Nashville Repertory Theatre
Programs
Budget
$1,068,000.00
Description
The 2022-2023 mainstage season includes 6 classic and contemporary plays and musicals that align with our goals for diversity in material, playwrights and casting.
The FY23 mainstage season will include 6 classic and contemporary plays and musicals that align with our goals for diversity in material, playwrights and casting as follows:
• RENT. 9/16-23/22
• The Cake. 10/14-30/22
• Ingram New Works Festival. 10/31-11/4/22
• Elf, The Musical. 12/22-1/1/23
• August Wilson's Fences. 3/3-9/23
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime 3/23-4/2/23
• Violet. 5/12-28/23
FY23 will further demonstrate the Rep's commitment to education on the main stage. The Rep will partner with TPAC's Education department to feature Fences on TPAC's "Season for Young People" with dedicated performances for more than 3000 area youth.
Program Successes
Nashville Rep is recognized throughout the region as a company of the highest quality, formally recognized by the government of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County for 35 years of service. Named "Best Professional Theatre" by the Nashville Scene and "Best Local Theatre" by the Tennessean, our artistic associates are consistently recognized with awards from NFocus, Broadway World's "First Night", Nashville Scene, Tennessean and others. In 2021, the Rep was named "Best Performing Arts Organization" by Nashville Business Journal.
As the leader in live, professional theatre in Nashville, the Rep consistently receives positive reviews and critical acclaim. In recent years, the Rep has seen a 100% increase in press coverage for mainstage productions.
Fiinally, our base support of loyal funders, both individual and organizational, is a testament to the success of the company in delivering the very highest quality professional theatre in the region in adherence to our mission.
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities - Theater
Beneficiaries
Families
Adults
At-Risk Populations
Long-term Success
Long-term, the main stage programs of the Nashville Repertory Theatre aim to inspire empathy, prod intellectual and emotional engagement and expand the creative capacity of audiences and artists throughout the Nashville community. By selecting diverse and varied contemporary themed works for the main stage, the productions serve both as a means toward understanding our common interests and as a mechanism to launch important conversations which transcend traditional boundaries between people.
As Oscar Wilde said, "Theatre is the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it means to be human." We believe there are few things more important than reminding Nashvillians of their shared humanity as a means of building community.
Short-term Success
After experiencing a Nashville Repertory Theatre production, audience members will engage in empathetic conversations among themselves and with other theatre patrons. Based on subject matter presented, more audience members will become active participants for talk-back events aimed at prodding intellectual ideas related to contemporary issues. Through participating in engagement events, more community members will be inclined to take the "next step" out in the community to help affect positive change. In anticipation of this outcome, the Nashville Rep and its community partners will be able to transfer information when requested, providing resources and organizations that can help effect change with audience support.
Program Success Monitored By
Program success will be measured in several ways.
Increases in attendance numbers and overall ticket sales will be a primary measurement. Engagement event attendance will also be measured to track trends in subject matter presented vs. growth in addition to observing any changes in audience composition by demographic groups.
In addition, post-show surveys are sent to audience members for feedback about the material, production quality, environment and overall experience. This information is compiled and shared with staff and Board leaders to evaluate trends and guide future artistic programming.
Finally, the Rep seeks input from artists involved in each production in order to fine-tune the artist experience and overall program quality based upon feedback received. Artists are also given post-production surveys and are invited to a post-mortem meeting for the production, attended by the production team, artists and key staff leaders.
Program Areas Served
None
$1,068,000.00
Description
The 2022-2023 mainstage season includes 6 classic and contemporary plays and musicals that align with our goals for diversity in material, playwrights and casting.
The FY23 mainstage season will include 6 classic and contemporary plays and musicals that align with our goals for diversity in material, playwrights and casting as follows:
• RENT. 9/16-23/22
• The Cake. 10/14-30/22
• Ingram New Works Festival. 10/31-11/4/22
• Elf, The Musical. 12/22-1/1/23
• August Wilson's Fences. 3/3-9/23
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime 3/23-4/2/23
• Violet. 5/12-28/23
FY23 will further demonstrate the Rep's commitment to education on the main stage. The Rep will partner with TPAC's Education department to feature Fences on TPAC's "Season for Young People" with dedicated performances for more than 3000 area youth.
