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DocuSign Envelope ID:8E1086E6-8A0C-47D9-A564-05E6E9D32634 <br /> Fall Grant for the securing performance space,rights, and technical needs required for the show. <br /> One Song encourages Board members who have graduated to return for the summer show, <br /> granting high school students the opportunity to work with college-level performers. By offering <br /> this opportunity to direct a full production, One Song will to continue to meet the artistic needs <br /> of the community through the use of theatrical arts. <br /> With this grant,the One Song Board of Directors would continue to reach out to a broad <br /> variety of high school students for acting and technical design and give them the opportunity to <br /> work on shows that deal with unique and important issues. The Board of Directors wants to share <br /> q p <br /> a love of theater and help other students work more on their theatrical skills, while also allowing <br /> students to be involved in plays that make them think about what they, as performers, are <br /> creating and communicating. <br /> Unfortunately, one of One Song's most commonly used performance spaces,the <br /> Common Ground Theater in Durham,will be closing this winter. We will therefore be forced to <br /> transition to other,more expensive spaces. We refuse to harm the experience for community <br /> members by producing shows in spaces that are unequipped, as we feel we owe it to our <br /> participants to maintain the quality of service the One Song Productions name implies. The <br /> closing of Common ground happens to have arrived at a time when our regular audience size has <br /> grown from 45-75 audience members per night to 75-125 members per night. This audience is <br /> generally composed pf about 65% students and 35% adults (usually family of the cast), and is <br /> about 6O% female/40%male. This audience tends not to reflect the diversity of our community <br /> -- it does not include a representative array of people of color and differing socioeconomic <br /> backgrounds. Therefore,we will use grant funding to search for and pay for larger and new <br /> spaces in order to accommodate this venue change and encourage greater diversity. While we <br /> will miss the Common Ground Theater,we are excited to spend the remainder of the season <br /> exploring new performance spaces that may hold larger audiences and more varied shows. <br /> pI <br />