PROVIDENCE – Trinity Repertory Company has received a $15,000 Art Works grant for its production of “Ragtime,” the theater company announced.
The grant is among more than $25 million in National Endowment for the Arts grants presented in the latest round of fiscal year 2018 funding.
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, “Ragtime” includes portrayals of an upper-class white mother, a Jewish migrant and an African-American musician from Harlem at the turn of the 20th century.
Of the grant to Trinity Rep, NEA Chairman Jane Chu said in a statement: “Projects such as this one … are good examples of how the arts build stronger and more-vibrant communities, improve well-being, prepare our children to succeed and increase the quality of our lives.”
Trinity Rep Executive Director Tom Parrish said the company is “very thankful for the continued support of the National Endowment for the Arts.”
The NEA’s Art Works category supports projects that focus on the creation of art at the highest standard of excellence, public engagement with the arts, lifelong arts learning and strengthening the community through the arts.
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