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2014-2015 Arts Program Grant—Spring I
<br /> Orange County Arts Commission
<br /> The ArtsCenter: School Show Series
<br /> Artists' Biographies/ Narrative Resumes
<br /> ARTSPOWER: ArtsPower's twofold mission is to provide young people, many for the very first time,
<br /> with the unforgettable opportunity to experience the transporting power of outstanding theatre that
<br /> entertains, stimulates, and educates; and to enhance "character education" among young pE!ople by
<br /> creating theatre that fosters sound moral development, encourages self-expression, ignites the desire to
<br /> read, and advances their development as productive members of society.
<br /> Celebrating our 27th anniversary in 2012, ArtsPower is one of America's preeminent nonprofit
<br /> producers and presenters of professional theatre for young and family audiences. With over 750
<br /> performances annually, ArtsPower has amassed an audience of more than 12 million peoplE! in 47 states.
<br /> Since our start in 1985, ArtsPower has created 27 original musicals and dramas, many of which are
<br /> based on highly-respected books for young readers including: E.L. Konigsburg's Newbery Medal-winning
<br /> book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Paula Danzinger's Amber Brown Is Not a
<br /> Crayon, Patricia Reilly Giffs Newbery Medal Honor Book Lily's Crossing, Marcus Pfiister's -!-he Rainbow
<br /> Fish, winner of the 1995 American Bookseller Children's Book of the Year Award, Harry the Dirty Dog,
<br /> Lois Lowry's Anastasia Krupnik,Judy Blume's Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, P.D. Eastman's Are
<br /> You My Mother?, based on P.D. Eastman's classic picture book, Anne L. Fox's My Heart in a Suitcase,
<br /> Four Score and Seven Years Ago, Anne of Green Gables, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, Olympic
<br /> Spirit: The Jesse Owens Story, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Salem Justice, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel,
<br /> Patricia Reilly Giffs Fish Face, Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline and the Bad Hat, Lois Lowry's The Silent
<br /> Boy and James Preller's Jigsaw Jones and the Case of the Class Clown. ArtsPower has performed in
<br /> hundreds of regional theatres, cultural centers, university auditoriums, and schools throughout the
<br /> United States.
<br /> ArtsPower is led by Founding Co-Directors Gary W. Blackman and Mark A. Blackman. Greg Gunning
<br /> serves as Artistic Director and resident playwright. Kim Wood is Arts Power's Senior Booking and
<br /> Theatre Field Trip Coordination and Karen Bibbo is Company and Production Manager. Our sets are
<br /> built by Tom Carroll Studios.
<br /> ArtsPower has received generous support from numerous corporate, foundation, and government
<br /> sources including: New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The Shubert Foundation, New Jersey Cultural
<br /> Trust, Colgate-Palmolive, The Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Lillian Pitkin Schenck
<br /> Fund, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation, as well as many valued individual donors..
<br /> Information from artist's website (h tW://www.artspower.org)
<br /> BRIGHT STAR TOURING THEATRE: Welcome to Bright Star Touring Theatre! Our upcoming
<br /> season marks our eleventh anniversary of providing professional theatre to young audiences! This year
<br /> we are touring from California to North Carolina, Florida to Massachusetts and all states in between
<br /> expecting to provide more than 900 performances to young audiences in nearly every imaginable venue.
<br /> We have actors joining us from across the nation, thirteen brand new shows and we are thrilled to
<br /> welcome our westward expansion.
<br /> Bright Star Touring Theatre was launched to provide high caliber, professional theatre at an affordable
<br /> and all-inclusive price. Our objective has long been to make theatre as accessible as possiblE!—and to
<br /> reach as many young people as we could, a commitment we proudly stand by today.
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