funds that provide support for theatre
MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEATRE STUDENTS
Your gift in any amount to the funds below provide support for students in the UIS Theatre Program (soon to be part of a major!). You can use the Donate button to give online.
Theatre Program Fund Donate
This fund provides money for special opportunities or extraordinary needs.
- The program can use these funds in support of a theater event—a play or student-directed scenes (these events often require a great deal of support but the entire community benefits!).
- Faculty can take part in a special opportunity to update their skills. Professors need to be aware of the latest developments in their field, so that they can pass this knowledge on to their students.
- The department can purchase special equipment, resources, or other materials to help our students attain success and achieve their goals.
These activities and others like them enrich our students immeasurably, enhancing the education they receive at UIS—but we could not do any of them without the discretionary money given to this fund.
Scholarship Funds
The Theatre Program has one targeted scholarship fund.
James Andrews Scholarship FundDonate
The James Andrews Memorial Scholarship is funded annually by his daughter, Sally James McKenzie. James Andrews taught at Springfield High School, retired, and then resumed worked as a substitute teacher. In his substituting, he found that students who were not in the highest English classes were not exposed to the arts. Mr. Andrews was hired to teach Faulkner, Hemmingway, and Shakespeare. He often told his students, "Art and humor make life bearable." This scholarship is intended to help the average, blue-collar worker taking a class in the arts - whether as part of major or for personal fulfillment.
Questions?
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