LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe Arts Federation (TAF) announces 28 organizations throughout Region 4 (Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, and White Counties) will receive a total of $116,393.00 in grant awards for Fiscal Year 2010.

Earlier this year volunteer citizen peer panels, convened by TAF, reviewed 30 proposals. Grant awards were approved August 3, 2009 during the TAF board of director’s meeting.

Grants are made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission with funds appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly and the U.S. Congress, through the National Endowment for the Arts, and are for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009.

The following organizations from Region 4 were approved for funding:

Activities of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation are provided, in part, with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, with funds from the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette is asking local playwrights to submit their original works for possible inclusion in the 2009-2010 Staged Reading Series. At least one original script will be included in the series over the course of the full season.

In the two years that the Staged Reading Series has been part of Civic Theatre, at least one of the slots in its season has been filled by an original script written by a local playwright.

In the 2007-2008 season, two original one-act plays were part of the season: Pia Zadora Sings Gershwin by Deborah Gray and A Very Bad Day for Brandon Butterworth by Scott Haan.

In the 2008-2009 season, Steve Gooch’s original full-length play In the Weeds had its world premiere in March. The Scott Haan original script has since been published and produced around the country.

Here are the original script submission guidelines:

• Full script submissions are preferred.
• Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette will accept a query/synopsis with a 5-page dialogue sample.
• Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or self-addressed stamped postcard with the submission for response.
• Electronic submissions are preferred. Send manuscripts to steve@lafayettecivic.org.
• Submissions may also be sent via physical mail to: Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, Attn.: Staged Reading Committee, 313 N. 5th Street, Lafayette, IN, 47901
• There is no cost to submit an original script; however, playwrights are limited to submitting no more than 3 scripts.
• Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2009
• Response date: No later than September 1, 2009
• Chances of being selected: At least one original script per year is included in the Staged Reading Series out of the entire pool of submissions.
• Contract: There are no royalties paid at this time.
• Cast size: 10 or fewer actors are preferred.
• Geographic requirements: Playwrights must reside in the 14-county area served by the Tippecanoe Arts Federation — Benton County, Carroll County, Cass County, Clinton County, Fountain County, Howard County, Jasper County, Montgomery County, Newton County, Pulaski County, Tippecanoe County, Tipton County, Warren County and White County.

Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette is community theatre located in downtown Lafayette, Indiana. Its home is the historic Monon Depot Theatre. The house has a seating capacity of 155.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette announces the performance series’ for the 2009-2010 season. The Civic Theatre Season runs from July 2009 through June 2010.

Civic Theatre’s Civic Under the Stars (CUTS) will feature the classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I. Following the success of last summer’s Disney’s High School Musical, Civic Under the Stars will continue with the one large show for two weekends format. The Tippecanoe County Amphitheatre will again host Civic Theatre for the summer. The King and I will run July 10 – 18, 2009, Fridays and Saturdays, all shows begin at 8:00 PM. Sundays will be reserved for rain day makeup performances. The King and I will be directed by Robert Spaulding.

Civic Theatre’s MainStage series features five wonderful productions, including comedies, dramas and musicals. This year will feature the Agatha Christie murder mystery, The Mousetrap, directed by Mark Allen Carter. In December, John David Collier will direct the stage version of the holiday classic A Christmas Story. Managing Director Steven Koehler will make his Civic Theatre directing debut with Lorraine Hansberry’s seminal work on dreams and hope, The Raisin in the Sun. Laurie Russell will direct three actors in the wickedly funny The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Finally the season will close with the Kander and Ebb musical, Chicago, directed by Kate Walker.

Civic Youth Theatre utilizes the talented youth of Greater Lafayette. All performers and crew are 18 or younger. The 2009-2010 season offers three well know titles, and one very exciting opportunity for the community. The season kicks off with Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, an incredible theatrical piece depicting the life in a small town at the turn of the century, Larry Sommers will direct. Laurie Russell and Melanie R. Buchanan will direct You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, the warm, fun filled, toe-tapping musical based on the beloved Peanut’s comic strip by Charles Schultz. Missy Freels will direct a humorous interpretation of Snow White. Civic Theatre will be closing the season with the return of The Young Playwright’s Project. A regional competition will result in a world premiere production of at least one new play written by a youth, eighteen or under. Selected playwrights will be teamed with a published playwright to help develop the final work. Complete submission guidelines and rules will be posted over the summer.

Ticket prices will remain the same as this past year. For Civic Under the Stars and Civic Theatre MainStage adult tickets are $15 and youth tickets (18 and under) are only $10. Civic Youth Theatre tickets are $10 for adults and only $5 for youth.

Civic Theatre continues with our community outreach program, Pay What You Can. The final dress rehearsal of all MainStage and Civic Youth Theatre productions (the Thursday before opening) will serve as a preview performance. Tickets are available at any monetary level. The program (entering its fourth year) has grown very popular to the point that people have had to be turned away at some performances due to full houses.