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Why Give? Each Gift Is Important

High standards of excellence are what keep Texas Tech University Department of Theatre and Dance a leader in theatre and dance education not only in the state but in this country. In 2001, when alumni representing 75 years of Speech, Theatre, and Dance came together, there were amazed looks all around at the accomplishments of those present (and absent) in the world of performing arts. Represented were distinguished educators, famous actors, noted film and television producers, top-rated designers and technicians of all sorts and working in every conceivable corner of the professions.

It is validation such as this that points to the enormous success of The Department. But those successes are not easily won nor are they inexpensive. As the base costs of education continue to increase, so does the need to provide state-of-the-art facilities as well as training opportunities to meet the innovations of these magical arts.

Your gift is vital to sustaining not only the quality of education that students receive today, but it can be instrumental in forging a new future for the performing arts and giving wings to innovative artists in a myriad of ways. Knowing that your donation has helped shape the education of a budding playwright or cutting-edge choreographer is a satisfying feeling. Imagine those students some day winning a Tony or directing the latest blockbuster because they had the support that gifts like yours make possible.

Show your support of the Department of Theatre and Dance by making your generous tax-free gift today.

How to give:

Join the Family Circle! When you join the Family Circle not only does your gift supplement the operations of the Department of Theatre and Dance, you also will see your name in all of the Mainstage programs and newsletters and on the TTUT donor wall in the Maedgen Theatre Lobby.

For more information on additional types of gifts and ways to give, visit the College of Visual and Performing Arts development site or the Texas Tech University development site; and remember to stipulate your gift is for the Department of Theatre and Dance.

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