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Theatre Creators' Reserve Grant
Tarragon has now allocated all its funds under the Theatre Creators Reserve, and will not accept any more applications for the 2007-2008 season.
We see this program as an opportunity to provide time for the creator to take their play to the next stage or two of its development. We see these grants as an opportunity for the creator to conduct research or to work on a first draft or subsequent drafts or if the project is a collective creation, the grant buys time to improvise/create in the rehearsal hall. We are open to the needs and variety of approaches that each individual creator or collective may have and to projects that are in all stages of development. Each application will be reviewed individually on its own merits and needs.In assessing and selecting the plays, Tarragon will apply the same principles we use when choosing writers and plays in general. We will be drawn to creators and plays that are akin to our aesthetic interests. For those creators unfamiliar with our work, the best example of our aesthetics can be seen in our productions. We want this program to be another means to begin and/or pursue relationships with creators that have an affinity with the theatre's work or that simply excite us.
Equal consideration will be given to: new ideas and plays presented to us by playwrights who have had an association with the theatre; creators who are new to the Tarragon; creators emerging on the theatrical scene; or creators from diverse communities.
Key to recommending a play for this Theatre Creators' Reserve grant is these three factors: the story of the play, the clarity of the story in playwright's mind and the playwright's clarity about the development path for the project.
Please submit materials by mail only to: Richard Rose, Artistic Director.
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