Arts Learning Grant

We are planning for 60 young performers, immersing them in acting, singing, dancing, constructing, organizing and backstage management. Everyone, including 'newbies', will be continually engaged throughout the time-frame and throughout the performances, realizing that all roles, including backstage, are integral to the show's success. Embedded in that goal is our conviction that everyone will come away with a positive reaction to theatre, both on stage and back stage with confidence in themselves and embracing the stage, acquiring skills in responsibility, cooperation, trust and mutual respect. We plan to increase our enrollment with an aggressive marketing campaign, working inside of a realistic budget and plan for a financial success. We anticipate a total audience count of 600 (300/show). We will circulate 2 surveys (1 for our audience, 1 for our participants and guardians), focusing on quality and inviting constructive criticism as we plan for next year. We'll know that our program was a success using tangible pieces of information: registration/participants, sponsorship/underwriter, survey results, ticket sales, final financial report. The intrinsic outcomes are the tricky ones to measure. But, when we see anticipation in the faces of our kiddos, joy as they embrace the stage, quality in the performance, growth in their confidence, taking responsibility, and camaraderie with their 'team mates', then we'll know that the program was truly a success!