Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Ennis Public Theater
Legal Name (if Different): Ennis Public Theater
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: PO Box 37
City: Ennis
State: Texas
Postal Code: 75120
Main Phone: 972.878.7529
Main Fax: NA
Organization Website: www.ennispublictheatre.com
Employer ID Number: 20-1566968
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 1-16-2024
Requested Amount: $5000

Project Title: Young Artists Program (Y.A.P)
Project Description:

We are so proud of our youth program. Our summer youth productions have a reputation for being excellent. We have great participation from performers ages five to eighteen and their parents often help with costumes, set, props, etc. It provides a creative outlet for the family. Some participants have been training with us for years and some are having their first stage experience. The more seasoned performers are great mentors to the newer actors. These shows sell out quickly and it’s a great joy to have audience members of all ages.

In addition to the youth shows we produce, we added children’s theatre classes in 2017. We teach the fundamentals of performing on stage, including acting, improvisation, and musical theatre classes. For the past two years we have offered in person workshops at low or no cost and free online tutorials.

In addition to the youth production every year, our young artists also have opportunities to participate in shows with our adult volunteers. We finished 2021 with A Charlie Brown Christmas and had some parents performing onstage with their real-life kids. Our 2022 season opened with The Sound of Music which had a great cast of adults and kids.

Since the inception of our youth program, we have produced 14 shows: Charlotte’s Web, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Alice in Wonderland, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, James and the Giant Peach, The Yellow Boat, Shrek The Musical, Beauty & The Beast, The Little Mermaid, A Wrinkle in Time, The Stinky Cheese Man, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr., Frozen Jr., and Matilda Jr, the Musical.

Funds will be used to purchase scripts, costumes, and stage props.

Total Project Budget: $9000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): $0 to date for 2024

Project Duration: Ongoing. Funding would be used within 1 year of grant award date.
Geographical Area Served: Actors gracing the Ennis Public Theatre stage have come from Ellis, Navarro, Tarrant, Collin, Kaufman and Dallas Counties.
Age Group To Be Served: performers ages five to eighteen

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Karen
Contact Last Name: Blewitt
Contact Title: Business Manager
Contact Phone: 972.878.7529
Contact Email: info@ennispublictheatre.com