ARIZONA
Borderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo, Inc. $10,000 Tucson, AZ To support Shooting Columbus, a new theater work.


CALIFORNIA
Flyaway Productions $10,000 San Francisco, CA. To support The Credibility Project. The site-specific performance will bring awareness through aerial dance and dialogue to a serious sociopolitical issue.

Industry Productions Inc $15,000 Los Angeles, CA. To support the creation of a citywide sound installation War of The Worlds by composer Annie Gosfield with a text adapted by director Yuval Sharon.

Parallele Ensemble Corporation $22,000 San Francisco, CA. To support a new production of Les Enfants Terribles.

Stanford University $20,000 Stanford, CA. To support Stanford Live's presentation of performances celebrating landmark birthdays of major contemporary American composers.

CONNECTICUT
Fairfield University $10,000 Fairfield, CT. To support War Stories, a performance work to be created with homeless veterans.

Spring Lake Productions, Inc. $20,000 New Milford, CT. To support the creation and production of The Darger Requiem.


FLORIDA
Arca Images, Inc. $10,000 Coral Gables, FL. To support performances of Sotto Voce by Nilo Cruz.

VSA Florida $10,000 Tampa, FL. To support performances by singer-songwriter and guitarist James Durbin.


HAWAII
Hawaii Craftsmen $10,000 Honolulu, HI. To support an artist residency by Magdalene Odundo.


ILLINOIS
Lookingglass Theatre Company $20,000 Chicago, IL To support the remount of Moby Dick.

Sones de Mexico Ensemble $30,000 Chicago, IL. To support the U.S. tour of Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico.

Victory Gardens Theater $10,000 Chicago, IL. To support the world premiere of Queen, a new play by Madhuri Shekar.

Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association $10,000 Skokie, IL. To support a Dizzy Gillespie Centennial.
Northlight Theatre, Inc. $20,000 Skokie, IL. To support the world premiere production of Faceless.


KANSAS
Hesston College $10,000 Hesston, KS. To support concert and residency activities by the string quintet Sybarite 5.


LOUISANA
Junebug Productions, Inc. $20,000 New Orleans, LA. To support the presentation of Power of the Black Feminine: (re)moved and (re)claimed.

Southern Rep (aka Southern Rep Theatre / Southern Repertory The) $10,000 New Orleans, LA. To support the regional premiere of Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2, & 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks.

Tulane University (aka Adminstrators of the Tulane Educational Fund) $80,000 New Orleans, LA. To support supplemental features for the radio show American Roots.


MAINE
Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra (aka Portland Symphony Orchestra) $10,000 Portland, ME Art Works - Music To support a performance project celebrating Music Director Robert Moody's decade-long tenure with the orchestra.

Portland Museum of Art (aka PMA) $20,000 Portland, ME Art Works - Museum To support the exhibition, A New American Sculpture: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach.

Portland Stage Company, Inc. (aka Portland Stage) $10,000 Portland, ME Art Works - Theater & Musical Theater To support the world premiere production of String Around My Finger, a new play by Brenda Withers


MARYLAND
Center Stage Associates, Inc. (aka Center Stage) $50,000 Baltimore, MD Art Works - Theater & Musical Theater To support the premiere of Jazz. Adapted by Nambi E. Kelley from Toni Morrison's novel, the play will fuse elements of African-American music, history, and culture to explore the historical jazz idiom.

Imagination Stage, Inc. (aka Imagination Stage) $10,000 Bethesda, MD To support the premiere of The Freshest Snow Whyte by theater artist and playwright Psalmayene 24. This hip-hop musical theater work reimagines the classic 19th-century children's fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm.

Frostburg State University (On behalf of CES) $10,000 Frostburg, MD To support a residency by the Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Mosastery. A public performance of Sacred Music Sacred Dance.


MASSACHUSETTS
Trustees of Amherst College (On behalf of Folger Shakespeare Library) $10,000 Amherst, MA To support the Folger Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens.

Double Edge Theatre Productions, Inc. (aka Double Edge Theatre) $20,000 Ashfield, MA To support the development and premiere of Invention of Reality. Designed for touring, the ensemble work will explore themes of migration, ancestry, memory, and the transformative power of storytelling. The work is inspired by Where the Bird Sings Best by Chilean-Jewish writer Alejandro Jodorowski.

