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<p class="MsoTitle"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CPT’s Kulas Foundation Theatre Composer Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Application<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoTitle"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Deadline for Application is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoTitle"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Kulas Foundation Theatre Composer Initiative</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is a nine month fellowship program providing early-career composers with first-hand
 experience creating music and sound design for theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This initiative engages composer/designers in a collaborative process under the guidance of the show producer and director to compose and produce original music for two full productions in CPT’s
 Season and to learn about other parts of the creative and production process of theatre. Composers gain hands-on learning experiences through sound design opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The program is intended to significantly grow CPT’s capacity for developing original music and sound design, and to support the growth and emergence of local artists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In order to insure the development of work past this residency, both the composer and Cleveland Public Theatre will own full rights to composed materials developed through the Theatre Composer
 Initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applying for the Program</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you would like to be considered for the 2015/2016 Kulas Foundation Theatre Composer Initiative, please follow the application instructions and submit electronically to Production Manager Lindsay
 Carter at </span><a href="mailto:lcarter@cptonline.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">lcarter@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Deadline and Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications must be received by
<b>Friday,</b> <b>May 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finalists will be notified in
<b>May, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recipient will be notified in<b> June or July, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The grant year is
<b>August –May 2016<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/news/uncategorized/cpt-now-accepting-applications-for-kulas-foundation-theatre-composer-initiative/">Click
 here for CPT’s Kulas Foundation Theatre Composer Initiative Application</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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