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DocuSign Envelope ID: 59E57F53-A0B6-4CC1-AF71-8317BFA38938 <br /> 2017 OCAC Grant Narrative One Song Productions <br /> Organizationoti Profile <br /> One Song â– iroductions is an Orange County-based, youth-run theatre organization <br /> founded in 2002 by Katie'Vow and Daniel..Elam, two Chapel Hill High School students. As a <br /> supplement or alternative to school-sponsored drama programs, Onc Song engages youth in <br /> every step of the creative process and offers a range of opportunities for learning and growing in <br /> the performing arts. One Song is run by a board of six to eight directors, all of whom are students <br /> in the Durham-Chapel Hill area. The Board's aim is to provide students in the area with a fun, <br /> creative, and educational experience working on extracurricular productions. Additionally, all <br /> One Song events are produced,directed, and staged entirely by students from area high schools, <br /> and colleges. <br /> One Song produces at least five different shows a season (which tracks the academie <br /> year), all of which are east and directed by high school students from Orange County and <br /> beyond. Over its 15 year history, One Song has reached hundreds of students. Its success und <br /> continued growth depends on the cormnunity's constant support and generosity. <br /> During the 2017-18 season,.One Song intends to produce three main shows during the <br /> fall, winter, and spring. These shows, directed by Board members, are proposed and chosen <br /> through deliberation in early August. Because of this, it has not yet been decided what shows. <br /> will be produced during the upcoming season. Also offered to the student community are <br /> op old:unities to do technical work f'or each show, including props, costumes, and more. <br /> One Song Productions is a valuable opportunity for students to expand their theatrical. <br /> vision, making it an important part of the youth theatre community in Orange County and <br /> beyond. <br /> First and feremost, One Song's main goal is to provide students in the area with an <br /> alternative to their school theatre programs,allowing them to ta<e,responsibility for acting, <br /> production, and technical roles. Our company provides the community with a freedom of <br /> expression not found anywhere else, where students ,.;,(aintain full creative control over their <br /> projects. Furthermore, all of One Song's productions push the envelope, allowing students to <br /> take on more challenging characters and content that they might not be exposed to in school, as <br /> well as the opportunity to explore complex moral and ethical angles to modern issues. <br /> With this grant, the One Song ;oard of Directors would continue to reach out to a broad <br /> variety of high school students for acting ,.nd technical design, and it would give them the <br /> opportunity to work on shows that deal with unique and important., issues. The Board of Directors <br /> wants to share a love of theater and help other young artists work more on their theatrical skills, <br /> while also allowing them to be involved in plays that make them think about what they, as <br /> performers, are creating and communicating, <br /> hitnnt,ed Audience <br /> One Song strives to include students from all over Orange County, and our audience <br /> reflects.that. As we have begun holding performances at the Carrboro ArtsCenter, our regular <br />