Program Successes
Nashville Rep is recognized throughout the region as a company of the highest quality, formally recognized by the government of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County for 35 years of service. Named "Best Professional Theatre" by the Nashville Scene and "Best Local Theatre" by the Tennessean, our artistic associates are consistently recognized with awards from NFocus, Broadway World's "First Night", Nashville Scene, Tennessean and others. In 2021, the Rep was named "Best Performing Arts Organization" by Nashville Business Journal.
As the leader in live, professional theatre in Nashville, the Rep consistently receives positive reviews and critical acclaim. In recent years, the Rep has seen a 100% increase in press coverage for mainstage productions.
Fiinally, our base support of loyal funders, both individual and organizational, is a testament to the success of the company in delivering the very highest quality professional theatre in the region in adherence to our mission.
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities - Theater
Beneficiaries
Families
Adults
At-Risk Populations
Long-term Success
Long-term, the main stage programs of the Nashville Repertory Theatre aim to inspire empathy, prod intellectual and emotional engagement and expand the creative capacity of audiences and artists throughout the Nashville community. By selecting diverse and varied contemporary themed works for the main stage, the productions serve both as a means toward understanding our common interests and as a mechanism to launch important conversations which transcend traditional boundaries between people.
As Oscar Wilde said, "Theatre is the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it means to be human." We believe there are few things more important than reminding Nashvillians of their shared humanity as a means of building community.
Short-term Success
After experiencing a Nashville Repertory Theatre production, audience members will engage in empathetic conversations among themselves and with other theatre patrons. Based on subject matter presented, more audience members will become active participants for talk-back events aimed at prodding intellectual ideas related to contemporary issues. Through participating in engagement events, more community members will be inclined to take the "next step" out in the community to help affect positive change. In anticipation of this outcome, the Nashville Rep and its community partners will be able to transfer information when requested, providing resources and organizations that can help effect change with audience support.
Program Success Monitored By
Program success will be measured in several ways.
Increases in attendance numbers and overall ticket sales will be a primary measurement. Engagement event attendance will also be measured to track trends in subject matter presented vs. growth in addition to observing any changes in audience composition by demographic groups.
In addition, post-show surveys are sent to audience members for feedback about the material, production quality, environment and overall experience. This information is compiled and shared with staff and Board leaders to evaluate trends and guide future artistic programming.
Finally, the Rep seeks input from artists involved in each production in order to fine-tune the artist experience and overall program quality based upon feedback received. Artists are also given post-production surveys and are invited to a post-mortem meeting for the production, attended by the production team, artists and key staff leaders.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$228,000.00
Description
New in 2022-2023, the Rep will launch a Technical Theatre Apprenticeship Program for technical theatre artists in directing, stage management, costume, set, lighting, sound design and more. Our goal is to remove the traditional financial barriers to access for artists at the beginning of their careers by offering paid work and training under mentorship by longtime Rep artists. Their work on season productions will clear a path toward leadership positions with the Rep and the broader theatre industry.
Professional Internships. The Rep enlists recent college graduates with backgrounds in some aspect of theater as professional interns with paid stipends during our 9-month season. The Rep provides interns with concrete training & experience as they embark on careers in theatre. These emerging artists & administrators are valued young members of the team who will go on to build their careers as artists with a solid foundation.
Program Successes
The Rep continues to attract candidates of the highest caliber to the internship program, candidates who have enhanced their skills and by program's end have demonstrated their readiness to be employed as full-time professionals in the arts. In the last three years, the internship program has successfully placed 100% of participants at places like Julliard, The Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and the Nashville Rep.
