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beginning and ending lines of their play, and asked to write a script that night. Scripts are passed out to <br /> groups on Saturday morning, after being reviewed by the Board of Directors, and each group is sent off <br /> to rehearse for the day, during which all technical aspects for each show are coordinated. Groups load <br /> into the performance space on Sunday afternoon, and rehearse in the space until their performance <br /> Sunday night, after which set is struck and the event is finished. The goal of The February 48 is to <br /> provide unique opportunities to both experienced and prospective actors and technicians, as well as to <br /> provide a fun, adrenaline-filled weekend for local students. Those with experience are challenged to <br /> take all of the work and quality of a full-length production and condense it into a single weekend, while <br /> students who are curious about theatre can try it out in an enjoyable and short production. <br /> In addition to opportunities provided by shows, One Song also provides those students who <br /> join the Board of Directors with business and production experience. Board members get a chance to <br /> see and experience what goes into running a theatrical production company. Board members set <br /> budgets,handle finances, write grants, find and book rehearsal and performance spaces, and deal with <br /> any necessary legal documents. One Song is also currently working on setting up a relationship with the <br /> NC Center for Nonprofits to participate in workshops and receive guidance for board members who <br /> do not have prior legal or business management experience. <br /> One Song Productions would use funds from this artistic grant to support the winter and spring <br /> performances of our 2012-2013 season. The money would help cover the cost of space rental, rights, <br /> set, props, costumes, and advertisement. One Song aims to create shows that are true to directorial, <br /> technical, and company visions, and would greatly benefit from support from outside funding. <br /> In the winter, board member Taylor Norris will direct Denial, written by Peter Saga]. Denial is <br /> a highly controversial play that deals with moral and ethical issues focusing on a court case. In the play, <br /> a Jewish lawyer that specializes in First Amendment cases acquires a client that is fighting for his right to <br /> deny the existence of the Holocaust. The lawyer is torn between her own beliefs, and the audience will <br /> inevitably be left with their own ideas regarding freedom of speech and freedom of beliefs. The play will <br /> challenge its actors and director due to an intense and demanding concept, providing cast and crew with <br /> an opportunity to exercise a different aspect of their abilities. This show, due to its content, must be <br /> undertaken with both delicacy and drive, and One Song believes it is an important task to undertake. <br /> The company hopes to reach out to high school students with this production by challenging them to <br /> formulate their own views,while asking adults to evaluate their own ideas. Denial seeks to open doors <br /> for conversation and communication through an artistic medium and provide all those involved with a <br /> unique theatrical experience. <br /> In the spring, board member Nell Ovitt will direct Language cf Angels, written by Naomi <br /> Iizuka. This play, written by an American Latina and Japanese author and set in the mountains of North <br /> Carolina, allows for a large amount of artistic license. The haunting story is greatly influenced by aspects <br />