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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THEATRE COMPANIES TO STAGE NEW PLAYS AT [INSIDE] THE FORD DURING 2010-11 SEASON

Deadline to apply is March 17

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission/Ford Theatres is now accepting
applications for the [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program in
2010-11, a program which provides support to Los Angeles County-based
theatre companies. The [Inside] the Ford New Play Series, now in its
second season has enjoyed explosive success. L.A. Weekly's Steven
Leigh Morris in his Best of the Decade roundup declared "A big plus for
the decade came from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, whose
funding of various companies at [Inside] the Ford, including Circle X
Theatre Company and Ghost Road Theatre Company, has given us some of the
richest programming of the seasons."

Recognizing that many Los Angeles County-based theatre companies do not
have permanent performance homes and that the cost of producing
theatrical works has become prohibitively expensive in the area, the
Arts Commission, through the Winter Partnership Program, provides an
opportunity for theatre companies without a permanent performance venue
to produce in the 87-seat [Inside] the Ford at a highly subsidized cost
and with significant promotional support. The third annual Winter
Partnership Season is scheduled to run October 2010 through May 2011.

Similar to a grant program, proposals for the [Inside] the Ford Winter
program are considered on a competitive basis. The Arts Commission will
partner with three theatre companies and assist each to present a
proposed theatrical work. Proposals are being accepted electronically
through the Ford's web site.

Before opening a proposal application, prospective applicants should
first read the program's guidelines. Both the guidelines and application
are available at
http://www.fordamphitheater.org/en/opportunity/apply_itf

The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

Workshops about the [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program and how
to submit a competitive proposal will be held on Tuesday, February 2,
2010 at 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ford
Theatres complex, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, 90068, in the Hollywood
Hills.

Parking for these workshops is free. Please RSVP with your name,
organization, email address and phone number to
publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov
or call 323-856-5793.

The [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership program is supported in part by
a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The indoor theatre space at the Ford has a history of serving intimate
theatre in L.A. For decades it was rented by numerous groups, most
notably the Mark Taper Forum, who made it the home of their second stage
Taper, Too from 1972 to 1997. In 1998 the space was extensively
renovated and re-named [Inside] the Ford. Its first season,

1998-99, featured three productions presented under the Los Angeles
County Art Commission's subsidized rental program designed to help
theatre companies without permanent facilities. From 2000-01 through
2003-04, [Inside] the Ford hosted "Hot Properties," seasons of
new plays and musicals co-produced by County-based theatre companies and
the Arts Commission and supported by A.S.K. Theatre Projects and the
James Irvine Foundation. From 2005-2008, [Inside] the Ford was been the
home of the Ensemble Theatre Collective, known as ETC@ITF, a
collaboration of five L.A.-based theatre companies and the Arts
Commission supported in part by the Flintridge Foundation. The [Inside]
the Ford New Play Series was launched in 2008-09.

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