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ORANGE COUNTY
ARTS COMMISSION
GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM / ARTIST PROJECT GRANT 2020-21
Grantee Name UNC Chapel Hill/Playmakers Rep
Authorizing Official Terry Magnuson Vice Chancellor for Research
Project Title Project support for Edges of Time
Award $1,495
Grant Category ❑✓ Grassroots Arts Program ❑Artist Project Grant Program
Funding Source ❑North Carolina Arts Council ❑✓Orange County
Date July 1, 2020
End Date June 30, 2021
OCAC Report Due Monday,July 12, 2021
Stipulations ❑Grantee must spend $ on the hiring of multicultural artists specified in
the grant application.
❑✓ Grantee must properly credit the Orange County Arts Commission using the proper
logo on all publicity materials for the funded program. Recipients of operations-related
grants must include the OCAC logo with link to www.artsorange.org on grantee's
website. Download logos on the OCAC website at
https://artsorange.org/grants/grantee-resources
[]Grantee must properly credit the Orange County Arts Commission and the N.C.Arts
Council using the proper logos and N.C. Arts Council credit line on all publicity materials
for funded program. Recipients of operations-related grants must include the OCAC logo
with link to www.artsorange.org and N.C.Arts Council logo, credit line, and link to
www.ncarts.org on grantee's website. Download logos and view proper credit line
language on the OCAC website at https://artsorange.org/grants/grantee-resources
❑x The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits, and performances (virtual or in-
person) open to the public and related to this grant award on the Orange County Arts
Commission website at www.artsorange.org/events. In addition,the Grant Recipient
must add a link to www.artsorange.org (Orange County Arts Commission logo
preferred)to their main webpage.
Staff Contact Katie Murray, Director
(919)245-2335 1 kmurrav@orangecountync.gov
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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 12 day of October, 2020, by and between Orange County
("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission") and
UNC Chapel Hill/Playmakers Repert("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 annual 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 annual Arts Grants Program is supported by Arts Commission with
funds from the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, a state agency.
WHEREAS, the Grant Recipient was selected by the Arts Commission to receive the
annual 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 four hundred ninety-five (s $1,495)
have been awarded by the Arts Commission to the Grant Recipient for the approved
Project. The Recipient shall be required to match funds 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, as outlined in the attached Exhibit A.
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,
2020 and June 30, 2021. The Project shall be implemented in the manner
described in Exhibit A. Time is of the essence in the implementation of the
Proj ect.
B. Modifications to project. 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 for 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 described in the attached Exhibit A.
F. Final Report. Grant Recipient shall submit to the Arts Commission a Final Report
on July 12, 2021. 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
$ $1,495 to the Grant Recipient.
6. Publicity
A. Acknowledgement. Credit must be given to the Orange County Arts
Commission and/or the North Carolina Arts Council using the proper logo(s)
and credit line in brochures, news releases, programs, and all other printed and
online publications. Copies of such printed materials must accompany the
evaluation report. Official Orange County Arts Commission and North Carolina
Arts Council logos may be downloaded at www.artsorange.org/grantee-resources
and may not be altered in any way. When no printed information is used, verbal
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credit shall be given. In addition, all print and promotional material must include
the following credit line and logo(s) (check all that apply):
i. OCounty Funds Only. Orange County Arts Commission logo required.
Credit line required for audio projects: "This program is supported by the
Orange County Arts Commission."
ii. = North Carolina Arts Council Funding. The Orange County Arts
Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council logos are required. Credit
line: "This program is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources."
B. The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits, and performances open to the
public and related to this grant award on the Orange County Arts Commission
website at www.artsorange.org/events. In addition, the Grant Recipient must
add a link to www.artsoran eg org_(Orange County Arts Commission logo
preferred)to their main webpage.
