National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

etween realizing a fulfilled life or conforming to Victorian ideals of gender and class. Director KJ Sanchez will
provide a modern lens to explore the role of women in contemporary society. Educational and outreach
programming will include in-school residencies for high school students who will lead readings and discussions
for local residents in partnership with public libraries and bookstores.
Miracle Theatre Group (aka Milagro)
$10,000 Portland, OR
To support the creation and premiere of "Oye, Oya!" Inspired by the traditions of the 20th-century Cuban
Zarzuela (Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes), the Spanish-language
musical will explore the contemporary Cuban and Cuban expatriate experience. Oye, Oya! will portray the
duality of Havana nightlife-a government sanctioned tourist nightspot in contrast with an underground
suppressed Cuban club. Cuban musicians and club workers will interface with tourists, both Cuban Americans
and other foreigners, who have come to the island in search of profit. Cuban Americans Rebecca Martinez will
write the libretto and Rodolfo Ortega will compose the score.
Mixed Blood Theatre Company (aka Mixed Blood)
$40,000 Minneapolis, MN
To support the premiere of "Safe at Home" by Gabe Greene and Alex Levy. Baseball is used as a vehicle in the
play to examine and reveal U.S. immigration policies and Major League Baseball's exploitation of Dominican
players. Racial politics in the United States and the country's obsession with "celebrity" are investigated through
the story's collision of ethics with massive entertainment and media dollars. The site-specific production will
take place at CHS Field, the new minor league stadium and home of the St. Paul Saints, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Inc.
$55,000 New York, NY
To support the Annual Festival of New Musicals and Fall Conference. An annual gathering of writers and
producers from the musical theater industry, the festival consists of staged readings, a songwriters' showcase,
and ongoing developmental support for new musical theater works. The festival and conference are designed to
benefit actors, writers, directors, and musicians by giving them access to producers and theater executives,
along with the resources and expertise to develop and produce their work.
National Music Theatre Network, Inc. (aka New York Musical Festival)
$10,000 New York, NY
To support the New York Musical Festival's professional development programs for emerging musical theater
composers and writers. Through the Next Link Project and Developmental Readings Series, creative teams will
participate in developmental workshops and receive artistic, dramaturgical, and financial support to bring new
musicals to the stage. The festival will present new works in full productions and staged readings at Off-
Broadway theaters. Emerging writing teams will collaborate with established musical theater artists to provide
guidance on musical structure, artistic choices, and best avenues for development.
New 42nd Street, Inc.
$30,000 New York, NY
To support the presentation of national and international works of theater for young audiences at the New
Victory Theater. Works to be presented may include "The Way Back Home" by Teater Refleksion (Arhus,
Denmark); "Caesar X/Julius Caesar" by The Acting Company (New York, New York); "Nivelli's War" by Cahoots NI
(Belfast, Northern Ireland); and "Aging Magician," produced by Beth Morrison Projects and VisionIntoTalent
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.