eek corporate sponsorships and partnerships much like athletics have done" (Jackson). This is where a company pays for the team's expenses and in turn the team is named after the company. At least this is how it works with sports. The way this would work for the theatre would be the same concept. Others think that the public should support the theatres (Eckardt). Charles Erven thinks that if we get "Endowments and large donor based giving programs," will help out a lot. I think that if we could find a way to get the government to budget a little money for Wyoming it will help out a lot. Also if the NEA wouldn't be so stubborn with their grants and give little Wyoming a chance that would work too. I think they're stubborn in the way that they think that Wyoming doesn't have much of a theatre program therefore we don't need money. I think the most effective way that the theatres in Wyoming have found to fund their theatre programs is to get support for a family or a person. The theatre in turn names the theatre building after them or names the company after them. This works to an extent. It's great that there are people out there that appreciate the arts but sometimes it's not enough. In some instances the shows that are being put on take a little more money than they were budgeted. This causes them to go in the red and causes the family/ person to have to fork over more money to get them out of debt. If we had outside funding from the government that would give the family/ person and the theatre a break, instead of breaking them.The theatre affects the community the most. The main people in the community that the theatre affects are the children in the communities. Ann Eckardt says, "Theater trains our youth, teaching them vocal communication skills, teamwork, building skills, expands creativity, and instills confidence." She has a point the theatre is a very team oriented activity that causes the communication skills to heighten. The th...