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 referred 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. Governing Law and Priority Both parties agree that this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina and
Orange County. Grant Recipient shall at all times remain in compliance with all
applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations including but not
limited to all state and federal anti-discrimination laws, policies, rules, and
regulations and the Orange County Non-Discrimination Policy and Orange
County Living Wage Policy (each policy is incorporated herein by reference and
may be viewed at
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Any violation of this requirement is a breach of this Agreement and Arts
Commission may immediately terminate this Agreement without further
obligation on the part of the Arts Commission. This paragraph is not intended to
limit and does not limit the definition of breach to discrimination. By executing
this Agreement the Grant Recipient certifies that they has not been identified, and
has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list
created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.58. By executing this
Agreement the Grant Recipient certifies that they has not been identified, and has
not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list
created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.81. By executing this
Agreement Grant Recipient affirms they are and shall remain in compliance with
Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. In determining
the basic services to be provided, should any documents be referenced in or
attached to this Agreement, the terms herein shall have priority in any conflict
between the terms of referenced documents and the terms of this Agreement.
C. Dispute Resolution: Neither party may initiate binding arbitration. Any disputes
shall be resolved by nonbinding mediation. If such mediation fails either party
may initiate litigation to resolve the dispute. Should either party initiate litigation
to settle any dispute involving the terms of this Agreement such litigation shall be
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initiated in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina seated in Orange
County,North Carolina.
D. Signatures. This Agreement together with any amendments or modifications may
be executed electronically. All electronic signatures affixed hereto evidence the
intent of the Parties to comply with Article 11A and Article 40 of North Carolina
General Statute Chapter 66.
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 behalf of the Grant Recipient
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Terry Magnuson Vice Chancellor for Resee
For and on behalf of Orange County Government
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Organization Name University of North Carolina at 08/14/2020
Chapel Hill/PlayMakers id. 17218584
Repertory Company
Amelia Stanley 2020-21 Grassroots Arts
Program Grant Application
Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art
120 Country Club Road
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
27514
North Carolina
United States
9199624846
amestan@ad.unc.edu
Original application 08/14/2020
APPLICANT Please tell us about your organization.
INFORMATION
Mailing Address of Office of Sponsored Research
Organization 104 Airport Road, Suite 2200
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Is this a joint No
application between
multiple organizations
or schools?
How did you hear OCAC Enews
about our grant
program?
Did you or a No
representative of
your organization
attend our grants
training session?
Nature of Arts Organization
Organization
Primary Organization PlayMakers Repertory Company (PRC) is North Carolina's premier
Description professional theatre company and the only LORT theatre in the
Carolinas. Rooted in an esteemed 100-year tradition of playmaking at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), our mission
is to produce relevant, courageous work that tells stories for and
from a multiplicity of voices and perspectives. We believe theatre
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has a transformational impact on individuals and entire communities
and are committed to making our work accessible to all. PRC also
serves as the professional laboratory for UNC-CH's department of
dramatic art and is devoted to nurturing and training future
generations of artists.
As a professional theatre in residence at a major research university,
PRC is uniquely positioned to lead the way in integrating the making
of new art with the creation of new knowledge. Under the leadership
of Producing Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch since 2016, PRC has
continued a tradition of producing vibrantly reimagined classics and
significant contemporary work. In Benesch's first four years, PRC has
also produced eight world premieres, many of which have gone on to
other regional and off-Broadway theatres. Benesch is especially
committed to PlayMakers' role as a vibrant and essential hub of
social and civic discourse in the region and to building our reputation
as an incubator for new American plays.
Each year, PRC produces nine professional productions on two
stages at the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art in Chapel Hill,
bringing new and classic works to more than 50,000 audience
members annually, 10% of which are UNC students. Our regional
touring program, PlayMakers Mobile, brings free, pared down
performances of reimagined classic works to libraries, retirement
facilities, public art spaces, and juvenile detention centers across the
Triangle. For many attendees, this is their first experience with live
theater. Currently, the two-week tour visits sites in and around the
Triangle; over the next five years, our goal is to expand this program
to visit all 100 counties in the state of North Carolina. In addition to
innovative productions, PRC produces robust year-round
educational and engagement programs. Our initiatives have served
over 150,000 area youth since 1984 through Student Matinees,
teaching-artist-in-residency programs, and our award-winning
Summer Youth Conservatory.
