Ed Stern Honored with Endowment for Artistic Excellence

Ed Stern, the Producing Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, will be honored by the theatre community and his audiences over the past 20 years with the creation of the Edward Stern Endowment for Artistic Excellence.

The fund will help ensure The Playhouse's future as a place where the nation's finest directors, actors, designers and playwrights can continue to produce remarkable work for Cincinnati audiences.

The Playhouse Board of Trustees has set a $5 million goal, including $3 million to be secured by December 31, 2011. To date, $2,765,000 has been pledged.

According to Endowment Campaign Chair Howard Tomb, "Under Ed Stern's leadership, The Playhouse has become one of the most notable and respected regional theatres in the nation. This endowment will not only honor and celebrate Ed's remarkable 20 years of artistic leadership at The Playhouse, but will also help us to ensure that the talented artists who deliver a superb theatre experience each and every time will receive competitive compensation."

Playhouse Board of Trustees Chair Victoria Buyniski Gluckman said, "Ed Stern's unwavering commitment to The Playhouse's talented artists has been a priority since day one.

While monies themselves don't necessarily guarantee this level of talent, our inability to keep pace with the best regional theatres would adversely affect whom we can attract to the Playhouse. The creation of the Edward Stern Endowment for Artistic Excellence will help guarantee outstanding theatre for our current and future audiences."

To find out more about the endowment or to make a donation, contact Development Director Patty Rosely at 513/977-2023 or visit www.cincyplay.com/support/stern-endowment.

Pledges can include cash, securities or planned estate gifts (bequest, charitable gift annuity, life insurance, etc.).  The Playhouse is supported, in part, by the generosity of the tens of thousands of individuals and businesses that give to ArtsWave. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund The Playhouse with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

 

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