Oakland Theater Project
For The 2018 50 Arts Commissions For Theater, Spoken Word, And Musical Theater
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Amount$172,500
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Program
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Date Awarded10/5/2023
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
In recognition of the Hewlett Foundation’s 50th anniversary, the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions initiative supports the creation and premiere of 50 exceptional works of performing arts. This grant will support Oakland Theater Project to develop and premiere lead artist Marcus Gardley’s “A Thousand Ships.” The play is a reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” set in the World War II-era shipyards of Richmond, California. This grant supports the Hewlett Foundation’s longstanding commitment to the performing arts in the Bay Area.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
oaklandtheaterproject.org
Address
1501 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the 2018 50 Arts Commissions for theater, spoken word, and musical theater
In recognition of the Hewlett Foundation’s 50th anniversary, the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions initiative supports the creation and premiere of 50 exceptional works of performing arts. This grant will support Oakland Theater Project to develop and premiere lead artist Marcus Gardley’s “A Thousand Ships.” The play is a reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” set in the World War II-era shipyards of Richmond, California. This grant supports the Hewlett Foundation’s longstanding commitment to the performing arts in the Bay Area.
for general operating support
Ubuntu Theater Project creates theatrical experiences that strive to reveal society’s social and political interconnectedness and inspire compassion across socioeconomic and racial barriers. The company is comprised of a collection of artists that spans socioeconomic and racial divides, and are committed to the idea that theater can be a force of powerful healing in the world.
