The Mainfränkische Theaterstiftung is a Würzburg-based theater foundation that supports the Mainfranken Theater through public fundraising and long-term backing for artistic projects, infrastructure, and cultural preservation. Its most visible open opportunity is the Leonhard-Frank-Preis, an annual award for political theater that includes a €15,000 prize and a staged premiere at the Mainfranken Theater. Overall, the funder is highly place-based and strongly focused on advancing theater in Würzburg and Lower Franconia, with an emphasis on new work and culturally relevant performance.
Primarily invite-only, foundation-style support for theater projects and institutional priorities, supplemented by an open annual prize competition for political theater with a fixed €15,000 award and premiere opportunity.
For the Leonhard-Frank-Preis, submit by 30 September and ensure the work fits the political theater theme and can plausibly be produced as a premiere at Mainfranken Theater. The broader theater foundation appears invite-only, so applicants should build relationships with the theater’s leadership and staff rather than expect an open unsolicited grant process.
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Current and upcoming funding from Mainfränkische Theaterstiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to submissions for political theater; entries are accepted by the stated deadline. The prize is connected with a world premiere at Mainfranken Theater Würzburg.
Deadline: Submissions accepted until 30 September
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