The Rep has benefited from the permanent hire of two interns and awarded another his first Equity contract even before his internship concluded. The Rep's current Director of Audience Engagement, Amos Glass, began his career as an intern in marketing and development and was hired as Management Associate at the end of his tenure. Since then, he has been promoted to Director level responsibilities. Emily Peck, a 2018-2019 costume shop intern was hired full-time to oversee the Rep's Costume and Props Rental operation, and is now pursuing a masters degree.
Beneficiaries
Adults
Minorities
Other Economic Level
Long-term Success
The Rep will continue to be the local leader in employing and supporting the creative class of Nashville through fostering education and professional development opportunities with both emerging and established professional artists. The Rep will be regarded as the best local provider of quality professional development opportunities in support of creative practitioners at all stages in their career.
Short-term Success
Paid professional apprenticeships in technical theatre will develop new artists to assume leadership positions across the region and nationally. In the short term, apprentices will support mainstage productions while learning new skills under mentorship by established technical theatre artists.
Professional placement in arts organizations for interns is the goal of the internship program. The Rep will maintain contact with program alumni to track their career success.
Professional development workshops and classes will be attended by actors and theatrical technicians through a well-developed calendar, broad variety of offerings and expanded artist database. Growth in participation numbers in addition to tracking the artists who return for multiple programs will be barometers of success. Positive word-of-mouth among local artists will help ensure program longevity.
Program Success Monitored By
Program success for the apprenticeship program will be measured by the number of artists who return to work with the Rep and/or gain new employment opportunities in theatre following completion of the program.
Surveys of professional development program participants will aid in evaluating success, and artists will refer fellow artists to the program.
Based upon positive feedback from interns and their placement to professional employment following their time at the Rep, more universities will want to work with the Rep to place their students in the program.
Program Areas Served
None
$228,000.00
Description
New in 2022-2023, the Rep will launch a Technical Theatre Apprenticeship Program for technical theatre artists in directing, stage management, costume, set, lighting, sound design and more. Our goal is to remove the traditional financial barriers to access for artists at the beginning of their careers by offering paid work and training under mentorship by longtime Rep artists. Their work on season productions will clear a path toward leadership positions with the Rep and the broader theatre industry.
Professional Internships. The Rep enlists recent college graduates with backgrounds in some aspect of theater as professional interns with paid stipends during our 9-month season. The Rep provides interns with concrete training & experience as they embark on careers in theatre. These emerging artists & administrators are valued young members of the team who will go on to build their careers as artists with a solid foundation.
Program Successes
The Rep continues to attract candidates of the highest caliber to the internship program, candidates who have enhanced their skills and by program's end have demonstrated their readiness to be employed as full-time professionals in the arts. In the last three years, the internship program has successfully placed 100% of participants at places like Julliard, The Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and the Nashville Rep.
The Rep has benefited from the permanent hire of two interns and awarded another his first Equity contract even before his internship concluded. The Rep's current Director of Audience Engagement, Amos Glass, began his career as an intern in marketing and development and was hired as Management Associate at the end of his tenure. Since then, he has been promoted to Director level responsibilities. Emily Peck, a 2018-2019 costume shop intern was hired full-time to oversee the Rep's Costume and Props Rental operation, and is now pursuing a masters degree.
Beneficiaries
Adults
Minorities
Other Economic Level
Long-term Success
The Rep will continue to be the local leader in employing and supporting the creative class of Nashville through fostering education and professional development opportunities with both emerging and established professional artists. The Rep will be regarded as the best local provider of quality professional development opportunities in support of creative practitioners at all stages in their career.
Short-term Success
Paid professional apprenticeships in technical theatre will develop new artists to assume leadership positions across the region and nationally. In the short term, apprentices will support mainstage productions while learning new skills under mentorship by established technical theatre artists.
Professional placement in arts organizations for interns is the goal of the internship program. The Rep will maintain contact with program alumni to track their career success.
Professional development workshops and classes will be attended by actors and theatrical technicians through a well-developed calendar, broad variety of offerings and expanded artist database. Growth in participation numbers in addition to tracking the artists who return for multiple programs will be barometers of success. Positive word-of-mouth among local artists will help ensure program longevity.
