Donor Stories
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Read more about how supporting the Department of Theatre has impacted our students.
From Shakespeare to saving lives
Lindsay Robinson had a long-held dream of becoming a doctor. It was a dream he put aside while pursuing a career in the performing arts, until one evening during a performance of Romeo and Juliet when he leapt in to action to help an injured colleague. After years as a professional actor, he still needed an undergraduate degree before he could apply to med school. Receiving a bursary during his theatre degree helped him focus on his studies, especially the science courses required for medical school...
A passion for the Bard
Some people just seem born for the parts they will play in life. Such is the case with Department of Theatre student Alex Plouffe, the 2010 recipient of the Nigel Leach Memorial Scholarship. Indeed, while most students tend to dread their encounters with the works of William Shakespeare, Plouffe simply couldn’t get enough of the Bard.