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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 16th day of June, 2014, by and between Orange County
("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission") and The
ArtsCenter("Grant Recipient").
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission is a countywide arts agency that ensures the growth of
local arts experiences by providing funding and support for diverse high quality programs and
projects.
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission administers the Spring and Fall Arts Grants Program
to provide economic opportunities to Orange County artists and non-profit organizations
coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.
WHEREAS, the Spring Arts Grants Program is supported by Arts Commission with
funds from the Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the
Department of Cultural Resources and the National Endowment for the Arts.
WHEREAS, the Grant Recipient was selected by the Arts Commission to receive the
Spring Arts Grant through the procedures duly adopted by the Arts Commission; and
WHEREAS, both parties wish to promote and maintain the integrity and clarity of the
Grant Recipient's ideas and statements and delineate the Grant Recipient's obligations to the
County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the Grant Recipient, for the consideration and
under the conditions hereinafter set forth, agree as follows:
1. Approved Grant Project. Grant funds are provided under this Agreement for the project
("Project") described in the Grant Recipient's Grant Application, attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
2. Grant Award. Grant funds in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars
($1,500) have been awarded by the Arts Commission to the Grant Recipient for the
approved Project. These funds must be matched at least dollar-for-dollar with cash from
the Grant Recipient's funds not derived from either Orange County appropriations or the
North Carolina Arts Council.
3. Contingency. This grant is contingent on North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots
Program funding to the Arts Commission. Final decisions on Grassroots Program funds
to the North Carolina Arts Council are subject to approval by the North Carolina General
Assembly.
4. Responsibilities of the Grant Recipient
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A. Implementation. The Project implementation shall take place between July 1,
2014 and June 30, 2015. The Project shall be implemented in the manner
described in Exhibit A. Time is of the essence in the implementation of the
Project.
B. Modifications to proiect. Grant Recipient shall present major changes to the
original proposal, including but not limited to changes in design, implementation
schedule and increase in Project budget by more than 10%, in writing to the Arts
Commission for approval. Arts Commission shall approve or disapprove Grant
Recipient's request for modifications within seven (7) days of receipt thereof.
Consent to project modifications shall not be unreasonably withheld. Arts
Commission's decisions shall be in writing. In the event the Arts Commission
fails to approve or disapprove the requested modifications within the time stated
herein,the modifications shall be deemed approved.
C. Non—assignment. The grant cannot be assigned or transferred to a different project
or artist without prior written approval of the Arts Commission.
D. Records. Grant Recipient must maintain records and other evidence: pertaining
to costs incurred and revenues acquired during the Project implementation. Grant
Recipient shall maintain financial records pertaining to the Project fir three (3)
years from the date of this Agreement, in case of audit.
E. Use of Funds. Grant Recipient shall not use the grant funds to repay outstanding
taxes or other debts of any nature. The grants shall be utilized solely for the
purpose of implementing the Project and Project related expenses.
F. Final Report. Grant Recipient shall submit to the Arts Commission a Final Report
on July 6, 2015 . The Final Report shall be in the format required by the
North Carolina Arts Council. Failure to submit the Final Report or late
submission of the Final Report, for any reason, shall be grounds for denial and/or
cancellation of grant funds for the Project and future grant proposals.
5. Responsibilities of the Arts Commission
A. Payment. The Arts Commission shall release the grant funds in the amount of
$1,500 to the Grant Recipient.
6. Publicity
A. Acknowledgement. Credit must be given to the Orange County Arts
Commission using the Arts Commission logo and if State funds are received
to the North Carolina Grassroots Program in brochures, nev is releases,
programs, and all other printed and online publications. Copies of such printed
materials must accompany the evaluation report. When no printed information is
used, verbal credit shall be given. In addition, all print and promotional material
must include the following credit line (check all that apply):
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i. County Funds Only. "This program is supported by the Orange
County Arts Commission. "
ii. x North Carolina Arts Council Funding. "This program is supported by the
Orange County Arts Commission with funds from the Grassroots .Program of
the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. "
B. The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits and performances open to the
public and related to this grant award on the ExploreChapelHilLkRTS.com
website and display ExploreChapelHil!URTS.com publicity materials
(postcards, brochures, etc.) prominently and consistently at their venue or
performance space. In addition, the Grant Recipient must add a link to the
ExploreChapelHillARTS.com (ExploreChapelHillARTS.com logo preferred)
to their main webpage. The Grant Recipient shall contact the Orange County Arts
Commission for replacement ExploreChapelHillARTS.com publicity materials.
7. Indemnity. The Grant Recipient agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County, the
Arts Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council and their officers and employees
from any and all claims or actual injury, damage or loss to a person, or real or personal
property that results from or is in any way connected to the use of the grant funds.
8. Independent Contractor. The Grant Recipient is an independent contractor and not an
employee, agent or other representative of the County and/or the Arts Commission.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create the relationship of
principal and agent, or employer and employee, between Grant Recipient and Arts
Commission or Orange County Government. Grant Recipient understands and agrees
that he/she is not authorized to incur any expenses or any liability whatsoever on behalf
of the County or the Arts Commission and has no authority, expressed or implied, to
obligate or make representations on behalf of the County or the Arts Commission. In
addition, Grant Recipient agrees to maintain his or her own worker's compensation
insurance for himself/herself and his or her employees for the duration of the art work's
installation.
9. Termination
A. In the event of any of the circumstances set forth below(hereinafter rel'erred to as
"default"), the Arts Commission may immediately terminate this Agreement:
(i) Any fraudulent representation in any verification required to obtain
payment under this Agreement or other dishonesty on a material matter
relating to the performance of services under this Agreement.
(ii) Nonperformance, incomplete service or performance, or failure to
satisfactorily perform any part of the Project or to comply with any
provision of this Agreement, as determined by the Arts Commission in its
sole discretion.
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(iii) Failure to adhere to the terms of applicable county, state or federal laws,
regulations, or stated public policy.
B. In the event of default by the Grant Recipient, the Arts Commission has the
discretion to elect to terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part and/or require
the Grant Recipient to repay the grant funds within seven (7) from written notice
of default or allow the grant recipient the opportunity to cure the default. This
clause shall not be interpreted to limit the County's or the Arts Commission's
remedies in law or in equity.
10. Miscellaneous.
A. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the attachments contain the final and
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement. All modifications and amendments to this Agreement shall be in
writing. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their heirs, successors
and assigns.
B. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the State of North Carolina and the Orange County.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Orange County and the Grant Recipient have signed this Grant
Agreement, effective on the last date this Agreement is signed by both parties as indicated by the
dates set forth under signatures below.
For and on be if of the Grant Recipient
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G 2014- 15 Application Form
ORANGE COUNTY ARTS Orange County Arts Commission
COMMISSION
Promoting the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Evaluation Criteria
• Artistic merit of program.
• Populations served—impact for geographic &traditionally under-served populations.
• Feasibility of proposed activity & effectiveness in fulfilling applicant's mission.
• Cooperation between organizations and artists.
• Evidence of feasibility of program, community support, and responsiveness to community needs.
• Emerging organizations are encouraged to apply.
1 Applicant Information
Applicant Name The ArtsCenter
Mailing Address 300-G East Main Street
Daytime Phone (919) 929-2787 Fax Number (919) 969-8574
Email Address ChildrensPrograms(c)_ArtsCenterLive.org Web Site www.ArtsCenterLive.org
Project Director Heather Gerni Title School & Family Performances Coordinator
DUNS Number 029686396
2 Project Director Information
Project Director Home Address 603 Lakeshore Dr., Hillsborough, NC 27278
Daytime Phone (919) 929-2787 Evening Phone (919) 360-4484
Email Address ChildrensPrograms(cDArtsCenterLive.org
3 Grant Request Summary
Arts Program Grant Request $1,500
Total Cash Match $83,085
Total Organizational Budget 2012-2013 $1,426,770 Past Year
2013-2014 $1,587,972 Current Year
2014-2015 $1,525,000 Projected for Next Year
Summary Statement for Proposed Uses of Arts Program Grant The ArtsCenter's School Show Series
brings learning to life through more than 20,000 experiences for area youth each year, ensuring_that the
arts remain a meaningful part of students' education. Through a combination of shows on-site at The
ArtsCenter and shows booked in area schools, the School Show Series makes a significant impact on
students in Orange County, providing opportunities to see new things, learn about different art forms, as
well as different cultures. In 2013-2014, the School Show Series will present 20 shows at The ArtsCenter
by 10 different artists/groups and will also coordinate approximately 65 in-school shows. The season will
feature a variety of art forms including storytelling, music, drama, hip-hop and breakdancing, and
acrobatics. Support from the Orange County Arts Commission would help to ensure that these unique
learning opportunities and experiences are available to the youth in our community.
Questions? Call us at(919) 968-2091 • Deliver Application to: 501 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC
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The ArtsCenter's Organizational Profile
The ArtsCenter began as one painting class in a walk up studio on East Main Street in Carrboro in 1974. From
that modest first step and the extraordinary creative vitality of Carrboro, an amazing community educational
organization using the arts began. During 2013 The ArtsCenter served 93,000 people, one third under the age
of 18. Our work created a local economic impact estimated at $3,488,830, generating I I I full time jobs and
$328,000 in state and local tax revenue.
Our core services are The ArtSchool (serving 15 year olds through retirees) and our youth programs (serving
pre-K through 15 year olds though Afterschool Arts Immersion, Arts-In Education, ArtsCamp, School Shows,
and Youth Art Blocks). Additionally we serve audiences via theater performances, live concerts, and gallery
exhibits. Many of these activities are implemented together with other community organizations, area
businesses, area schools, and local governmental agencies and departments.
Mission: The ArtsCenter exists in order to inspire creativity and to enrich the lives of people of all ages.
