Grantee Database
NEW ART CITY THEATRE
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$12,900.00
Project Description
New Art City Theatre (NACT), a professional nonprofit based in Ventura County, seeks General Operating Support from the California Arts Council to sustain core operational expenses, including salaries for full-time and part-time staff and stipends for participating artists. Grant funds will support year-round community engagement and ensure ongoing programming that provides equitable access to theatre for low-income and historically excluded local residents. This support will also strengthen NACT’s role as a Southern California arts incubator dedicated to developing new works and increasing access to professional theatre.
Organization Summary
NACT serves two distinct groups in two key ways. For the theatre-going public, NACT makes attending professional theatre possible for low-income individuals, enriching the arts experience of the local community. For playwrights, NACT ensures equitable access for all writers and provides resources necessary to advance compelling new theatre from the page to the stage.
The core programming component at NACT is the annual festival of new plays and musicals. Each project selected for the festival is chosen from hundreds of nationwide submissions reviewed by a panel of 50+ NACT volunteers. The annual festival is free and the public plays a pivotal role by providing feedback both in realtime and at the post-show talkback sessions.
Organization
New Art City Theatre
Address
214 JORDAN AVE
VENTURA
93001-3508
County
Ventura
Region
Central Coast
Phone
(805) 242-8575
Congressional District
24th Congressional District
State Assembly District
State Assembly District 38
State Senate District
State Senate District 21
