Hello Catamount Friends!
We are proud and honored today to share the news with all of you that we are were recommended for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for one of our latest immersive theatre pieces Pride of the Farm.
The Catamounts have been approved for a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grant for Arts Projects in the amount of $15,000. to support Pride of the Farm, our latest immersive, site-specific, world-premiere theater piece.
Pride of the Farm was conceived of, and is directed by, Amanda Berg Wilson and written by Jeffrey Neuman. Coloradans might know Jeffrey’s work from his past collaboration with The Catamounts, Land of Milk and Honey, an exploration of the history of Shoenberg Farm that won a 2021 True West award.
The Catamounts’ latest project is among 1,130 projects across the country, totaling more than $31 million, that were selected during this second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2023 funding.
“The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to support a wide range of projects, including The Catamounts’ Pride of the Farm, demonstrating the many ways the arts enrich our lives and contribute to healthy and thriving communities,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “These organizations play an important role in advancing the creative vitality of our nation and helping to ensure that all people can benefit from arts, culture, and design.”
“We are excited to have the support of the NEA as we present the next in our series of productions designed to strengthen our relationship with local land, the history it shares and the lessons that it teaches us. We appreciate the efforts of the NEA and hope that this will be the start of a long relationship as we continue to bring immersive theater that enlightens and reminds us of the importance of introspection in our lives.” Michael Alt President of the Catamounts Board of Directors.
In Pride of the Farm, The Catamounts will take you on an outdoor adventure through time, exploring a farm and its history through a unique immersive theatre experience with music. This is the company’s fifth collaboration with the city of Westminster, this piece is set to deepen Coloradans relationship with a valuable public asset and relevant part of their history.
Pride of the Farm uses the biography of former Colorado Attorney General John Metzger and the site of his working farm to explore the parallels between social and environmental justice, and how to advocate for unpopular but necessary policies, as Metzger did.
Featuring Joan Bruemmer-Holden, James Brunt, Sam Gilstrap, Maggie Tisdale, Jason Maxwell, Emma Maxfield and Tanis Joaquin Gonzales.
Pride of the Farm runs Wednesdays through Sundays, June 1 through June 25, 2023, at 7:00 PM.
Where: Metzger Farm, 12080 Lowell Blvd, Westminster Colorado
When: Wednesdays-Sundays at 7:00 PM, June 1-June 25
Ticket Prices and Link: Tickets are $25 and can be purchased HERE.