Dramatic Writing Program

Robert Hartung was a beloved teacher and artist in the Department of Theatre & Dance.  Dr. “Bob,” as he was often called, came to the Department in the early 1970’s from a career in the professional theatre and television. When he retired in 1989, he left a remarkable artistic record. During his last ten years at UNM he focused on dramatic writing, inventing the precursor to Words Afire with his own Summerfest. To honor Bob’s achievements, the Department created a fund raising effort to create a million dollar endowment for a program in dramatic writing.  We were very proud and more than a little stunned to state that through a combination of gifts in hand and future gifts that we reached that goal.

A gift helps us sustain a program, a space for new voices to develop that are creating insight into our times and to ways of seeing how we live, the bargains we make, the price we pay for our dreams, our desires, our need to connect. Contributors to the Robert Hartung Endowed Dramatic Writing Program will receive recognition in the Words Afire Program Booklet acknowledging them as valued supporters of our program as well as invitations to special events. Please join our efforts to support the emerging writers Dramatic Writing Program at UNM!

Mail your check, payable to the Department of Theatre and Dance, with a note specifying the Robert Hartung Endowed Dramatic Writing Program to:

The Department of Theatre and Dance
MSC04 2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001

If you prefer, you may contribute online through a secure site. Click on the tab to the right for more information.
http://www.unm.edu/unmfdn/give_online.html