2007 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence
[ March 13, 2006 deadline ]
Dance |
Design |
Folk & Traditional Arts |
Literature |
Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts |
Museum |
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. (aka ACT Theatre)
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support a production of The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl. First premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 2004, the play takes an inventive and incisive look at career-oriented professionals in modern, middle-class life.
About Face Theatre Collective
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support a revival of Execution of Justice by Emily Mann, to be directed by Gary Griffin. Artistic director Eric Rosen will serve as dramaturg and collaborate with the playwright and director to reinterpret the work for contemporary audiences.
Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Inc.
Louisville, KY
$45,000
To support the 31st Humana Festival of New American Plays, an annual showcase of new theatrical work featuring American playwrights. Artistic director Marc Masterson will program and oversee the signature event.
Adirondack Theatre Festival, Inc.
Glens Falls, NY
$10,000
To support the world premiere production of Slap Happy, a new play by Leslie Ayvazian. Developed with Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) and its audiences in mind, the work will be directed by guest director Blair Brown.
African Continuum Theatre Coalition, Inc.
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support the world premiere production of The Oracle, a new play by Ed Shockley. The play was inspired by George Bernard Shaw's 1933 short story The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God.
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support the world premiere production of After the War, a new play by Philip Kan Gotanda. The playwright will collaborate with artistic director Carey Perloff, composer Anthony Brown, and members of the American Conservatory Theatre core company of actors.
American Repertory Theatre
Cambridge, MA
$35,000
To support the production of a reinterpretation of Sophocles's Elektra. Artistic director Robert Woodruff and award-winning composer Evan Ziporyn will collaborate to create a new music theater piece to be performed by trained opera singers and musically gifted actors.
Amherst College (on behalf of Folger Shakespeare Library)
Amherst, MA
$20,000
To support the world premiere production of a new adaptation of The Tempest, created by award-winning director Aaron Posner. Composer James Sugg will create original music and design sound to evoke the island world of the play.
Arden Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the activities of the New Play Development Program. The project will include the world premiere production of Dex and Julie Sittin' in a Tree, a new play by Bruce Graham, as well as workshops and readings of new plays.
Arkansas Repertory Theatre Company (aka The Rep) (Consortium)
Little Rock, AR
$25,000
To support a project to develop new audiences in underserved and predominantly rural areas of Arkansas. In partnership with Arkansas State University (ASU), The Rep will provide communities in the Delta region with opportunities for diverse interaction and engagement with professional artists.
Asian American Theater Workshop Co.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the commissioning, development, and production of a new play with accompanying outreach activities. Playwright Philip Kan Gotanda will create a play based on the children's book The 5 Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop, to be directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang.
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD
$15,000
To support the production and Midwest tour of a new play for family audiences. Artistic director Nancy Halverson will direct Dream Carved from Stone by Ric Averill.
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Inc.
Bloomsburg, PA
$20,000
To support the development, production, and tour of a new theater work. Our Shadows, a series of short plays, will be developed and presented in collaboration with the WAMDA theater ensemble of Cairo, Egypt.
Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc.
Boise, ID
$10,000
To support the production of a contemporary play. Theater and film director Michael Hoffman will direct The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Carter Family Puppet Theater (aka Northwest Puppet Center)
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the development and production of a puppet-theater performance adapted from an opera. Stephen Carter will direct The Liberation of Ruggiero from the Island of Alcina, adapted from the opera by Signorini Caccini.
Center Stage Associates, Inc. Endowment Fund (aka CENTERSTAGE)
Baltimore, MD
$45,000
To support a revival production of Trouble in Mind by Obie Award-winning playwright Alice Childress. First produced in 1955, the play brings to light the racial stereotypes and politics faced by African American artists in the theater field.
Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the production of a new play. The Mark Taper Forum will produce the premiere production of Distracted by Lisa Loomer.
Children's Theatre Company and School (aka The Children's Theatre Company (CTC))
Minneapolis, MN
$45,000
To support the commissioning and production of contemporary plays. Playwright Jerome Hairston will develop and adapt Iqbal from a book by Francesco D'Adamocreate and the theater will produce The Lost Boys of the Sudan by Obie Award-winning playwright Lonnie Carter.
Childsplay, Inc.
Tempe, AZ
$20,000
To support the world premiere of a play adapted from a literary work. Playwright Dwayne Hartford's adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities will be the inaugural performance at the Tempe Center for the Arts.