Vision: We envision a world in which people embrace the arts as a critical component of daily life.
Guiding Values: Sustainability; Excellence; Accountability; and Inclusivity.
Current Programs and Services
The ArtsCenter is organized into five programmatic departments.
ArtSchool. ArtSchool at The ArtsCenter is Orange County's most comprehensive non-profit resource for
continuing education in the arts on a non-degree, community basis. The ArtSchool now offers more than 500
classes in all artistic disciplines for all experience levels and ages, awards more than 50 scholarships annually, and
offers work-study opportunities.
Youth Programs. The ArtsCenter has provided artistically excellent, age-appropriate and accessible arts
experiences to Triangle families for more than 30 years. Currently, The ArtsCenter offers the 90-event School
Show Series, the SuperFun Series for family audiences, ArtsCamp in the summer, A fterSchool Arts Immersion and Arts In
Education during the school day to area youth and families. Youth Arts Blocks (YAB) includes fine art classes for
youth and workshops and camps year round in acting, drawing, painting, writing, photography, ceramics, dance,
acting for the camera, improvisation and more
Gallery. The Nicholson Gallery features the work of local and regional artists on a rotating basis. The Gallery
exhibitions highlight the work of more than 100 local and regional artists in 12 exhibitions a year.
Theatre. International theatre at its most local, ArtsCenter Stage showcases the work of emerging and
established artists hailing from next door to around the world. ArtsCenter Stage features new works with an
historical perspective, while its second-stage series includes improvisation and storytelling, musicals and operas,
stand-up comedy and film screenings, new works in development and theatre for younger and older audiences.
ArtsCenter Stage is community-oriented theatre with a commitment to developing new artists and audiences.
Concerts. The ArtsCenter presents approximately 60 concerts for adults each year, representing the spectrum
of musical genres by touring artists including folk, blues, Celtic, rock, singer-songwriter, old-time, and bluegrass.
Proposed Uses of Grant Funds
The ArtsCenter's School Show Series brings learning to life through more than 20,000 experiences for area
youth each year. Through a combination of shows on-site at The ArtsCenter for groups on field trips and shows
booked in area schools, the School Show Series makes a significant impact on students in Orange County. These
programs ensure that the arts remain a meaningful part of students' education and provide opportunities to area
youth to see new things, learn about different art forms, as well as different cultures.
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Learning percussive dance from a local dance company and one of the leading youth tap ensembles in the world,
seeing thrilling acrobatics from African culture performed on stage, or hearing songs and stories from Latin
America can bring history and culture to life for students. For some students, stepping into The ArtsCenter's
theater may be the first time they have ever been in a professional performance space. Furthermore, engaging
with history through an interactive play, for example, can enhance classroom study. Using the arts as a means of
teaching curriculum embraces different ways of teaching and learning, thereby reaching students with different
learning styles.
The ArtsCenter respectfully requests $1,500 from the Orange County Arts Commission to help subsidize the
artists' fees for the 2014-2015 School Show Series, which annually impacts thousands of youth in Orange
County. More specifically, this support would help make the following activities possible:
The School Show Series consists of high-quality, arts-based educational performances by local, regional, and
national artists. School Shows take place on weekday mornings at The ArtsCenter and enhance! classroom study
by aligning with curriculum in the Common Core and NC New Essential Standards. Most School Show
attendees come from K-8th grade, though every season contains at least one show that reaches high-school
audiences. In addition to shows on-site, The ArtsCenter also coordinates performances in area schools by some
of the season's artists. These in-school shows are made possible through a longstanding partnership with local
schools' PTA Cultural Enrichment volunteers.
In the 2014-2015 season, the School Show Series will present 20 shows at The ArtsCenter by 10 different
artists/groups. In addition, 9 performers will also conduct shows in area schools to provide approximately 65 in-
school performances. The season will feature a variety of art forms including storytelling, music, drama, and
acrobatics. Through performances, students will have the opportunity to learn about science through a comedic
juggling show, about American history and key moments in the Civil Rights movement through three plays,
about the traditional music and instruments in Chinese culture, some stories and songs from 1-2-tin America, and
will be able to enhance their experience of reading through two plays based on books (see enclosed schedule).
Through the School Show Series, we expect to reach a broad spectrum of youth from our community, similar in
scope to The ArtsCenter's usual audience (52%White, 25% African-American, 14% Latino, 7% Asian-American,
and 2% Native American).While the series may reach students in up to five nearby counties (Orange, Chatham,
Durham,Wake, and Alamance), the impact on Orange County is most significant. For example, last season
(2013-2014), 75/0 of the elementary and middle schools in Orange County (both Orange Co Schools (OCS) and
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS)) were impacted by the School Show Series. Students from six (out
of seven) elementary schools in the OCS district participated in School Show programs. All 10 elementary
schools in the CHCCS district either had students attend a show at The ArtsCenter or hosted shows at their
school, and one middle school from OCS and all four middle schools in CHCCS had students participate in this
program. The impact of the School Show Series on our county is felt in nearly all of the schools each year,
spanning both districts.
Making these programs accessible to area students is another objective of the School Show Series. School Shows
are offered at an affordable cost ($7/ticket); scholarships are provided to students with special needs or on
free/reduced lunch, and complimentary tickets are awarded to teachers. Last season (2013-2014),for example,
204 scholarship tickets were awarded to students. All in-school performances are free to students and are
made possible through collaboration between The ArtsCenter and the CHCCS' Cultural Enrichment
Committee, which is made up of PTA volunteers from CHCCS area schools, in addition to a few
representatives from OCS and area private schools. Through this partnership, The ArtsCenter serves as a
liaison between the performers and the schools, handling all of the negotiation, scheduling, and coordination.
This collaboration enables schools to bring in artists at a reduced rate, thereby making it possible for them to
feature artists at their school they would otherwise not be able to afford, as well as saving therr, time in the
booking process.
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Connecting with curriculum is also a vital component of the School Show Series. In our marketing to teachers,
each show outlines the curricula it addresses and targets specific grade levels, making it easy for teachers to
identify the most beneficial experience and to integrate the content into their instruction.When available from
the performer, The ArtsCenter also provides teachers with a study guide for the performance. These guides
help prepare students for the shows and provide ideas on ways for teachers to extend the experience in the
classroom before and after the performance (see enclosed sample guides). From our evaluations in previous years,
we also learned that many teachers do use the study guides we provide for the School Shows, thus indicating to
us that our shows are being integrated into the classroom study and are not always just a standalone
experience.
Additionally, as the series is planned, we make an effort to include people of different backgrounds and cultures,
as we believe it is important for students to recognize the contributions made by different people to our culture
and community and to provide students of different backgrounds a chance to celebrate their culture and to see
others like themselves. Research has shown that experiencing live performances can provide benefits to the
students that not only impacts their education but also has social and civic outcomes as well. For example, one
study found "the arts' potential to foster positive dispositions for shared cultural diversity" (Schiller, W. (2005).
Children's perceptions of live arts performances:A longitudinal study. Early Child Development and Care). Furthermore,
the same study said, "Teachers reported noticing a stronger sense of harmony and understanding in the diverse
climates of the schools as a result of the children's engagement with the live arts performances and their
subsequent engagement in art-making." Additionally, "Participating children displayed playful engagement in
learning and a confidence to experiment as a result of seeing the live arts performances." These benefits
illustrate the way the School Show Series can make an impact on area youth and enhance their learning.
The ArtsCenter has been serving children and families through targeted programs for more than thirty years.
Having started as just a few performances for family audiences, The ArtsCenter's educational programming for
youth has grown to include two performance series, an after-school program and art classes, summer camps,
and an artist residency program that uses the arts to teach curriculum. Over the years, we have made changes
to our programming to better serve our participants and keep in line with the needs of our community. We
have, for example, adjusted the schedule of the School Show Series to better serve the students and teachers
we reach. While our shows on-site used to begin in September and October, we recognized the increasing
challenge for teachers to plan field trips during those first couple of months of the year; therefore, we now use
that time at the start of the year to book shows in schools versus planning School Shows at The ArtsCenter.
Our 2014-2015 School Show Series will offer in-school shows in October, for example, but will not begin the
shows on-site at The ArtsCenter until November. We also seek feedback from teachers and key participants
such as, the PTA Cultural Enrichment Committee, after shows. Conducting evaluations with our attendees has
been helpful in learning information to assist in our planning of future programs and to ensure we are meeting
the following objectives: 1)Artistic excellence through quality arts programming; (2) Accessibility by ensuring
opportunities are available to all; (3) Community partnerships; (4) Educational merit & understanding. Making
programming choices that keep their needs in mind are important to the success of the School Show Series.
The arts are a valuable tool for learning, growth and development, community building, and fellowship. The
benefits of The ArtsCenter's School Show Series are many. Not only do these programs enhance classroom
study by exploring curriculum through the arts, but they also expose children to new ideas, art forms, cultures,
and ways of thinking, as well as add excitement to a student's learning experience. Support from the Orange
County Arts Commission would help to ensure that these essential learning opportunities and experiences are
available to the youth in our community.
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ORANGE COUNTY ARTS
COMMISSION
Financial Information
Please provide a projected budget for your proposed project utilizing the format below.
