Make a Gift

Your support is vital to keeping our many programs alive at the Department of Theatre & Dance. Please consider making a gift to one of our endowment funds below.

Please make your check payable using the following guide:

UC Regents/Granada Artists-in-Residence Endowment

Supports the Granada Artists-in-Residence program to provide funding for such things as amenities for the visiting directors, scholarships for promising young MFA directors working with the resident artists, and a publication describing the achievements of the Granada Program.

UC Regents/Sideshow Physical Theatre Endowment

Provides general support for Sideshow Physical Theatre, resident professional company in the UC Davis Department of Theatre & Dance and resident performing company of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

UC Regents/John W. Shields Acting Endowment

Provides annual award to Graduate or Undergraduate students who at the time of graduation demonstrate outstanding ability and progress in the area of acting.

UC Regents/Marinka Phaff Costume Design Endowment

Provides annual award to Graduate or Undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding ability and progress in the area of costume design.

UC Regents/Theatre & Dance Production Support Endowment

Provides support to department production activities including plays and choreographies.

UC Regent/Curry Memorial Endowment

Supports the Curry Humanitarian Award which is presented to an Undergraduate student who has contributed a great deal to dance, and who exhibits exceptional care for others, both in spirit and deed.

Please send your gift to:

For more information about the various endowments above, please contact Debbie Wilson, Director of Development for the UC Davis Division of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies at 530.754.2221.