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UPSTREAM
THEATER RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Upstream Theater wins prized
National Theatre Company Grant honor from the American Theatre Wing, Founder of
the Tony Awards
Upstream Theater is pleased to announce that the American Theatre Wing,
best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards, is
awarding the Company with one of the 2012 National Theatre Company
grants.
Created by American Theatre Wing to recognize and
support the most promising emerging theatre companies from around the country,
the National Theatre Company grant honors 10 theaters annually. Companies chosen
to receive the $10,000 grant have articulated a distinctive mission, cultivated
an audience, and nurtured a community of artists in ways that strengthen and
demonstrate the quality, diversity, and dynamism of American theater.
Upstream Theater, a professional company in St. Louis celebrated for expanding
local theatrical horizons, is the first theater in the state to receive this
award.
About the American Theatre Wing:
Best known
for creating The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards®, the American Theatre Wing's
reach extends beyond Broadway and beyond New York, with educational and media
work that offers the best in theatre to people around the world. Dedicated to
celebrating excellence and supporting education in the theatre, ATW has been an
integral and influential part of the theatrical community for 95 years. For more
information about all of the American Theatre Wing programs, including the
National Theatre Company grants, go to
http://www.americantheatrewing.org. ATW
can be followed on Facebook.com/TheAmericanTheatreWing and
Twitter.com/TheWing
and additional, unique video can be found at
YouTube.com/AmericanTheatreWing.
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