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Each month we feature arts and community-based organizations and their programs and projects funded by the Delaware Division of the Arts in our Arts Spotlight which will be included on our monthly e-newsletter, Arts E-News and online.

Funding for Division of the Arts grants is provided by the Delaware General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. To view past grants awarded (1999 to present), please visit our Grants Awarded page.

Grant Types: GOS – General Operating Support; PS – Project Support

September 2025

 

Show poster for Pie in the Sky

Kent County Theatre Guild
Pie in the Sky by Lawrence Thelen
Dover
General Operating Support

The Kent County Theatre Guild raises the bar for entertainment — inviting everyone to take part on stage, behind the scenes, or in the seats. Where community takes center stage.” They are celebrating their 73rd season of live entertainment in Dover, Delaware with the opening of “Pie In The Sky” on September 12th!

Pie In The Sky is a play by Lawrence Thelen; directed by Rebekah Lee. “Mix one mother, one daughter, a dash of secrets, and a pinch of dreams—bake for a lifetime, and serve warm with love.” The story of two women, Dory (65), and her mother, Margaret (85), who live together in a mobile home in Abilene, Texas. On this particular morning, Mama has awoken early with the over-whelming need to bake an apple pie. When Dory is awoken by the noise, she joins her mother, and together they assemble the pie and chat. The conversation starts out innocently enough, but it soon becomes clear that Mama is attempting to tie up loose ends and put Dory’s life in better order before she departs this world. “To do good on earth in hopes of obtaining some future reward in heaven (i.e., pie in the sky).” Come love and laugh with this heartfelt comedy. An aging mother teaches her daughter how to bake a pie…and how to live. A mother and daughter really get into their relationship, life and legacy in this show.

To learn more, visit https://www.kctg.org/pieinthesky 

Wilmington Concert Opera Show Poster

Wilmington Concert Opera
Les Contes d’Hoffman
Wilmington
General Operating Support

Wilmington Concert Opera is a women and minority founded and run opera company based in Delaware. They strive to bring world-class opera to everyone with free and/or low-cost concerts of both traditional canon repertoire and new operas.

Their concerts are able to bring professional singers to our immediate community with in-person singing opportunities, while also providing educational and entertaining cultural experiences to Wilmington and greater Wilmington audiences. Their programming is frequently child friendly, and they offer sensory-friendly performances. Often, Wilmington Concert Opera offer children’s crafts before matinee operas, as well. The performers are well-respected in the opera industry. They also have online channels on YouTube and other social media platforms to share their work with larger audiences and for those in the community who are not able to participate in person.

To learn more, visit www.wilmingtonconcertopera.com

The projects above are supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes these and other Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.

The Division offers a variety of grant programs for individual artists; nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations chartered and based in Delaware; and schools and government entities that support arts activities. View a full list of Division grants on the Grants Overview page.