THE 1/52 PROJECT ANNOUNCES 4TH YEAR OF FINANCIAL GRANT PROGRAM – APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 ARE NOW OPEN
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
THE 1/52 PROJECT
ANNOUNCES
FOURTH YEAR OF FINANCIAL GRANT PROGRAM
SUPPORTING EARLY DESIGNERS
FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS
TO DIVERSIFY AND STRENGTHEN BROADWAY DESIGN COMMUNITY
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 CYCLE ARE NOW OPEN!
New York, NY (February 6, 2025) – Today, Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, announced applications for the fourth year of The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program for early career designers, founded by Boritt and a group of Broadway designers, are now open for the 2025 cycle.
The program, open to all early-career designers, provides financial support to early career designers from historically excluded groups with the aim of diversifying and strengthening the theater design community.
“As we embark on our 4th year, I’m overwhelmed by the generosity of the theater community, both individuals and businesses, who have funded these grants. Getting to know the brilliant recipients of the grants and watching them begin to reshape theater design has been an extraordinary honor, and I look forward to seeing what they’ll do for many years to come,” said founder Beowulf Boritt.
Candidates of diverse backgrounds representing the full spectrum of theatrical activity, including those who have worked in non-traditional venues, are encouraged to apply to this program. The 1/52 Project considers all women as part of a historically excluded group. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or hold employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas at the time of application. Candidates must have designed professionally for a minimum of three years. Candidates enrolled in, or on leave from, university or conservatory training program periods are not eligible.
Applicants will be chosen based on talent, creativity, innovation, financial need, and potential for future excellence in the professional theatrical field.
To apply, please visit: https://www.oneeveryfiftytwo.org/apply
The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2025. Semifinalists will be notified by early May 2025. Recipients will be notified after Labor Day 2025.
The 1/52 Project was awarded a 2024 Obie Award Theatre Grant for their honorable work in helping to change the face of theater. To view the acceptance speech, please click here.
The 1/52 Project has given out $350,000 in grants in the past three years to 21 early career set, costume, lighting, sound, projections, hair, and makeup designers. The 2024 recipients, each of whom received grants up to $17,500, included Emma Deane (Lighting Designer); Emmanuel Delgado (Lighting Designer); Camilla Dely (Costume Designer); Dee Etti-Williams (Sound Designer); Carolina Ortiz Herrera (Lighting Designer); Meg Powers (Costume Designer); Hannah Tran (Projection Designer); Miguel Urbino (Set Designer); and Teresa L. Williams (Set Designer).
Photos of the winners from the 2024 reception can be found HERE.
The 1/52 Project, launched in January 2022, is primarily funded by designers with shows running on Broadway who are encouraged to donate one week every year of their weekly royalties to this fund. The project hopes to encourage early career designers from historically excluded groups, including all women, with the aim of diversifying and strengthening the Broadway design community.
Last year the 1/52 Project invited businesses who are part of the Broadway community to participate as community partners with a matching grant challenge of $7,500, which include Christie Lites, 4 Wall Entertainment, Hudson Scenic Studios ,Global Scenic Services, The John Gore Organization, Masque Sound & Recording Corp., PRG, Proof Productions, and Showmotion Inc. For the 2025 season Masque Sound & Recording Corp., Proof Productions, PRG, and The Rockwell Group have all made generous donations.
Last year’s donor list featured: Brandon Stirling Baker, Brett Banakis, David Barbour, Gregg Barnes, Batwin+Robin, John Lee Beatty, David Bengali, Ken Billington, Beowulf Boritt, Robert Brill, Sarafina Bush, Isabella Byrd, Jennifer Caprio, Amith Chandrashaker, Jiyon Chang, charcoalblue, Lap Chi Chu, Barbara Cokorinos, Aaron Copp, Jane Cox, Jeff Croiter, Jason Crystal, Ken Davenport, Mike Devine, Alexander Dodge, dots, Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Elliott Forrest, Sue Frost, Roger Gindi, Bob Greenblat, Michele Habeck, J Jared Janas, Kai Harada, Rachel Hauck, Susan Hilferty, Dominique Fawn Hill, Don Holder, Adam Honore, Palmer Jankens, Lindsay Jones, Cookie Jordan, Takeshi Kata, Natasha Katz, Hana Kim, Bradley King, Lynn Klugman, David Korins, Tommy Kurzman, Charles LaPointe, Scott Leher, Richard Lurie, Nikiya Mathis, Elaine McCarthy, Brian McDevitt, Derek McLane, Tony Meola, the Miranda Family Fund, Peter Nigrini, Arthur Oliver, Gareth Owen, Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche, Will Pickens, Scott Pinkey ,Ken Posner, Stan Pressner & Margaret Gerrity, Bill Rauch, Mikey Rolfe, Brian Ronan, Finn Ross, Daryl Roth, Barbara Samuels, Jonathan Marc Sherman & Alexandra Shiva, John Shivers, Cody Spencer, Nevin Steinberg, Abbie Strassler, Jeff Sugg, Paul Tazewell, Joe Tilford, Jennifer Tipton, Justin Townsend, Alejo Vietti, Kay Voyce, Daria Walcott, Bradlee Ward, Tom Watson, Japhy Wideman, Barbara Whitman, Jeannette Yew, Paloma Young, Yi Zhao, Amanda Ziev, David Zinn.
The 2025 1/52 Project Steering Committee
Stefania Bulbarella: Tony Nominated Projection Designer
Sarafina Bush: Tony Nominated Costume Designer
Amith Chandrashaker: Tony Nominated Lighting Designer
Jiyoun Chang: Tony nominated Lighting Designer
Wilson Chin: Set Designer
Kirk Cambridge Del-Pesche: Make-up Designer
Alan C. Edwards: Lighting Designer
Justin Ellington: Tony Nominated Sound Designer
Leah Loukas: Hair & Wig Designer
Kai Harada: Tony Winning Sound Designer
Rachel Hauck: Tony Winning Set Designer
Sun Hee Kil: Sound Designer
Nikiya Mathis: Tony Winning Hair & Wig Designer
Elaine McCarthy: Projection Designer
Lawrence Moten III: Set Designer
Alejo Vietti: Costume Designer
Anita Yavich: Costume Designer
Jeanette Oi Suk Yew: Projection Designer
1/52 Project Volunteer Staff
Beowulf Boritt: Tony Winning Set Designer, Founder & Co-Manager
Bethany Weinstein Stewert: Production Manager, Co-Manager
DKC/O&M co.: Press Representative
Simon Harding: Projection Designer, Website Supervisor
1/52 Advisory Committee
Robert Brill: Tony Nominated Set Designer
Jeff Croiter: Tony Winning Lighting Designer
Natasha Katz: Tony Winning Lighting Designer
Nikiya Mathis: Tony Winning Hair & Wig Designer
Nevin Steinberg: Tony Winning Sound Designer
Jeff Sugg: Tony Nominated Projection Designer
Alejo Vietti: Costume Designer
The 1/52 Project works with Players Philanthropy Foundation as their Fiscal Sponsor.
Anyone is welcome to make a tax-deductible contribution at: https://www.oneeveryfiftytwo.org/contribute
For more information go to: oneeveryfiftytwo.org.
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