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Grant Helps Theater Company Bring Shakespeare to Area Schools
Friday, February 22, 2013 • 4:55pm
The Investors Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the state’s largest professional theater company dedicated to the presentation of Shakespeare’s dramatic works. The grant follows funding that the Foundation provided over the past two years.
As in prior years, the grant will help support the organization’s educational touring company, Shakespeare Live!, which performs at more than 110 schools throughout New Jersey and the surrounding regions. The Theatre’s flagship outreach program, Shakespeare Live! presents fully staged performances of Shakespeare’s plays and other classic productions. The program is the only recipient statewide of a National Endowment of the Arts grant designed to bring the works of Shakespeare to a new generation of students. Since its inaugural season in 1997, the company has served nearly half a million students, including more than 26,000 youths in underserved schools.
“This grant will help enable us to bring performances to schools that may otherwise be unable to afford a professionally staged theater production,” explained Shakespeare Theatre Director of Development Molly Dunn.
“We remain grateful to have the friendship of the Investors Foundation,” added Bonnie J. Monte, who has served as the Theatre’s artistic director for more than 20 years. “Their generosity, and that of all the Theatre’s supporters, helps ensure that our talented performers, production staff, and support personnel can continue to offer world-class education and outreach programs.”
For more information about Shakespeare Live!, now in its 17th season, visit www.shakespearenj.org.
About the Investors Foundation
Investors Bank, headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, is a full-service community bank that has been serving customers since 1926. With $11.5 billion in assets and a network of more than 100 retail branches, Investors delivers personalized services and products tailored to the needs of its customers. Investors’ banking services include complete deposit, loan and cash management products for consumers and businesses. The Investors Foundation supports non-profit organizations that enrich the quality of life in the communities the Bank serves. To date, the Foundation has dispensed more than $7 million to support initiatives ranging from community and civic improvements to the fight against diseases.
For more information contact Investors at 1.800.252.8119 or visit www.myinvestorsbank.com.