We are committed to integrating authentic access, equity, diversity,
and inclusion into every aspect of our work on and off stage. Our
resident company and guest artists represent a strong group of
diverse peoples and with each new season, we prioritize for gender
parity and racial equity on stage and make intentional hiring and
programming choices to push this balance forward. In 2017, PRC
received a prestigious 50/50 Applause Award from the International
Centre for Women Playwrights and our 2018-19 season saw an
entirely female roster of directors on our mainstage. Our 41-person
full-and part-time staff and our 23-member advisory council are
primarily White with a wide range of age and gender representative.
We are continually working to reflect a more inclusive workplace and
create opportunities for greater racial representation among our staff
and council.
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During FY19-20, will Yes
your organization
receive operational
support funding from
the North Carolina
Arts Council or the
North Carolina
Department of
Natural and Cultural
Resources?
Please contact us. Organizations receiving operational support from the NC Arts Council
or Department of Natural and Cultural Resources are not eligible to
apply for OCAC grants. Please give us a call to discuss your
eligibility: 919-245-2335
Organization's EIN 566001393
Organization www.playmakersrep.org
Website
Authorizing Official's Terry Magnuson
Name
Authorizing Official's Vice Chancellor for Research
Title
Authorizing Official's (919) 966-3411
Phone
Authorizing Official's resadminosr@unc.edu
Email
Applicant Race White
Financial Overview
83c173b7-7de7-47a2-878a-Ob9cc8cd6fb1.xlsx
Organizational Financial Statements
PRC_3-Year Org_Budget.pdf
UNC-CH Audited_Financial_Statements_FY18-FY19.pdf
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Deficit/Surplus After cancelling nearly 25%of our 2019-20 season performances and
our annual fundraising gala, PlayMakers total gross revenue impact
was a loss of $443,103. We were able to recover $177,007 of that and
now estimate an operational deficit of $251,000 for FY20 (ending June
30, 2020).
We are considering several financial and programming scenarios for
FY21. At whatever point we are able to present public performances
again, we know that our seating capacity will be reduced by almost
80%to match social distancing guidelines, drastically slashing our
future ticket revenue. We also anticipate lower individual
contributions in this volatile economy and significantly reduced
funding at state and local government levels and across the
university. All of our models result in an overall deficit between
$100,000 and $250,000.
PROJECT/PROGRAMTell us about your project or program
INFORMATION
Title of Grant Project support for world premiere production, EDGES OF TIME
Request
Grant Amount $3,000
Requested
Is the person in Yes
charge of this
program or project
different from the
Authorizing Official?
Project Director Vivienne Benesch
Name
Project Director Title Producing Artistic Director
Project Director Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art, CB 3235, Chapel Hill, NC
Street Address 27599-3235
Project Director 919-962-7005
Phone
Project Director vbenesch@email.unc.edu
Email
What are you A specific program or project
requesting funding
for?
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Project/Program PlayMakers Repertory Company respectfully requests funding for our
Summary world premiere production of Jacqueline E. Lawton's EDGES OF
TIME. This world premiere production aligns with Producing Artistic
Director Vivienne Benesch's commitment to elevating female voices
and bringing unheard stories of women pioneers to the stage. It also
pushes forward our commitment to inclusive representation on and
off stage, sharing an important story of Black resilience from
American history.
EDGES OF TIME takes us into the life of the marvelous Marvel Cook,
investigative journalist, editor, activist, and the first Black woman
writer to have her own byline in a major U.S. newspaper. In 1963, just
after the Birmingham church bombing, Marvel threads the story of
mid-century Civil Rights with her own trailblazing journey from the
suburbs of Minnesota to the newsrooms, labor unions, and arts
societies of New York—with a stop in the McCarthy hearings along
the way. Always unconventional and willing to pay the price for
speaking her mind, Marvel calls to us from the past with warnings
about our present.
The play will be directed by Jules Odendahl-James and features
resident acting company member Kathryn Hunter-Williams in the title
role. The production will feature sophisticated video projections,
sound, and movement, fully immersing our audience in the charged
transition from print media to television in the 1960s. Our intention is
to provide resonant context through multi-media and innovatively
bring Cooke's complex persona to the stage.
