's Theatre Association
Seattle, WA
$35,000
To support the production of Joe Sutton's adaptation of The Red Badge
of Courage, based on the Steven Crane novel. The story follows young
Henry Fleming, who is fascinated by the glory of war; performances will
be followed by post-show discussions.
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle, WA
$35,000
To support new play festivals that will provide emerging writers with
opportunities to develop scripts through workshops and readings. Hot Type
and the Women Playwrights Festival provide competitively identified playwrights
with opportunities to work with teams of actors, dramaturges, and directors
toward the development of new scripts.
Second Stage Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the New York premiere of Birdie Blue, a new play by
Cheryl West about a husband and wife coping with the difficulties of old
age in their day-to-day lives. West will continue development of the play
while in residence at the theater.
Seven Loaves, Inc. (on behalf of Czechoslovak-American
Marionette Theatre)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the development and production of a new musical work with actors,
jazz musicians, and puppets. The Bass Saxophone tells the story
of teen musicians and jazz aficionados in German-occupied Czechoslovakia
during World War II.
Seven Stages, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$20,000
To support the world premiere production of Skinwalkers by Murray
Mednick., a play that explores the influence of Native American mythology
on the contemporary American West. The production will offer special matinee
performances for high school students.
Shakespeare Theatre
Washington, DC
$60,000
To support the production of Alfred de Musset's classic play Lorenzaccioa,
the story of a complex and heroic charater's struggle with absolute power
and the question of producing change by a radical act. The production
will be accompanied by post-show discussions, seminars with senior and
community centers, and other educational outreach activities.
Signature Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the production of Hot 'N' Throbbin by Pulitzer Prize-winner
Paula Vogel. The play examines domestic violence and explores its complex
effects on families. The production will be accompanied by outreach to
organizations that support victims of domestic violence.
Signature Theatre, Inc.
Arlington, VA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the adaptation and production of Stephen Sondheim and John
Weidman's musical Pacific Overtures. The musical portrays Japan's
first encounter with America in 1853, and is presented during the 150th
anniversary of U.S.-Japan relations.
Skysaver Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
$12,000
To support the creation, development, and production of a play. Trilogy,
created and directed by Theodora Skipitaris, will feature puppetry, dance,
and multimedia elements, and is based on the events surrounding the Trojan
War.
Sledgehammer Theatre
San Diego, CA
$10,000
To support the production of a new play, The Frankenstein Project
2005, based on Mary Shelley's novel and directed by Kirsten Brandt.
The play examines issues of mortality, biotechnology, and the responsibility
of the artist in the process of creation.
South Coast Repertory, Inc.
Costa Mesa, CA
$45,000
To support the development and production of a new play, Vesuvius
by Lucinda Coxon. Against the backdrop of Pompeii, Vesuvious explores
the complicated ways people deal with changing perceptions in the wake
of sudden disaster.
Southern Repertory Theatre
New Orleans, LA
$8,000
To support the third annual Southern New Plays Festival. The festival
will feature staged readings and world premiere productions of new work
by emerging Southern playwrights and a playwriting competition for high
school students.
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
$20,000
To support the production of a new adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, adapted and directed
by Howard Jensen. The work will be presented as part of the Utah Shakespearean
Festival's rotating repertory of classical productions.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago, IL
$45,000
To support the world premiere production of The Pain and the Itch
by Bruce Norris. Directed by associate artist Anna D. Shapiro, the play
is a dark comedy about privilege and corruption in a seemingly stereotypical
upper-middle-class family.
Studio Theatre, Inc.
Washington, DC
$30,000
To support the production of plays during the Russian Winter Project,
which introduces audiences to Russian writers who have emerged since the
fall of the USSR. Black Milk by Vassily Sigarev, Afterplay
by Brian Friel, and The Death of Meyerhold by Mark Jackson will
be accompanied by educational programs with American and Russian scholars,
SU Theatre Corporation
Syracuse, NY
$20,000
To support the production of The Grapes of Wrath, based on the
novel by John Steinbeck. The production will feature eduational workshops,
study guides, curriculum support materials and community outreach.
Sundance Children's Theatre Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT
$35,000
To support the Sundance Theatre Laboratory, a professional development
program for theater artists. The project will use the support of resource
artists and mentors to develop new scripts, stage adaptations of previously
written narratives, and develop new interpretations of classic texts.
Synchronicity Performance Group, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$10,000
To support the creation, development, and production of a theater work
through the Women in War project. The project will be lead by Co-Artistic
Directors Rachel May, Hope Mirlis, and Michele Pearce; and solo-artist/choreographer
Celeste Miller will assist in the development of the piece.
Talking Band, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the development and production of a new play, Delicious
Rivers (working title) by Ellen Maddow. Developed in collaboration
with mathematician Marjorie Senechal, the play follows four postal workers
and three neighborhood apartment dwellers whose lives intertwine in a
variety of surprising twists and turns.
Teatro de la Luna
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support production of Continent Virile by Alejandro Acobino.
Directed by Artistic Director Mario Marcel, this stylized comedy follows
a scientist as he investigates the suicide of several colonies of penguins
in the Antarctic.
