November 28, 2011

A generous live-theatre patron has awarded a total of $10,000 to 23 Albuquerque-area non-profit theatre groups. The gifts can be used toward production costs, projects that upgrade a venue or performance space, or for office equipment and supplies. The Albuquerque Theatre Guild (ATG) acted as go-between for the donor, who wishes to remain anonymous.

“We applaud the extraordinary generosity shown by this local lover of live theatre, who wanted to spread that generosity around as widely among the applicants as possible,” says Ray Orley, President of the ATG. “The donor does not wish to disclose the amount of each award. The ATG was honored to have been chosen to facilitate the application process, and was not in any way involved in the selection of recipients, which were both ATG members and non-members.”

Adobe Theater
Albuquerque Little Theatre
Aux Dog Theatre
Blackout Theatre Company
Desert Rose Playhouse
Duke City Repertory Theatre (non-member of ATG)
East Mountain Centre for Theatre
Landmark Musicals
Mother Road Theatre Company
Musical Theater Southwest
Camino Real Productions (National Hispanic Cultural Center as fiscal agent)
New Mexico Young Actors Inc.
ONCE UPON A THEATRE
PLAY Conservatory (non-member of ATG)
PAPA Public Academy for Performing Arts
q-Staff theatre
Rainbow Studio Theater (N4th Theater/VSA as fiscal agent)
Sandia Performing Arts Company
Storytellers of New Mexico
Theatre-in-the-Making
Tricklock Company
Vortex Theatre
Working Classroom