Project Expenses Cash = Grant Amount + Applicant
Expenses Requested Cash Match
A Personnel
Administrative staff $27,600 $27,600
Artistic staff $53,465 $1,500 $51,965
Technical/Production staff $800 $800
B Outside Fees and Services
Artistic contracts
Other contracts:
C Space Rental
D Travel $1,170 $1,170
E Marketing $1,450 $1,450
F Remaining Project Expenses $100 _ _ $100
G Total Cash Expenses $84,585 = $1,500 + $83,085
Project Income Cash Income
A Admissions $23,750
B Contracted Services Revenue
C Other Revenue(specify)
Shows Booked in-schools $49,335
D Private Support
Corporate support
Foundation support _$10,000
Other private support
E Government Support
Federal
State/regional (not including this request)
Local(not including this request)
F Applicant Cash
G Grant Amount Requested $1,500
in this application
H Total Cash Income $84,585
(must equal Total Cash Expenses,
Item G above)
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INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FUNDED
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Artists' Biographies/ Narrative Resumes
ARTSPOWER: ArtsPower's twofold mission is to provide young people, many for the very first time,
with the unforgettable opportunity to experience the transporting power of outstanding theatre that
entertains, stimulates, and educates; and to enhance "character education" among young pE!ople by
creating theatre that fosters sound moral development, encourages self-expression, ignites the desire to
read, and advances their development as productive members of society.
Celebrating our 27th anniversary in 2012, ArtsPower is one of America's preeminent nonprofit
producers and presenters of professional theatre for young and family audiences. With over 750
performances annually, ArtsPower has amassed an audience of more than 12 million peoplE! in 47 states.
Since our start in 1985, ArtsPower has created 27 original musicals and dramas, many of which are
based on highly-respected books for young readers including: E.L. Konigsburg's Newbery Medal-winning
book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Paula Danzinger's Amber Brown Is Not a
Crayon, Patricia Reilly Giffs Newbery Medal Honor Book Lily's Crossing, Marcus Pfiister's -!-he Rainbow
Fish, winner of the 1995 American Bookseller Children's Book of the Year Award, Harry the Dirty Dog,
Lois Lowry's Anastasia Krupnik,Judy Blume's Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, P.D. Eastman's Are
You My Mother?, based on P.D. Eastman's classic picture book, Anne L. Fox's My Heart in a Suitcase,
Four Score and Seven Years Ago, Anne of Green Gables, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, Olympic
Spirit: The Jesse Owens Story, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Salem Justice, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel,
Patricia Reilly Giffs Fish Face, Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline and the Bad Hat, Lois Lowry's The Silent
Boy and James Preller's Jigsaw Jones and the Case of the Class Clown. ArtsPower has performed in
hundreds of regional theatres, cultural centers, university auditoriums, and schools throughout the
United States.
ArtsPower is led by Founding Co-Directors Gary W. Blackman and Mark A. Blackman. Greg Gunning
serves as Artistic Director and resident playwright. Kim Wood is Arts Power's Senior Booking and
Theatre Field Trip Coordination and Karen Bibbo is Company and Production Manager. Our sets are
built by Tom Carroll Studios.
ArtsPower has received generous support from numerous corporate, foundation, and government
sources including: New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The Shubert Foundation, New Jersey Cultural
Trust, Colgate-Palmolive, The Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Lillian Pitkin Schenck
Fund, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation, as well as many valued individual donors..
Information from artist's website (h tW://www.artspower.org)
BRIGHT STAR TOURING THEATRE: Welcome to Bright Star Touring Theatre! Our upcoming
season marks our eleventh anniversary of providing professional theatre to young audiences! This year
we are touring from California to North Carolina, Florida to Massachusetts and all states in between
expecting to provide more than 900 performances to young audiences in nearly every imaginable venue.
We have actors joining us from across the nation, thirteen brand new shows and we are thrilled to
welcome our westward expansion.
Bright Star Touring Theatre was launched to provide high caliber, professional theatre at an affordable
and all-inclusive price. Our objective has long been to make theatre as accessible as possiblE!—and to
reach as many young people as we could, a commitment we proudly stand by today.
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Our season is comprised of literary, curriculum- and character-education based classics that are as
entertaining as they are educational. From historical productions like Heroes of the Underground Railroad
to character-education based works like The Lady of Bullyburg and Sadie's Spectacular Saturday, Bright Star
offers something for everyone. In fact, this year we have thirty different productions hitting the road
with our season including puppets, science and nutrition shows for the first time ever!
The founder of Bright Star Touring Theatre, David Ostergaard, is no stranger to the theatre world.
Committed to professionalism, he has assembled a talented and dedicated team of actors, directors and
designers.
Information from artist's website (www.brightstartheatre.com)
GIZMO GUYS: Performing as the Gizmo Guys, Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker have amazed and
amused audiences around the world. They work in a great variety of venues including theaters,
corporate functions of all types, cruise ships.... you name it, they've done it. Sure, they've made
numerous television appearances, won international juggling competitions, and taught at top circus
schools. But what makes their act so appealing is their uniquely winning combination of dazzling
technique and infectious humor. The Gizmo Guys' rapid-fire act exhilarates and inspires sidesplitting
laughter in audience members of all ages.
Information from artist's website (http://thegizmoguys.com/)
DAVID GONZALEZ: David is the proud recipient of the 2011 International Performing Arts for
Youth "Lifetime Achievement Award for Sustained Excellence." He was also named the Joseph Campbell
Foundation Fellow for 2010. Mr. Gonzalez was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for "Unique
Theatrical Experience" for his production of The Frog Bride at Broadway's New Victory Theater. He has
created numerous productions, including the critically acclaimed iSofrito!with The Latin Legends Band,
and Mytholojazz, both of which enjoyed sold-out runs at New Victory Theater. David is currently
working on Wounded Splendor, a two-year residency and commission from the University of Maryland
that celebrates the natural world and our responsibility to it. Sleeping Beauty, co-commissioned by the
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Brooklyn College, and The McCallum Theater, premiered in March
2010. David was a featured performer at the 2007 National Storytelling Festival, and has performed at
festivals in Spain, Switzerland, France, Costa Rica, Norway, Puerto Rico, and throughout the United
States. He also appeared for three seasons at the Royal National Theatre in London.
Mr. Gonzalez' work Double Crossed: The Saga of the St. Louis toured nationally, including a run at the
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998. The same year, David was honored with the Helen
Hayes Performing Artist of the Year Award.As If the Past Were Listening, a suite of creation myths, was
selected for Lincoln Center Institute's repertory for three seasons (2002-2004). David's Latin Jazz
poetry project City of Dreams was commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and
premiered at New Yorks' La Mama Theater. He wrote Finding North, a one-man play based on
Underground Railroad hero John Parker that was commissioned by the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
and performed at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center;Aesop Bops!; and co-wrote
Mariel, an Afro-Cuban musical set in the turbulent times of the Mariel boat-lift from Cuba, with
Grammy-nominated songwriter John Forster. Mariel is the winner of the Macy's "New Play Prize for
Young Audiences." David is also the author of the opera libretto Rise for Freedom!, produced at the
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Cincinnati Opera, and Jimi and Mr. B, a musical commissioned by the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts
Center. His long form poem "Oh Hudson" in collaboration with violin virtuoso Mark O'Connor
commemorates the Hudson quadricentennial, and his version of The Carnival of the Animals with classical
piano virtuoso Frederic Chui, premiered in 2008. David received his doctorate in Music Therapy from
NYU and taught there for ten years.
David's poetry was featured at Lincoln Center's Out-of-Doors Festival, Bill Moyers's documentary
Fooling with Words on PBS, NPR's All Things Considered, and the World Science Festival among many
other venues. He was the host of New York Kids on WNYC for eight seasons. He earned a doctoral
degree from New York University in Music Therapy and has conducted numerous seminars, workshops
and lectures, and worked as a music therapist in clinical and educational institutions.
Information from artist's website (www.davidg_onzalez.com)
HOBEY FORD: Hobey Ford has never had another career. Now internationally renowned in the
puppetry field, an award-winning performer and Kennedy Center Partner in Education teaching artist,
Ford knew early on what he wanted to do after seeing a puppet show while still a youngster: he was
bitten by the puppetry bug! While studying at an arts college, Hobey eventually found "... one of my
cornerstones- that I would approach puppetry as storytelling with puppets." Ford designs and constructs
all of his Golden Rod Puppets as well as the beautiful sets that surround them. Now a resident of
Asheville NC, Hobey also draws on his early experiences growing up in coastal Connecticut or living in
a Nevada Native American community in writing the scripts for some of his performances such as
"Whale Walker" and "Turtle Island Tales."
Ford first created the Golden Rod Puppets in 1980 and often adapts folk tales and global cultural
traditions for his performances, always adding a special "Golden Rod" twist. Hobey is quick.to credit his
audiences for completing the creative spark that is ignited with every live performance and he has
brought his amazing talent to family audiences all over the world for over two decades. Ford has
received the highest awards for his brilliant and priceless contributions to the world of puppetry: two-
time winner of puppetry's highest honor, the UNIMA Citation of Excellence, recipient of three Jim
Henson Foundation grants, and The Hermitage Fellowship, Hobey Ford is renowned for excellence in in
his craft. Chosen as a Kennedy Center Partner to teach teachers (and other artists) how to use the
performing arts in the classroom curriculum, Hobey not only performs his original works ZLII over the
world but offers workshops to teachers and students alike.
Hobey is considered by his peers both an innovator in puppetry craft and a master storyteller. He
created both the "Foamies" and the clever hand puppet known as "Peepers," an imaginative, patented set
of plastic eyes - for hands of any size- worn in several ways that turn the bare hand into ar innovative
and inexpensive instant puppet! The"Foamies" are large animal puppets that Hobey designs, carves and
paints from blocks of foam. After studying each animal's characteristic movements, Hobey designs
various rod control mechanisms to make the puppets themselves move in an incredibly lifer-like manner.
The "Foamies" are presented using both stage and house performance spaces, often flying or"walking"
right out over the audiences' heads!
Information from artist's website (www.hobe ord.com
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JABALI AFRICAN ACROBATS: Direct from Mombassa, Kenya these phenomenal acrobats
combine the artistry of fast paced movement, music, dance and incredible acrobatic elegance to perform
a full stage theatrical extravaganza.
