Greg Thompson is the executive and artistic director of The Civic, which has received its first-ever NEA grant. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette file photo]OCT receives NEA grant for ‘RENT’ The Civic (Ocala Civic Theatre) has been awarded its first-ever National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant, in the amount of $20,000. The Civic is one of 50 America 250 grant recipients selected nationwide to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States through the arts. The grant will support “RENT,” the production […]