[Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program

Application opens: January 25, 2012
Application due: March 14, 2012

For more information about the 2012-13 [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program and application guidelines, click here.

To access the 2012-13 [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program application click on the following link: http://lacounty.culturegrants.org.


General Information

The [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program, running from October through April, supports Los Angeles County resident theatre companies by assisting them to successfully present performances in its 87-seat indoor theatre.

Similar to a grant program, proposals for the [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program are considered on a competitive basis. The Arts Commission will partner with three theatre companies and assist each to present a proposed theatrical work at the [Inside] the Ford theatre at a highly subsidized cost and with significant marketing support.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply to the [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program, applicants must:

• Be a Los Angeles County-based theatre company without a permanent venue or have a permanent venue and an annual budget of under $500,000;

• Have a minimum of three years of theatre producing experience within the past 5 years;

• Propose a full length run of a theatrical work with an approximate 1 week load-in, 1 week rehearsal and tech and 6 weeks of performances with a minimum of 5 performances per week. Performances should be full-length and run between 90 minutes and 2 ½ hours; and

• Be able to produce and run the show in one of the following range of dates:

 October 15 – December 10, 2012
January 2 – February 25, 2013
March 4 – April 29, 2013

Application Workshops

Ford Theatre staff will host two workshops to review the application process, including the changes to this year's eligibility requirements, and answer questions about the Winter Partnership Program and producing at the Ford. First-time applicants to [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program are required to attend a workshop. These workshops will be held at the [Inside] the Ford Theatre at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood on the following dates and times:

Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:00pm CANCELLED
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:00pm

Parking for the workshop is free. Please RSVP with your name, organization, email address and phone number to publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov or call 323-856-5793.