This thrilling performances exemplifies the link between athletics and the arts, as incredible acrobatics,
contortions, tumbling, human pyramids, and chair balancing skill of these performers turns to dance,
with the Congo Snake Dance, the Flaming Limbo Bar Dance, Skip Rope Footwork techniques and
comedy to electrifying music. Audience participation is always included.
In addition to theatrical performances, stage shows and festivals worldwide the Jabali Acrobats perform
NBA and College halftimes, and tour regularly with the Harlem Globetrotters. Other performances
include a special invitation to perform for President Clinton in the White House, the Big Top Universoul
Circus, the Big Apple Circus in New York, E.S.P.N. Sports Television Network, Crook and Chase Show,
and Late Night With David Letterman to name only a few since this groups' onset to the world in 1995.
Information from artist's website (htt_p:llwww.class-act.com/acts/Jabo/iAcrobats/j
MIKE WILEY PRODUCTIONS: Acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley has spent the last
decade fulfilling his mission to bring educational theatre to young audiences and communities across the
country. In the early days of his career, Wiley found few theatrical resources to shine a light on key
events and figures in African-American history. To bring these stories to life, he started his own
production company.
Through his performances, Wiley has introduced countless students and communities to the legacies of
Emmett Till, Henry "Box" Brown and more. His most recent works include a one-man play based on
Tim Tyson's memoir Blood Done Sign My Name and The Parchman Hour, an ensemble production
celebrating the bravery and determination of the Freedom Riders who risked their lives to desegregate
Southern interstate bus travel in 1961.
Mike Wiley has a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the
2010 Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professor in Documentary Studies and American Studies at
Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to his numerous school
and community performances, he has also appeared on Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel and
National Geographic Channel and has been featured in Our State magazine and on PBS' North Carolina
Now and WUNC's The State of Things.
Information from artist's website (www.mikewileyProductions.com)
NORTH CAROLINA YOUTH TAP ENSEMBLE: NCYTE is one of the leading youth tap
ensembles in the world. They tour the world sharing their unique mix of cutting edged contemporary
choreography and traditional rhythm tap spiced with singing, pencil drumming, beat boxing, body
percussion and even Taiko drumming.
They offer a non-stop percussive dance review peppered with stories, history, and facts about the forms
presented. The performance includes pieces ranging historically and geographically from traditional
rhythm tap, South African Gumboot, French Canadian Waltz Clog, Irish Step Dance, a Tribute to
Vaudeville throwing in a few unique twists from NCYTE including song, body percussion, pencil
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drumming and even Taiko drumming! Students will be learning about dance from professional level
dancers from 8 years to 18 years.
Information from artist's website (http://www.ncyte.org/)
ORCHID ENSEMBLE: Established in 1997, the JUNO nominated Orchid Ensemble is Lan Tung
(Taiwan/Canada) on the erhu/Chinese violin, Yu-Chen Wang (Taiwan/US) on the zheng/Chinese zither,
and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on percussion. The ensemble blends ancient musical instruments and
traditions from China and beyond, creating a beautiful new sound. The ensemble has embraced a variety
of musical styles to its repertoire, ranging from the traditional and contemporary music of China, World
Music, New Music to Jazz and Creative Improvisation. The energetic yet endearing performance style of
the ensemble consistently intrigues and delights its audiences. Acclaimed as 'One of the brightest
blossoms on the world music scene' (Georgia Straight), the Orchid Ensemble has been tirelessly
developing an innovative musical genre based on the cultural exchange between Western and Asian
musicians.
The Orchid Ensemble regularly collaborates with artists from various backgrounds. At the same time, it
commissions new works from Canadian and US composers to create a contemporary repertoire. Its
annual productions have evolved to integrate music with multimedia, dance and scenographic
installation.
The ensemble tours regularly across North America, giving over seventy performances every year at
concert halls, educational institutes and prominent World,Jazz and Folk Music festivals. Recent
appearances include The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution's
Freer Gallery, Canada Day Celebrations in Ottawa, Festival Miami, the Vancouver International Jazz
Festival, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. As BC's
spokesperson for the UNESCO ASPnet in Canada, the Orchid Ensemble gives educational presentations
to various age groups. The ensemble's CD Road to Kashgar won a 2005 JUNO nomination, and is
featured regularly on CBC TV, Radio and Radio Canada.
Information from artist's website (http://orchidensemble.com/)
PROJECT TRIO: PROJECT Trio is a passionate, high-energy chamber music ensemble comprised of
three virtuosic composer/performers from Brooklyn, NY. Blending their classical training with an
eclectic taste in musical styles, PROJECT Trio has made an impact on audiences of all ages. They also
have workshops they like to do with music classes. Bursting onto the scene with their landmark videos,
right out of the internet generation, PROJECT Trio is a musical experience defining a new level of
entertainment!
PROJECT Trio is taking chamber music to a whole new level. Greg Pattillo, flute, Eric Stephenson, cello,
and Peter Seymour, bass, are pushing the boundaries of chamber music with a high-octane mix of
classical, jazz, hip-hop, and rock. The Trio performs to enthusiastic audiences of all ages in concert halls,
clubs, and classrooms around the world. Acclaim for the Trio and its members runs the gamut from
Downbeat Magazine, which praises PROJECT Trio as "packed with musicianship, joy, and surprise" to
the New York Times, calling beatboxing flutist Greg Pattillo "the best in the world at what he does."
The Wall Street Journal hails the group's "wide appeal, subversive humor and first-rate playing."
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The Trio, now in its sixth year, was forged out of a collective love of performing high energy, top quality
music to diverse audiences. They are drawing new audiences to classical music and reinvigorating
existing fans of chamber music through their innovative performances, recordings, and their YouTube
channel, which has over 71 million views and 78,000 subscribers, making PROJECT Trio one of the most
watched instrumental ensembles on the Internet. The Trio, which performs over 70 concerts a year,
plays to fans of all ages in venues around the world including Carnegie Hall, where they made their
debut in 2010. In addition to their extensive performing schedule, the Trio is dedicated to arts
education, inspiring a whole new generation of concert going music lovers. PROJECT Trio has
performed for over 100,000 students on 3 continents, including over 35 states in the US. With
appearances on popular TV shows on Nickelodeon and MTV, PROJECT Trio is instantly recognizable to
students of all ages. By presenting instrumental music fused with hip-hop, rock, and pop, PROJECT Trio
truly bridges the gap between classical music and pop culture.
Information from artist's website (http://www.projecttrio.com/)
DONNA WASHINGTON: Donna was born an army brat in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She traveled all over w
her parents. Her father would sit at the dinner table and spin the wildest yarns imaginable. He taught her Arthurian L
Greek Mythology by telling the stories in the first person. She thought he had actually been with Merlin and Oedipus.
was thousands of years old. Donna spent from second to sixth grade in Seoul Korea. It was during these years that h
adopted three Amerasian children. Through it all, she learned about different people, places and of course, learned tF
Donna attended Northwestern University and was involved with numerous theatrical productions. It was at this time
storytelling reemerged as something she wanted to learn more about. In the four years she was there, she began to r
storytelling a central part of her performance life.
Her first recording work was done with Warren Coleman Productions. She provided the talent on a storytelling tape
successful for Children's Press that the tape was used to make four wordless picture books. It was at this time that E
writing books. Her first writing project was an anthology. It has been in the works for almost twelve years.A Pride c
was released in December 2003. Award winning illustrator,James Ransome provided the lush watercolor pictures fo
received rave reviews from the American Library Association (ALA) Booklist and the School Library Journal. Pride h<
nominated for the Pennsylvania 2005-2006 Young Reader's Choice Award Donna's second book, The Story of Kwan:
print for eleven years. It is a wonderful primer for kids about the African-American celebration of Kwanzaa. Donna's
Big Spooky House, is a wonderful book to read aloud at Halloween. Her next book will be entitled Li'l Rabbit's Kwan
published by HarperCollins Children's Books.
Donna is also a multiple award winning recording artist. She received a 2002 Parent's Choice Award for her first inde
recording "Live and Learn: The Exploding Frog and Other Stories". The October 2004 edition of the ALA Booklist ga
second CD, "A Little Shiver", a recommended review. It also won the 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award and
Storytelling World Honors. Her third CD "Fun, Foolery, and Folktales" also won the 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Hoi
a 2006 Storytelling World Honors. Her fourth CD "The Sword and The Rose" has won an iParenting Media 2005 Ex,
Award, a 2005 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award and a 2006 Storytelling World Award. All of her CDs have won
Music Web Awards. Donna's fifth CD "Angels' Laughter" was just released in May 2006.
Donna has performed at thousands of schools & libraries and numerous storytelling festivals throughout the country.
been featured at numerous storytelling festivals including the 2004 National Storytelling Festival, The Illinois Storytelli
Three Rivers Festival, The St. Louis Storytelling Festival, The NC StoryFest, The Corn Island and Cave Run Festivals i
Broward County Children's & Ocala Storytelling Festivals in FL- just to name a few.
She also offers workshops in storytelling, writing, education, and creative drama for librarians and educators as well.
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recent workshops venues include the National Storytellers Conference, Forsyth School Media Association, US Army
Engineers, North Carolina Library Association Conference, Virginia Library Association Conference, Georgia Counci
Organizations Conference, South Carolina Library Association Conference, National Storytelling Conference, Intern
Association Conference, Mary Lois Staton Conference at ECU, and keynote speaker& presenter at the North Carol
Educators Conference among others.
These days you can find her traveling the country at festivals, conferences, schools, & libraries telling stories & giving
anyone who is willing to listen to her.
