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Audience Description Audiences for “The Christmas Case of Hezekiah Jones” will include <br />PlayMakers patrons, representing a broad base of subscribers, multi- and <br />single ticket buyers, and theatre enthusiasts. This audience population also <br />includes an estimated 15% average of UNC students between the ages of <br />18-25. W e expect audiences to come primarily from within Orange County <br />(Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough) as well as Durham, W ake, and <br />Chatham counties. W e estimate our total reach will be between 20,000- <br />40,000 individuals, with racial demographics of about 67% white, 13% <br />Black, and 10% Asian, according to current population estimates of the <br />region. <br />Our planned partnerships with Seed Art Share, W alltown Children’s <br />Theatre, and The ArtsCenter will engage a small number of participants as <br />featured community artists—elves in the North Pole; community members <br />of Chapel Hill; and Christmas celebrants. W e expect between 8-12 young <br />artists will take part in our engagement programming and join us in Chapel <br />Hill for the run of “Hezekiah.” This programming will also be open to their <br />families, friends, and other participants wishing to observe and take part in <br />the artistic process. <br />Location Description The primary location for the performance of “The Christmas Case of <br />Hezekiah Jones” is the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art (CDA) at <br />The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an ADA-compliant <br />performing arts center with classroom studios and two theatre venues: the <br />Paul Green Theatre and the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre. All <br />performances will run in the Paul Green Theatre, a 550-seat theatre with a <br />thrust stage. The set designer for the production has already started <br />considering accessibility needs for community members who will join us. <br />Assisted listening devices will be available for patrons throughout the run, <br />and selected performances will offer certain accommodations, i.e., open <br />captioning and ASL interpretation. Participants from W alltown Children’s <br />Theatre and other project partners will also utilize classroom, rehearsal, <br />and studio space within the CDA. Engagement activities with proposed <br />project partners The ArtsCenter and W alltown Children’s Theatre will take <br />place on-location at their facilities. The ArtsCenter’s location at 400 <br />Roberson Street, Carrboro, provides updated ADA-compliant facilities for <br />arts engagement. W alltown Children’s Theatre is a multi-purpose, ADA- <br />compliant black box theatre space located at 1225 Berkley Street in <br />Durham. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 5C256EF3-BBCD-4FD6-922F-A5FC9410DC42