[NEohioPAL]CTC Announces Equity Contract Award

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PRESS RELEASE
October 16, 2002
For Immediate Release
Contact Margaret Lynch
216-941-5727

Danny Morris Equity Contract Award and Non-Equity Stipend Announced

Cleveland, Ohio.  The Cleveland Theater Collective announced today that its 
second annual Danny Morris Equity Contract Award has been granted to 
Charenton Theater for use in Charenton's  upcoming production of Six Degrees 
of Separation..  The Collective also granted a stipend for a non-equity actor 
to Ensemble Theatre for use in its 2002-2003 season.  
    The Danny Morris Equity Contract, an award of up to $2,500, covers the 
cost of a contract for a member of Actors Equity Association, the union for 
professional stage actors and stage managers.  The award will enable 
Charenton to employ an Equity actor or stage manager in its production of 
John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation, which will be presented at Kennedy's 
Down Under in the Playhouse Square Center, from February 14 - March 8.  The 
non-equity stipend is a matching grant of up to $400 that enables Ensemble 
Theatre to include an experienced non-equity actor in the cast of a of its 
choice during its 2002-2003 season.  The Ensemble Theatre performs at the 
Civic at 3130 Mayfield Road.
    The Danny Morris Equity Contract and the Non-Equity Stipend are awards 
created by the Cleveland Theater Collective in order to promote the use of 
local professional Equity members and experienced non-Equity actors in 
productions at mid- to smaller sized Cleveland theaters.  Theaters were 
invited to apply for the awards in August, and a committee consisting of two 
representatives of the Actors Equity Association, two representatives of 
non-competing theaters, and a representative of the Cleveland Theater 
Collective made the selection.  
    Charenton Theater Company was established in 1999 to cultivate greater 
Cleveland audiences through the inspiring atmosphere of live theater, 
utilizing the wealth of Cleveland's theatrical talent.  Says Charenton's 
founding artistic director James Mango, "Charenton Theater gives local 
artists opportunities to develop, maintain, and improve their skills . . . 
while remaining in Cleveland."  Ensemble Theatre, which is celebrating its 
23rd season this year, has been a long-time leader among Cleveland's 
mid-sized theaters, at utilizing the talents of the area's professional 
theater artists and at affirming the values of tolerance and diversity in its 
programming and casting.  "Our emphasis," says artistic director Lucia 
Colombi, "has always been and will continue to be on contributing to the 
livelihood of the people who make theater magic with their artistry and who 
enrich our community by residing here."    
    Funds for the Danny Morris Equity Contract Award were raised at a benefit 
sponsored by the Cleveland Theater Collective on May 20, 2002.  The Cleveland 
Theater Collective was formed in 2000 as a support group to promote the 
professional development of Cleveland area theater artists.   The Equity 
Contract award is named after Cleveland actor Danny Morris, who was an active 
member of the Actors Equity Association, the American Federation of 
Television and Radio Artists, and the Screen Actors Guild and who died in 
September 1998.  In addition to launching the award, the Collective has 
organized workshops, discussion forums, a newsletter, and a website 
(www.ctcollective.org).  Funding for the Collective's programs comes from The 
Cleveland Foundation and the George Gund Foundation.  Great Lakes Theater 
Festival serves as the Collective's fiscal agent, and the Cleveland Play 
House donates space for workshops and other events. 

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<HTML>PRESS RELEASE
 October 16, 2002
 For Immediate Release
 Contact Margaret Lynch
 216-941-5727
 
 Danny Morris Equity Contract Award and Non-Equity Stipend Announced
 
 Cleveland, Ohio.  The Cleveland Theater Collective announced today that its second annual Danny Morris Equity Contract Award has been granted to Charenton Theater for use in Charenton's  upcoming production of Six Degrees of Separation..  The Collective also granted a stipend for a non-equity actor to Ensemble Theatre for use in its 2002-2003 season.  
 The Danny Morris Equity Contract, an award of up to $2,500, covers the cost of a contract for a member of Actors Equity Association, the union for professional stage actors and stage managers.  The award will enable Charenton to employ an Equity actor or stage manager in its production of John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation, which will be presented at Kennedy's Down Under in the Playhouse Square Center, from February 14 - March 8.  The non-equity stipend is a matching grant of up to $400 that enables Ensemble Theatre to include an experienced non-equity actor in the cast of a of its choice during its 2002-2003 season.  The Ensemble Theatre performs at the Civic at 3130 Mayfield Road.
 The Danny Morris Equity Contract and the Non-Equity Stipend are awards created by the Cleveland Theater Collective in order to promote the use of local professional Equity members and experienced non-Equity actors in productions at mid- to smaller sized Cleveland theaters.  Theaters were invited to apply for the awards in August, and a committee consisting of two representatives of the Actors Equity Association, two representatives of non-competing theaters, and a representative of the Cleveland Theater Collective made the selection.  
 Charenton Theater Company was established in 1999 to cultivate greater Cleveland audiences through the inspiring atmosphere of live theater, utilizing the wealth of Cleveland's theatrical talent.  Says Charenton's founding artistic director James Mango, "Charenton Theater gives local artists opportunities to develop, maintain, and improve their skills . . . while remaining in Cleveland."  Ensemble Theatre, which is celebrating its 23rd season this year, has been a long-time leader among Cleveland's mid-sized theaters, at utilizing the talents of the area's professional theater artists and at affirming the values of tolerance and diversity in its programming and casting.  "Our emphasis," says artistic director Lucia Colombi, "has always been and will continue to be on contributing to the livelihood of the people who make theater magic with their artistry and who enrich our community by residing here."    
 Funds for the Danny Morris Equity Contract Award were raised at a benefit sponsored by the Cleveland Theater Collective on May 20, 2002.  The Cleveland Theater Collective was formed in 2000 as a support group to promote the professional development of Cleveland area theater artists.   The Equity Contract award is named after Cleveland actor Danny Morris, who was an active member of the Actors Equity Association, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the Screen Actors Guild and who died in September 1998.  In addition to launching the award, the Collective has organized workshops, discussion forums, a newsletter, and a website (www.ctcollective.org).  Funding for the Collective's programs comes from The Cleveland Foundation and the George Gund Foundation.  Great Lakes Theater Festival serves as the Collective's fiscal agent, and the Cleveland Play House donates space for workshops and other events. </HTML>

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