2015-256-E Arts - One Song Productions Arts Grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID: CAC728CC-F65E-41D2-9580-34E62F51AC3D during which all technical aspects for each show are coordinated. Groups load into the performance space on Sunday afternoon, and rehearse in the space until their performance Sunday night. The goal of The February 48 is to provide unique opportunities to both experienced and prospective actors and technicians, as well as to provide a fun, adrenaline-filled weekend for local students. Those with experience are challenged to take all of the work and quality of a full-length production and condense it into a single weekend, while students who are new to theatre can explore it through an exciting and short production process. In addition to opportunities provided by shows, One Song also provides those students who join the Board of Directors with business and production experience. Board members see and experience what goes into running a theatrical production company. They set budgets, handle finances, write grant proposals, find and book rehearsal and performance spaces, and maintain legal documents. One Song Productions is a valuable opportunity for students to expand their theatrical vision, making it an important part of the Triangle's youth theatre community. Proposed Use of Grant Funds One Song Productions would use the grant funds to support the fall and winter shows for its 2015-2016 season. We are applying for the spring grant this year to offset the increase in costs for space (roughly $150 increase per show),to allow for more publicity, and to produce higher value productions. Each performance, with the exception of the summer show, is directed and produced by the One Song Board of Directors, and the casts and technical crews are entirely made up of high school students. All of One Song's shows are chosen to reflect modern social issues and emerging theatrical styles that might not make an appearance in school theater departments; One Song does this to give students an opportunity to expand their horizons with unique and challenging roles. Next year, we hope to begin exploring alternative space options. We currently run our shows at Common Ground Theatre, based in Durham. We hope to explore spaces in Chapel Hill/Carrboro (such as the Artscenter or UNC Playmakers' Theatre) to make our shows more accessible for Orange County/Chapel Hill-Carrboro residents and hopefully increase our shows' attendance (by having them in a central location and also a space with more seating), We will choose our season's shows for 2015-2016 near the beginning of July (with the exception of summer show, which is chosen by an application process). We change boards each year, as senior board members will graduate high school and no longer serve board; we choose shows during the middle of summer to allow returning and new board members to pitch a show. With this grant, the One Song Board of Directors would continue to reach out to a broad variety of high school students for acting and technical design and give them the opportunity to work on shows that deal with unique and important issues. The Board of Directors wants to share