Circuit Network
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the development and presentation of a new play. Circuit Network will present the premiere of Palestine, New Mexico, a new play by Latino theater ensemble Culture Clash.
Circus Amok, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$12,000
To support the 2007 Summer Parks Tour of ensemble performance works in public spaces throughout New York City. Performances will be offered free-of-charge in ethnically and economically diverse communities.
Coterie, Inc. (aka Coterie Theatre) (Consortium)
Kansas City, MO
$28,000
To support the production and tour of a play. In collaboration with Accessible Arts, Inc., the company will produce and tour Frank Higgins' adaptation of The Country of the Blind, based on the novella by H.G. Wells.
Dallas Children's Theater, Inc.
Dallas, TX
$15,000
To support the commissioning and development of a new play for young audiences with accompanying educational activities. Playwright Linda Daugherty will create a script based on renowned author Steven Kellogg's stories of his family's Great Dane titled Pinkerton.
Dell'Arte, Inc.
Blue Lake, CA
$25,000
To support the development, production, and regional tour of an original theater work. The Melodrama Project is inspired by author David Belasco's The Poor of New York.
District of Columbia Jewish Community Center Inc. (on behalf of Theater J)
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support the development and production of a play at Theater J. Either Or by Thomas Keneally will be directed by Daniel De Raev.
Do Jump! Extremely Physical Theater
Portland, OR
$10,000
To support the remounting and production of an original play with education and outreach activities. Artistic director Robin Lane will choreograph and direct Entusiasmo!: A Show About Hope at the Newmark Theatre.
Double Edge Theatre Productions, Inc.
Ashfield, MA
$8,000
To support a premiere and national tour of company repertory works. Under the Sign of the Crocodile, a new work based on the life of Bruno Schulz, and the award-winning the UnPOSSESSED, based on Cervantes' Adventures of Don Quixote will also include community outreach activities.
Empty Space Association (aka The Empty Space Theatre)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the production of a world premiere. Doris to Darlene: A Cautionary Valentine by Jordan Harrison will receive a full-scale production in the summer of 2007.
Encore Theatre Foundation (aka Encore Theatre Company)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the West Coast premiere of a contemporary play. The Shaker Chair by resident playwright Adam Bock will be directed by Anne Kauffman.
Eth-Noh-Tec Creations
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation of new Asian storytelling pieces as part of an apprentice training program. Using the spoken word, movement, and music, the Eth-Noh-Tec ensemble will create and perform new works for audiences throughout the Bay Area.
Exitheatre (aka EXIT Theatre)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support DIVAfest 2007, the sixth annual theater festival dedicated to producing new plays by women writers. The festival will feature the world premiere of Crystal Daze and Muddy Deaths, a new play by Deborah Eubanks, as well as workshops and staged readings of other new plays by women.
Fiji Theater Company, Inc. (aka Ping Chong & Company)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the development and production of new community-specific works in Ping Chong's Undesirable Elements Series. The project is an ongoing series of documentary theater works exploring race, culture, and identities in American communities.
Foundry Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the world premiere production of Ecstatic States, a new play with dance written and performed by Juliana Francis. Artistic director Melanie Joseph will direct.
Geva Theatre Center, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$18,000
To support a production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. The project is designed to be a springboard for community discussions and will offer free education materials, artist-in-the-classroom visits, teacher workshops, and other adult enrichment opportunities.
Gilloury Institute (aka Silk Road Theatre Project)
Chicago, IL
$15,000
To support the Midwest premiere production of David Henry Hwang's award-winning Golden Child. The project will be directed by Stuart Carden.
Golden Thread Productions
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the annual ReOrient Festival of plays exploring the Middle East. The festival will feature full productions of new plays by Middle Eastern playwrights with post-play discussions.
Great Small Works, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the 8th International Toy Theater Festival and Temporary Toy Theater Museum. The festival will feature performances using the historical 19th-century toy theater format in traditional and experimental ways.
Guthrie Theater Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$40,000
To support a production of The Merchant of Venice directed by Joe Dowling, with an original score by Keith Thomas. The production will be the first Shakespearean play performed in the Guthrie's new theater facility.
Hartford Stage Company, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$30,000
To support the development and production of a new play with education and outreach activities. Artistic director Michael Wilson will direct the East Coast premiere production of Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner by Luis Alfaro.
Heart of the Beast Theatre, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$18,000
To support the creation and production of a new play that explores local and global issues of water stewardship. Artistic director Sandra Spieler will combine puppetry, video, spoken word, and music to create and direct Invigorate the Common Well.
Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art (aka HERE Arts Center)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support commissions and the development of new work. The HERE Artist Residency Program supports mid-career performing and visual artists and collaborative artistic teams in the development of multidisciplinary work.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Honolulu, HI
$25,000
To support the production and tour of a contemporary play. The Stones, by playwrights Stefo Nantsou and Tom Lycos, will tour statewide to a variety of venues for intermediate and high school audiences on the six major Hawaiian Islands.
id Theatre, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference. Professional and emerging theater artists will collaborate with local and community artists for rehearsals, workshops, and staged readings to develop new plays.
Idris Ackamoor & Cultural Odyssey
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the development and production of a new theater work with community outreach activities. The artistic team of Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor will use music, theater, dance, and video production to examine the subject of reparations for African Americans in The Breach (working title).
Illusion Theater & School, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$20,000
To support the regional premiere production and tour of a contemporary play. Act a Lady by playwright Jordan Harrison will be produced in Minneapolis and tour to three rural Minnesota communities.
Imagination Stage, Inc.
Bethesda, MD
$18,000
To support the development of a new play adapted from a literary work for children. Artistic director Janet Stanford will direct the adaptation of playwright and author Sam Swope's children's book The Araboolies of Liberty Street, with choreography by Robert Dion and music by Gilieh Lee.
Intersection (aka Intersection for the Arts)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the development and world premiere of a new play with outreach and education activities. Danny Scheie will direct Fe in the Desert by playwright Jessica Hagedorn.
Jump-Start Performance Company
San Antonio, TX
$10,000
To support the Electric Performance Lab, a series of new performance works-in-progress. The company-created theater works will range from solo performances to small, dramatic group pieces.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation, development, and production of a new theater work. Artistic director Ellen Stewart will write a new play based on the Greek myth Peleus in collaboration with the Great Jones Ensemble and composer Elizabeth Swados.
LAByrinth, Inc. (aka LAByrinth Theater Company)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the company's annual New Play Development Programs. Activities will include the Summer Intensive, the Barn Series Festival, and a Development of New Works Series.
Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Beach, CA
$15,000
To support production of a play. Master of the House by Shmuel Hasfari will be directed by artistic director Richard Stein.
Lark Theatre Company, Inc. (aka Lark Play Development Center)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the 2007 Playwrights Week Festival and the development of new plays by emerging authors. The festival will feature public readings of new works and panel discussions with audiences.
Lexington Children's Theatre, Inc.
Lexington, KY
$10,000
To support the production and regional tour of theater works. Anansi by Jeremy Kisling and The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi by Y York will tour to underserved communities.
Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the development of Three Vampires: A Parable of the Philippines, a new multidisciplinary play by Ping Chong and Jessica Hagedorn. The play will use Philippine supernatural mythology to investigate the effects of political and cultural imperialism in the nation's complex history.
Mabou Mines Development Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the development and production of a new performance work. Song for New York: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting is an ensemble-created interdisciplinary theater work conceived by co-artistic director Ruth Maleczech in collaboration with visiting artists.
Manhattan Class Company, Inc. (aka MCC Theater)
New York, NY
$12,000
To support the world premiere of Swallowing Bicycles, a new play by Neil LaBute, to be directed by Jo Bonney.
Manhattan Theatre Club, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Play and Musical Theatre Development Programs. The programs support the creative process for writers, composers, and lyricists through script evaluation, readings, commissions, and dramaturgy.
Manhattan Theatre Source Incorporated
New York, NY
$8,750
To support the PlayGround Development Series. The program will provide resources to emerging and independent artists to develop new plays.
McCarter Theater (aka McCarter Theatre Center)
Princeton, NJ
$25,000
To support the world premiere production of Mrs. Packard, a new play by artistic director and playwright Emily Mann. Selected to be part of the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays, the play follows its historical title character into a 19th-century insane asylum.
Metro Theater Company (Consortium)
St. Louis, MO
$28,000
To support the United States premiere of Hana's Suitcase, a new play by Canadian playwright Emil Sher. Based on a nonfiction book of the same name by award-winning CBC radio producer Karen Levine, the play will be produced in partnership with Edison Theatre at Washington University.
Mettawee Theatre Company, Inc.