Project Start Date October 1, 2020
(no earlier than July
1 , 2020)
Project End Date (no June 30, 2021
later than June 30,
2021)
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Project Goals EDGES OF TIME is an ideal play to welcome PlayMakers' audiences
back to the theatre in 2021. This production was originally intended to
close our 2019-20 "Legacy NOW" season, which was cut short due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. With the current racial reckoning also deeply
affecting our country, we believe this story is that much more
relevant to share with our community now. As part of the continuum
of 100+ years of theatre at Carolina, PlayMakers has inherited a long
legacy of social justice stories to examine as we reimagine our future.
Cooke's inspirational legacy—and playwright Lawton's new
investigation of it—resonates deeply with many of the challenges we
are grappling with in this moment and, significantly, offers a much
needed positive and propulsive message about our way forward.
This production also coincides with the arrival of the Ida B. Wells
Society for Investigative Journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill's Hussman
School of Journalism and Media. A national organization dedicated to
increasing and retaining reporters and editors of color in the field of
investigative reporting, the Wells Society is unparalleled in its
commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity in journalism and we
are proud to welcome them to North Carolina. PlayMakers plans to
work closely with the Wells Society and Hussman School of
Journalism and Media for post-show discussions and additional
content surrounding the production. Our goal is to establish a strong
partnership with the Ida B. Wells Society and grow audiences and
engagement across both organizations.
Audience Description PlayMakers' audiences are comprised of a combination of season
subscribers, single ticket buyers, UNC-CH students and faculty, and
other members of our community. On average, our audience is
approximately 86%White, based on self-reported survey data. While
a typical production would reach close to 8,000 audience members
directly, we anticipate that our in-person seating capacity this season
will be reduced by almost 80%to match social distancing guidelines.
In addition to our in-person performances, we plan to capture this
production with a professional video recording which will be shared
online to our patrons. We anticipate strong viewership from our
existing patron base and increased engagement from UNC-CH alumni
and past patrons through this new format. We also intend for the
video capture to be made available on educational platforms to a far
greater community of students and educators than has ever been
possible for us before.
Location Description EDGES OF TIME is planned as the first live production of PlayMakers
2020-21 season. It will be performed in the Paul Green Theatre, a 550-
seat thrust, at the Joan H. Gillings Center for Performing Art at UNC-
CH. In addition to in person performances for a socially-distanced
audience, we intend to produce a professional, three-camera
recording of the play and share that over streaming platforms for
subscribers, ticket buyers, and other members of our community
who are not able to join us in person.
Artist Description The lead artists for EDGES OF TIME were selected based on
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outstanding talent and shared vision for this exciting new endeavor,
in collaboration with our playwright.
Playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton is a PlayMakers company member
and resident dramaturg as well as a Professor in the Department of
Dramatic Art, UNC-CH. She was named one of 30 of the nation's
leading black playwrights by Arena Stage's American Voices New
Play Institute. Her plays include Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-
tied; Deep Belly Beautiful; The Devil's Sweet Water; The Hampton
Years; Intelligence; Love Brothers Serenade (semi-finalist, Eugene
O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference); Mad
Breed; Noms de Guerre. She has worked as a dramaturg and
research consultant at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival
of New American Plays, Arden Theater, Arena Stage, Ensemble
Studio Theater, Ford's Theatre, Horizons Theater, Interact Theatre,
Kennedy Center VSA Program, Round House Theatre, Theater J,
Virginia Stage Company and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Director Jules Odendahl-James is a theater artist/scholar based in
the Triangle, North Carolina.
She has been the Resident Dramaturg and a Visiting Lecturer in the
Department of Theater Studies at Duke University since 2011. From
2010-2012 she was the Coordinating Director of Duke's Performance
and Embodied Research Colloquium (PERC). She is the advisor for
the Me Too Monologues, serves on the Steering Committee for The
Process Series, a new works in development unit at UNC-CH's
Institute for Arts and Humanities, is a founding member of the Ladies
of the Triangle Theater, and a Board Member of HiddenVoices. She
holds a PhD in Performance Studies from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MFA in Directing from the University of
Texas at Austin.
