With the generous support of our alumni and friends, we can
ensure our current students obtain a quality education that will
serve them well throughout their professional lives. As you know,
through the pursuit of our degrees, our students acquire skills
and abilities that can provide them with access to a world of
possibilities in a range of fields. Your gift will help us provide
them with exceptional educational experiences. Furthermore, funds
raised to establish professorships will help us continue to attract
and keep instructors who will work to maintain and expand upon
the departments reputation. Finally, donations to the LSU
Theatre Circle and the Friends of LSU Dance Fund help us undertake
special projects that enhance the educational and professional
experiences of our students, faculty, and professional staff alike.
Donate to an existing fund or create a new fund by downloading,
completing and mailing in the Donation
Form.
The LSU Theatre Circle, the support group for the Department
of Theatre, provides general funds to help us undertake various
projects. Efforts of the Theatre Circle aid the department in
bringing guest scholars and artists to campus, purchasing special
equipment, hosting receptions, and undertaking various fundraising
initiatives to ensure the department remains vital in the years
to come.
Swine Palace Fund provides general operating funds for
Baton Rouge's only professional, non-profit, Equity theatre which
provides citizens of the Capital Region with full-scale productions
for which professional actors, designers, directors and technicians
create classical and contemporary works of art indigenous to Louisiana.
A donation helps to enhance the educational and professional experiences
of the LSU Department of Theatre students, faculty, and staff.
Billy J. Harbin Ph. D. Award Fund was established to honor
Professor Emeritus Bill Harbin and is awarded to recognize outstanding
graduate scholarship.
The Friends of LSU Dance Fund supports our new and popular
dance program and helps cover short-term costs related to the
programs productions, classroom supplies, and guest artists
stipends.
The Claude L. Shaver Endowed Scholarship assists students
in the Department of Theatre. This scholarship fund, established
in 1984, recognizes Professor Shaver's outstanding contributions
to the department.
The Barry Lee Memorial Scholarship is named in honor of
the late Barry Lee (B.A., 1972) and was established with a generous
donation from LSU alumnus Wil Calhoun and his wife Taryn. The
award is given to students in the M.F.A. acting program as selected
by the programs faculty. Barry earned an M.F.A. at Brandeis,
and had a successful career at the Hartford Stage Company and
on Broadway in the musical Big River.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Eller, development coordinator, at 225/578-9277 or jennifer@lsu.edu.
