2022-449-E-Arts Commission-OdysseyStage-2022-23 Arts grants

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Grant Amount Requested 3,000 Is the person in charge of this program or project different from the Authorizing Official? No W hat are you requesting funding for? A specific program or project Project/Program Summary The project will feature four staged readings of new plays by NC playwrights, one presented each quarter in 2022-23. The grant monies requested will primarily fund artist stipends and rental space for each performance. W e will seek div erse v oices, showcasing new works by North Carolina playwrights as part of the dev elopment process. A div erse reading committee will select the four plays from scripts that OdysseyStage will solicit from playwrights whose work has been seen in such v enues as Sips & Scripts, the Greensboro Playwrights Forum, Triangle Playwrights, Goodly Frame Theatre, Cary Playwrights Forum, and elsewhere, in person or v ia Zoom. For each play performance, the script will be read by actors who hav e been lightly rehearsed by a director, with minimal actions and stage directions read aloud by a narrator. After each performance the audience is encouraged to offer feedback to the playwright in a talk- back moderated by a theatre professional. The staged reading is intended to benefit the playwright by showing roughly how the script will operate theatrically; the playwright learns the play's strengths and weaknesses and, after considering audience comments, can make relev ant rev isions. A staged reading is an essential step in the dev elopment of a play before the playwright sends out the script for consideration as a full production. The audience, by its participation in the talk-back, becomes a more activ e part of the theatre community and the process builds audiences for future productions. Project Start Date (no earlier than July 1, 2022) July 1, 2022 Project End Date (no later than June 30, 2023) June 30, 2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1315607F-75E6-42DD-A441-EE50D987E820