2027 GROW Application

2027 GROW Grant Application

Note: We understand you may be filling out this application for a project that is a work in progress, or one which you have not yet begun developing. Please answer the questions included in this application to the best of your ability with the current information you have about your proposed project. When an answer is unknown, please write "unknown."
- Primary Contact Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- E-Mail Address
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- Phone Number
  Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
- Working Project Title (we understand this might change)
- Name(s) of Project Creator(s) (playwright, devisers, etc)
- Project Discipline (select all that apply)
  
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- Do you have a venue/location in mind where you hope to present your project?
- Has this venue been booked/secured?
- If selected for a GROW Award, would you like your project to be placed in a Fertile Ground Festival Partner Venue?
- In the event of NOT receiving a the GROW Award, would you like to be placed in the Partner Venue Lottery? (If YES, please proceed to Section 1.5 below; if NO, you may skip to Section 2.)
- This is an application to be included in the Fertile Ground Partner Venue lottery - it does not guarantee inclusion in the lottery, nor does it guarantee a Venue placement.
  
  The 2027 Festival Partner Venues are 21ten and The Back Door Theatres, and The Boiler Room Studio at PSU.
  
  Before filling out this section, please review the specifications for each Venue on the Partner Venues page on the Fertile Ground website, along with the Venue Application Guidelines document.
- I have reviewed and understand the Venue Application Guidelines (see link above).
- Preferred Festival Venue
- If your preferred Venue is no longer available by the time you are drawn in the lottery, do you have a second choice of Venue?
- In alignment with Fuse Theatre’s (AKA the owners and operators of The Back Door Theatre) mission to uplift LGBTQIA2S+ voices, we prioritize artists who identify as members of that community in the first-round lottery pull for the Back Door Theatre. Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community seeking to be placed at The Back Door?
- What is your current estimated cast size?
- What best describes the lighting needs of your project?
- What best describes the set/scenic needs of your project?
- What best describes the sound needs of your project? (please select all that apply)
- What best describes the projection needs of your project?
- Does you project have any other specialized technical needs that we should know about? If so, please describe.
- Please share anything you know about your anticipated storage needs for scenery, props, costumes, etc. - especially any large or difficult-to-move elements:
- Each project receives an assigned load-in and rehearsal time slot prior to scheduled performances. Are there any dates/times between April 4th and April 25th that you are NOT available to perform or load in/rehearse? Please describe in as much detail as possible:
- Are you willing to be assigned to "late night" performance slots - i.e. any curtain time later than 9:00 PM?
- I understand that submitting this application alone does not guarantee my placement in a Festival Partner Venue, and that if I AM placed in a Venue, I may not be able to choose the exact dates and times of my performance slots.
- Please provide a brief description of your project (max 200 words):
  
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- In what ways is your project centering voices, perspectives, stories, or experiences that are locally underrepresented? (max 200 words)
  
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- What is your approach to ensuring authentic representation of the stories and/or identities that your project portrays - particularly stories/identities that fall outside the creators'/authors' personal lived experience? (max 200 words)
  
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- Has this piece been presented before anywhere, in any form? If yes, how does this current project represent a new phase of the piece’s development? (max 200 words)
  
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- How will presenting this project in the 2027 Fertile Ground Festival support this project’s growth? What next steps do you envision for this project following its presentation in Fertile Ground 2027? (max 200 words)
  
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- How will presenting this project in Fertile Ground support the artistic/professional growth of the primary creative project leads? How does this project represent a new artistic challenge, or a new area of exploration for you as an artist? (max 200 words)
  
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- Which of the following best describes the project’s producer status:
- If you selected C or D above, please describe the role of any organizations supporting this project either before, during, or after the Festival. Please explain what sort of support the organization is providing. (max 200 words)
  
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- Please describe how the GROW Grant funds will be used, and how a GROW Grant will benefit your project. Be as specific as possible. (max 200 words)
  
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- If selected as a GROW recipient, Fertile Ground will provide the opportunity to sit down for a feedback session about your work with a local artist. With this in mind, are there any specific artists in our community whose feedback would particularly interest you, or any particular areas of expertise that would be important for an artist to have in order to provide feedback on the areas of your work that you’re exploring?
- Upload a Project Budget. [Please use the budget template found at fertilegroundpdx.org/grow to help ensure consistency of information across all applications.]
  
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- Upload the bio(s) and/or resume(s) of key project collaborators.
  
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- OPTIONAL (but recommended): Upload a Project Sample. It can be difficult for our panelists to get a clear idea of a project based on a description alone. Please share any additional materials that might help a panelist more fully understand your project in terms of voice/vision. This could take the form of sample pages from the script, a project outline, a small collection of images or a video of similar work you’ve done in the past, etc. Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, html, zip, mp3, wma, mpg, avi, jpg, jpeg, png
  
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- If you attached a Project Sample above, please include a brief description of what you’ve included, and how it relates to your proposed project. If you would like to direct us to an existing audio or video link, this is also a space where you can include that information. If any of the content you are sharing is longer than 5 minutes, please indicate the timestamp(s) of the portion(s) of the recording you would like our panelists to experience.
  
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2027 GROW Grant Application