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DocuSign Envelope ID: BCO2907C-8AE0-4E3C-8597-0608222C9745 <br /> Project Start Date July 1, 2019 <br /> (no earlier than July <br /> 1 , 2019) <br /> Project End Date (no June 30, 2020 <br /> later than June 30, <br /> 2020) <br /> Project Goals As the premier professional theatre company of North Carolina, <br /> PlayMakers strives to produce entertaining, relevant, and <br /> courageous works that tells stories from and for a multiplicity of <br /> perspectives and creates transformational impact in our immediate <br /> and extended communities. PlayMakers Mobile was conceived to <br /> bring that mission outside of our home at the Joan H. Gillings Center <br /> for Dramatic Art and into the surrounding area. This program allows <br /> us to better serve our surrounding community and reduce barriers to <br /> accessing quality and impactful arts programming for those who may <br /> not have other opportunity to experience it. Focusing on culturally <br /> under-resourced areas facing economic, social, or geographical <br /> barriers to accessing live theatre, this essential program connects <br /> with new audiences in their spaces and communities, truly meeting <br /> them where they live, and fostering new relationships throughout the <br /> region For many attendees, a PlayMakers Mobile production is the <br /> first time they will experience live theatre and can lead to a life-long <br /> affinity and admiration for the artform. Additionally, this program <br /> offers a substantive real-world training opportunity for our PATP <br /> students, aligning with our overall academic and artistic goals. <br /> Audience Description Our target audience for PlayMakers Mobile is middle/high-school age <br /> children and adults that due to economic or geographic challenges <br /> can't come to PlayMakers' theatre. Through partnerships with area <br /> nonprofits, community organizations, and local schools and libraries, <br /> this program aims to make theatre freely available, enjoyable and <br /> accessible to all. <br /> In northern Orange County, PlayMakers Mobile plans to travel <br /> extensively to areas served by the 3 middle schools and 2 high <br /> schools within the Orange County School system. At Gravelly Hill <br /> Middle School, 24%of the students are African American, 7%are <br /> Hispanic, 64% are White, and 35%of the students receive free or <br /> reduced-price lunch. At C.W. Stanford Middle School, 20% of the <br /> students are African American, 4%are Hispanic, 71%are White, and <br /> 31%of the students receive free lunch. At A.L. Stanback Middle <br /> School, 10% of the students are African American, 18% are Hispanic, <br /> 66%are White, and 31% of the students receive free lunch. At Orange <br /> High School, 13%of the students are African American, 9%are <br /> Hispanic, 75%are White, and 25%of the students receive free lunch. <br /> And at Cedar Ridge High School, 14% of the students are African <br /> American, 8% are Hispanic, 74%are White, and 16% receive free <br /> lunch. In the county school system overall, there are 2500 students <br /> (1%Asian, 16%African American, 12% Hispanic and 68%White). - <br /> Information source = ProPublica <br />