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Each year the Tony Randall Theatrical Fund traditionally awards $100,000 to an innovative non-profit theater company for the production of a classic play or a play inspired by the classics. The annual $100,000 winner and $10,000 runner up are chosen by a committee of theater artists and professionals. In 2009 & 2010, we decided the Tony Randall Theatrical Fund would temporarily change its giving guidelines; rather than award $100,000 for the production of a classic play, we awarded $5,000 - $10,000 general operating support grants to 10 passionate, resourceful theater companies that continued to fulfill their mission despite financial constraints. |
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| Winners of our 2010 General Operating Support Grant: | |
| Pig Iron Theatre Company | |
| Playwrights Horizons, The Wooster Group, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and PS 122 were awarded grants for sustained artistic excellence and for demonstrating a lasting commitment to the development and presentation of exciting new artists and theatrical works. | |
| New Georges and Pig Iron Theatre Company were presented with grants in recognition of their groundbreaking experimental work in the theatre. | |
| Pregones Theater was honored with a grant for its commitment to providing popular, affordable arts programming in the Puerto Rican and Latino communities in the Bronx. | |
| And for demonstrating an ongoing devotion to developing the work of great theater artists outside the city’s spotlight, grants were awarded to New Jersey's McCarter Theatre and Connecticut's O’Neill Theater Center. | |
The Classical Theatre of Harlem under the new leadership of Ty Jones, Producing Director, has also been awarded a Tony Randall Grant for its commitment to serving the Harlem community as a cultural destination for the last decade and for providing opportunities for remarkable actors of color to play great classic roles which would otherwise be scarce. An additional grant has been made by the National Actors Theatre Foundation, also administered by Mrs. Randall, for the production of Lincoln Center Theatre's A FREE MAN OF COLOR by John Guare. |
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| Winners of our 2009 General Operating Support Grant: | |
| The Atlantic Theatre Company Classic Stage Company The Civilians Elevator Repair Service The Flea Theater LAByrinth Theater Company The New Group Repertorio Espanol Signature Theatre Company Vineyard Theatre |
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| The Civilians, Elevator Repair Service, and LAByrinth were awarded for consistently producing innovative, artist-driven work for the next generation of theater-goers. | |
| Repertorio Espanol was given the award for providing generations of New Yorkers with access to an extensive repertoire of high caliber Spanish-language theater. | |
| And for demonstrating sustained artistic excellence & organizational strength, grants were also awarded to The Atlantic, Classic Stage, The Flea, The New Group, Signature Theatre, and The Vineyard. | |
| The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund also gives smaller donations to a number of non-profit organizations that are of personal interest to The Randall Family. We do not accept applications for these grants, but we would like to acknowledge the following arts organizations for their excellence: | |
| 2008/2009 Tony Randall Theatrical Fund Grant Recipients | |
The Acting Company |
Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre New Victory New York Theatre Workshop Paper Bag Players Raleigh Ensemble Players Second Stage Theatre Company Shakespeare Society Target Margin Theatre Company Voice Foundation VOICE Experience Foundation Women's Project |
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