Salem, NY
$18,000
To support the development and production of an original piece adapted from Dmitri Shostakovich's opera version of The Nose, a 19th-century tale by Nikolai Gogol. Artistic director Ralph Lee will design and direct the outdoor production featuring puppets, masks, and giant scenic elements.
Millan Theatre Company (aka Detroit Repertory Theatre)
Detroit, MI
$10,000
To support a production of Between Men and Cattle, a new play by Richard Kalinoski. Inspired by a 1992 60 Minutes interview between Mike Wallace and a young African American boy, the play confronts the issue of deeply embedded racial bias in the American experience.
Miracle Theatre Company (aka Miracle Theatre Group)
Portland, OR
$15,000
To support a Spanish-language production of Rosalba y los Llaveros by renowned Mexican playwright Emilio Carballido. Artistic associate Daniel Jáquez will direct and choreograph.
Mixed Blood Theatre Company
Minneapolis, MN
$26,000
To support the development and production of Messy Utopia, a new work by five biracial playwrights. Dramaturg Liz Engelman will manage the relay-style creative process and guide the playwrights' segments into a unified theatrical whole.
Neo-Futurists
Chicago, IL
$8,000
To support the creation, development, and production of a play. Poker at the White House, by playwright and ensemble member Sean Benjamin, will be directed by Sean Daniels.
New 42nd Street, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the presentation of a series of productions for family audiences. The productions will be targeted to a diverse, intergenerational audience from New York City and the tri-state area.
New Dramatists, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the Readings and Workshops program. Through a variety of activities, the program will provide opportunities for playwrights to collaborate with actors and directors on new plays and musicals during extended residencies.
New Group, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the production of a play. The Fever by Wallace Shawn will be directed by Scott Elliott and performed by Wallace Shawn.
New York Shakespeare Festival (aka Public Theater)
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the development and production of a new play. John Guare's A Free Man of Color will be directed by George Wolfe.
New York Theatre Workshop, Inc. (aka NYTW)
New York, NY
$42,000
To support the production of a new play. All That I Will Ever Be by Alan Ball will be directed by Jo Bonney.
Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support production of a new theater work. Artistic director Richard Foreman will write and direct Many Amazing Overcoats and oversee the collaboration with visiting artists.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association
Ashland, OR
$40,000
To support the development and production of a new play. Adapted from a novel by William Saroyan, Tracy's Tiger, a chamber musical by associate artistic director Penny Metropulos, actor Linda Alper, and dramaturg Douglas Langworthy, will feature original music by composer Sterling Tinsley.
Paul Mesner Puppets, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$18,000
To support a production of a puppet opera adapted from Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel. The production will incorporate life-size puppets as actors with opera singers and a live orchestra.
People's Light & Theatre Company
Malvern, PA
$38,000
To support a production of Splittin' the RaftHuckleberry Finn that juxtaposes the story with speeches by Frederick Douglass.
Perseverance Theatre, Inc.
Douglas, AK
$30,000
To support the world premiere production of The Raven Odyssey. The project will weave together folkloric stories of Raven gathered from Alaskan Native cultural groups to create a pan-Alaskan celebration of the state's history and indigenous cultures.
Philadelphia Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support the Philadelphia premiere of Nikkole Salter and Danai Gurira's acclaimed work In the Continuum. The play presents the story of two women infected with HIV in two countries, the United States and Zimbabwe.
Pig Iron Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support the creation and production of a new work with the working title Chekhov Lizardbrain. Led by artistic director Dan Rothenberg and scenic designer/installation artist Anna Kiraly, the project will explore new approaches to character and space in contemporary theater.
Playwrights Foundation, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the 30th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival. The project includes an artists' retreat, artistic collaborations, development of new theater works, a commissioning program, symposia, outreach activities, and a series of staged readings of new work by emerging and established writers.
Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the development and production of new plays through The American Voice Intiative. The program will support both emerging and established writers in the development and presentation of new works.
Playwrights' Center, Inc. (Consortium)
Minneapolis, MN
$20,000
To support the New Plays on Campus Initiative. In partnership with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, the project will provide commissions for professional playwrights to develop new plays through residencies, workshops, classes, readings, and productions at colleges and universities.
Playwrights' Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$18,000
To support the annual PlayLabs Festival, a playwright-driven, process-oriented program for collaborative new play development. The project will showcase world premiere readings of new plays by emerging and established writers.
Playwrights' Preview Productions (aka Urban Stages)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the Urban Stages' Outreach Program. The company will tour new works by multi-ethnic authors to underserved communities, and the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens public library systems will serve as both venues and partners.
