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DocuSign Envelope ID: F6F24E9A-E685-4D51-AA37-BB7ACA9A687F Orange County Arts Commission Spring 2015 Arts Program Grant 3 ArtsCenter Stage production of 10 By 10 in the Triangle With ten full, albeit short, productions in 10 By 10, the festival exposes audiences to a 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, sexuality, 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 five 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 Gala, a talkback with playwrights, actors and directors followed by a Wine & Meet the Artists Reception at The ArtsCenter. (July 18, 2015). At 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. 10 By 10 has expanded in recent years to include ten directors as well as the ten actors traditionally hired. Mainstays of Triangle theatre will work alongside artists who are either new to the field or to 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 to Triangle culture and community. It is these emerging artists ArtsCenter Stage seeks to support. Three theater artists working with 10 By 10 2015 are emerging artists in the field of theater -Joseph Amodei, (Video Designer for 10 By 10 2015) Rob Byerly (Sound Designer for 10 By 10 2015), McKenzie Millican (Stage Manager for 10 By 10 2015). Joseph Amodei, a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill has been working in the Triangle area with various theater companies for a few years and got his start `off campus' with ArtsCenter Stage. McKenzie and Rob are both currently college students, McKenzie at UNC- Chapel Hill and Rob at NCSA in Winston-Salem. Both McKenzie and Rob have worked with ArtsCenter Stage, McKenzie as Stage Manager for All is Calm in December 2014 and Rob in various capacities running sound and/or light boards while a student at Chapel Hill High School. In order to support these emerging theater artists, The ArtsCenter courteously asks the Orange County Arts Commission for a grant of $1,500 to help support these artists' fees. Specifically, the grant would cover the cost of paying these theater artists' stipends. 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, malting 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.