The Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA) records performances for the James J. Taylor Collection, one of only two active public archives in the country devoted to recording theater and other performing arts of its community. Washington, DC, is now known worldwide as one of the cultural centers of the nation, and the WAPAVA mission is to build a professional videotape record of theater, dance and other live performance as an educational and artistic resource for the Washington area. WAPAVA’s vision is to record a true cross-section of Washington Area theatrical performances. Our goal is to add SIXTY new recordings each year. WAPAVA pays professional videographers, who with our post-production facility, support WAPAVA by charging us substantially less than market rates. Some theatres support the cost of recording and editing. During the 2009-10 season, recording and editing of shows from smaller (and possibly more adventurous) theatres will be supported by a matching grant from the NEA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board of Directors Executive Committee. . . . . . .Scott Berg. . . . . . . . .Vincent J. Novara Stephen Jarrett, President. . . Derek Grey. . . . . . . . .Karen Shod Irene Wagner, Secretary. . . . William Largess. . . . . . Eva Stehle Jackson Bryer, Treasurer. . . . Constance A. Mayer . . Daniel MacLean Wagner The WAPAVA Advisory Board is a group of Theater professionals, critics, academics, and theater lovers, which identifies productions to be considered for archiving by WAPAVA. > Members of the Advisory Board communicate through the season on an online electronic group, proposing productions for archiving according to their acquaintance with ongoing productions. > The Chair forwards suggestions to the Executive Committee, which makes the selection. > Productions are chosen for their historical and educational value, considering the archive's mission as a resource for theater professionals and scholars; students and educational programs; specialized researchers in local and national theater history; and the general public. > Premieres, unique events, community interest, and contributions of particular value by performers, directors, or designers are given special consideration in selecting productions to archive. A $10,000 NEA Matching Grant for 2009-10 season funded recording of the following 12 productions: > Seascape by Edward Albee at The American Century Theatre > The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) in the Styles of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kander & Ebb at Metro Stage > Angels In America Part I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES by Tony Kushner, Music by Matt Nielson, Additional Music: Jesse Terrill at The Forum Theatre > Angels In America Part II: Perestroika by Tony Kushner, Music by Matt Nielson, Additional Music: Jesse Terrill at The Forum Theatre > Rent by Jonathan Larson at Keegan Theatre >The Miser Molière, A new version by David Ball at the Washington Shakespeare Theatre > Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Bill Largess, Adapted from Oscar Wilde at Washington Stage > The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote at Quotidian Theatre Company > Rifar el Corazón (Heartstrings) by Dino Armas; Traducción / Translated by Michael Gunn & Marcela Ferli at Teatro de la Luna > The Ramayana by Peter Oswald at Constellation Theatre Company > The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? at by Edward Albee at Rep Stage > Johnny Meister and The Stitch by Rosemary Jenkinson at Solas Nua A $10,000 NEA Matching Grant for 2010-11 season funded recording of the following 12 productions: >Glimpses of the Moon at Metro Stage > The Lost Ones at Spooky Action Theatre > On the Razzle at Constellation Theatre Company > The Innocent Erindira And Her Heartless Grandmother at Gala Hispanic > Blues For An Alabama Sky at African Continuum > Chesapeake at Bayside Theatre > The Green Bird at Constellation Theatre Company > Night and Day at Washington Shakespeare Company > bobrauschenbergamerica at Forum Theatre > Manifesto at Happenstance > Squirrel at 2011 Capital Fringe Festival > Who's Your Baghdaddy? at The New Musical Foundation