The 1/52 Project
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The 1/52 Project is a financial grant program founded in January of 2022 by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt with the intent to encourage early career designers from historically excluded groups with the aim of diversifying and strengthening the Broadway design community.[1]
The funding comes primarily from designers with shows currently running on Broadway who are encouraged to donate one week every year of their weekly royalty payment to this fund, thus the name The 1/52 Project.[2]
Management[edit]
Assisting Boritt managing and organizing the 1/52 Project are designers Simon Harding, Jeff Croiter, Elaine J. McCarthy, Nevin Steinberg, and Jeff Sugg,[3]
Jurors[edit]
The jurors are a committee of BIPOC professional designers, including Tony-nominated costume designer Dede Ayite; projection designer David Bengali; set designer Wilson Chin; lighting designer Alan C. Edwards; Tony-winning sound designer Kai Harada; set designer Kimie Nishikawa; Tony-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell; costume designer Alejo Vietti; and costume designer Anita Yavich.[4]
Inaugural Recipients[edit]
The first round of recipients include Brittany Bland, projection designer; Everett Elton Bradman, sound designer; Stefania Bulbarella, projection designer; Jessica Alexandra Cancino[5], set designer; Frank Cazares, costume designer; Jordan McCree, sound designer; and Jingyi Johanna Pan, costume designer.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Supporting Early-Career Theater Designers, the 1/52 Project Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients". PLSN. Projection Lights & Staging News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ↑ Chloe Rabinowitz (7 September 2022). "The 1/52 Project Founded by Beowulf Boritt Announces First 7 Early-Career Designer Recipients". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "The 1/52 Project Awards $100,000 In Grants To Seven Early Career Designer Recipients". Live Design. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ Margaret Hall (7 September 2022). "Beowulf Boritt's 1/52 Project Announces Inaugural Recipients". Playbill. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Alumna Jessica Cancino is inaugural recipient of 1/52 Project grant". UNCSA. University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ↑ "7 Early Career Designers Receive 1/52 Project Grants". American Theatre. Theatre Communications Group. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
External Links[edit]
https://www.oneeveryfiftytwo.org
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