May 18, 2008

Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships

Description

The goals of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships are:

  • To further an actor's artistic and professional development.
  • To deepen and enrich his/her relationship with a not-for-profit theatre.
  • Ensure his/her continued professional commitment to live theatre.
  • To encourage actors to work outside their comfort zone.

Categories

The Fox Fellowships are awarded to actors in two categories:

Extraordinary Potential

  • Early to mid-career actors who have completed their training within the last fifeteen years.

Distinguished Acheivement

  • Actors who have demonstrated considerable experience in professional theatre, with a substantial body of work.

The program will bestow a total of five fellowships per year in both categories combined.

 

Program Benefits

Actors

  • Recipients in the Extraordinary Potential category will receive $15,000, with an additional $10,000 available to relieve student loan debt.
  • Recipients in the Distinguished Achievement category will receive $25,000.

Theatre

  • The host theatre will receive $7,500 to be applied to costs incurred in the actor's residency activities.