BY GAIL MATSUNAGA
From Dateline (October 14, 2004)
College of Arts Begins Campaign to
Put Names on Seating in New Performing Arts Center Facilities
You don’t have to be heir to a fortune
to be a “recognized” donor to the new performing arts
center. A gift of $1,000 will put your name on one of the seats
in the Vaughncille Joseph Meng Concert Hall or James D. Young Studio
Theatre.
The 800-seat Meng Concert Hall, named in honor of
the longtime Fullerton resident, is acoustically designed for music
and will include such features as moveable canopies and draperies
– all to accurately present the talents of orchestral, jazz
and vocal performances. Regular and box seats will be on the hall’s
lower and upper levels.
A thrust stage, which will give theatergoers a nearly
theater-in-the-round experience, will highlight the Young Studio
Theatre, named in honor of the emeritus professor and founding chair
of theatre. The 250-seat space also will have balcony seating and
will provide a more intimate theater experience for actors and audiences.
As construction continues, current and prospective
donors have had a unique chance to see, first-hand, the new center’s
progress. Led by Jerry Samuelson, dean of the College of the Arts,
these hard-hat tours offer an informative, behind-the-scenes look
at how the project is coming together.
“We are encouraged that so many people have
expressed an interest in the opportunity of including their name
on a seat in the Vaughncille Joseph Meng Concert Hall or the James
Young Theatre,” says Samuelson. “Seat donations are
helping us build this wonderful new performing arts center one seat
at a time.”
Gifts toward a seat naming may be made as a one-time
donation, or in installments. Faculty and staff members also may
opt to make monthly payments through the It’s Our University
campaign. For more information, call Milly Muzzy in University Advancement
at 278-7695.
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