Jake Waid, Xáalnook Erin Tripp, and Jill Kaasteen Meserve performing in the world premiere of Where the Summit Meets the Stars with Perseverance Theatre in 2022. A generous grant from the Mellon Foundation covers a big chunk of Perseverance Theatre’s annual budget. The company is one of five nationwide selected for a new collaboration called the Future of American Theatre Cohort, bolstered by a $2.5 million grant.