Program Success Monitored By
Program success for the apprenticeship program will be measured by the number of artists who return to work with the Rep and/or gain new employment opportunities in theatre following completion of the program.
Surveys of professional development program participants will aid in evaluating success, and artists will refer fellow artists to the program.
Based upon positive feedback from interns and their placement to professional employment following their time at the Rep, more universities will want to work with the Rep to place their students in the program.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$145,000.00
Description
A nationally-recognized program to empower new voices in American theatre, its goal is the creation of 5 new American plays with contemporary topics from diverse perspectives via:
1. INW Lab, a season long-residency for 4 emerging playwrights from the national arena.
2. INW Fellowship, designed to support the development of a single new play by a career playwright of the highest reputation, the fellow also mentors lab playwrights in their writing.
3. INW Festival, a 5-day celebration of the works developed during the season-long lab. Each play receives a public staged reading followed by a talkback with the playwright. The festival is ground zero for new work for the American theatre & offers Nashville audiences the chance to connect with a bold new work in its earliest stages.
New components:
4. New Works 615 - free masters level playwriting workshops for local writers, mentored by New Works alumni playwrights
5. Young Playwrights Program for middle- and high school youth
Program Successes
The success of the Ingram New Works Project is reflected in the number of plays developed and their subsequent productions across the country. Since 2009, the company has seen the creation of more than 65 new American plays. Of those, 30% have won major national playwriting awards, and 50% have gone on to see fully-staged productions across the country, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the NYC Fringe Festival.
In 2019, Theatre Communications Group and American Theatre Magazine recognized Martha Rivers Ingram, the founder of the program, for her role in expanding the American theatrical landscape and specifically, for the Project's amplification of voices from underrepresented groups.
Other barometers of success include the consistent growth in audience size year after year, the increased number of applicants to participate in the highly competitive program, and the addition of new strategic partners to help us grow festival offerings and attract new audiences.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Minorities
Long-term Success
The Ingram New Works Project will significantly increase the American theatrical cannon, giving traditionally underrepresented voices a platform to create new works for American stages. The program will be widely accepted as an industry standard for amplification of diverse voices. Finished works will tell the stories of underrepresented characters and therefore will increase representation on stage and provide more work opportunities for underrepresented artists in Nashville and across the country. The Project will bring contemporary issues to the forefront of American theatre, ensuring theater's impact on new audiences for years to come.
Short-term Success
Short term success will be measured by:
Producing 4-5 new American plays
Introducing Nashville audiences to diverse, traditionally underrepresented voices
Connecting a famous fellow with younger playwrights
Increasing audience numbers overall while attracting younger audiences due to the content of plays being developed
Securing new partnerships to raise program awareness locally and build upon national notoriety
Engaging with and providing developmental support to local aspiring writers (youth and adult) in pursuit of their craft under mentorship by established artists
Program Success Monitored By
Several indicators for gauging program success for the Ingram New Works Project exist:
• A growth in number of playwright applicants for the program indicates that the program is competitive and highly valued within the national theater community
• The notoriety of confirmed fellows to mentor the playwrights reflects the strength of the project in the eyes of established career playwrights. A successful program brings industry leaders to the table
• Tracking audience numbers through ticket sales and surveying for demographics in addition to qualitative feedback will help us to determine efficacy
• Playwrights will be provided written evaluations of the year-long experience to help us to continually improve upon our foundation
Program Areas Served
None
$145,000.00
Description
A nationally-recognized program to empower new voices in American theatre, its goal is the creation of 5 new American plays with contemporary topics from diverse perspectives via:
1. INW Lab, a season long-residency for 4 emerging playwrights from the national arena.
2. INW Fellowship, designed to support the development of a single new play by a career playwright of the highest reputation, the fellow also mentors lab playwrights in their writing.
