2015-110-E Arts - One Song Productions - Fall 2014 Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 73DDEA7B-A53F-4C65-88BD-4A6144142D20 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 winter, spring, and summer shows of its 2014-2015 season. 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. Our winter show will be Mr. Marmalade,written by Noah Haidle, directed by Jones Bell and Rosie Kerwin.Mr. Marmalade, a black comedy,tells of a four-year-old girl named Lucy, her cocaine-addicted imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade, and her only real friend Lary,the youngest suicide attempt in the history of New Jersey.Mr.Marmalade offers the opportunity to explore the difficulties of growing up, and the realities of adulthood. With darker themes such as abuse and addiction,we hope the show will offer a broad range of subject, most of which are often difficult to talk about, around which we can examine our own impact on the people around us. We hope to explore these themes of adolescence and adulthood with our actors in a safe environment, and help convey these complex themes to audience members who may be struggling with these themes. One Song's spring production will be Cyrano de Bergerac,written by Edmond Rostand, and directed by Nicole Gabriel. Hercule Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet(nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist,he is a gifted,joyful poet and is also shown to be a