Information from artist's website (http://www.donnawashinggon.com/)
A= The ArtsCenter
Profit&Loss Budget Overview
July 2012 through June 2013
The ArtsCenter FY2Dl3 Budaet
AnSchool Schoo.s Ed. Ad6Camp AA! YAC Concerts Theatre Renlals Development Operations TOTAL
Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Ju!'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13
Ortlinary lncomelESpense
nconw
Individual contributions
Individual aivima 315.00 ]5.000.00 75.315.0o
Scholarship Donations 2.600.00 2.00.00 3,570.00 2,000.00 2100.00 12,370.00
Board Give&Get 29,000,00 29,000.00
Total Individual contributions 2.600.00 2.000.00 3,57D.00 2.000.00 2,200.00 315.00 1",000,00 116,685.00
Corporate B/ountlalion support
Corp.&business grants 3.000.00 9,600.00 12.500.00
Foundation&trust grants 64,471.00 2,583.31 7.583.33 2,583.33 1.000.00 10.000.00 37,600.00 125720.99
Sponsorships 12,500.01) 2,500.00 111,000,00
Total Corporate&foundation support 67.4]1.00 2.583.33 7,583.33 2,583.33 13,500.00 12,500.00 47.000.00 1153,220.99
Government grants
NCAC grants 49.997.00 49.997.00
Town of Carrboro Grant 15,000." 15,000.00
Orange Co.Grant pavment 3,000.00 0.000.00
Town of Chapel Kill grant 10,01)0,1)1) MOWN
MAC grant 4,500000 1,500.00 3,000.00 9,000.00
Total Government g MS 4.500.00 4,501).OD 3.00D.00 74,99:.00 86,997.00
Pertormance Rev..-
Performance wksp Revenue 300.00 300.00
Youth Performance Revenue 2,016.00 2,014.00
Theatre Revenue 137.697.00 137,697.00
Concert Revenue 155.750.00 155,750.00
Superfun Show Revenue 11.740.00 11.]40.00
School Show Revenue ]1,980.00 71.980.00
Refreshment sales 26.950.00 11.700.00 16,700.00 875.00 42D.00 58,"5.00
Merchandise Commission 200.00 32875,00 1,675.00 5,650,00
Total Performance Revenue 84.220.00 2.014.00 186.575.00 151,397.00 18.2]5.00 875,00 420,00 443,776.00
Program Revenue
ArSchool Tuition 194,147.25 194,147.25
AAI Tuition 47.777.00 47.]77.00
MiNC—P Tuin— 9,300.00 9,300.00
ArtsCamp Tuition 198,218.110 158,218.00
AdsCamp Registration Fees 7,090.00 7.090.00
Y Tuition 81,048.00 et,"8,00
AIE Revenue 3.300.00 1,30&"
Transpodaliom 15,650.00 15,650.00
Kids Food Sales 4,532.00 4,532."
Total Program Revenue 194.147.25 3.303.00 169,840.09 72,727.00 81,048.00 521,062.25
Gallery revenue
Gallery Registration Fee 240.00 240.00
Center Gallery sales 7,020.00 7,020.00
Total Gallery revenue 7,260." 7.260.00
Investment Revenue
Interest Revenue 8,40 840
Total Investment Revenue 8.40 8.0
Rental&Royalty Revenue
Backline Rental 275.00 275.00
Space Rental 400.00 3,000.00 60,904.84 64,304.84
Total Renlal&Royally Revenue 400.00 3.000.00 61,179.84 64.579.84
Special events
Event ticket sales 22,600.00 22.600.00
Auction revenue ].600.00 7.500,00
Other event income 3,400.00 3,400.00
Total Special events 33.500,00 33,500.00
Other sales
Credit Lard Charges 22860.00 590.00 1,775.00 1,300.00 396.00 7,D50.D0 11,299.00 740.00 26,010.00
Total Other sales 2.860.00 590.00 1,]75.00 1.300.00 396.00 7.050.00 11.299.00 740.00 26.010.00
Advertising revenue
Ad Revenue 3,120,00 3,120,00
Total Advc.isi.9 revenue 3,120,00 3,120."
Total Income 200,007.25 1621081,00 177,768.31 8¢,110.33 9&241.33 207,440.00 181,196.1)0 80.194.84 260,372.00 10,808.0 1,456,219.8
Cost of Goods Sold
Gallery Pieces Sold
Center Gallery pieces sold 4,563.00 4,563,00
Total Gallery Pieces Sold 4,561,00 4,563,00
Bar Supplies
Non-Alcoholic Beverage 2.810.91 2,810,91
Bottled Beer 3,]09.61 3,709.61
wine 2,016.00 2.016.00
Keg Beer 5,051.00 5.031.00
Bar Supplies-Other 2,391.06 2,391,06
Total Be,supplies 16,958.58 15,958,58
Total COGS 20,521.58 20,521.58
Gross Probt 200,007.25 162,081.1)0 177,768.33 88,110.33 88,241.33 207,440.00 181,196.00 80,194.84 2602372.00 4,713.18 1,435,697,90
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Profit&Loss Budget Overview
July 2012 flu ugh June 2013
A.SChool School,Ed. ArtsCamp AAI VAC Concerts Theatre Rentals Development Operaf'.nns TOTAL
Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-J..1313 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-Jun 13 Jul'12-.tun 13
Expense
Performance Expenses
Workshop Excense 108.00
Performer Fees '.06.00
61.401.00 89,160.00 57,212.50 2.500.00 210,:63.50
Tech Fees 1.210.00 4,476.00 700,00 4,356.00 140.00 240.00 11,'20.00
EovAtie,t/Backline Services 1,135,00 200.00
Rovallies 895.00 3.000.00 7,-35.00
F-11.1 Spitalily 2,225.00 S.F 95.00
]90.00 3,[15_00
Total Performance Expenses 64J1M.00 98,465.00 60,912.50 7,555.00 2,610.00 240.00 229,736.50
Program Expenses
Travel 1.551,10 400.00 40.00 1.19].50 3,408.50
Instructor Fees 102,360.00 9,550.00 61,486.20 15.552.00 56.88!.00 234.622.20
Model Fees 5,]60.00
Program supplies 6,925.00 905.00 3,760.00 670.00 1.190.00 16.00 5,000.00 6,]60.00
Food Supplies 4,899.00 1,037.50 18.346.00
Transportation Fees 3,]20.00 16,720.00 6,936.50
Rent 16,720.00
/50.00 4,110.00
Total ProCram Expenses 118.755.00 10,435.00 60.145.20 33.8]9.50 6],0]6.00 2,017.00 5,400.00 40.00 1,497.50 289,243.20
Gallery Expense
Gallery C-dinalor Stipend
Total Gallery Expense
2,600.00 21430.00
2,40o.0o 2.4)o-00
Salaries d related expenses
General Labor 3.072.00 10.]80.00 19,200.00 1,125,00 1,126.00 16,198.00 51.5)0.00
Bartender Pay
3,140.00 ],110.00
5latt salaries 44,272.32 32,905.36 17.66OA0 16.071.52 22.721.52 24,369.]2 32.136.00 13,122.12 3/,000.08 115,272.00 363,110.64
House Managers
22,588.00 22.538.00
Sa<ial security a metltcare 3,529.81 2,417.76 2,076.4! 2,713.56 1,692.24 1,890.63 2,366.64 1,05].82 2,509.20 131672.86 33,925.%
Total BalariesB reMtetl expenses 60,8]6.13 35,223.12 30,105.4 38,]85.08 24,413.76 27,385.35 34,502.61 15,)04.9/ 36.509.28 200.870.86 491.2 rl.60
Employee benefits
He.11h insurance 4,366.43 4,366.43 4,36&441 2,183,27 2,163.27 2,838.21 4.366+43 1.526.22 4,366.43 22.299.29 52.BM.41
SEP-IRA matching cgnlrib. 328.08 263.72 321.36 131.26 37419 1,3.19.32
Total Enu,I. a benefits 4,366.43 6,694.51 4,366.43 2,183.27 2,183.21 3.08 1,93 4.66].]9 1.659.50 4,366+43 22.674.17 64.213.]3
Professional fees
Pronram ni-rum consultants 25.596.00
Payroll processinq fees 25,516.00
ComputerconsuItant, 2,765.00 2,]:15.00
7.131.95 7,1:11.95
Markelinq consu0an15 1,189.00
Contract temporary help 1,11x9.00
Facilitator Fees
).900.00 3.910.00
AccountinglA,ditor tees 12,748.00 12.]•8.00
7,900.00 7,910.00
Total Professional fees 25.598.00 1,189.00 61.29.95
supplies
Orce spoofie, 5.215.00 5.2'5.00
Maintenance supplies 4,900.00 1.91.0.00
Total S.W.- 10.115.00 10.1 5.00
Postage&delivery
Postage&Mailing Services 3,999.00 450.00 90.00 200.00 1.:5 600.00 1,060.00 840.00 7,210.35
Total Postage&dclivery 3,999.00 450,00 90.00 200.00 1.35 600.00 1,060.00 840.00 7,21075
Occupancy expenses
uhhfie,
Internet access 1.3]8.60 1.318.80
Telephone 6,]32.00 6.]:2.00
16,
ElectricilV
]30.00 l6]:0.00
Water 505.00 5,4F 500
Gas
31255.00 3,2F 5 Oa
T.111 Unlit... 33,550.80 33,550..0
Ealerminator Fees 1,125.00 1,125.00
Decoratinu&malntenalme
Main BL Properties CAM 9.330.00 9,330.00
30,221,88 30,221.89
Total Occupancy expenses 74,227.68 74.227.68
Equipment rental&maim.