3. INW Festival, a 5-day celebration of the works developed during the season-long lab. Each play receives a public staged reading followed by a talkback with the playwright. The festival is ground zero for new work for the American theatre & offers Nashville audiences the chance to connect with a bold new work in its earliest stages.
New components:
4. New Works 615 - free masters level playwriting workshops for local writers, mentored by New Works alumni playwrights
5. Young Playwrights Program for middle- and high school youth
Program Successes
The success of the Ingram New Works Project is reflected in the number of plays developed and their subsequent productions across the country. Since 2009, the company has seen the creation of more than 65 new American plays. Of those, 30% have won major national playwriting awards, and 50% have gone on to see fully-staged productions across the country, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the NYC Fringe Festival.
In 2019, Theatre Communications Group and American Theatre Magazine recognized Martha Rivers Ingram, the founder of the program, for her role in expanding the American theatrical landscape and specifically, for the Project's amplification of voices from underrepresented groups.
Other barometers of success include the consistent growth in audience size year after year, the increased number of applicants to participate in the highly competitive program, and the addition of new strategic partners to help us grow festival offerings and attract new audiences.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Minorities
Long-term Success
The Ingram New Works Project will significantly increase the American theatrical cannon, giving traditionally underrepresented voices a platform to create new works for American stages. The program will be widely accepted as an industry standard for amplification of diverse voices. Finished works will tell the stories of underrepresented characters and therefore will increase representation on stage and provide more work opportunities for underrepresented artists in Nashville and across the country. The Project will bring contemporary issues to the forefront of American theatre, ensuring theater's impact on new audiences for years to come.
Short-term Success
Short term success will be measured by:
Producing 4-5 new American plays
Introducing Nashville audiences to diverse, traditionally underrepresented voices
Connecting a famous fellow with younger playwrights
Increasing audience numbers overall while attracting younger audiences due to the content of plays being developed
Securing new partnerships to raise program awareness locally and build upon national notoriety
Engaging with and providing developmental support to local aspiring writers (youth and adult) in pursuit of their craft under mentorship by established artists
Program Success Monitored By
Several indicators for gauging program success for the Ingram New Works Project exist:
• A growth in number of playwright applicants for the program indicates that the program is competitive and highly valued within the national theater community
• The notoriety of confirmed fellows to mentor the playwrights reflects the strength of the project in the eyes of established career playwrights. A successful program brings industry leaders to the table
• Tracking audience numbers through ticket sales and surveying for demographics in addition to qualitative feedback will help us to determine efficacy
• Playwrights will be provided written evaluations of the year-long experience to help us to continually improve upon our foundation
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$95,000.00
Description
Educational Equity Program examples:
"Building Community through Theatre" at Johnson Alternative Learning Center
Developed to counteract the negative impact of exclusionary discipline practices upon youth in Metro Nashville, the trauma-informed curriculum challenges students with the study of theatrical texts from BIPOC playwrights to explore their own identities, share common experiences to build trust, and use creativity, communication and collaboration to build confidence.
Young Voices
A series of community workshops for middle- and high-school students broaden understanding of underserved experiences in America via the study of works from a BIPOC American playwright. The program engages with youth from Title 1 schools and culminates in a monologue competition to build confidence and public speaking skills.
Engagement for All:
The Rep produces a broad calendar of engagement programs tied to themes presented on the mainstage with non-profit partners throughout Nashville.
Program Successes
A recent talk-back event following a main stage performance of Topdog / Underdog employed our new focus to develop strategic partnerships with local experts to broaden our footprint and impact upon the community. A panelist who is a professional advocate for intervention with respect to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) brought 20 men from his ministry to see the show (made possible by special discounts and free ticket programs). Most of these men had never experienced live theater. The men were engaged in the conversation, commenting on how it surprised them to see a story that reflected their own struggles. They felt represented on the stage. Conversation stretched beyond the idea of ACEs and how they manifest in life choices. Toward the end of the evening, another audience member asked the panel of experts for suggestions for community groups to become involved with and ways that he could personally help to make a difference.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
At-Risk Populations
Minorities
Long-term Success
The long-term vision for the Outreach Programs offered by the Nashville Repertory Theatre is two-fold. First, to make the experience of live, professional theatre accessible to all regardless of ability to pay and other traditional barriers to participation. The experience of theatre should reflect society where all audiences can identify with their human connection through works that encourage conversation. And second, for Nashville audiences to recognize theater as more than a means of pure entertainment. Outreach and engagement should enable audiences to see the theatre as a mechanism for healthy conversation and ultimately, a means of inspiring social change.