Pregones Touring Puerto Rican Theatre Collection, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$25,000
To support the development and production of a new play. J (working title) is an ensemble-created theater work, directed by Alvan Colon Lespier in collaboration with artistic director and dramaturg Rosalba Rolon.
Providence Black Repertory Company (aka Black Rep)
Providence, RI
$18,000
To support the development and production of a new theater work. Black Maria, based on the book of poems of the same name by writer Kevin Young, will be adapted for the stage by artistic director Donald King.
Quantum Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
To support the development and production of a new play. Michael Ondaatje's The Collected Works of Billy the Kid will be developed in collaboration with director Dan Jemmett and actor/dramaturg John Jay.
Redmoon Theater
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support the development and production of a play. Once Upon A Time by Joe Meno will be directed by associate artistic director Frank Maugeri.
Regents of the University of California at Santa Cruz (on behalf of Shakespeare Santa Cruz)
Santa Cruz, CA
$15,000
To support the production of a series of classic plays to be performed in repertory by Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Outdoor productions of Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida and Romeo and Juliet will be performed alongside a non-Shakespearean classic work linked to the theme of young love against a background of conflict.
Research Foundation of State University of New York (on behalf of Performing Arts Center at Purchase College)
Albany, NY
$10,000
To support the presentation of the Theatre Masterpieces series at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. The series will include the presentation of innovative theater ensembles performing new works and reinterpretations of classics.
Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$35,000
To support the world premiere production of False Creeds, a new play by Darren Canady. The play was selected as the winning play in the Alliance Theatre's Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition.
Rude Mechanicals-A Theatre Collective
Austin, TX
$12,000
To support the development, creation, and production of The Method Gun, a new play by Kirk Lynn. The project, directed by Shawn Sides, will be developed collaboratively using the ensemble's signature techniques for creating new work for the stage.
Salt Lake Acting Company
Salt Lake City, UT
$10,000
To support the world premiere production of Sexsting, a new play by Doris Baizley. The playwright collaborated with criminal defense attorney Susan Raffanti to create the story of a suspected Internet predator and the FBI agent who operates a sting to apprehend him.
San Diego Repertory Theatre (aka San Diego REP)
San Diego, CA
$25,000
To support the development and world premiere of a new multi-lingual political comedy by Paul Magid, inspired by Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha. The project is a collaboration with the Flying Karamazov Brothers and will be directed by artistic director Sam Woodhouse.
Saratoga International Theatre Institute, Inc. (aka SITI Company)
New York, NY
$25,000
To support a new company-created production titled RADIO MACBETH.
Second Stage Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$28,000
To support the New York premiere of eurydice, a new play by Sarah Ruhl. Ruhl is reclaiming the classis Greek myth of Orpheus and telling it from Eurydice's point of view
ShadowLight Productions
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support the development and production of a new play. Ghosts of the River by Octavio Solis will be directed by artistic director and Balinese puppet master Larry Reed.
Shakespeare Theatre
Washington, DC
$55,000
To support the production of a Shakespeare play. Titus Andronicus will be directed by Gale Edwards and will be part of the city-wide festival Shakespeare in Washington.
Signature Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the production of a play. King Hedley II by August Wilson will be directed by Derrick Sanders.
Southern Rep
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
To support the development and production of plays. The company will present Rising Water by playwright and novelist John Biguenet and The Breach by Catherine Filloux, Tarell McCraney, and Joe Sutton.
Stages, Inc. (aka Stages Repertory Theatre)
Houston, TX
$15,000
To support the production of plays. An American Brat by Bapsi Sidhwa will be directed by Rob Bundy, and Shakunta by Kalidasa will be produced in collaboration with the Shunya Theater Company.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the world premiere production of August: Osage County, a new play by Tracy Letts. Originally commissioned by the theater and created specifically for its ensemble, the piece will be directed by Anna Shapiro.
Studio Theatre, Inc.
Washington, DC
$25,000
To support a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. The production will represent the theater's contribution to the Kennedy Center's Shakespeare in Washington festival in 2007.
Sundance Children's Theatre Inc. (aka Sundance Theatre)
Salt Lake City, UT
$35,000
To support the Sundance Theater Laboratory, a new play development workshop for emerging and mid-career independent theater artists. The program will provide writers with the support of resource artists and mentors to develop new scripts, stage adaptations of previously written narratives, or develop new interpretations of classic texts.