Boston Ballet, Inc. (aka Boston Ballet) $60,000 Boston, MA Dance To support the presentation of Artifact, by choreographer William Forsythe. The company will perform the full four-act version of the piece.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (aka Boston Symphony Orchestra) $75,000 Boston, MA. To support a series of concerts featuring co-commissioned works in Boston and New York City with related educational activities. Composers to be featured will include Julian Anderson, George Benjamin, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Matthias Pintscher

Handel & Haydn Society $40,000 Boston, MA. To support concert performances of Handel's oratorio Semele.

Huntington Theatre Company, Inc. $40,000 Boston, MA To support the production of The Who and The What by Ayad Akhtar.

American Repertory Theatre $50,000 Cambridge, MA. To support the American premiere of Trans Scripts by Paul Lucas.

Underground Railway Theater $15,000 Cambridge, MA. To support the world premiere of Paradise, a new play by Laura Maria Censabella.

Vigorous Interventions in Ongoing Natural Settings, Inc. (aka VISIONS, Inc.) $10,000 Dorchester, MA. To support a jazz concert series, and associated activities.

Sleeping Weazel Inc $10,000 Sharon, MA. To support the performance of James Scruggs' 3/Fifths.

Williams College, The President and Trustees of $25,000 Williamstown, MA. To support the creation and presentation of Served, by Forklift Danceworks.


MINNESOTA
Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association Inc. $10,000 Mankato, MN. To support Sephardic Journeys, an orchestral concert of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) music in collaboration with rising composter/violinist Ittai Shapira.

Ananya Dance Theatre $10,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the creation and presentation of a new work Shyamali: Sprouting Words, by Ananya Chatterjea.

Children's Theater Company and School (aka Children's Theatre Company) $75,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support development and production of new works for young audiences examining the regional culture and history of the state of Minnesota. The project will focus on works created by artists who are new to theater for young audiences and may include The Abominables, a new musical by The Civilians about hockey in Minnesota; Madeleine George's The Wild Child, which resets Francois Truffault's classic tale on the raw landscape of the Midwestern prairie; and The Best Summer Ever, a celebration of Minnesota summers by Kevin Kling.

Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia $10,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support a performance by violinist Itamar Zorman.

Guthrie Theatre Foundation $45,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the further development and premiere of Refugia.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (aka HOBT) $15,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the development and premiere of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe. The life of educator, puppeteer, composer, author, and creator of the show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood will provide the inspirational focus for a new work by the ensemble.

Minnesota Opera $70,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the world premiere of Dinner at Eight by composer William Bolcom and librettist Mark Campbell. Based on the 1930s play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber.

Mixed Blood Theatre Company $40,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the premiere of Safe at Home by Gabe Greene and Alex Levy. Baseball is used as a vehicle in the play to examine and reveal U.S. immigration policies and Major League Baseball's exploitation of Dominican players.

Open Eye Figure Theatre $10,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the development and production of The Red Shoes. Inspired by the Hans Christian Anderson story about a cursed pair of dancing shoes.

Pangea World Theater $20,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the creation and production of Home, an ensemble-created, site-specific theater work. The play will be collaboratively created by Dakota, East African, and Latino artists exploring the concept of home through the lens of the immigrant experience.

Red Eye Collaboration (aka Red Eye Theater) $10,000 Minneapolis, MN. To support the development and world premiere of Splitter Island, a new, interactive performance piece by Hayley Finn.

History Theatre, Inc. $15,000 Saint Paul, MN. To support the presentation of The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin by Jessica Huang. The commissioned play explores the 61 years and beyond of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. $20,000 Saint Paul, MN. To support the world premiere production of GIRL Shakes Loose Her Skin, a new musical by Imani Uzuri and Zakiyyah Alexander.


MISSOURI
Coterie, Inc. $10,000 Kansas City, MO. To support the production of Hana's Suitcase by Emil Sher. The play is adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by radio producer Karen Levine.

Kansas City Ballet Association $20,000 Kansas City, MO. To support the presentation of dance performances. Proposed works include The Lottery by Val Caniparoli, Interplay by Jerome Robbins, and Theme and Variations by George Balanchine.

Metro Theater Company $10,000 Saint Louis, MO. To support the production and tour of Out Of The Box. The multi-sensory play incorporates movement,live original music,color and sound

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra $40,000 Saint Louis, MO. To support performances of The Gospel According to the Other Mary by composer and NEA Opera Honoree John Adams with a libretto by Peter Sellars.


MONTANA
Billings Symphony Society (aka Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale) $10,000 Billings, MT. To support a performance and educational outreach by trumpeter Rex Richardson.