Cop er lease
Postage,ivme ease
3.360,00 3,360.00
)32.00 ])2.00
Other equipment rental/mainL 1240.00 1.240.00
Computeret r-ta 60.00 1,a39,4o 1,199.40 nse
Tplal Equipmenf rental3 main!. 60.00 6,]]1.40 6,831.0
Printing&publications
Printing&duplication 6,225.00 2,OTS400 2,800.00 3]0.00 1,667.50 100.00 1,000.00 24).00 41200000 17,683.50
Total Prints-&publications 5,225.00 2.eT5.00 2,800.00 370.00 1,667.50 100.00 1.000.00 :43.00 4.200.00 1].68).50
Conferences&meetings
Regizl-1-Fees 1,025.00 200.00 176.00 590.00 310.00 850.00 51.00
Memb-In Dues 475400 430.00 1,060.00 1,965.00
Total Conferences&meetings 1,025.00 200.00 175.00 1.065.00 740.00 1,910.00 5.115.00
Financial Expense
Martgane Interest 66.15].25 46,65x.25
Olney LOan lnteresl 14,165.05 14,165,06
Finance Charges L Late Fees 120.00 121.00
Total Financial E,m,,, 60,742.31 60,74?.31
Depreciation expense
Depreciation expense 292900M 28,801,00
Total Depreciation e,m,,e 29,800.00 28.80 11,10
Insurance
insurance-general 1o,]OO.00 ro.]er.oa
Onemplovment Insurance 10,000.00 10.00.00
Workers'comp insurance 5,195.50 5,195.50
Total Insurance 25.895.50 25,89.;,50
Bank charges&fee,
Bank c harge
cell Cam Charge 1.720.00 1.172 nL00
tol Bank cname a Fes 23,120.0 2 ou
za.e2o.w 24.e211.0
Advertising
Advertising 3,944.00 1,420.00 54.00 1,150.00 13,009.00 1,600.00 260,00 !,530.00 25,]51.00
Total Advertising 3,9N.00 1.420.00 54.00 1.150.00 13,008.00 1.400.00 250.00 4,630.00 25.751.00
Other expenses
Meals1Enlertai,nenf
625.00 62!.00
Sales taxes 3,]50.00 3.]51
I E .00
ciavents
Other Taxes 2.9%.00 2,991.00
87.00 9;el)
Pe 1 21.00,10 9
Total Outher r excenses 200.00 ]20
3,1%.00 5,182.00 8,371.00
Dist.cl Gen.Fvnd,&Gverh-d
2.01 1.01
Total Expense 188,108.56 146,03].63 %,0%.07 75,21].83 86,680.63 113,103.63 109,691.93 21,519.4/ 49,044.71 510,181)8 1,426,76F.]3
Net Ordinary Income 11,818.69 17,043.37 79,672.26 12,892.18 1,562.00 61,336.37 71,504.07 58,675,40 X11 327_29 119,894.56 Itil .17
Net Income 11,818.69 17,043.37 ]8,6]2.28 12.892.18 1,552.80 64,]3fi.3] ]1,504.0] 58.675.40 211,32729 318,894.56 8,92F A7
Pa 2012
Accrual Basis The ArtsCenter
Profit&Loss Budget Overview
July 2013 through June 2014
CMDC AnSChool Youth Pert. ArtsCamp AN YAC AIE Concerts Theatre Rentals Oevelopment Operations TOTAL
jut 13 Jun 14 Jul'13-Jun 14 Jul'13-Jun 14 Jul'13&Jun 14 Jul'1J Jun 14 Jul'13-Jun 14 Jul'13-Jun 14 Jul'13-Jun 14 Jul'13-Jun 14 Jul'13 Jun 14 Jul'13 Jun 14 Jul'13.Jun 14 Jul'13 Jun 14
Ordinery lncome(Expense
Income
Individual contributions 1,657.60 3,036.00 1,000.00 300.00 11,000.00 179,160.00 196,146.50
Corp.B foundation support 42,550.00 5,000.00 32,820.00 22,820.00 56,250.01) 2,500.00 lopom.UO 36,100.00 208,040.0D
Government grants 2,500.00 2,500.00 3,000.01) 3,000.00 79,000.00 90,000.00
Performance Revenue 801.00 96,919.00 1,600.00 137.594.00 145,004.00 49,1]1.25 637,089.25
Program Revenue 740.00 256,434.73 222,891.D0 107,92600 29,709.00 8,240.00 11,200.00 637,13813
Gallery revenue 4,240.00 4,240.00
Investment Revenue 6.00 6.00
Rental d Royalty Revenue 900.00 4,000.00 37,259.92 42,159.92
Special events 19,500.00 19,500.00
Total Income 1,541.00 258,99223 143,9119.00 232,529.D0 144,244.00 62,829.00 67,490.00 140,094.00 173,004.00 37,259.92 313,750.D0 64,617.25 1,630,319.40
Co.of Good.Sold
Merchandise purchases 345.1)0 600.00 945.00
Gallery Pieces Sold 2,600.00 2,600.00
Bar Supplies 15,583.37 16,58137
Total COGS 345000 18,78337 191128.37
Gross Profit 1,541.00 258,992.23 143,969.00 232,184.00 144,2".00 52,629.00 674490.00 140,094,00 173,004.00 37,259.92 313,75D.00 45,833.88 1,611,?91.03
Expense
Performance Expenses 700.00 78,077.00 12D,223.68 97,487.80 200.00 1,200.00 1,995.00 299,883.46
Program Expenses 1,035.00 135,936.00 78,769.00 35,384.69 14,928.32 334576.00 1,100.00 550.00 10,430.00 312,308.09
Gallery Expense 3,000.00 3,000.00
Salaries&related expenses 51,169.32 16,770.76 540983.53 44,758.69 21,181.56 18,985.23 3,242.43 41,756480 3,242.43 460004.07 241,711.60 563,806.60
Employee benefits 4,278.08 5,451.48 5,107.08 1,953.60 1,963.6D 3,365.90 4,2$5.68 3,907.08 25,153.91 55,411.41
Professionalfees 6,399.00 1,800.00 2,400.00 21,262.00 31,861.08
Supplies 12,125.OD 12,1254D0
Postage&delivery 3,465.00 125.00 140.00 12.00 1,260.00 2.128.00 600.00 7,730.00
Occupancy expenses 69,620." 69,fi2B.44
Equipment rental&maim. 6,046.93 6,846.93
Printing&publications 350.00 5,430.00 1,090.00 4,650.00 600.00 1,832.60 2,000.00 5,090.00 6,260.00 27,102.50
Conferences&naefings 300.00 395.00 150.00 176.00 400.00 1,300.00 1,115.00 2,216.00 4,709.00 10,760.00
Financial Expense 50,471.16 60,431.30
Depreciation expense - 33,000.00 33,000.00
Insurance 24,168.50 24,168.50
Bank charges&fees 30,300.00 70,300.00
Marketing 101.00 33,740.4 0 33,441.40
Board Expenses 3,250.00 3,260.00
Other expenses 1,400.OD 109911.41 12,311.41
Total Expense 2,486.00 200,674.48 121,664.26 143,124.61 82,996498 35695.98 62,315.17 126,478.11 150,225428 3,442443 64,346.16 689172171 1,687,97210
Net Ordinary Income 445.00 589317176 22,304476 90,469.39 61,247.02 12,93102 51174087 13161519 22,778072 33,817449 249140.4485 w543,889.83 23,218.93
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2014-2015 Arts Program Grant—Spring
Orange County Arts Commission
The ArtsCenter: School Show Series
2014-2015 Organizational Budget
The ArtsCenter's 2014-2015 organizational budget has not been approved at this point. It will be
available by July I, 2014 and can be provided at that time to the OCAC upon request.
2014-2015 Arts Program Grant—Spring
Orange County Arts Commission
The ArtsCenter: School Show Series
Artists' Contact Information
ArtsPower stephen @goingbarefoot.com
For booking information: (919) 489-1541
Webster Commons
271 Grove Avenue, Building A
Verona, NJ 07044 North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble
info @artspower.org For booking information:
Phone: 973.239.0100 Peggy Baldwin
Fax: 973.239.0165 peggy @loydartists.com
Loyd Artists Concert Booking Agency
800-476-6240
Bright Star Touring Theatre www.loydartists.com
NC-based artist
For booking information:
136 Round Top Road Orchid Ensemble
Asheville, NC 28803 For booking information:
(336) 558-7360 Jonathan Bernard
booking @brightstartheatre.com 1957 Venables St.
brightstartheatre.com Vancouver, BC V5L 2H9
Canada
1-604-255-2357
Gizmo Guys jbmarimba @yahoo.ca
Allan Jacobs & Barrett Felker
677 West End Avenue, #613
New York, NY 10025 Project Trio
212-749-1620 Brooklyn, NY-based group
info @thegizmoguys.com Peter Seymour, main contact
305.496.8424
peter @whatisproject.org
David Gonzalez
For booking information:
Holden & Arts Associates Donna Washington
P.O. Box 50120 NC-based artist
Austin, TX 78763 For booking information:
512-477-1859 Dave Kibanow
sk @holdenarts.org 2 Haggis Court
Durham, NC, 27705
919-471-3036
Mike Wiley Productions Qbot5 @aol.com
NC-based artist
(919) 619-0096
mike @mikewileyproductions.com
www.mikewileyproductions.com
For booking information:
Stephen Barefoot
Going Barefoot Inc.
