at all aspects of the local pot culture, from its regional economic importance to the grim particulars of violence and environmental degradation. The film fused the staged production and its artistic perspectives with documentary footage of the marijuana-growing world, illustrating the reality behind the fiction. The film premiered in 2016 and won Best Musical Film at the 2016 Oregon Independent Film Festival. It will be available as VOD (video on demand) in Fall of 2017. Grants James Irvine Foundation In 2012, DAI was awarded a 3-year, $225,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation to support the expansion of rural arts programs and increase participation opportunities for communities throughout the northcoast region of California. The grant supported projects like students’ Rural Residency program, The Dell’Arte Company's free annual holiday show tour, and our MFA's Community Based Arts Projects. In 2015 Dell'Arte became part of the Irvine Foundation's New California Arts Fund NCAF cohort, with three years of funding specifically to research community engagement. ArtPlace America In 2013, DAI was awarded a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America to support the creation of the Mad River Industrial Art Park. Through curated programs, free public events, mini-grants to Blue Lakers for community enhancement, and the expansion of its Mad River Festival, Dell’Arte connected art, industry, and cultural work to promote economic development in the city. This project was also supported by the California Arts Council, Headwaters, and local sponsors. Community-based MFA project Since 2007, third-year MFA students have spent seven weeks serving local non-profit organizations by developing theatre pieces in non-traditional venues with the goal of assisting the non-profit in its objectives. Student community service From serving breakfast at the local Mad River Grange hall, to clowning for children at an elementary school fundraiser, to planting native flora in a marsh restoration project, students fulfill required community service hours in a variety of ways. Rural Residency Students in the one-year Professional Training Program end their year of studies with a Rural Residency. Two isolated communities are chosen each year to host a group of about 15 Dell'Arte students for a 10-day residency. The students in turn create a show for the community and offer workshops to children and adults. The communities of Bridgeville, Petrolia, Forks of Salmon, Orleans, Whale Gulch (Mendocino County) Spring Valley (Lake County) and Takilma, OR have benefited from this innovative and unique program. In 2010 the students assisted Yurok tribal