Whitefish Theatre Co. $10,000 Whitefish, MT To support performances by Niyaz, a contemporary Middle Eastern music ensemble


NEBRASKA
Omaha Performing Arts Society $20,000 Omaha, NE. To support the presentation of it gets better, a multidisciplinary performance work created by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. The chorus will be in residence at the Omaha Reforming Arts Society, during which they will work with local River City Mixed Chorus to create a unique presentation.


NEVADA
Trinkle Brass Works, Inc. $10,000 Las Vegas, NV. To support performances by violinist Svetlin Belneev with the Portable Masterpieces Ensemble.

Sierra Nevada Ballet $10,000 Reno, NV. To support the performance of Peanutcracker-The Story in a Nutshell.


NEW JERSEY
Rider University $10,000 Lawrenceville, NJ. To support a performance by the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Anthracite Fields by composer Julia Wolfe

Two River Theater Company $20,000 Red Bank, NJ. To support a production of Oo Bla Dee by Regina Taylor.


NEW MEXICO
Ensemble Music New Mexico (aka Chatter) $10,000 Albuquerque, NM. To support performances by Chatter, a new music ensemble.

Opera Southwest $12,000 Albuquerque, NM. To support the world premiere of Bless Me, Ultima by composer and librettist Hector Armienta.

Santa Fe Opera $80,000 Santa Fe, NM. To support the world premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell.


NEW YORK
Pregones Touring Puerto Rican Theatre Collection, Inc. $20,000 Bronx, NY. To support the creation and production of Torched!. The new musical about the epic South Bronx fires in the 1970.

Builders Association, Inc. (aka The Builders Association) $20,000 Brooklyn, NY. To support the touring of Elements of Oz. The multimedia performance piece is based on a mash-up of texts including excerpts from the original The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book by L. Frank Baum and testimonials from fans about their various interpretations of the classic film.

Civilians, Inc. $15,000 Brooklyn, NY. To support the creation and premiere of Times Square. The musical is based on a 1980s cult film of the same name by Allan Moyle and Jacob Brackman.

College Community Services, Inc. (aka Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts) $10,000 Brooklyn, NY. To support a mainstage performance and associated activities by Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, as part of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration.

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc. $10,000 Buffalo, NY. To support An American Siddhartha, a program of music and dance. Based on Hermann Hesse's novel, the collaborative project will be developed in partnership with the Lehrer Dance Company.

Amas Musical Theatre, Inc. $10,000 New York, NY. To support the premiere of Distant Thunder. The musical, created by Shaun Taylor-Corbett (Blackfeet), Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Chris Wiseman.

American Brass Chamber Music Association (aka American Brass Quintet) $15,000 New York, NY. To support a commission, world premiere, and tour of a new work by composer Julian Revie by the American Brass Quintet.

Atlantic Theater Company $35,000 New York, NY. To support the premiere of Tell Hector I Miss Him by Paola Lazaro-Munoz.

Big Tree Productions, Inc. (aka Tere O'Connor Dance) $10,000 New York, NY. To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Artistic Director Tere O'Connor.

Dance Continuum, Inc. (aka Susan Marshall & Company) $20,000 New York, NY. To support the creation and presentation of Background Patterns, a new multidisciplinary work by Artistic Director Susan Marshall.

Ensemble Studio Theatre $10,000 New York, NY. To support the premiere of The Deportation Chronicles by France-Luce Benson.

Fiji Theater Company, Inc. (aka Ping ChongCompany) $25,000 New York, NY. To support the development, premiere, and tour of Where the Sea Breaks Its Back. The interdisciplinary work by Ping Chong, Ryan Conarro, and Jack Dalton (Alaska Native Yup'ik)

Foundry Theatre, Inc. $10,000 New York, NY. To support the development and production of Soul Butter & Hogwash by W. David Hancock.

Group I Acting Company, Inc. (aka The Acting Company) $15,000 New York, NY. To support the tour of two fully produced productions including Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and the world premiere of Caesar X, a new commission by Marcus Gardley about the life and assassination of Malcolm X.

Hip Hop Theater Festival (aka Hi-ARTS) $10,000 New York, NY Challenge America To support the development and presentation of a new play by Chinaka Hodge, "Chasing Mehserle,"

Hudson Guild $15,000 New York, NY. To support performances of La Pazza Vita (The Crazy Life).

Inta, Inc. (aka Eiko Otake) $40,000 New York, NY. to support Eiko Otake's solo project, A Body in Places. Designed for non-theatrical spaces where no barriers separate performer from viewer.

