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Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte announces some good news. Read more in the press release below.
Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte Receives National Accolade and New Foundation Support
CHARLOTTE – The National New Play Network announced Monday that Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte was accepted for membership effective August 1, 2009. Additionally, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte just received notification that the Shubert Foundation approved General Operating support for the organization for the 2008 – 2009 fiscal year in the amount of $5,000, marking the first time Actor’s Theatre has received support from the Foundation.
“Being considered, much less chosen, for membership by the National New Play Network is a high honor,” says Dan Shoemaker, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte Executive Director. “Our membership recognizes Actor’s Theatre as one of the top theatre companies in the country that supports new work, and this honor would not be possible without the support of our community.”
The National New Play Network (NNPN) is an alliance of leading not-for-profit professional theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays for the American theater. NNPN was founded in 1998 by then-Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center Special Programs Director David Goldman with the support and encouragement of Founder and Chairman George C. White. They believed that new-play development in the next generation should be regionalized by linking producing and developmental theaters around the country with their playwriting communities. NNPN’s flagship program, the Continued Life of New Plays Fund, supports three or more theaters (two of which must be members), which choose to mount the same new play within a twelve-month period. The result is a “rolling world premiere” through which the playwright develops a new work with at least three different creative teams, for three different communities of patrons, ensuring the resulting play is of the highest possible quality. NNPN’s other programs include The Smith Prize, awarded annually to an outstanding play with political content; MFA Residencies for recent playwriting graduates; the National Showcase of New Plays, hosted each year by a different member theater; the MFA Playwrights Workshop at the Kennedy Center; and a new play commission chosen by the membership. Through these activities and others, NNPN has granted nearly a half million dollars to theaters and artists in the 24 regions of the country where NNPN member theaters are located.
This year the National New Play Network opened membership and invited theatre companies to apply. Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte was one of two theatres selected for membership because of its commitment to new work. Actor’s Theatre is now one of 26 regional theatre companies in the National New Play Network, and the only member theatre in the Carolinas.
“NNPN takes great pride in welcoming Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte to its membership,” says Jason Loewith, Executive Director of the NNPN. “The company’s dedication to new work and high-quality artistry makes it a regional standout, and a vital addition to our growing alliance of theaters that champion the development, production, and continued life of new plays. I was honored to visit during the world premiere of Southern Rapture, and look forward to many more happy returns!”
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