Center Theatre Group Accepting Applications for 2014 Richard E. Sherwood Award Through 7/1

Center Theatre Group is now accepting submissions for the 2014 Richard E. Sherwood Award, an annual $10,000 grant that supports Los Angeles artists. The deadline for submitting an application is July 1, 2013.

CTG urges emerging artists who have resided in Los Angeles for at least six months; have produced/collaborated on at least one production in Los Angeles; and who are innovative, adventurous and inclined to push boundaries, to submit an application.

The artist can be a performer, playwright, director, choreographer, designer or producer. Artists are not limited by title, role or genre, but must have a relationship with the performing arts.

In addition to receiving a $10,000 grant, the Sherwood recipient will partner with CTG's Education and Community Partnerships department, and attend key events throughout the year. There will also be two additional finalists who will receive a $2500 honorarium this year.

The Sherwood Award will be presented on November 3 at the Ovation Awards ceremony produced by LA Stage Alliance.

Two orientation events are offered for prospective applicants to learn more about the application process. The orientation dates are Monday, June 17, 2013, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 22, 2013, at 11 a.m. RSVP deadlines are available at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Sherwood. Orientations will be held at the CTG offices at 601 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Established in the memory of Richard E. Sherwood, a lawyer, patron of the arts, president of LACMA and member of the Center Theatre Group board (serving as both CTG board president and chairman) from 1980 until his passing in 1993, the award is an endowed fund at CTG that honors Sherwood's passionate commitment to theatre.

Since 1996, 15 Los Angeles artists have received the Sherwood Award. The most recent Sherwood Award recipients include John Sinner, a playwright, director and founder and producing artistic director of Theatre Revelation whose work includes a mix of surrealism, lyrical-emotive language, provocation and hyper-drama; Christopher Kuhl, a lighting designer who works sculpturally and texturally with light; Ann Closs-Farley, a costume designer emphasizing sustainability in her costuming practices; and Sage Lewis, a composer/lyricist who breaks down societal and artistic barriers through his multi-media productions.

Further information about the Sherwood Award is available at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Sherwood or by emailing Sherwood@CenterTheatreGroup.org.

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