Miller Outdoor Theatre (MOT) 2024 Season Performance Grant

MTAB accepts applications for the following types of programs at Miller Outdoor Theater:

• Theater: Projects or organizations that present or produce theater or musical theater. 
  
• Music: Projects or organizations that produce or present classical music, new music, contemporary music, chamber music, early music, jazz music, non-classical music, blues, and popular music including orchestras, opera companies, vocal ensembles, concert bands, etc. 
• Dance: Projects or organizations which support dance performances including ballet, modern and avant-garde, ballet, folklorico, folk, ethnic, and jazz dance styles, historical dance companies, and collectives of individual choreographers. 
• Folk Art: Projects and organizations that present traditional performing arts, enhancing public understanding of these traditions to help to sustain the vitality of the performing arts heritage. 
• Multidisciplinary: Projects and organizations that fuse or transcend distinct performing art disciplines and present a balance of events in two or more performing art forms. 
• Festivals: MTAB is not accepting applications for any new festivals. Only festivals funded in 2023 may re-apply. Festival funding by MTAB only pertains to the performances on the Miller Outdoor Theater main stage. No activities may begin prior to 6:00 pm.

Recipients/grantees will receive a Performance Grant to cover the cost of the proposed production and marketing of the event. Recipients do not need to provide matching funds, however, should the Performance Grant amount not cover all production costs, the recipient will need to supplement with other funds/sponsorships. MTAB will cover the cost of rent, Miller Outdoor Theatre crew and IATSE over hires (if needed), security, ushers, tickets, live streaming/video production for streaming, and applicable streaming license fees.

Programs with cross-over, multi-cultural and multi-generational appeal are particularly encouraged. 

The vastness of the Miller stage and audience area demands that MTAB select performances that will attract a sizeable audience, and support cultural tourism. Performances at MOT shall be “family-friendly” in content.

Programs should be cost-effective in audience reach.