Shakespeare in American Communities is a theater program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Donor Name: Arts Midwest
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Shakespeare in American Communities provides grants of up to $25,000 that connect young people across the country to Shakespeare’s plays. Grants support performances and workshops in schools and in the justice system.
Through grants to theater companies that produce Shakespeare’s works, this program supports high-quality productions and educational activities in middle schools, high schools, and juvenile justice facilities throughout the United States.
Applicants can choose from two paths:
- Applying For Shakespeare In American Communities: Schools
- This opportunity is open to 501c(3) professional theater companies that are located in the U.S. or the Native Nations that share this geography. Applicants should have a minimum of two years of experience providing both performances and related educational activities for middle and/or high school students. Grant awards of $15,000 – $25,000 will be awarded to up to 50 theater companies to support activities for students from five or more schools. These awards require a nonfederal match of 1 to 1. Programming dates: August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2025.
- Applying For Shakespeare In American Communities: Juvenile Justice
- This opportunity is open to 501c(3) theater companies or organizations across the nation that have two years’ experience partnering with the justice system and engaging young people in theater education programs that illuminate the works of Shakespeare and addresses his work in a modern context. Activities must take place between August 1, 2024, and July 31, 2025. Grants of $15,000 – $25,000 will be awarded to 6-10 applicants. These awards will not require a nonfederal match of 1 to 1.
Criteria
- 501c3 non-profit professional theater companies located in the U.S. or the Native Nations that share this geography that have a minimum of two years’ experience providing professional performances and related educational activities to middle and/or high schools.
- The schools program is available to theater companies producing a play that is a work written or inspired by Shakespeare, an adaption of Shakespeare’s text, or a production that incorporates scenes, monologues, and/or sonnets by Shakespeare, with related educational activities in partnership with schools. The Juvenile Justice program is available to nonprofit organizations providing Shakespeare educational activities in partnership with the Juvenile Justice System.
For more information, visit Arts Midwest.
