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Project Start Date <br />(no earlier than July <br />1, 2024) <br />September 1, 2024 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2025) <br />December 15, 2024 <br />Project Goals Conceived as part of PlayMakers’ Radical Inclusion Initiative reimagining <br />how audiences engage with work, this project explores how PlayMakers <br />can deepen engagement with middle and high-school students and provide <br />entryways for the community into the artistic process. <br />A primary goal is to provide a valuable educational opportunity for middle <br />and high-school students through a professional experience with <br />“Hezekiah,” as traditional arts programming in the area often only serves <br />elementary age children. Through our partnerships with Seed Art Share, <br />The ArtsCenter, and W alltown, PlayMakers will formalize and strengthen <br />our connections with youth who have expressed a desire for deeper <br />involvement in theatre. Through working with W alltown specifically, we also <br />hope to connect more students and from outside Orange County with arts <br />education happening within our county. Students from across these <br />organizations have previously worked with PlayMakers during our summer <br />programming, so we are excited to begin efforts to re-engage them <br />throughout the year. <br />As we engage communities more broadly through “Hezekiah,” we hope to <br />include more audiences not traditionally served by the theatre. This <br />sentiment is echoed by our engagement described above, but also extends <br />to audiences who may believe that PlayMakers and the arts “may not be a <br />space for me.” Reaching beyond our building is key to establishing and <br />strengthening an appreciation of the arts as practice, entertainment, and <br />profession. Through “Hezekiah,” PlayMakers hopes to celebrate, uplift, and <br />include the many communities comprising Orange County as vital and <br />integral to its health and wellness. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 5C256EF3-BBCD-4FD6-922F-A5FC9410DC42