KTC Receives Recognition from The American Theatre Wing

Know Theatre of Cincinnati receives recognition from The American Theatre Wing
Know Theatre wins prized National Theatre Company Grant honor from Founder of the Tony Awards

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is pleased to announce that the American Theatre Wing has awarded the company with one of their 2012 National Theatre Company Grants.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is proud to have received this prestigious national award. The funds awarded will support operations for Know Theatre and its annual programs. Know Theatre of Cincinnati produces a mainstage season of innovative contemporary theatre, the annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival, a national tour of Calculus: The Musical! and The Jackson Street Market, a program dedicated to supporting and building the local artistic community. Eric Vosmeier, Producing Artistic Director, will be traveling to New York City in early October to accept the award and participate in media events and networking with the other recipients.

Other grant recipients this year are: Actors’ Shakespeare Project (Somerville, Massachusetts), ArtsWest (Seattle, Washington), Know Theatre of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio), NC Stage Company (Asheville, North Carolina), The New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, New Jersey), CityRep (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), The Rogue Theatre (Tucson, Arizona), The Play Company (New York City, New York), The Theatre @ Boston Court (Pasadena, California), and Upstream Theater (St. Louis, Missouri).

“This grant is a huge boon to Know Theatre’s model, focus, and programming,” says Eric Vosmeier, Producing Artistic Director. “We are honored to have been recognized alongside these other amazing theaters. Know Theatre is at a crucial stage of our development and new funding such as this will be crucial for us to continue to move the organization forward. We are grateful to the American Theatre Wing for creating this program and honored to have been selected this year as a recipient.”

Created by American Theatre Wing, best known as the creator of the Antionette Perry “Tony” Awards, to recognize and support the most promising emerging theatre companies from around the country, the National Theatre Company grant honors 10 theaters annually. Companies chosen to receive the $10,000 grant have articulated a distinctive mission, cultivated an audience, and nurtured a community of artists in ways that strengthen and demonstrate the quality, diversity, and dynamism of American theatre.

“For the third year in a row, our national grants committee was astounded by the breadth and depth of the work being done by non-profit theatre companies around this country. This year’s awardees cover the entire span of the United States and demonstrate the uniqueness, courage, and creativity that is the heart of the American Theatre,” said Lucie Arnaz, Chair of the Grants Committee. “These companies prove, once again, that great theatre isn’t just on Broadway between 40th and 50th streets, but that Broadway is a road that is 3,000 miles long.”

More information about the National Theatre Company grants can be found at http://americantheatrewing.org/grants.

About the American Theatre Wing:
Best known for creating The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards®, the American Theatre Wing’s reach extends beyond Broadway and beyond New York, with educational and media work that offers the best in theatre to people around the world. Dedicated to celebrating excellence and supporting education in the theatre, ATW has been an integral and influential part of the theatrical community for 95 years. For more information about all of the American Theatre Wing programs, go to americantheatrewing.org. ATW can be followed on Facebook.com/TheAmericanTheatreWing and Twitter.com/TheWing and additional, unique video can be found at YouTube.com/AmericanTheatreWing.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is supported, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

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