2016-513-E Arts - One Song Productions - Spring 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:809BC67A-EBEA-4A56-8B10-57DCEODCD6EF 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 utilize the spring grant to pay for the production of its fall and winter shows. One Song would use this grant to offset the higher costs of the performance space, increase publicity in order to reach out to a larger portion of the county, and provide the community with even higher quality productions. Thanks to the continued support of the Orange County Arts Commission, we have already begun to extend our reach beyond the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. This season, our goals is to continue in this fashion by incorporating more participants from high schools all over the county through increased publicity. 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. In the fall, our new Board of Directors will choose Fall and Winter productions. These productions, in keeping with the goals of the company, will cover a more diverse range of topics, exploring issues not often touched upon by most student theatre, and allowing more students from our community to experience "real world"theatre. This past season, One Song has explored love, loss, family relationships, sexuality, and violence through shows such as Almost, Maine, The Glass Menagerie, and Stop Kiss. The exploration of the themes through powerful works such as these have allowed us to provide a unique experience to our participants as well as new perspectives to our audience. With the help of the Orange County Arts Commission, we intend to continue this exploration and increase our outreach in the coming season.