Short-term Success
Short-term success will be measured by the number of new partnerships created to enable access to underserved populations. Engaging community leaders in areas such as social justice, intervention, education, social welfare, mental health, equality, strengthens our ability to reach members of the community to whom our programs are intended to reach. By means of leadership involvement, members of the underserved communities they serve will be encouraged to participate in the free programs offered by the Nashville Rep to experience live theatre (all the programs listed above). Additionally, the Rep extends accessibility to main stage productions through special ticketing programs and discounts like Free Tickets for Teachers, Student Rush Tickets, Military Appreciation and Pay What You Can Nights. As we engage new audiences through outreach programming, the Rep will build upon positive experiences and offer means to continue to participate in live theatre at every program level.
Program Success Monitored By
An immediate means of measuring program success is by tracking attendance numbers for each program type. Anecdotal assessments of audience mix will be conducted by program managers on-site, and follow-up surveys are sent electronically to program participants. The Rep's increased presence on social media for all program types also affords us the ability to track interest in adjunct programs such as our Outreach initiatives by looking at number of likes, comments and unique engagements associated with each program.
Program Areas Served
None
$95,000.00
Description
Educational Equity Program examples:
"Building Community through Theatre" at Johnson Alternative Learning Center
Developed to counteract the negative impact of exclusionary discipline practices upon youth in Metro Nashville, the trauma-informed curriculum challenges students with the study of theatrical texts from BIPOC playwrights to explore their own identities, share common experiences to build trust, and use creativity, communication and collaboration to build confidence.
Young Voices
A series of community workshops for middle- and high-school students broaden understanding of underserved experiences in America via the study of works from a BIPOC American playwright. The program engages with youth from Title 1 schools and culminates in a monologue competition to build confidence and public speaking skills.
Engagement for All:
The Rep produces a broad calendar of engagement programs tied to themes presented on the mainstage with non-profit partners throughout Nashville.
Program Successes
A recent talk-back event following a main stage performance of Topdog / Underdog employed our new focus to develop strategic partnerships with local experts to broaden our footprint and impact upon the community. A panelist who is a professional advocate for intervention with respect to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) brought 20 men from his ministry to see the show (made possible by special discounts and free ticket programs). Most of these men had never experienced live theater. The men were engaged in the conversation, commenting on how it surprised them to see a story that reflected their own struggles. They felt represented on the stage. Conversation stretched beyond the idea of ACEs and how they manifest in life choices. Toward the end of the evening, another audience member asked the panel of experts for suggestions for community groups to become involved with and ways that he could personally help to make a difference.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
At-Risk Populations
Minorities
Long-term Success
The long-term vision for the Outreach Programs offered by the Nashville Repertory Theatre is two-fold. First, to make the experience of live, professional theatre accessible to all regardless of ability to pay and other traditional barriers to participation. The experience of theatre should reflect society where all audiences can identify with their human connection through works that encourage conversation. And second, for Nashville audiences to recognize theater as more than a means of pure entertainment. Outreach and engagement should enable audiences to see the theatre as a mechanism for healthy conversation and ultimately, a means of inspiring social change.
