PROFESSIONAL NEWS
SETC Awards Grants for Staffing and Convention 2020 Winners: SETC Staffing Development Matching Grants Chautauqua Theater Company (Chautauqua, NY) This grant will be used to expand the Chautauqua Theater Company’s Apprentice Program, adding a sound apprenticeship.
SETC offers:
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Mill Mountain Theatre (Roanoke, VA) This grant will be used to support an emerging tour manager/technician in the opportunity to lead an eight-week summer children’s musical tour. Takeaways will include leadership, planning, communication and problem-solving. Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, NY) The grant will be used to expand the Fellows Program, adding two new fellows for an intensive, hands-on experience in theatre administration. The fellows will assist in creating and/or implementing marketing and development initiatives and maximizing patron experience.
Development Matching Grants for the benefit of emerging theatre professionals. Value: Up to $2,000
4 Convention Grants to introduce non-member organizations to our annual convention. Value: $2,060
Brian Sears (Charlie), Darius Harper (Lola) and ensemble appear in Hangar Theatre’s production of Kinky Boots. Photo by Rachel Philipson.
Montford Park Players (Asheville, NC) This grant will be used toward mentorship and support of an emerging production management professional.
2020 Winners: SETC Convention Grants RhinoLeap Productions (Asheboro, NC) “This is the first nonprofit our executive director has managed, and being exposed to the ways of working of other theatre thought leaders will be invaluable in strengthening the structural decisions we make moving forward.” - Jeremy Skidmore, Artistic Director
Avery Lux, Logan Lee and Dustin Petrillo (front, left to right) appear in Theatre West’s 2019 production of The Music Man. Photo by Mark Rein.
Theatre West Summer Repertory (Scottsbluff, NE) “The immediate benefit is to vastly increase our hiring pool for actors and technical crew. And as a small producing organization in an isolated part of the country, we need to make regular contact with others in the business to stay informed of current trends, make networking connections, and find ways to build audience. We believe SETC is an excellent convention at which to achieve all these goals.” - Patrick Newell, Artistic Director
More info: www.setc.org/grants www.setc.org
November / December 2019
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