Kyle Abraham Abraham In Motion (aka Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion) $20,000 New York, NY Art Works - Dance To support the development of a new work by Artistic Director Kyle Abraham.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Inc. $20,000 New York, NY. To support the development and premiere of Furious Diaspora. La MaMa's Great Jones Repertory Company will collaborate with Motus Theatre (Italy) to explore global migration.

MAPP International Productions Inc. (aka MAPP) $10,000 New York, NY. To support the creation, production, and touring of multidisciplinary performance works. MAPP will produce and tour Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed by puppeteer/performance artist Dan Hurlin; The Peculiar Patriot, by playwright/performer Liza Jessie Peterson; and Poor People's TV Room by choreographer/performance artist Okwui Okpokwasili.

Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble, Inc. (aka Ma-Yi Theater Company) $15,000 New York, NY.r To support the commission and development of The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh.

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. (aka The Met, Met Opera) $90,000 New York, NY. To support a new production of Rusalka by composer Antonin Dvorak.

Monica Bill Barnes & Company $20,000 New York, NY. To support the creation and presentation of The Museum Workout. Audiences will participate in a guided exercise tour of an art museum, following the choreographed movement of Monica Bill Barnes and her long time dancing partner Anna Bass.

New Group, Inc. $20,000 New York, NY. To support a production of The Whirligig, a new play by Hamish Linklater.

New York Classical Theatre, Inc. $20,000 New York, NY. To support productions of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals and Shakespeare's Macbeth in public parks throughout New York City.

New York Theatre Workshop, Inc. $40,000 New York, NY. To support the New York premiere of Mary Jane, a new play be Amy Herzog.

Noche Flamenca, Inc. $10,000 New York, NY. To support the creation and presentation of a new work, La Ronde. Based on the Arthur Schnitzler play of the same name, La Ronde will be choreographed by Artistic Director Martin Santangelo and principal dancer Soledad Barrio. Guitarists Eugenio Iglesias and Salva de Maria will compose the music.

Play Production Company, Inc. $10,000 New York, NY. To support the New York premiere of Villa by Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderon at the Play Company.

Playwrights Horizons, Inc. $45,000 New York, NY. To support the New York premiere production of Bella: An American Tall Tale, a new musical by Kirsten Childs, directed by Robert O'Hara.

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. $20,000 New York, NY. To support the world premiere of Napoli, Brooklyn, a new play by Meghan Kennedy.

Second Stage Theatre, Inc. $25,000 New York, NY. To support a production of A Parallelogram by Bruce Norris.

Signature Theatre Company $50,000 New York, NY. To support the world premiere production of Everybody, a new play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Lila Neugebauer.

Tectonic Theater Project, Inc. $50,000 New York, NY. To support a national tour of The Tallest Tree in the Forest.

Vineyard Theatre & Workshop Center, Inc. $30,000 New York, NY. To support a production of Can You Forgive Her?, a new play by Gina Gionfriddo.

Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc. (aka Lincoln Center Theater) $45,000 New York, NY. To support the world premiere of How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, a new play by Sarah Ruhl at Lincoln Center Theater.

Wooster Group, Inc. $20,000 New York, NY. To support the development and performances of the Kantor Project, a new theater production that will celebrate the life and work of Polish artist Tadeusz Kantor.

Ars Nova Theater I, Inc. $15,000 New York City, NY. To support the premiere of KPOP. The theater will partner with Ma-Yi Theater Company and the Woodshed Collective to investigate the cultural and sociopolitical impact of the global phenomenon of Korean Pop (K-Pop) music.

Yarn Wire, Inc $10,000 Ridgewood, NY. To support a touring project of Yarn/Wire residencies, collaborations, and performances. The contemporary music ensemble is a two-keyboard, two-percussion quartet.

Geva Theatre Center, Inc. $10,000 Rochester, NY. To support the premiere of Other Than Honorable by Jamie Pachino.

Thalia Spanish Theatre Inc. $10,000 Sunnyside, NY. To support the world premiere production of Tango & Flamenco. This new musical will fuse Latin American tango dance and Spanish flamenco music. With original music composed, arranged, and performed by Bandoneon maestro Raul Jaurena.


NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte Ballet $10,000 Charlotte, NC. To support the world premiere of Wuthering Heights, by Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer Sasha Janes. Drawing inspiration from Emily Bronte's novel.

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville Inc. $15,000 Fayetteville, NC. To support a production of Caroline, or Change by Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner.