1410 Shepherd St.
Durham, NC 27707
The ArtsCenter Staff
Shirlette Ammons
Youth Arts Coordinator
Heather Gerni
School and Family Performances Coordinator
Gallery Coordinator
Adam Graetz
Marketing Director
Jesse Hollars
ArYSchool Assistant
Noel James
Arts in Education Coordinator
Phaedra Kelly
ArtSchool Director
Crystal McKnight
Accounts Director
Art Menius
Executive Director
Brad Porter
Operations Director
Jeri Lynn Schulke
ArtsCenter Stage Director
Julie Tomkovick
Development Director
Louise Tremblay
Summer Camps Coordinator
As of May 21, 2014 THE ARTSCENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NAME/Date joined/Term Expires Preferred Address Bus.Phone# Home Phone# e-mail address
COSTLEY,MARK(At Large Ex Comm) 240 Leigh Farm Road Suite 100 919-493-8411 mcostle walkerlambe.com
6/1/2011/June 2014 Durham, NC 27707
FIORENTINO,MARIANA 605 West Main Street#101 919-929-2005 mariana terranova lobal.com
4/23/2013/A ril 2016 Carrboro, NC 27510
KLEIN,JOHN treasurer 601 Jones ferry RD Apt L-5 C-850 559-6901 2oklein mail.com
2/11/2014/February 2017 Chapel Hill, NC 27510
KREBILL,DAN 107 Silo Dr. noislanci nc.rr.com
5/6/2014/May 2017 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-967-5347 919-593-3016
MACLEOD,SKYE 2108 Price Creek Rd 919-240-5454 skyemacleoda, mail.com
11/1/2013/November2016 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 M: 919-428-6381
MEZZATESTA,MICHAEL 1908 S Lakeshore Dr 919-379-9582 mmezz duke.edu
11/1/2013/November 2016 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 M:919-259-2536
MILLER,JAY chair 7923 Morrow Mill Rd C: 919-616-2190 Jay Miller iem mebtel.net
4/23/2013/A ril 2016 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 H-919-304-9970
MONTEITH,BRYAN 2701 Percussion Drive 919-419-6005 T-919-732-9463 b an.monteith mail.corn
10/9/2009/October 2015 Hillsborough, NC 27278 C-919-698-6181
PENLAND TURNER, KENDRA PO Box 25176 828-407-0658 C: 828.301.3162 kd enland real ro consultants.com
4/23/2013/A ril 2016 Asheville, NC 28813
RAMSEY,BEVEN Secrets 205 Carol Street T-919-928-9001 twilo12 hotmail.com
1/112012/Janus 2015 Carrboro, NC 27510 C-919-922-3110
ROSE,DONALD(vice chair) 108 Windhover Place C-919-949-5521 donaldirose(a.gmail.com
3/1/2012/March 2015 Chapel Hill, NC 27514
SZOSTAK,PHILIP 310 112 W Franklin St 919-929-5244 T-919-967-2894 UszostakaSzostakDesign.com
Mar-10/March 2016 Cha el Hill, NC 27516 C-919-302-0034
TAFF KARA PO Box 2291 919-765-7344 C-919-998-8322 Kara.Taff bcbsnc.com
1/10/2013/January 2016 Durham, NC 27707-2291
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MENIUS ART jP0 Box 1161 W-919-929-2787x217 C-919-675-2787 director artscenterlive.or
Carrboro, NC 27510
2014-2015 Arts Program Grant—Spring
Orange County Arts Commission
The ArtsCenter: School Show Series
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE FOR YOUTH PERFORMANCES
ORCHID ENSEMBLE: September 29-October 3----5 SHOWS
• September 29--McDougle Elem. 8:30am
• September 30--Durham Academy Upper and Lower--8:I Oam (Lower) and 1 1:1 Oam (Upper)
• October I--Estes Hills 8:30am
• Seawell I pm
DAVID GONZALEZ: November 5-7---- 8 SHOWS
• November 5--Morris Grove 8:15 and 9:30am
• Immaculata I pm
• November 6--The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
• November 7--Carrboro Elem. 8:30am and 9:45
• Durham Academy Lower at I pm
NORTH CAROLINA YOUTH TAP ENSEMBLE: November 17-21----I I SHOWS
• November 17-- Immaculata 9am
• Phillips Middle 1:30pm
• November 18--Estes Hills 8:30am and 9:45
• Culbreth Middle 1:30pm
• November 19--St. Thomas More 8:30
• Seawell Elem. I pm
• November 20--The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
• November 21 --McDougle Elem. 8:30am and IOam
GIZMO GUYS: December 1-5----13 SHOWS
• December 1--Rashkis Elem. 8:45 and IOam
• FPG I pm
• December 2--Morris Grove Elem 8:15am and 9:30am
• Northside I pm
• December 3 --Carrboro Elem. 8:30am and 9:45
• Grady Brown I pm
• December 4--The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
• December 5--Ephesus Elem. 8:30am and 9:45am
MIKE WILEY:January 7-9----5 SHOWS
• January 7 --Durham Academy Upper and Lower--8:I Oam (Lower) and 1 1:1 Oam (Upper)
• St. Thomas More I pm
• January 8 --The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
RAINBOW FISH PRESENTED BY ARTSPOWER:
January 16 -- The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
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BRIGHT STAR CHILDREN'S THEATRE:'February 3, 6-13 ----13 SHOWS
• February 3--Carrboro Elem. 8:30am and 9:45am
• February 6--McDougle Elem--8:30am and I Oam
• Seawell Elem I pm
• February 9--Immaculata 9am
• Estes Hills I pm
• February I I--Rashkis Elem. 8:45am and I Oam
• February 12 --The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
• February 13--Morris Grove Elem. 8:15am and 9:30am
PROJECT TRIO: February 18-20 ----7 SHOWS
• February 18--Morris Grove Elem. 8:15am and 9:00 (30 min shows)
• FPG I pm (50 minute show)
• February 19 --The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am (50 minute shows)
• February 20--Phillips Middle 8:30 and 9:45 (50 minutes shows)
HOBEY FORD'S GOLDEN ROD PUPPETS: March 9-13----7 SHOWS
• March IO--McDougle Elem. 8:30am
• Seawell I pm
• March I I--Estes Hills 8:15am and 9:30am
• Glenwood I pm
• March 12 --The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
JABALI AFRICAN ACROBATS: April 13-17----10 SHOWS
• April 13 --Durham Academy Upper and Lower--8:I Oam (Lower) and 1 I:IOam (Upper)
• FPG I pm
• April 14--St. Thomas More 8:30am
• Northside Elem. I pm
• April 15--Rashkis Elem. 8:45am and IOam
• Grady Brown Elem. I pm
• April 16 --The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
DONNA WASHINGTON: April 27-May I----3 SHOWS
• April 29 --Ephesus Elem. 8:30am and 9:45am
• April 30 --The ArtsCenter I Oam and 11:30am
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"It is to Wiley's great credit thaehe focuses his formidable talents on the story,allowing the
audience to clearly understand each character's strengths and foibles,..A tour-de-force ..
a riveting e1t, ning of theater,one of the year's ten best:'—(Raleigh)News&Observer
"In my thirty-one years in education, I cannot remember any performance that matches his wonderful blend of
humor,history,reflection,student involvement and lastin 'mpact.Mesmerizing...truly a gift. In a matter of
minutes,he won undivided attention and taught more histor;,than could be taught in a week. He is doing very
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Mike Wiley Productions'newest acclaimed work commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders. In 1961, the
original 13 Riders boarded a bus in Washington, DC bound for New Orleans via Mississippi and Alabama.They barely made it
"out of Alabama alive.Over the course of the next three months, approximately 300 other Riders took up the mantle and
followed the path of those first brave few. Mobs brutally assaulted many. Riders were arrested and, instead of posting bail,
chose to serve sentences in one of the most brutal prisons in the South, Parchman Farm, proving the Freedom Riders and the
movement to desegregate interstate travel would not be deterred. Utilizing the race rhetoric and the soulful freedom songs of
the 1960's, a 10-member ensemble casts new perspective into what became possibly the most tense three months of the
American Civil Rights Movement.The Parchman Hour is a celebration of bravery. It is a call to action through remembrance,
leaving the audience asking"Who stood up for me? Moreover, who can I stand up for today?"
•Two-act/90 min. for mixed audiences,50-min. student version for grades 5+.
BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME
"Daddy and Roger and 'em shot'em a nigger."Those incendiary words, spoken by ten-year-old Gerald Teel in the spring of
1970 were merely a harbinger of the turmoil smoldering on Oxford, North Carolina's dark horizon. Henry"Dickie" Marrow, a 23.
year-old U.S.Army veteran whose wife was pregnant with their third daughter, had been beaten and shot to death by Robert
Teel, his son Larry, and Roger Oakley,Teel's stepson, for allegedly making a remark to Larry Teel's wife.The men were
acquitted of the crime by an all-white jury, despite testimony by two black eyewitnesses. Roger Oakley,Teel's stepson, actually
confessed to shooting the gun but was never indicted. But it was the Teels'acquittal for their hot-headed hate crime that
launched Oxford into a season of violent reprisals. Based on Tim Tyson's award winning memoir, Blood Done Sign My Name iE
meant to acknowledge America's painful racial history,"that our freedom and dignity, if we still have any, has been paid for in
blood, that we have a contract with our ancestors not to let their sacrifices be in vain" Features special guest musical artist in
full-length version. •Two-act/90 min. for mixed audiences plus 50-min.student version, grades 7+.
DAR HE:THE STORY OF EMMETT TILL
In 1955, a 14-year-old black Chicago youth traveled to the Mississippi Delta with country kinfolk and southern cooking on his
mind. He walked off the train and into a world he could never understand -- a world of thick color lines, of hard-held class
systems and unspeakable taboos.Young Emmett crossed that line and stepped into his gruesome fate by whistling at a white
woman.This riveting play chronicles the murder, trial and unbelievable confession of the men accused of Till's lynching.
•Two-act/90 min. for mixed audiences plus 50-min, student version, gr. 7+.
