The National Theater Company Supports COVID-19 Affected Plays... Providing Production Costs and Theater Space

Submission open until the 7th of next month... 3 works selected for performance in small theater stage from November to December

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The National Theater Company is recruiting cultural and artistic organizations and individuals to participate in the National Theater Company's COVID-19 Overcoming Project "There Is Theater Again" to help the theater industry, which has been stagnated due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), overcome difficulties.

"There Is Theater Again" is a project inviting three performances that were canceled in the first half of this year due to COVID-19, to be held in November and December. The National Theater Company will provide the selected performance teams with a production budget of 30 million KRW and the performance venue (Small Theater Pan) for two weeks. All ticket sales revenue will also be paid in full to the selected teams, and support for promotion and marketing, including the production of major promotional materials, will be provided.

The application period is until the 7th of next month, and support is available not only for performances canceled due to COVID-19 but also for cases where audience admission was restricted and performances were streamed online without an audience. However, duplicate support is not possible if the applicant has received COVID-19 related support funds from other institutions or organizations.

Application documents can be downloaded from the notice section of the National Theater Company's website, and three works will be selected through document screening. Selection criteria include suitability and feasibility with the project purpose, and seven judges?one internal member and six external members?will participate in the selection.

Lee Sung-yeol, Artistic Director of the National Theater Company, stated, "As COVID-19 has prolonged, the entire performing arts sector has faced unexpected difficulties. Among them, the greatest impact has been on artists and artistic organizations on the ground. We hope that even a small effort to share difficulties will provide theater artists with an opportunity to bring performances back to the stage and audiences with a chance to experience performances again."

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