Actress Kathryn Hunter-Williams has been a PlayMakers company
member for over 20 years. Recent highlights include directing No
Fear & Blues Long Gone and Count (co-production with
HiddenVoices), and performing in in Julius Caesar, Everybody, Life of
Galileo, Skeleton Crew, Leaving Eden, Tartuffe, Dot, and Intimate
Apparel, among others. Kathryn is on the faculty of the Department
of Dramatic Art, UNC-CH, serves as Company Artistic Associate for
PlayMakers, and is Associate Director of HiddenVoices, a non-profit
organization dedicated to bringing life changing stories into a public
forum.
Lighting Designer Kathy A. Perkins is the recipient of such design
awards as NAACP Image Award, Chicago's Black Theatre Alliance,
and was a nominee for the L.A. Ovation Award and New York's
Audelco. She has designed lighting for productions throughout the
U.S. at such regional theatres/venues as American Conservatory
Theatre, Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory, Seattle Repertory, St.
Louis Black Repertory, Alliance, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Congo
Square, Manhattan Theatre Club, Alabama Shakespeare, Brooklyn
Academy of Music (BAM), New Federal Theatre, Mark Taper, Writers
Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Los Angeles Theatre Center,
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Two Rivers Theatre, and Victory Gardens.
Additional members of the creative team will be selected over the
next few months.
Are you hiring Yes
multicultural artists
with the requested
funds from this
grant?
For each multicultural TBD, $3,000
artist you intend to
hire, please list their
name, race, and how
much you plan to pay
them.
How will the Promotion and publicity campaigns for EDGES OF TIME will extend to
project/program be a 100-mile radius of Chapel Hill, including local, statewide and
publicized and regional media interviews with our artistic team. We will work with our
promoted to reach organizational partners to increase awareness about the production
intended to their communities through direct advertising and shared collateral
participants? materials. Marketing campaigns will include publicity and advertising
in local and regional broadcast, online and print media; extensive
email targeting to approximately 8,000 households, starting in
Summer 2020; and PlayMakers' web and social media content
(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and blogs). We will likely
reduce our typical direct mail advertising program in an effort to
conserve resources and amplify our streaming options.
How will you Our primary measure for quantitative success for our mainstage
evaluate the success productions is based on audience attendance and overall sales
of the program? revenue. With limited audience capacity due to social distancing, our
quantitative goals for this production are modest.
We measure qualitative success for productions through community
feedback and critical response. We conduct post-show surveys with
every performance, giving our audiences a chance to share their
thoughts directly with us. With EDGES OF TIME, we will also survey
any patrons who watch the production online and use that data to
help inform this new medium.
We will also conduct a project post-mortem surveying our artistic,
administrative, and production staffs to learn what challenges and
successes were experienced. As this will be our first production back
in the theatre in nearly a year as well as our first experience with
video recording and virtual distribution, it will be important to
evaluate all of the processes around mounting the show so that we
can improve and grow as we move forward.
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PROJ ECT/PROGRAM Please fill out the charts below with your project's expenses and
BUDGET income. Use the "Explanation" box to offer details for each category.
NOTE: The Total Cash Expense must equal the Total Cash Income.
NOTE FOR Only requests for program/project funds need to submit a
PANELISTS program/project budget. Requests for operating funds should be
evaluated using the organization's financial docs submitted under
"Organization Information."
Project Expense
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Project Income
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Resumes of artists/administrators
Key_Artist-Ad m in_Res u mes.pdf
Board of Directors List
UNC_Board_of Trustees_Information.pdf
IRS Tax Exemption
PlayMakers_501 c3.pdf
Publicity Samples
1920_PGTLobbyDis play.pdf
Everybody_Postcard.pdf
Ragtime_TalkBacks Poster.pdf
Work Samples
PlayMakers_Work_Sample_-_video_clips.pdf
PRC_Work_sample_-_images.pdf
Work_Sample_-_Through_Theatre_UNC_playwright_shines_spotlight.pdf
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