Wednesday, September 09, 2015
American Theatre Wing Names 2015 National Theatre Company Grantees
Stage Directions: Grants for the 2015 cycle in the amount of $10,000 each will be distributed for general operating support to these companies which, according to grant guidelines, have been in operation at least five, but not more than fifteen years, have articulated a distinctive mission, cultivated an audience, and nurtured a community of artists in ways that strengthen and demonstrate the quality, diversity, and dynamism of American theatre.“These twelve theater companies have proven themselves integral to the fabric of their respective communities, and are furthering the national cultural conversation in exciting ways,” said Marva Smalls, Chair of the National Theatre Company Grants committee.
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Reading about this grant is particularly exciting to me, as I interned this summer at a company who received it in 2014. For these companies, it is not necessarily about the 10,000 dollars (but it definitely is nice) as much as it is about being recognized by one of the largest theatre organizations in the country for being a non-profit theatre company, and often not in New York. Non-profits are the backbone of what makes theatre great in this country, and the publicity of this article can do nothing but encourage other organizations to give money to them. Just in Chicago, in 2008, half of the mid-to-small size companies were wiped out from the recession, and the one's that survived are only in the last 2-3 years beginning steady growth again. If we allow our non-profits to slip through the cracks, innovation, ensemble, and truth-driven pieces will be lost on the larger theatre community. What the ATW does for fostering a national theatre community is definitely a way to help the growth of these companies, inspire young people to create new ones, and ultimately contribute to the backbone of theatre in our country.
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