Carolina Ballet, Inc. $10,000 Raleigh, NC. To support the presentation of Carmen, with live musical accompaniment by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle (COT). The full-length ballet is choreographed by the company's Artistic Director Robert Weiss, with music arranged by Glenn Mehrbach taken from George Bizet's opera Carmen and Pablo Sarasate's violin tribute, Carmen Fantasy.

North Carolina Opera $10,000 Raleigh, NC. To support a new production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.


OHIO
Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc. $20,000 Cincinnati, OH. To support the creation of a new work by hip-hop choreographer Jennifer Archibald.

Cincinnati Opera Association $30,000 Cincinnati, OH. To support performances of The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park $10,000 Cincinnati, OH. To support the premiere of All The Roads Home by Jen Silverman.

Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc. $20,000 Cleveland, OH. To support the premiere of I Call My Brothers by Jonas Hassen Khemiri.

Musical Arts Association (aka The Cleveland Orchestra) $35,000 Cleveland, OH. To support a new production of Pelleas et Melisande by composer Claude Debussy at the Cleveland Orchestra.

Ballet Metropolitan, Inc. $20,000 Columbus, OH. To support the presentation of Romeo and Juliet, by Edwaard Liang.

Gotham Dance, Inc. (aka Bebe Miller Company) $30,000 Columbus, OH. To support the presentation of new works by choreographer Bebe Miller,


OKLAHOMA
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Inc. $10,000 Oklahoma City, OK. To support the production of James And The Giant Peach. The musical is based on the book by Roald Dahl, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and book by Timothy Allen McDonald.

Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Inc. $20,000 Tulsa, OK. To support the creation and presentation of a new ballet. A collaborative effort led by Artistic Director Marcello Angelini, the work will feature choreography by Edwaard Liang; set design by Basil Twist, Mark Zappone, and Vienna Staatsoper; and music by Oliver Peter Gaber.


OREGON
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association (aka Oregon Shakespeare Festival) $70,000 Ashland, OR. To support the world premiere of UniSon, a new work written and performed by the multidisciplinary ensemble UNIVERSES. The production will be directed by Robert O'Hara and based on a suite of unpublished poems by the late August Wilson.

Miracle Theatre Group (aka Milagro) $10,000 Portland, OR. To support the creation and premiere of Oye, Oya! Inspired by the traditions of the 20th-century Cuban Zarzuela (Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes), the Spanish-language musical will explore the contemporary Cuban and Cuban expatriate experience.

PHAME Academy $10,000 Portland, OR. To support the development and performance of In a Single Breath, a multidisciplinary work that will feature artists with and without disabilities, and related activities. Curated and directed by playwright Matthew Zrebski.

Portland Opera Association Inc. $15,000 Portland, OR. To support a double bill of The Difficulty of Crossing A Field by composer David Lang and librettist Mac Wellman and The Little Match Girl Passion with words and music by Lang.


PENNSYLVANIA
Erie Philharmonic $10,000 Erie, PA. To support the presentation of a new work created by composer Philip Glass for performance by pianist Simone Dinnerstein.

Bucknell University (On behalf of Weis Center for the Performing Arts) $10,000 Lewisburg, PA. To support a performance of Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields and related activities. The piece is a Pulitzer Prizewinning, five-movement oratorio about Pennsylvania coal miners in the early 20th century

People's Light & Theatre Company $40,000 Malvern, PA. To support the world premiere of Project Dawn, a new play by Karen Hartman.

Arden Theatre Company $10,000 Philadelphia, PA. To support the premiere of the musical TouchTones by Michael Hollinger and Robert Maggio.

InterAct, Inc. (aka InterAct Theatre Company) $20,000 Philadelphia, PA. To support the development and premiere of Fin Kennedy's Broken Stones. An American Army Reservist meets with a Hollywood ghost writer following the war in Iraq to recount his break of military protocol in an attempt to safeguard Iraq's Museum of Antiquities from being looted.

Wilma Theater, Inc. $10,000 Philadelphia, PA. To support the development and world premiere production of ADAPT!, a new play written and directed by Artistic Director Blanka Zizka.

Alia Musica Pittsburgh $10,000 Pittsburgh, PA. To support a residency with vocal quartet Quince.

City Theatre Company, Inc. $10,000 Pittsburgh, PA. To support a production of The Royale by Marco Ramirez.
Pittsburgh Opera, Inc. $25,000 Pittsburgh, PA. To support the world premiere of The Summer King by composer and librettist Daniel Sonenberg.


RHODE ISLAND
Trinity Repertory Company $20,000 Providence, RI. To support a production of the Spanish Golden Age drama Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega.