Short-term Success
Short-term success will be measured by the number of new partnerships created to enable access to underserved populations. Engaging community leaders in areas such as social justice, intervention, education, social welfare, mental health, equality, strengthens our ability to reach members of the community to whom our programs are intended to reach. By means of leadership involvement, members of the underserved communities they serve will be encouraged to participate in the free programs offered by the Nashville Rep to experience live theatre (all the programs listed above). Additionally, the Rep extends accessibility to main stage productions through special ticketing programs and discounts like Free Tickets for Teachers, Student Rush Tickets, Military Appreciation and Pay What You Can Nights. As we engage new audiences through outreach programming, the Rep will build upon positive experiences and offer means to continue to participate in live theatre at every program level.
Program Success Monitored By
An immediate means of measuring program success is by tracking attendance numbers for each program type. Anecdotal assessments of audience mix will be conducted by program managers on-site, and follow-up surveys are sent electronically to program participants. The Rep's increased presence on social media for all program types also affords us the ability to track interest in adjunct programs such as our Outreach initiatives by looking at number of likes, comments and unique engagements associated with each program.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$175,000.00
Description
Nashville Rep's Youth Conservatory engages youth in the benefits of theatre arts education.
Broadway Theatre Camp: Nashville's only overnight theatre camp, kids ages 7-15 spend mornings learning music & choreography from Broadway's hottest shows & afternoons enjoying the great activities at YMCA Camp Widjiwagan. 60% of kids who attend camp are LMI.
Broadway Masterclasses: Current Broadway artists lead classes for high school and college-aged performers. Students receive one-on-one instruction with Broadway artists, and classes culminate in a public performance of the students' work. 2023 will see the addition of a Broadway Concert Series featuring the Broadway star and their mentees
Summer Youth Musical at TPAC - new for 2023. Nashville Rep's young performers ages 7-23 will take to the TPAC stage in an all-youth musical production. Our masterclasses & camps will have young performers ready to audition, rehearse, & perform with mentorship by local professional artists.
Program Successes
One of the goals of the Nashville Rep Youth Conservatory is to identify and develop young talent to prepare them for continued success in theatre. Though a newer offering, the program has already succeeded.
Several participants in past Broadway Masterclasses have become Rep artists in their own right. Shelby Smith, who attended a Rep masterclass in 2020-2021, played the leading role of Sarah in the Rep's production of "Ragtime" in November 2021. Additionally, Kortney Ballenger, who participated in the masterclass with Jelani Aladdin in 2019-2020, was featured in the 2021-2022 season in both "Ragtime" and "School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play".
Additionally, the Young Playwrights Program which launched in 2020-2021 in partnership with Theatre Bug featured 6 new plays that were viewed more than 4500 times. One work developed in the program will be fully produced this spring at Theatre Bug with an all youth cast taking on the difficult subject matter of teen suicide.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children
Minorities
Long-term Success
Long-term, the Rep's Youth Conservatory will be an industry leader in developing young theatrical artists of all disciplines. Program alumni will go on to careers in the theatre, building the base of theatrical talent in Nashville and nationally.
Conservatory programming will ensure the betterment of our community by driving the long-prescribed benefits of exposure to arts education for all participants which include increased school engagement, college aspirations and inclination to use art as a means of empathizing with others. The Conservatory will foster skills critical to academic and life success: creativity, confidence, problem-solving, perseverance, focus, non-verbal communication, receiving constructive feedback, collaboration, dedication and accountability.
Short-term Success
Each program area is designed to move the creative process beyond a classroom or rehearsal setting by culminating in a full performance for a public audience as a "finish line" to build confidence, perfect skills, learn new techniques and work collaboratively to achieve this goal. Beyond the impact on youth participants, the Conservatory will build community between artists and educators; connect local professional artists with youth artists and audiences through mentorship; and will bring cross-generational audiences together.
Program Success Monitored By
Evaluations will be provided to all program participants and parents to assess immediate impact by program upon the youth involved. Educators will be asked to evaluate program materials for effectiveness, as will professional artists involved in the mentorship components to ensure best practices.
Audience members for all performance pieces will be sent post-performance surveys.
Program Areas Served
None
$175,000.00
Description
Nashville Rep's Youth Conservatory engages youth in the benefits of theatre arts education.
