2012-329 Arts - The Arts Center $1,500

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The ArtsCenter /0 By 10 in the Triangle 3 ' With ten full, albeit short, productions in /O8v /O. the festival exposes audiences toa variety of theatrical approaches. There are plays that make audiences laugh, that make audiences cry, that make audiences question; plays with artistic perspectives, political perspectives, socio-economic perspectives; plays that address age, gender, sexua|izy, ethnicity. family, love; plays with dancing and ! plays with singing. Such a diversity of theatrical styles, naturally appeals to diverse audiences. International theatre at its most local, The ArtsCenter annually sponsors four of the produced playwrights to come to the Triangle and engage in a cultural exchange that is so vital to our community. Every year, sold-out audiences interact with these playwrights at the ever-popular Playwrights Ga|u, atu|kbackwith p|ayvvrighto, actors and directors followed bva Wine & Meet the Artists Reception at The /\roCenter. (July |4' 2O|Z\' Az this event, audiences learn about the playwrights' and actors' creative processes, and become a part of that creative process themselves by suggesting ways that the playwrights can further develop their scripts. Furthermore, 10 By 10 is a forum for cross-collaborations between area artists. |nZD|2, /08" /0 is expanding to include ten directors as well ay the ten actors traditionally hired. Triangle theatre companies represented in /08v /Oin the IO| | productions include: P|aymakers Repertory Company, UNC`s Department ofCommunications Studies, Deep Dish Theatre Connpany, Burning Coal Theatre Company, Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern, Ghost& Spice Productions, The Distillery Theatre, Raleigh Ensemble P|uyery, Cary P|aymrm, and Transactors |nmprov. Mainstays of Triangle theatre will work alongside artists who are either new to the field orto the area; artistic directors and local college professors collaborate with graduate students and working actors. Such cross-collaborations are educational and inspiring to participating artists and demonstrate to audiences that area theatres are united in their mission to contribute tmTriangle culture and � conmmnunity. In order to make /0 By 10 in the Triangle possible, The ArtsCenter courteously asks the Orange County Arts Commission for a grant of $1,500 to help support the artists' fees. Specifically, the grant would cover the cost of paying the ten directors' stipends. These directors will be rehearsing in Orange County in four different locations throughout the month of June 2012. In its eleven years, 10 By 10 in the Triangle has become a tradition that Triangle audiences and theatre practitioners—and playwrights around the world—look forward to each year. A grant from the Orange County Arts Commission would be invaluable in maintaining The ArtsCenter as the largest employer of artists in Orange County, making this year's 10 By 10 in the Triangle a success, as well as laying the groundwork for continuing this important cultural event in years to come.