T.A.G.

DPT’S Third Avenue Garage Residencies and Partnerships

2023-2024

Thank you for your interest in Detroit Public Theatre’s TAG Residency & Partnership program! Please take a moment to read about the program before filling out the below intent to apply form.  

The TAG program offers one fully subsidized residency and 2-3 partially subsidized partnerships in Detroit Public Theatre’s performance space—3960 Third Avenue. The goal of the program is to offer partially and fully subsidized workshop and performance space as well as marketing, box office, and technical support for innovative, exciting arts organizations like yours. DPT hopes that 3960 Third Avenue will be a hub where, as Detroit performing arts organizations, we can all grow together, engaging audiences and making meaningful contributions to Detroit’s cultural landscape.

Timeline:

February 13, 2023: Intent to Apply form opens
June 30, 2023: Applications due at 11:59 PM
July, 2023: Finalist Interviews
July 31, 2023: Final Notification

General inquiries to TAG@detroitpublictheatre.org will also be reviewed quarterly throughout the year and a full application may be invited outside of the regular application period if space becomes available.

Space, Equipment & Rates:

The building is 7,500 square feet and includes a lobby, bar, box office, 3,024 sq/ft. black box theatre which can seat up to 250, two dressing rooms with capacity for 5-6 performers each, and a green room. Our partners and artist-in-residence will have access to our full complement of risers, seating, lights, boards, speakers, and projection equipment.  

Fully Subsidized Residency Includes:

  • Full use of the building for up to 35 hours over 5 days

  • Lighting, sound, and projection equipment

  • DPT’s production manager, house manager, facilities manager, and box office staff will be present to support your process and manage the building throughout the residency.

Partially Subsidized Partnerships:

  • A heavily subsidized partnership rate of $2,000/week (this represents a discount of over 80% off our building operating expenses)*

  • Full use of building for up to 35 hours over 6 days for one tech week

  • Full use of building for up to 30 hours over 6 days for each performance week (up to two weeks)

  • Lighting, sound, and projection equipment

  • DPT’s production manager, house manager, facilities manager, and box office staff will be present to support your process and manage the building throughout the partnership.

    * Subsidized day rates for partnerships are also available and can be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Application Process:

The full application will be sent to you once you complete the intent to apply form and is designed to help us understand the space and technical needs which you as a Metro Detroit performing artist or arts organization may have and whether TAG can support those needs.  

We welcome applications from all performing arts forms—including but not limited to dance, opera, theatre, performance art, literary arts/spoken word, puppetry, music, and film. The application will be used, in part, to evaluate whether the artists/organizations can be served by the resources available at 3960 Third Avenue. These residencies can take many forms—from a regular Monday night series, to a one-week developmental workshop, to a full production that will require multiple weeks in residence. 

Thank you for considering Detroit Public Theatre as a partner in your work and for sharing your intent to apply to DPT’s TAG (Third Avenue Garage) residency and partnership program.

The DPT Residency Design Team