Sweet Jane Productions, Inc. (aka International WOW)
Brooklyn, NY
$12,000
To support the development and world premiere production of You Belong to Me, a new chamber piece conceived and directed by Josh Fox. The piece will be co-created by an international ensemble of artists from Argentina, Palestine, Japan, and the United States.
Swine Palace Productions, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
$15,000
To support the world premiere production of Cocktail, a new play by renowned performance artist Ping Chong and biochemist Vince LiCata. The piece will explore scientific and social issues in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Teatro Vista...Theater with a View (aka Teatro Vista)
Chicago, IL
$8,000
To support Tapas a la Teatro Vista, a free reading series of new scripts by Latino writers. The annual series pairs emerging playwrights with directors and actors for public readings offered in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.
Tectonic Theater Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$22,000
To support the research and development of a new play, Scopes, Kitzmiller and Beyond (working title) by Moiss Kaufman. The piece will use the Kitzmiller vs. Dover trial as a launching point for an exploration of the debate between evolution and creationism.
Theater Mu Incorporated (aka Mu Performing Arts)
Minneapolis, MN
$15,000
To support the development and production of a new play. Clarence Coo's Bahala Na will be directed by Jennifer Weir.
Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Minneapolis, MN
$32,000
To support the development and production of a new theater work. Don Juan Giovanni, by writer Stephen Epp and directed by artistic director Dominique Sarr, will include original music by composer Barbara Brooks.
Theatre for a New Audience, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the production of a play and the tour of a Shakespeare play. The company will produce The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Darko Tresnjak, and tour The Merchant of Venice to London's Royal Shakespeare Company.
Theatre Grottesco North America, Inc.
Santa Fe, NM
$12,000
To support the production of a new play. Fortune: The Rise and Fall of a Small Fortune Cookie Factory.
Theatre of Yugen, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation, development, and production of a play. The Cycle Plays will include a series of theater works developed by the company ensemble in collaboration with playwright and director Eric Ehn.
TimeLine Theatre Company
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the development and production of a new play. Dream City (working title) by Brett Neview will be developed in collaboration with artistic director P. J. Powers.
Touchstone (aka Touchstone Theatre)
Bethlehem, PA
$20,000
To support the development and production of a new theater work. Through the Lehigh Valley Black Heritage Project, the company will partner with local historical and community organizations to create a performance piece that gives voice to the senior citizens of the African American community and their experience during the last century.
Triad Stage, Inc.
Greensboro, NC
$10,000
To support the production of a play. Adapted by Jack Kirkland from the novel by Erskine Caldwell, Tobacco Road will be directed by artistic director Preston Lane.
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence, RI
$25,000
To support the production of a play. Thornton Wilder's Our Town will be directed by Brian McEleney and performed by Trinity's resident acting company.
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc. (aka Lincoln Center Theater)
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the production of a new play. Salvage, the third installment in The Coast of Utopia trilogy by Tom Stoppard, will be directed by Jack O'Brian.
Wilma Theater, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support the Galileo Project, featuring a production of Bertolt Brecht's The Life of Galileo, translated by by David Edgar. Co-artistic director Blanka Zizka will direct.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Washington, DC
$25,000
To support the world premiere of Dead Man's Cell Phone, a new play by Sarah Ruhl. Rebecca Taichman will direct, and the production will feature actress Polly Noonan and members of Woolly's resident acting company.
Wooster Group, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation and production of a new work. Elizabeth LeCompte will direct La Didonei, adapted from Francesco Cavalli's 16th-century opera.
Yale University (on behalf of Yale Repertory Theatre)
New Haven, CT
$20,000
To support the New Play Program, a permanent, fully integrated initiative aimed at supporting the creation of new work for the American stage. The program will extend commissions and development support to emerging, mid-career, and leading artists in the field.
Young Playwrights Inc. (aka Young Playwrights Festival)
New York, NY
$18,000
To support the Young Playwrights Festival. Plays will be selected through a national open-submission playwriting competition.
Young Playwrights' Theater, Inc.
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support the Youth or Dare Tour, a professional tour of plays written by young playwrights from middle and high schools. The plays will receive dramaturgical support and the playwrights will actively participate in the rehearsal process to refine their plays.
Z Space Studio (Consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the second phase of the Western Presenters' Consortium Initiative. In partnership with Lensic Arts of Santa Fe, Z Space will lead a consortium of performing arts presenters in the commissioning, development, and touring of new theatrical works
National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506
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