DATA

Welcome to a new theatre season.  Please continue to enjoy the arts in your community.

The Dearborn Area Theatre Association (or DATA) is an organization founded for the purpose of supporting and encouraging community and scholastic theatre.  At the end of each theatre season, awards for recognition in artistic achievement and excellence are given within the membership.

Member Organizations:

City of Dearborn Community Partnership (CDCP)

The Dearborn Heights Civic Theatre (DHCT)

The Players Guild of Dearborn (PGD)

The West Side Theatre Project (WSTP)

Scholastic Member Organizations:

Crestwood High School

Dearborn High School

Divine Child High School

Edsel Ford High School

The DATA PAGE Awards: celebration is held annually in May, after the local theatre season ends. The DATA theatre season runs from May 1st to April 30th.   With the valued assistance of DATA’s corporate sponsor,  the Press & Guide Newspaper,  this annual celebration has become an evening of recognition, awarding outstanding achievements made by members of both adult member theatre organizations and local academic thespian organizations.  Through an impartial process, adjudications are performed by trained member and independent volunteers. After the production is scored by the adjudicator, the form is sent to an independent agent.  Over the year scores are tallied and are eventually averaged together.   Nominees with the highest point average in each category are announced in early May by the Press and Guide Newspaper.  The final winners are then awarded at the annual PAGE celebration,  which is a gala event open to the public.  Categories recognize Outstanding Achievement and cover various aspects which range from acting and directing to all of the technical portions of theatrical production.  
 
In 2010 DATA will celebrate  25 years of PAGE awards.

Hall of Fame: This award recognizes an individual whose continuing efforts, special achievements and significant involvement has made an impact on theatre in the Dearborn / Dearborn Heights community.  All nominations for the Hall of Fame are due no later than April 1st.

DATA Theatre Scholarships: The DATA board is ready to award scholarships!  Get the application here.  Applications need to be mailed in by January 15th.

DATA is a proud member of the Dearborn Community Arts Council.

Please look at their website for community events: http://www.dcacarts.org/