Endowment giving

The Next Stage Campaign (1998-2003) raised $50 million to build the new Folino Theatre Center, including the 336 seat Julianne Argyros Stage, the renovated Segerstrom Stage, and the complete redesign of The Nicholas Studio. 

Although we were successful in acquiring resources to complete the expansion of the theatre, we still need to grow our endowment to secure the future of South Coast Repertory (SCR).

Gifts to SCR’s endowment will provide stability through variable economic times.  Through careful investment, the endowment will support our artistic and educational work, and ensure that our physical plant remains in peak condition.

Endowment gifts may be allocated to the following areas of need:

Theatre for Young Audiences

• Support three annual productions

• Commission major new work

• Provide free school matinees

 

Artists Initiatives

• Commission a Masterpiece

• Distinguished Directors Fund

• Distinguished Artists Fund

• Next Generation Commissions

• Artistic Directors Endowment

• New Works Funds

• Founding Artists Fund

• Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) Fund

 

Emerging Artists

• Commissions

• Workshops and performances

 

Education and Outreach Initiatives

• Educational Touring Production

• Theatre Discovery Project

• Young Conservatory Production Fund

• Neighborhood Conservatory Fund

• Scholarship Funds

 

Institutional Endowment

• Performance, public, and support spaces maintenance

• Technical support and upgrades

• Operating Support Funds

Naming Opportunities
Several opportunities still exist to name prominent locations throughout the new Folino Theatre Center.  Your gift will be recognized in perpetuity with an engraved plaque at the location of your choice.

For more information about supporting SCR's endowment, please call the Susan Reeder, Director of Development, at 714-708-5518 or send an email.