Georgia Ensemble Theatre Receives Major Grant From The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation for Greater AtlANTA, Inc. has approved a grant in the amount of $115,000 from the General Operating Support grant making program. Funds for this program come from the Foundation's Common Good Fund, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, Atlanta AIDS Fund and Spark Morgan! Fund.

In his comments on the occasion, co-founder and Artistic Director Robert Farley said, "I truly believe that the greatest accolade a nonprofit professional theatre can receive is support from the Board and staff of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. I can think of no other source of philanthropy that is so demanding in the details and so discerning in determining the organizations which will be eligible for their annual support. We are so very honored at GET to be the recipient of this generous grant, but just as importantly, the seal of approval and acknowledgement by the Board of the Foundation that Georgia Ensemble Theatre Company is a vital, stable and successful servant of the communities we serve."

Fresh on the heels of Georgia Ensemble's highly acclaimed opening production of GHOST the Musical, Directed by Robert J. Farley, this grant is a giant step forward for this established professional theatre as they move forward into their next three plays by, for, or about the heroism and journeys of American women, beginning with On the Verge or the Geography of Yearning, Directed by Carolyn Cook. This wise and whimsical production will be followed by Topher Payne's premiere of Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance Is Required, Directed by Shannon Eubanks and Emily Mann's Having Our Say, the Delaney Sisters First One Hundred Years, Directed by Andrea Frye.

ABOUT GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRE: The Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory provides quality theatre productions and arts education to the north metro Atlanta area. The Company annually produces five mainstage productions, attended by more than 30,000 patrons, as well as four Theatre for Youth productions and year-round classes for all ages.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA:

Since 1951, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has been connecting the passions of philanthropists with the purposes of nonprofits doing that work. With 65 years serving the 23-county Atlanta region and a robust team of experts, the Community Foundation manages the behind-the-scenes details, empowering our donors to focus on the joy of giving. The Community Foundation is a top-20 community foundation nationally with approximately $900 million in current assets and is Georgia's second largest foundation. Through its quality services and innovative leadership on community issues, the Foundation received more than $113 million from donors in 2015 (unaudited) and distributed more than $139 million that same year to support nonprofits throughout the region and beyond. In 2016 Charity Navigator named the Community Foundation a four-star rated nonprofit, its top distinction. For more information, visit: cfgreateratlanta.org or connect with the Foundation via Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.