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THE HUMAN RACE LAUNCHES $1.5 MILLION “RACE TO THE FUTURE” CAMPAIGN FOR THE CARYL D. PHILIPS CREATIVITY CENTER
 

(Dayton, OH) – January 10 – After two years of discussions, research and planning, The Human Race, Dayton’s only professional theatre company, announces a $1.5 million dollar campaign to renovate and maintain the Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center of The Human Race. “The Center will be named for Caryl Philips,” declares Jan Rudd, Human Race Trustee and campaign chair. “Not only is Caryl a founder and longtime supporter of The Human Race, she has shown great leadership by helping us launch our campaign with a truly generous $500,000 gift from the Jesse and Caryl Philips Foundation.”

“As one of the three founders of The Human Race,” states Caryl Philips, “I have been proud to watch the progress the company has made over a nineteen year period. I am so pleased to be able to help The Human Race further their goals.”

Those goals include expanding The Human Race’s education programs and providing space to build and store costumes, props and scenery at 116 North Jefferson Street. “We are so excited to have such impressive classroom and workshop space,” adds Kevin Moore, Human Race Executive Director. “Our production rehearsals and classes have shared a single space for years. This gives us the opportunity to provide a number of new education opportunities for students and adults. It also provides a working space for our technical theatre component – namely props and costumes – close to The Loft Theatre.”

The funds raised by the “Race To The Future” campaign will be used to renovate the space on Jefferson Street and to establish an endowment ensuring the future of that facility. “We are more than a third of the way to our goal,” says Jan Rudd, ‘thanks to Caryl and a number of pre-campaign gifts from Trustees and staff, and major gifts from Steve and Lou Mason, The Kettering Fund and the Arts Center Foundation. We are off to a great start!”

With renovations set for this spring, The Human Race is preparing to start classes in the new Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center of The Human Race by September 2005 – creating another exciting arts center downtown.

“The Human Race Theatre Company has become a nationally recognized professional theatre thanks to many talented individuals providing the Dayton Community with innovative programming and performances,” says Caryl Philips.

“The truth is,” adds Kevin Moore, “we couldn’t do it without people like Caryl Philips.”

For more information about the “Race To The Future” campaign, contact Human Race Development Director, Karen Callahan, at 937-461-3823 ext. 3114.

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Founded in 1986, The Human Race Theatre Company moved to the Metropolitan Arts Center in 1991, taking up residence at The Loft, a 219-seat theatre. In addition to the Humana Loft Series 1, produced in collaboration with the Victoria Theatre Association, The Human Race produces the Humana Loft Series 2, the Musical Theatre Workshop series and special event programming. The Human Race, under the direction of Artistic Director Marsha Hanna and Executive Director Kevin Moore, also maintains educational outreach programs for children six to eighteen, guest artists and artist residencies in area schools, The Muse Machine In-School Tour, Youth Summer Stock and The Human Race Conservatory.