State: MD

Youth Activism Project will be reading Fahrenheit 451 for Big Read 2025. We will examine the theme, Where We Live, and the aspect, Alternate Realities, in the context of questions like: What would our community be like if we had fought censorship more effectively in our past? What could our community become if we resist censorship that currently exists and censorship which may come in the future?

Sandy Spring Museum will collaborate with Montgomery County Public Libraries, Olive Branch Community Church, MoCo Underground Writer’s Showcase, and other partners to present public programming using the novel Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi as a cornerstone. This programming will provide opportunities for the public to connect with local Black history and the work of regional BIPOC scholars and creators.

In 2022-23, Olney Theatre Center's National Players (NP) will tour MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, performed by an ensemble of Black artists. NP engages students who face barriers to live theater...

Round House Theatre requests $25,000 to support four Student Matinees and associated educational materials and activities for a production of William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST, as adapted and directed by Aaron...

In 2021-22, Olney Theatre's National Players (NP), the longest-running classic touring company in the U.S., will perform A MIDSUMMER NIGHT?S DREAM. MIDSUMMER will engage students with limited access to live...