TENNESSEE
Nashville Symphony Association $15,000 Nashville, TN. To support a performance and recording project of an orchestral work by American composer Terry Riley. The orchestra and the guest artist, organist Cameron Carpenter under the direction of Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero.


TEXAS
Rude Mechanicals-A Theatre Collective $15,000 Austin, TX. To support the development and world premiere production of Perverse Results. The original, ensemblecreated work will explore unintended consequences in human culture

Dallas Opera $45,000 Dallas, TX. To support a new production of Der Ring Des Polykrates by composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Based on the comedic play by Heinrich Teweles, the libretto was written by Leo Feld and then revised by the composer's father, Julius Korngold

Shakespeare Festival of Dallas $10,000 Dallas, TX.. To support a production of Quixote!, an English language adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote by Octavio Solis. The production will be directed by Spanish director Gustavo Tambascio

Alley Theatre $30,000 Houston, TX. To support the premiere of NSangou Njikam's Syncing Ink.
Houston Ballet Foundation $50,000 Houston, TX. To support the premieres of several ballets by Houston Ballet. The works to be presented include Jiri Kylian's Stepping Stones, and David Bintley's newest full-length ballet, The Tempest.

Houston Grand Opera Association, Inc. $80,000 Houston, TX. To support performances of Nixon in China by composer and NEA Opera Honoree John Adams and librettist Alice Goodman.

Chamberlain Ballet $10,000 Plano, TX. To support a Community Connections performance of The Nutcracker. Guest artists Tiler Peck and Tyler Angle, principal dancers with the New York City Ballet, will perform the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalie.

Texas State University - San Marcos $10,000 San Marcos, TX. To support a performance of a bilingual adaptation of The Comedy of Errors. The play will feature guest actors Julio Mella, Jesus Valles, and Eva McQuade.


UTAH
Repertory Dance Theatre $20,000 Salt Lake City, UT. To support a collaboration with choreographer Zvi Gotheiner and his company ZviDance (New York City) to develop a new work titled Recapture.

University of Utah $10,000 Salt Lake City, UT. To support a residency by poet and novelist Sandra Cisneros,


VERMONT
Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research (aka Sandglass Theater) $15,000 Putney, VT. To support the creation and production of Babylon, an original, ensemble-created work.


VIRGINIA
Signature Theatre, Inc. $20,000 Arlington, VA. To support the world premiere production of Midwestern Gothic, a new musical with music by Joshua Schmidt and lyrics by Royce Vavrek. The production will be directed by Matthew Gardiner.

UrbanArias, Inc. $15,000 Arlington, VA. To support the East Coast premiere of Lucy by composer John Glover and librettist Kelly Rourke.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra $10,000 Fairfax, VA. To support the residency and collaboration of pianist Simone Dinnerstein with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra.

Richmond Ballet, Inc. $20,000 Richmond, VA. To support the creation and presentation of a new ballet by choreographer Kate Skarpetowska.

Virginia Repertory Theatre $10,000 Richmond, VA.r To support the world premiere production of The End of War, a new play by David L. Robbins.

MVLE, Inc. $10,000 Springfield, VA. To support an artist residency by choreographer Margot Greenlee. A production titled Everyday Oz will incorporate dance, monologues, music, and audience participation.


WASHINGTON
Intiman Theatre $20,000 Seattle, WA. To support a production of Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau.

Pat Graney Performance, Inc. $20,000 Seattle, WA. To support the presentation and tour of Girl Gods, an installation and performance piece by Pat Graney.

Seattle Opera $30,000 Seattle, WA. To support a new production of Katya Kabanova by composer Leos Janacek. Based on Alexander Ostrovsky's play Groza.

Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Inc. $15,000 Shepherdstown, WV. To support the development and premiere of Welcome to Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron



WISCONSIN
Forward Theater Company $10,000 Madison, WI. To support the development and production of Learning to Stay by James DeVita. Adapted from the novel by Erin Celello,

Madison Opera, Inc. $20,000 Madison, WI. To support a production of Charlie Parker's Yardbird by composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette Wimberly.

First Stage Milwaukee, Inc. $10,000 Milwaukee, WI. To support the premiere of Welcome To Bronzeville by Sheri Williams Pannell.

Milwaukee Ballet Company, Inc. $10,000 Milwaukee, WI. To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Milwaukee Ballet dancer and Choreographer-inResidence Timothy O'Donnell.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Inc. $20,000 Milwaukee, WI. To support the production of Jane Eyre adapted by Polly Teale, artistic director of Shared Experience.

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