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DocuSign Envelope ID: 66DB6581- 30BA- 412A- BCF6- 57F9109A01BA <br />Location Description The Arts Center of Carrboro is a fully accessible venue, which is one of the reasons we <br />decided to partner with them. The values of accessibility, diversity, and inclusion were key <br />to our founding as an organization, and run throughout our programming. In addition to <br />all venues are handicap accessible, and every show will have a sensory friendly, "Lights <br />Up, Sounds Down" performance for adult and youth patrons with sensory- sensitive <br />needs. Each show will also have an audio - described performance for the visually <br />impaired, and we are reaching out to Arts Access to be able to offer American Sign <br />Language interpretations as well. Donors regularly sponsor free tickets for economically <br />disadvantaged patrons so that no one is turned away for lack of funds. Our membership <br />program includes an entry-level $5.00 tier to welcome members from all socioeconomic <br />backgrounds. We are also in the process of applying to be part of the Arts Accessibility <br />Learning Community, so we can continue to be a leading example of how organizations <br />can successfully pursue accessibility. <br />Artist Description The director, Jorie Slodki, was selected through our unique democratic member voting <br />system. Any woman in the triangle can propose a show to direct, and we hosted a live <br />pitch event at Imurj in Raleigh in April. Our several hundred members were able to vote <br />online over the course of a week, and the top three shows whose stories and directors' <br />vision resonated most with our members (and received the most votes) are being fully <br />produced by the Women's Theatre Festival. <br />Jorie then selected her production team, with the assistance of Festival Production <br />Manager Katy Koop and a meet -up fair we hosted for directors and technicians. <br />Actors were cast through open auditions. Our diversity and accessibility reps attend every <br />audition, and we choose to not require monologue prep to encourage anyone from the <br />community to feel welcome to attend. We welcome trans and nonbinary individuals at <br />auditions as part of our goals for inclusivity and diversity. <br />Are you hiring <br />Yes <br />multicultural artists with <br />the requested funds from <br />this grant? <br />What is the total amount <br />0 <br />you will pay the <br />multicultural artists with <br />the funds you receive <br />from this grant? <br />How will the <br />These Shining Lives will be promoted online through multiple social media channels, <br />project /program be <br />through traditional print and radio ads, as well as local news coverage and radio <br />publicized and promoted <br />interviews, all under the direction of our Marketing Director, Cindy Jenkins. Cindy has put <br />to reach intended <br />together a timeline and strategy tailored for each show. These Shining Lives has graphic <br />participants? <br />posters designed by Areon Mobasher, and will have a video trailer released online across <br />all our channels as well. <br />How will you evaluate <br />The success of the program will be evaluated in several ways. First, we will track ticket <br />the success of the <br />sales and audience demographic information, to see how we reached out to the local <br />program? <br />community. We also conduct voluntary feedback surveys online with our members, and <br />collect general community impressions. Participants (Cast and crew) also have a chance <br />to give feedback on their experience. This information is gone over at board meetings and <br />used to plan for future festivals. <br />Our artistic director, Ashley Popio, also attends tech week rehearsals and opening night to <br />evaluate the artistic success of the program, and we also look at local media reviews for <br />useful feedback. <br />Budgeted Expense <br />Budgeted Income <br />Resumes of artists /administrators <br />Ashley_ Popio _Theatre_Resume_Short.docx.pdf <br />Cast—Crew Bios_These_Shining_Lives_.pdf <br />Bios_ Key_ Personnel_ Womens _Theatre_Festival_2018.pdf <br />