My name is Adam Gerdts, and I am new to the Ground UP Board. However, I am not new to Ground UP.
Kate approached me in 2005 to direct THE HOUSE OF YES and then PROOF; two fine productions which anchored our inaugural season. Shortly thereafter, life saw fit to return me to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Around the same time, Kate began educational out reach to dramatic art students at UNC-Chapel Hill, and our collaboration continued. Over the next few years, I grew my relationship with Ground UP not only as a director, holding workshops for undergraduates, but as a fundraiser.
While building a diverse directing resume in basements and dives, in downtown avant garde strongholds and midtown bastions of mainstream, I also fell into a development career. I found within myself a knack for encouraging generous people to give to causes about which they are passionate. Now, please allow me to employ that trait with you.
Private support is crucial to the continued expansion and growth of Ground UP. Gifts from individual donors currently make up an astonishing 75% of our operating budget. We truly could not survive without our generous and loyal donor base. Please consider investing in Ground UP, in our commitment to helping undergraduates transition into theatre careers, and in our passion for staging new work and new classics.
Please visit our website to support this important work with any amount of gift, or please e-mail me at adam@groundupproductions.org.
Thank you.
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