Arts Midwest Invites Applications for Shakespeare for a New Generation Performances

The National Endowment for the Arts' Shakespeare for a New Generation program supports high-quality performances and educational activities for underserved middle- and high-school students in the United States. Managed by Arts Midwest, the program invites proposals from nonprofit professional theater companies interested in performing works by Shakespeare and related educational activities between August 1, 2013, and July 30, 2014.

Up to forty theater companies will be awarded matching grants averaging $25,000 to perform a Shakespeare play in partnership with schools or school districts and provide related educational activities (workshops, discussions, or seminars) that reach a minimum of ten middle or high schools. While productions may be abridged, they must offer students the opportunity to hear Shakespeare's text and to experience, to the extent possible, a full performance of the play. Productions loosely based on Shakespeare's text will not be considered.

To be eligible, a theater company must be a U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a minimum of three years experience providing performances and educational activities at middle or high schools. The company must have produced a play by Shakespeare or from the classically-based repertoire within the past five years.

Reviewed by an advisory panel of theater experts, applications will be selected based on the artistic and educational excellence and merit of the production and the company's ability to carry out the proposed activities while engaging underserved schools. In addition, all funds must be matched on a one-to-one basis with non-federal funds.

Complete program guidelines and application instructions are available at the Shakespeare in American Communities Web site.

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