ONE NOBLE JOURNEY: A BOX MARKED FREEDOM
A true story of three slaves who overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to gain a life of freedom.Wiley becomes Henry
"Box" Brown, a black slave who sees no alternative but to mail himself to freedom in a small crate. Brown's life unfolds like a
Mark Twain adventure, perilous and somber at times while humorous and heroic throughout.Audience members join Wiley on
stage, quickly and quietly becoming characters helping propel the historic action. •Two-act/90 min. for mixed audiences plus
50-min. student version for gr.3+.
BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION: OVER FIFTY YEARS LATER
In 1952, the Supreme Court heard a number of school-segregation cases, including Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,
Kansas. It ruled unanimously in 1954 that segregation was unconstitutional, overthrowing Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that had
set the "separate but equal" precedent.A tour de force that encapsulates the high impact ruling for desegregating schools.
•50 min;grades 7+, plus general audiences.
JACKIE ROBINSON:A GAME APART
A play that can intrigue, educate and set one's thirst for success on fire;a powerful lesson of couragE!through dedication and
leadership, of African-American athletes who pushed the color barrier to its break point. Meet role models from the outfield, the
backcourt, the track, the ring, the blacktop, the mud rising from the blood, sweat and tears of a bygone era of separate unequa
locker rooms, whites-only hotels and restaurants with only a back door through which colored athletes could enter.
•50 min.;grades 2+, plus general audiences.
TIRED SOULS:THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
Over fifty years ago, a petite black woman, tired from a day's work, rested her weary bones on a segregated Alabama city bus.
Rosa Parks' refusal to relinquish her seat to a white man sparked a movement among Montgomery's black citizens that would
carry cries for equality around the world and subsequently resound in the halls of the Supreme Court.This play documents the
tales of Martin Luther King Jr.and nearly a dozen others of the hundreds of men and women who stood up to Jim Crow's
segregation, held tight to their bus money and walked for freedom for 381 days. •50 min.;grades 3+, plus general audiences.
All productions include post-show discussion Q&A;study guides available.
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Rhythm...funk...innovation...excitement: that's the
North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE) .
One of the best youth tap ensembles in the world,
NCYTE features 40 dancers, ages 8 to 18, who hail from
throughout North Carolina. Don't let the word "youth"
fool you. These dancers tear up the floor with poise, �'!�t'
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They dance with ferocity,technical virtuosity and maturity beyond their years which is a testament to the visionary leadership of Gene Medler.
— Lane Alexander,Founder and Artistic Director,Chicago Human Rhythm Projei
Founded by JUBA award winning artistic director Gene
Medler in 1983, NCYTE honors the traditions of tap,
uniquely American form, while infusing it with youthfu
' energy and contemporary music. The company perform
innovative dances from some of the world's most talentei
choreographers including Savion Glover and Michell
Dorrance. NCYTE has toured throughout the U.S. and thi
world, with performances in Austria, Brazil, Canada, China
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"NCYTE has that irrepressible explosiveness of youth — so pure and honest.
Yet they are technically adept,true to the integrity of the music and move with ensemble precision.
Does anyone have a better time dancing?I don't think so."
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GOOD VIBRATIONS
This dynamic two-hour show offers a fast-paced performance
emphasizing cutting edge choreography alongside traditional
rhythm tap. Audiences enjoy a diverse show which includes live
singing and Taiko drumming. The music ranges from Vivaldi to
Fiona Apple to Old Crow Medicine Show. Dance styles include
buck, body percussion, and jazz as well as pieces influenced by
Broadway and hip-hop.
TAPPING THE BLUES
Enjoy the Good Vibrations show (described above) with
the additional bonus of legendary blues musicians.
This show emphasizes the roots of rhythm tap, as this
dance form and blues music evolved hand in hand. Two
renowned Music Maker Relief Foundation blues artists
share the stage with NCYTE dancers, showing how the
classics continue to be reinvented.
E CSSIVE DANCE REVUE
This informative 45-minute show brings the audience into the
world of percussive dance. The performance features historically
and geographically diverse dances including traditional rhythm
tap, South African gumboot, Irish step dance, plus much more.
The show—which can be tailored to a specific curriculum or needs
of the educational institution—includes stories and history about
the dances presented. An extensive study guide accompanies this
educational concert which is appropriate for elementary, middle
and high school.
VENUES WHERE NCYTE HAS PERFORMED RECENTLY INCLUDE
The John F. Kennedy (enter for the Performing Arts, Washington, D(
Symphony Space, New York, NY
Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC
The Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC
The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Martin Middle School, Raleigh, NC
St. Thomas More Catholic School, Chapel Hill, NC
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their hilarious and enthralling act in over 2,500 live performances around the
world—including theaters, schools, festivals, cruise ships, and corporate events.
"The Gizmo Guys know what
audiences want to see . . . we How will the Gizmo Guys enhance
should issue seat-belts for the your program?
raucous roller coaster ride of
The Gizmo Guys' humour reaches audiences of all ages—
laughter their show provides
from toddlers to great-grandparents. Adults have as much fun
for audiences of all ages!" as kids so families thoroughly enjoy the show together.
–Luther Burbank Center for
the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA Frequently featured as "Pick of the Week"in local papers,
the Gizmo Guys provide materials that generate media attention
for your venue.
Renowned for their professionalism, this duo is friendly,
easy to work with, and has minimal tech requirements.
For school audiences,the Gizmo Guys offer even more
than great laughs—their practical, user-friendly study guide,
"Objects in Motion"makes it easy for teachers to tie
the show to lessons across the curriculum.
A winning combination!
Performing as the Gizmo Guys, Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker
have amazed and amused audiences around the world.
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international juggling competitions, and taught at
the top circus schools. But what makes their act f
Allan Jacobs so appealing is their uniquely winning combination
Barrett Felker of dazzling technique and infectious humor.The
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Gizmo Guys' rapid-fire act exhilarates and inspires
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sidesplitting laughter in audience members of all ages.
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Amador Theater Pleasanton, CA HBO's Young Comedians
Arvada Center for the Arts Arvada, CO Comedy Central
Bay Street Theatre Sag Harbor, NY Nashville Now
"The audience rocked with Berklee Performance Center Boston, MA Nickelodeon
laughter and applause, Blumenthal Perf Arts Center Charlotte, NC
the cash box overflowed California Inst of Technology Pasadena, CA Cruise Lines
Capitol Center for the Arts Concord, NH
and the words "SOLD OUT" Disney
Capitol Arts Center Bowling Green, KY
rang in my ears. What more Holland America
Centennial Theatre Vancouver, BC
could a Presenter ask?" Colonial Theater Idaho Falls, ID Princess
—Univ. of Massachusetts Four Rivers Center Paducah, KY Royal Caribbean
Lowell, MA Freeborn Hall Davis, CA
California State University Fullerton, CA Corp '
Garden State Arts Center Holmdel, NJ Aetna
Gordon Center Owings Mills, MD AXA
Guild Hall East Hampton, NY Bristol-Myers Squibb
Haugh Performing Arts Center Glendora, CA Campbells
La Mirada Theater La Mirada, CA Chrysler
Lakeside Theater Lakeside, OH Cigna Corp.
Lancaster Perf Arts Center Lancaster, CA Cititrust
Longwood Gardens Kennett Square, PA Coca-Cola
Luther Burbank Center Santa Rosa, CA DU
Millenium Centre Southfield, MI Fannie Mae
Montalvo Center for the Arts Saratoga, CA General Electric
New Brunswick State Theater New Brunswick, NJ Glaxo Wellcome
Orange County Perf Arts Center Costa Mesa, CA Goodyear
Palace Theater Columbus, OH Hertz
Pantages Theater Tacoma, WA Hyatt Regency
Paramount Center Rutland, VT IBM
Paramount Theater Abilene, TX ITT
Paramount Theatre Austin, TX John Deere
Peace Performing Arts Center Greenville, SC Maxwell House
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia, PA MasterCard
Allan Jacobs Rich Forum Stamford, CT Merck
Barrett Felker Rockefeller Arts Center Fredonia, NY Morgan Guarantee
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info@thegizmoguys.com Union Colony Civic Center Greeley, CO Oracle
www.thegizmoguys.com University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA Parents Magazine
677 West End Avenue, #68 Vancouver Playhouse Vancouver, BC Pepsi
New York, NY 10025 Victoria Theater Dayton, OH Taco Bell
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"The Gizmo Guys are "master jugglers with ebullient
energy and exquisite skill. . . . Human virtuosity with a
The Gizmo Guys know what touch of lunacy." --The New York Times
inter-generotional audiences
want to see. A repeat "What a wonderful show! The Gizmo Guys are the best!
performance is inevitable. To say they brought the house down is an understatement."
Perhaps we should issue —Victoria Theatre, Dayton, OH
seat-belts for the raucous
roller coaster ride of "It was a joy to see enthusiastic parents watch their
laughter their show provides children respond to a live theater performance.This is
for audiences of all ages!" why we do what we do!"
—Luther Burbank Center —Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville, SC
for the Arts,
Santa Rosa, CA "From beginning to end, the Gizmo Guys were a winning
experience. Ticket sales far exceeded expectations. This
was by far our most popular family show in three years."
---Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH
"Thanks for a great show and an easy in and out. My staff
really appreciated the ease of the production. How
wonderfully the Gizmo Guys entertained three generations
of people!"
—Carpenter Performing Arts, Cat State Long Beach, CA
"The very top of the 'can't lose' list . . . couldn't imagine
anyone not enjoying their performance, regardless of age."
—.Vancouver Children's Festiva=l, Vancouver, BC
"The Gizmo Guys' professionalism, friendliness and rapport
with the audience made their sold out shows everything
they had promised to be . . . and more."
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Allan Jacobs "The Gizmo Guys gave thoroughly entertaining, absolutely
Barrett Felker outstanding performances throughout out district. It
212-749-1620 was great for the kids and provided belly laughs for the
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