2015-640-E Arts - One Song Productions Arts Grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID:8F88575A-521 C-49FD-A8D6-A2910458157E Narrative Organizational Profile One Song Productions is a local, youth-run theatre organization founded in 2002 by Katie Yow and Daniel Elam,two Chapel Hill High School students,as a supplemental alternative to school-sponsored drama programs. One Song intends to engage youth in every step of the creative process,as well as offer new opportunities for learning and growth in the performing arts. One Song is run by a board of six to eight directors, all of whom attend high schools in the Durham-Chapel Hill area. Their aim is to provide students in the area with a fun,creative,and educational experience working on extracurricular productions. Additionally, all One Song events are produced, directed,and staged entirely by students from area high schools and colleges. One Song produces five different shows in a year's season, all of which are directed and cast by high school students from the Triangle area of North Carolina. One Song has continued to expand throughout its 11 year history as a result of the community's constant support and generosity, as the shows One Song produces are funded solely by donations and grant applications submitted by students. Current Programs and Services Each year, One Song Productions aims for a five-show season. One Song produces three full-length productions directed by high school students, a fourth full-length summer show directed by a high school or college student,and a 48-hour theatre event, The February 48. The three main shows, all of which are selected and directed by the Board of Directors,provide material that students may not get a chance to work with in their school environments. These shows often push the envelope, giving participating students the chance to take on more challenging characters and content that they might not be exposed to in schools,as well as the opportunity to explore complex moral and ethical angles to modern issues. One Song also provides technical students with opportunities to be creative and branch out without the confines of a school tech department. All design and construction is headed by students, giving them the chance to apply technical knowledge they may have learned in school and take on full leadership positions usually regulated by school staff members,thereby offering a glimpse at what it may be like to work professionally in the field of technical theatre. One Song's annual summer show provides many of the same opportunities as the main shows, but also gives local high school and college students outside of the Board of Directors the opportunity to choose and direct a show. Additionally it