Recipients of 2007 Project Grants:
ARTS AT ST. ANN'S (Brooklyn, NY) — $36,000
ASIA SOCIETY (New York, NY) — $40,000
BIG DANCE THEATRE (New York, NY) — $30,000
DOUBLE EDGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS (Ashfield, MA) — $12,500
PICK UP PEFORMANCE CO (S.) (New York, NY) — $31,500
RIDGE THEATER (New York, NY) — $40,000
RUDE MECHANICALS (Austin, TX) — $17,675
SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE (San Diego, CA) — $36,000
SANDGLASS CENTER FOR PUPPETRY AND THEATRE RESEARCH (Putney, VT) — $35,000
THE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (New York, NY) — $30,000
THE CARPETBAG THEATRE (Knoxville, TN) — $26,250
THE CIVILIANS (New York, NY) — $26,250
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS (San Francisco, CA) — $36,000
THE THEATRE OFFENSIVE (Cambridge, MA) — $36,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO — THEATREWORKS (Colorado Springs, CO) — $15,000
More information on the grant recipients (click on the organization name to visit its website):
- ARTS AT ST. ANN'S (Brooklyn, NY) — $36,000
Partner: Accinoso
The Arts at St. Ann's grant will support the presentation of a new musical production Must Don't Whip Um by acclaimed emerging artist Cynthia Hopkins and collaborators Jim Findleay and Jeff Sugg.
- ASIA SOCIETY (New York, NY) — $40,000
Ensemble Theatre partner: Chorus Repertory Theatre (Manipur, India)
The Asia Society grant will help fund a U.S. tour of the Chorus Repertory Theatre from Manipur, India, debuting its new performance Nine Hills One Valley (Chinglon Mapan Tampak Ama).
- BIG DANCE THEATRE (New York, NY) — $30,000
Partner: Japan Society (New York, NY)
Theatre partner: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (College Park, MD)
The Big Dance Theatre grant will help support the creation and production of Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar's new work The Other Here.
- DOUBLE EDGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS (Ashfield, MA) - $12,500
Ensemble Theatre partners: American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, MA) and La MaMa E.T.C (New York, NY)
The Double Edge Theatre Productions grant will support the original performance of Under the Sign of the Crocodile.
- PICK UP PEFORMANCE CO (S.) (New York, NY) - $31,500
Theatre partner: VSA North Fourth Art Center (Albuquerque, NM)
Presenting partner: New Mexico School for the Deaf (Santa Fe, NM)
The Pick Up Performance Co (S.) grant will fund the rehearsal and touring of Ain Gordon's Epic Family Epic — a work created in American Sign Language and spoken in English.
- RIDGE THEATER (New York, NY) - $40,000
Presenting partner: Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)
The Ridge Theater grant will support the collaboration between the Ridge Theater and Montclair State University's Office of Arts and Cultural Programming for a production of Difficulty of Crossing a Field — a one-act music drama by David Lang, with libretto by Mac Wellman.
- RUDE MECHANICALS (Austin, TX) - $17,675
Theatre partners: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Washington, DC and DiverseWorks (Houston, TX)
The Rude Mechanicals grant will fund the touring of Get Your War On — a politically- themed comic strip by David Rees.
- SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE (San Diego, CA) - $36,000
Ensemble Theatre partner: The Flying Karamazov Brothers (New York, NY)
The San Diego Repertory Theatre grant will support the development of a new adaptation of Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote by Paul Magid and The Flying Karamazov Brothers.
- SANDGLASS CENTER FOR PUPPETRY AND THEATRE RESEARCH (Putney, VT) - $35,000
Ensemble Theatre partner: Sovanna Phum Theatre (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Theatre partner: Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond (Keene, NH)
The Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theatre Research grant will support the touring of The Story of the Dog, which will travel to rural and underserved communities in New England.
- THE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (New York, NY) - $30,000
Theatre partner: Mondavi Center (Davis, CA)
The Builders Association grant will support the U.S. tour of SUPER VISION, an award-winning multimedia production by The Builders Association and dbox.
- THE CARPETBAG THEATRE (Knoxville, TN) - $26,250
Ensemble Theatre partner: Appalshop, Inc Whitesburg, KY)
The Carpetbag Theatre grant will support the creation of a new work titled Between a Ballad & A Blues in collaboration with the Traditional Music Program of Appalshop highlighting Howard Armstrong and the Appalachian string band music of the 1930's.
- THE CIVILIANS (New York, NY) - $26,250
Ensemble Theatre partners: The Public Theatre (New York, NY)
Theatre partner: Actors Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
The Civilians grant will help The Civilians and The Public Theatre develop Paris Commune.
- YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS (San Francisco, CA) - $36,000
Theatre Partner: The Living Word Project (San Francisco, CA)
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts grant will fund the production of The Breaks, a multimedia excursion in verse, contemporary dance and video that dramatically realizes the mythical creation of hip hop through personal narrative.
- THE THEATRE OFFENSIVE (Cambridge, MA) - $36,000
Ensemble Theatre partner: The Five Lesbian Brothers (New York, NY)
The Theatre Offensive grant will help The Five Lesbian Brothers and The Theatre Offensive re-conceive the play Oedipus at Palm Springs for touring.
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO — THEATREWORKS (Colorado Springs, CO) - $15,000
Ensemble Theatre partner: The Flying Machine Theatre (Raleigh, NC)
The THEATREWORKS grant will fund the production of Alice in Wonderland.
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