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| Ms. | |
| Susan | |
| H | |
| Habas | |
| Executive Director | |
| 120 S. 2nd Street | |
| Wilmington | |
| North Carolina | |
| 28401 | |
| shabas@thalian.org | |
| 9106172630 | |
Organization Information
| United States | |
| The Thalian Association of Wilmington, Inc. | |
| 120 S. 2nd Street | |
| Wilmington | |
| North Carolina | |
| 28401 | |
| 9106172630 | |
| shabas@thalian.org | |
| www.thalian.org | |
| The Official Community Theater of North Carolina exists to enrich the lives of the residents of the Wilmington area by producing quality community theatre, teaching youth life skills through theatre education and providing an outlet for artists and technicians to develop and exercise their craft. | |
| Every year Thalian Association produces a season of 5 shows Main Stage Thalian Hall, a Youth Theatre season with 5 shows on the 2nd Street Stage at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, manages the HBHUSO/Community Arts Center for the City of Wilmington, providing free space for area non-profit organizations with inexpensive space for teaching artists, presents 10 free Youth Theatre daytime performances for designated New Hanover County Title 1 elementary & middle schools, or schools with a stated need, 3 of those performances are sensory friendly for students in the Specially Designed Academics program, provides Teachers Resources for Youth Theatre shows to support classroom arts integration, films all Youth Theatre shows for NHCS to be viewed by any students, offers inexpensive fall & spring after school theatre arts classes, presents the largest summer visual and performing arts day camp in the region with many scholarship opportunities, and produces the largest downtown Wilmington springtime arts festival every Memorial Day Weekend since 1995. | |
| Thalian Association works with New Hanover County Schools to provide arts education opportunities not available to elementary through high school students with live and filmed theatre performances accompanied by Teachers Resources. Summer Creative Arts Camp scholarships are offered to area organizations such as Guardian Ad Litem, that work with under-resourced youth. We partner with the Wilmington Art Association to host exhibitions for area youth, and host the NC Azalea Festival Juried Art Show and Youth Art Contest & Exhibition, open to children across the state. Since 2017 we have presented annual Divine Divas fundraisers to benefit our programs and donated half the proceeds to She ROCKS (Research Ovarian Cancer Knowledge Support). We are currently being certified as a Partner in Prevention with the Carousel Center, one of the first three area organizations certified to recognize child abuse. As managers of the Historic USO Building we work with the WWII Wilmington Homefront Heritage Coalition to preserve and present history to our community as well as support veterans with events planned with the Veterans Day Parade Committee and American Legion Post 10. During the 2021-2022 season our Thalian Hall holiday show Elf the Musical was co-produced by the Community Foundation of NC East as a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Thalian Association looks for ways to support the community through culture and collaboration with area organizations. | |
Grant Terms and Conditions
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Financial / Corporate Officials
| I confirm. | |
| 4% Foundation 18% Government 22% Individual 56% Other | |
| $0.00 | |
| Joan LochBradley CoxeLinda StinsonStar SosaJan WutkowskiSharon DickeyEmma JacksonSilivea JohnsonPatsy HayesClifford BarnettStuart PikeThomas PlummerBrandon NoelNichole MurrellWilliam Wayne Roberts | |
| Susan HabasLindsey Chandler DavisStacie Smith |
Proposal Detail
| Riegelwood, NC | |
| Education | |
| Summer regression/learning loss prevention Unique and cutting-edge approaches to achieving education outcomes Programs involving the arts | |
| 24000 | |
| 100 | |
| 43 | |
| Thalian Youth Theatre Bridges the Gap | |
| 06/05/2022 | |
| 09/16/2022 | |
| 05/07/2023 | |
5000.00 USD | |
| USD - US Dollar | |
$0.00
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| No | |
| Yes |
Proposal Narrative
| Thalian Youth Theatre will produce a season of 5 productions with 10 live daytime school performances to supplement New Hanover County school curriculum, limited access to fine arts, & the loss of classroom learning during the pandemic. Shows will also be filmed for virtual presentation to reach more students with ADA compliant versions for students in the Specially Designed Academics program. Every summer students fall behind in academic skills due to the break in the school year and the loss will now be much greater because of the extended time at home during the pandemic. Out of school time arts education programs will help bridge the achievement and learning gaps in student academic performance, & engage students for better attendance. | |
| August 2022 - May 2023 Thalian Youth Theatre productions & 10 free school performances will bridge the arts education opportunities offered in public school. Learning gaps are the difference between what a student is expected to have learned by a certain grade level vs. what they have learned up to that point. Every summer students fall behind in academic skills due to the break in the school year creating a learning gap. The disparity in educational accomplishment between different groups is the achievement gap. Achievement gaps exist between groups based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental abilities, & income. The National Education Association identifies racial & ethnic minorities, English language learners, students with disabilities, & students from lower income homes as high risk for learning/achievement gaps. Benefits from theatre arts engagement include improved reading comprehension, verbal & non-verbal communication skills, overall academic success, improved attendance, higher rates of high school graduation, & less involvement in risky after school behavior. Americans for the Arts find that students with high arts participation & low socioeconomic status have a 4% drop out rate, 5 times lower than their peers & are twice as likely to graduate college as peers without the benefit of arts education. Youth cast in our shows receive the equivalent of 10 hours free arts education during the 6-8 week show process. Up to 250 children, ages 7 & up will be cast in shows or participate behind the scenes, with approximately 1500 students attending live performances, with filmed shows available to all 24,370 NHC school students. Filmed performances will also be available for after school programs. The student body at NHC schools is 59.1% White, 17.2% Black, 1.7% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 16.8% Hispanic/Latino, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, & 4.8% Multi-Racial. | |
| TACT Executive Director Susan Habas, Artistic Director Chandler Davis, and NHCS Lead Arts Instructor Jacki Booth will evaluate impact of each school performance based on reports from teachers attending the live performance. SDA Instructor & Coordinator Laura Bullard will help evaluate benefits of Sensory Friendly performances. TACT will also request feedback from other organizations participating in the season, creative teams, youth casts, and parents after each production. | |
| Youth Theatre shows are presented on the 2nd Street Stage at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center. The venue rent for the entire season is $10,000. A $5000 grant from International Paper Foundation will offset the $10,000 venue rental, our largest single fixed expense. It is critical for the Youth Theatre season to pay for itself and hopefully be profitable, so the program can remain free for all young participants, casts and school performance audiences. | |
| To date none committed |