Tectonic Theater Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$18,000
To support the stage adaptation of One Arm, an unproduced screenplay
by Tennessee Williams. Moisés Kaufman will adapt and direct the piece
through an intensive development process.
Theater Labrador, Inc.
New York, NY
$11,000
To support the production of The Beauty Inside by Catherine Filloux.
The play is inspired by an actual event in which a 14-year-old Turkish
girl was placed under state protection, the victim of an attempted honor
killing.
Theater Mu Incorporated
Minneapolis, MN
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the development and production of a new music theater work
adapted from a play in the theater's repertoire. The Walleye Kid,
inspired by Korean and Japanese folktales, is based on the experience
of thousands of Korean cross-racial adoptions in Minnesota.
Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County
La Jolla, CA
$38,000
To support the development of a new play through the 2005 Page to Stage
program. The company will present a workshop production of Nobody
by Melissa James Gibson, a modern interpretation of Homer's The Odyssey
in which children take on the roles of storytellers and gods.
Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Minneapolis, MN
$35,000
To support the creation, development, and production of Waterloo,
directed by Robert Rosen. The story features imagined conversations between
Napoleon and historical icons including Amelia Earhardt, Idi Amin, and
Harry Houdini.
Theatre for a New Audience, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the production of plays. The company will present William Shakespeare's
Coriolanus directed by Karin Coonrod and a new English translation
of Eduardo de Filippo's Questi Fantasmi titled Souls of Naples
by Michael Feingold.
Theatre for Children, Inc.
Sacramento, CA
$10,000
To support the commission, development, and production of a new play through
the Theater Fast Forward program. The company will premiere Comfort
Food a play about America's obsession with food and weight, by Kira
Obolensky.
TheatreWorks
Palo Alto, CA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support an annual New Works Festival. As a component of the New Works
Initiative, the festival will include staged readings and the California
premiere of Crowns, a work by Regina Taylor that celebrates African
American women and their church heritage.
Tricklock Company
Albuquerque, NM
$12,000
To support the Revolutions International Theatre Festival. The festival
will feature companies and artists from around the world in performances,
lectures, discussions, and workshops on international theatrical and cultural
traditions.
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence, RI
$45,000
To support the creation and production of a new comedy that combines several
of Moliere's short plays into one seamless work. The highly physical and
comedic new work will be directed by Christopher Bayes and performed by
the resident acting company.
Underground Railway Puppets & Actors, Inc.
Arlington, MA
$10,000
To support the creation, presentation, and tour of A State of Grace,
directed by Greg Smucker and lead by writer/performer Debra Wise. The
play is inspired by the work of writer and poet Grace Paley.
Unidentified Moving Objects Company, Inc.
Vashon, WA
$8,000
To support the development and presentation of a new piece of theater
based on the Grimm's fairy tale Rapunzel. Using the ensemble's
advanced aerial and movement skills, the company will create a work that
explores the transitions from adolescence to adulthood to old age.
Victory Gardens Theater
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support the world premiere production of Symmetry by David
C. Field. Set in academia and exploring issues of lost opportunities and
misplaced loyalties, the production will feature acclaimed stage and film
actor John Mahoney.
Vineyard Theatre & Workshop Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the development and production of a new interpretation of J.M.
Barrie's 1920s play Mary Rose. The revival of the lost classic
will involve dramaturgical research, developmental readings and workshops,
and the commission of an original score.
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical
Theater
To support the world premiere of a new musical. Based on a novel by Sherley
Anne Williams, Dessa Rose will be directed by Graciela Daniele, with libretto
and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and score by Stephen Flaherty.
Washington Drama Society, Inc.
Washington, DC
$45,000
To support a production of Intimations for Saxophone, a lost
play by American Expressionist playwright Sophie Treadwell. Discovered
and adapted by dramaturg Michael Kinghorn, the play will be directed by
Anne Bogart and the ensemble will include members of the SITI Company.
William Inge Festival Foundation
Independence, KS
$12,000
To support a series of Guest Artist Residencies. The William Inge Theatre
Festival will bring professional directors and actors to collaborate with
playwrights-in-residence on the development of new plays through readings
and workshops.
Wilma Theater, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support the world premiere production of Raw Boys, a new play
by Dael Orlandersmith. Commissioned by the Wilma and directed by Blanka
Zizka, the play will explore clashes between English, Irish, and Puerto
Rican cultures.
Women's Project & Productions
New York, NY
$18,000
To support the Developmental Theatre Program. The program includes The
Directors Forum, Playwrights Lab, First Looks rehearsal readings and Works-in-Progress
workshops.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Washington, DC
$30,000
To support the world premiere production of Big Death & Little Death,
an apocalyptic comedy set in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf war, by
Mickey Birnbaum. Directed by Artistic Director Howard Shalwitz, the production
will inaugurate the theater's new performance space in downtown Washington,
DC.
Young Playwrights Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Young Playwrights Festival 2005. The festival will feature
workshops, staged readings, and full productions of plays by young playwrights
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