Resources for LA Theater Artists in Need from the NEA

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News for the Field from the National Endowment for the Arts

Our thoughts are with our colleagues affected by the devastating wildfires in the southern California region. I’ve been in touch personally with many of you, and one thing that has resonated with me is that your first thoughts were not for your organizations, or your current productions, but for your immediate communities. It says something powerful about who we are as theater people that in moments like these, we turn first to those around us who need help, before focusing on our own needs. In that spirit, we at the NEA are focused on how we can help YOU; your theaters, your community of artists, and you as individuals weathering a crisis. We also know that the arts are a vital piece of the recovery, and a much needed resource for communities in the healing process of any mass tragic event, so the health of your organizations will be vital to these efforts. As a starting point, we’ve compiled a list of resources that we hope will prove helpful to you in this moment. Please let us know what else we can do to help, and know that we are here for you.

- Greg
Greg Reiner
Theater & Musical Theater Director

NEA award recipients in the affected areas of LA County: if you have questions about your award, including potential changes to your approved project, please contact the Grants Office by email at grants@arts.gov or phone at 202-682-5403.

Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Resources

Arts Grants and Financial Assistance

The following grants and financial assistance resources may be helpful to theater artists and organizations in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. 

Arts Emergency Disaster Response Lists

The following complied emergency disaster response resource lists may be helpful to theater artists and organizations in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. 

Please contact the organizations/ agencies listed directly for additional assistance or questions. The National Endowment for the Arts does not endorse one specific organization/ agency. The resources for artists in LA County is expanding, so the lists shared may not be comprehensive. 

NEA Arts & Disaster Resource Page 

The NEA recently launched a resource page on disaster readiness, response, and recovery for the arts and culture sector. Resources include case studies, state-specific networks, and preparedness tools. Please consider this as a resource and guide should it be needed.

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Gratitude

Thank you to the arts service organizations and performing arts unions who compiled and shared resources for this newsletter.

  • Actor’s Equity Association

  • Grantmakers in the Arts

  • International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)

  • Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)

  • New York Foundation for the Arts

  • Opera America

  • Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and Foundation

  • Theater for Young Audiences / USA / ASSITEJ

  • Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA)

  • United States Institute for Theater Technology (USITT)

Contact Us

Theater & Musical Theater Director
Greg Reiner: reinerg@arts.gov

Assistant Grants Management Specialist
Natalie Donovan: donovann@arts.gov

General Inquiries
theaterandmusicaltheater@arts.gov

Theater & Musical Theater Specialist
Ouida Maedel: maedelo@arts.gov
(organizations A-L)

Theater & Musical Theater Specialist
Ian-Julian Williams: williamsi@arts.gov
(organizations M-Z)

Grants Management Program Specialist
Tracey Alperstein: alpersteint@arts.gov
(Musical Theater)