Broadway Theatre Camp: Nashville's only overnight theatre camp, kids ages 7-15 spend mornings learning music & choreography from Broadway's hottest shows & afternoons enjoying the great activities at YMCA Camp Widjiwagan. 60% of kids who attend camp are LMI.
Broadway Masterclasses: Current Broadway artists lead classes for high school and college-aged performers. Students receive one-on-one instruction with Broadway artists, and classes culminate in a public performance of the students' work. 2023 will see the addition of a Broadway Concert Series featuring the Broadway star and their mentees
Summer Youth Musical at TPAC - new for 2023. Nashville Rep's young performers ages 7-23 will take to the TPAC stage in an all-youth musical production. Our masterclasses & camps will have young performers ready to audition, rehearse, & perform with mentorship by local professional artists.
Program Successes
One of the goals of the Nashville Rep Youth Conservatory is to identify and develop young talent to prepare them for continued success in theatre. Though a newer offering, the program has already succeeded.
Several participants in past Broadway Masterclasses have become Rep artists in their own right. Shelby Smith, who attended a Rep masterclass in 2020-2021, played the leading role of Sarah in the Rep's production of "Ragtime" in November 2021. Additionally, Kortney Ballenger, who participated in the masterclass with Jelani Aladdin in 2019-2020, was featured in the 2021-2022 season in both "Ragtime" and "School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play".
Additionally, the Young Playwrights Program which launched in 2020-2021 in partnership with Theatre Bug featured 6 new plays that were viewed more than 4500 times. One work developed in the program will be fully produced this spring at Theatre Bug with an all youth cast taking on the difficult subject matter of teen suicide.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children
Minorities
Long-term Success
Long-term, the Rep's Youth Conservatory will be an industry leader in developing young theatrical artists of all disciplines. Program alumni will go on to careers in the theatre, building the base of theatrical talent in Nashville and nationally.
Conservatory programming will ensure the betterment of our community by driving the long-prescribed benefits of exposure to arts education for all participants which include increased school engagement, college aspirations and inclination to use art as a means of empathizing with others. The Conservatory will foster skills critical to academic and life success: creativity, confidence, problem-solving, perseverance, focus, non-verbal communication, receiving constructive feedback, collaboration, dedication and accountability.
Short-term Success
Each program area is designed to move the creative process beyond a classroom or rehearsal setting by culminating in a full performance for a public audience as a "finish line" to build confidence, perfect skills, learn new techniques and work collaboratively to achieve this goal. Beyond the impact on youth participants, the Conservatory will build community between artists and educators; connect local professional artists with youth artists and audiences through mentorship; and will bring cross-generational audiences together.
Program Success Monitored By
Evaluations will be provided to all program participants and parents to assess immediate impact by program upon the youth involved. Educators will be asked to evaluate program materials for effectiveness, as will professional artists involved in the mentorship components to ensure best practices.
Audience members for all performance pieces will be sent post-performance surveys.
Program Areas Served
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CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| As we head toward our 40th anniversary season, Nashville Rep in growth mode: - Our MainStage season has experienced record attendance in the last two years. -Our engagement department has added a parallel programming track to all MainStage shows. -Our education department is reaching more schools each semester. -We have launched an apprenticeship program to develop the theatrical workforce and to lower the barrier to entry for underserved artists. -We are launching a touring company to deliver theater throughout our community and our schools. -We are building a more equitable and diverse organization. As with many organizations in Nashville, our greatest challenge to these expansions is space. Nashville Rep has outgrown its current administrative and production space and competes with many different organizations for rehearsal and performance venues. We have the audiences and the artists to expand, but the cost and limited availability of places to do so is extraordinary. Currently we address this issue with a network of partnerships that allows us to host programs at NPT, TPAC, Lipscomb, Trevecca, TMProductions and various other venues. We are grateful to these community partners and continue to seek affordable space of our own. However, the cost of "reinventing the wheel" with each new project severely hampers efficiency and growth. |
